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Entomological  News 


AND 


PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 


OF   THE 


ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES 


OF 


PHILADELPHIA. 


o- 


VOLUME  III,  1892 


EDITOR  : 

HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 


ADVJSORY  COMMITTEE  : 

GEO.  H.  HORN,  M.D.  CHARLES  A.  Bi  AKI  . 

EZRA  T.  CRESSON.  PHILIP  P.  CALM  K  i 


O 


'  PHILADELPHIA  . 
ENTOMOLOGICAL  ROOMS  OF 
THE  ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIEN 
LOGAN  SQUARE. 

[892. 


INDEX  TO  VOLUME  III. 


GENERAL  ENTOMOLOGY. 

Abundance  of  insects  .  .  16,  17 
Agricultural  Exper't  Sta'ns.  .  152 
Alaska,  insects  in  .  .  74,  139,  256 

Analytic  Keys 121 

Angus  Collection    .     .     .     .    60,  97 

Cholera  and  flies 210 

Colorado,  Ento'y  of     136,  202,  246 

Deformities 166 

Doings  of  Societies  22,  47,  72,  103, 

128,  164,  190,  239. 
Economic  Entomology  97,  119,  122, 

123,  152,  iSr,  206,  209,  229,  261. 
Editorials  41,  93,95,  118,  152,  165, 

179,  205,  228,  260. 

Edwards  (Hy.)  Collection   .     .     62 

Entomological  Literature  19,  42,  64, 

71,  98,  123,  157,  183,  212,  235,  265. 

Greenland,  insects  in  .     .     .     .  263 

Incidents  of  work 119 

Jamesburg,  N.  J.,  insects  at.     .     36 

Mailing  insects 41 

Mexico,  entomologizing  in  in,  131 

Migration 234 

Mimicry 208,  233 

Mt.  Washington,  Ent'g  on  232,  243 
Newspaper  Entomology  .  .120 
Notes  and  News  15,  38,  60,  93,  119 

154,  180,  209,  232,  263. 
Obituary. 

Bates,  H.  W 72 

Bunker,  R 104 

Hurmeister,  H.  C.  C.    ."     .     .191 

Dohrn,  C.  A 192 

Resistance  to  cyanide      .     .     .     16 

Variation 25 

Winter  insects 40 

ARACHNIDA. 

Atypidce 147 


New  N.  Am.  species     163,  216, 

Theraphosida- 147 

Tholyphonus  giganteus  ...     47 

COLEOPTERA. 

Aspathinns  ovatus 24 

Hei'ibidinm,  To  collect  .  .  .155 
Blapstinus  coronadensis  n.  sp.  242 
Jj  ruth  us  alhoscntellatns  .  .  .  253 
California,  C.  of  .  .  .  i^.jii 
Carabus  neinora/is  ....  60 

Cicindcla 25 

Coccinellida;  in  California    .     .    143 
Cazliodes  acephalics     ....  253 
•Corymbites  ll'cidtii  \\.  sp.     . 
Crioceris  iz-punctatus     .     .     .207 

Cychrus 6,  61 

Dorcas  parallelus 73 

Eleodes  inter nipla  n.  sp.  .  .241 
A'/w/.v  colitmbiensis  n.  sp.  .  .  s.j 
Jamesburg,  N.  J.,  C.  at  .  .  .  37 

Leplinns  testaceus 96 

Macrodactylus  subspinosns  122,  156 

Mianis  hispiduliis 25,; 

New  N.  Am.  species  12,  13,  21,  46, 

51,  70,  84,  102,  127,  163,  189,  241, 

268. 

l\  he  .\-tdins ii 

A'.  intiTineiiins  n.  sp.  .  .  .  13 
R.  trogasteroidesn.  sp.  .  .  .  12 

Rose  chafer 122. 

Seym nns  lophanllue  n.  sp.  .  .  51 
Strawberry  weevil  ....  262 

T/ii>iol>ii<s  u.  sp -"51 

Time  of  flight  of  Scarabaeids  .     -M 

f  7/i s  /a/n.^  n.  sp 

of  •  olor  markings     . 


DIPTERA. 
vanderwulpi &,  s|>. 


11 


INDEX. 


Atrophopalpus  n.  gen.  .  .  .130 
A.  angusticornis  n.  sp.  .  .  -  131 
Blepharipcza  nigrisquamis  n. 

sp So 

Cholera  and  flies 210 

Criorhinia  coquilletti  n.  sp.  .  145 
Dalinaunia  ritiosa  n.  sp.  .  .  150 
Deformities  in  Tachinidse  .  .166 
Gastrophilns  iiasalis  ....  227 
Hcematobia  serrata  ....  206 

Horn  fly 206,  261 

Jamesburg,  N.  J.,  D.  at  .  .  .  37 
Loewia  globosa  n.  sp.  .  .  .  129 
Merisns  in  Eur.  and  Am.  .  .  97 
Miltogramma  decisa  n.  sp.  .  Si 
Myothyria  vanderwitlpi  n.  sp.  131 
New  N.  Am.  species  47,  69,  So,  102, 

127,  129,  146,  163,  189,  216,  239, 

268. 
Pachyophthahnls  floridensis  n. 

sp So 

Pseudohystricia  e.vilis  n.  sp.  .  146 
Syrphidce,  synonymy  of  .  .  .  145 
Tachinida;,  New  N.  A.  80,  129,  146 

Throat  bot 227 

Trichobins  ditgesii     ....  177 

HEMIPTERA. 

Acanthia  pipistrelli     ....   154 

Centrodontus  n.  gen 201 

Efticocephalus  schwarziin,  sp.  191 

Gargara  atlas  n.  sp no 

Jamaica,  H.  from 59 

Membracidas,  Studies  in  N.  A. 

108,  200. 
New  N.  Am.  species  102,  108,  163, 

189,  191,  200,  239. 

Platycotis  niinax  n.  sp.  .  .  .  109 
J'otnia  usixfa/is  n.  sp.  .  .  .no 
Pnbli/ia  Incinctura  n.  sp.  .  .  200 
Stictocephala  gillettei  n.  sp.  .  108 
Stictofn-lta  niannorata  n.  sp.  .  201 

S.  nova  n.  sp no 

Telanioiia  rilcyi  \\.  sp.     .     .     .108 

HYMENOPTERA. 

Amniophila  gryplnis  ....     47 


Animophila,  Habits  of     ...  85 

Andricus  celliihirins  n.  sp.  .     .  247 

A.frequens  n.  sp 247 

Aiithophora 61 

Ants,  Slave-making    .     .     .     .178 

Ant,  strength  of 259 

Astiphroninia  pectoralis  n.  sp.  107 

Bombus  fervidus 181 

Crabro  excavatus  n.  sp.  .     .     .  10 

C.  nitidinervis  n.  sp 9 

Cynipidas,  Colorado    ....  246 

Cynips  Q-globulus 104 

Formicidse  from  Jamaica      .     .  226 

Fossorial  H.,  new 170 

Hexaplasta  zigzag    .          .     .  61 

Jamaica,  Formicidae  from     .     .  226 

Jamesburg,  N.  J.,  H.  at  .     .     .  36 

Larradas 89,  138 

Larropsis  n.  gen 90 

Liris  cox  alls  n.  sp.     .     .     .  90,  138 
New  N.  Am.  species  9,  22,  29,  47, 

69,  90.  104,  107,  127,  163,  170,  189. 

197,  216,  239,  247. 

Odynerns  aidrichi  n.  sp.      .     .  197 

Ophionids,  Two  new  ....  105 

Plan iccps  p/a>ia tus  n.  sp.      .     .  171 
Plesiophthalmus paniscoides  n. 

sp 107 

Pseudagenia  blaisdelli  n.  sp.    .  171 

Slave-making  ants 178 

Sph<zrophthalmus    antliracina 

n.  sp 172 

Sphc.v    ( Priononyx)   fcmtgi- 

neits  n.  sp 170 

Tachytes 263 

Thynniis  ccilifornicus  n.  sp.      .  104 

Xy/ocopa,  Calif,  species  of  .     .  17 

7. t- thus  s lo s son cr  n.  sp.     .     .     .  29 

LEPIDOPTERA. 

Adirondacks,  L.  of      ....  87 

Africa,  new  Xeptis  from       .     .  24* 

Anthocharis  gknutia  ....  240 

.  li»i  n.  gi'ii 258 

.  /.  noctitifornns  n.  sp.     .     .     .  258 

.  \rclia  iiihu'ii  n.  sp 257 

....  218 


JNDEX. 


in 


A.  charic/ca 49 

Arkansas  L 13 

Arzama  obliquata  larva  .     195,  217 

Attacus  cynthia,  Intrd.  in  U.  S.  193 

( \illimorpha       52 

Calocampa  briicei  n.  sp.  .     .     .  252 

Calosaturnia  mendocino       .     .  165 

Calpodes  ethlins 78 

Catocala  insolabilis     ....  180 

C.  near  Pittsburg,  Pa.      ...  168 

Cithcronia  scpnlcralis     .     165,  232 

Colias  hecla 49 

•Cossus  brucei 165 

Crambidia  pallida 245 

Danais  archippus,  swarms  of  .  234 

Dasychira  gronlandica  ...  49 

Datana  ininisira 129 

Drasteria  erichto 63 

Elementary  Entomology  35,  53,  82, 

114,  172,  198,  220. 

Elliot  Collection 97 

Erebia.  soft  a 255 

Erebus  odor  a 16 

Felder  Collection 154 

Franconia,  N.  H.,  L.  of  .     .     .  155  ; 

dlorcria  ari~onensis  ....  165 

G/itp/iisia  quinquelinea  n.  sp.  .  158 

G  rapta  v-albnm 239 

Gunning  for  butterflies    .     .     .211 

Hulst  Collection 38 

Hydrcecia     media/is,     senilis, 

nniuioda  n.  sp 251 

Hyperchiria  painina   ....  165 

H.  zcphyrea 165 

Hypoprcpia  niiniafa    ....  246 

lihthyura  bifiria 5 

Is  a  fcxinla I 

Larva  hunting  in  Winter.     195,  217 

Limacodidae i,  38,  62 

Liincnitis  arthcinis     ....  17 

Lotna  sayi 23 

Long-lived  basket  maker,  A    .  49 

Lophopteryx elegans  ....  iSo 

Mameslra fuscolutea  n.  sp.       .  250 

Mclitara  dcntata,  eggs  of    .     .  208 

Mimicry  in  moths 233 

pha  initchellii     ...  49 


biafra    n.    var.    cuntin- 

nata 249 

A',  uit'hriiira,  ini.vophyt's,  ni('n- 

bule  n.  sp 249 

New  N.  Am.  species  22,  46,  69,  KO. 

158,  162,  174,  1 88,  216,  222,  250. 
Nociua  flavotincla  n.  sp.      .     .  252 
Noctuidae,  synonyms  of  .     .     .     16 

Oiketicus  abbotii 49 

Oncocnemis  in  Colorado      .     .  136 

O.  extranea  n.  sp 251 

O.  nigrocaput  n.  sp 250 

Pachylia  Jicus,  larva   ....       4 

Patnphila  aaroiii 49 

Carolina  n.  sp 222 

errans  n.  sp.     .     .     .     174,  175 
leonardns  n.  sp.     .     .     209,  240 

viaiiataaqiia 77 

massasoit  var.  suffiisa   .     .     15 

zabnlon 49 

Papilio  cresphontes     ....  240 

mylotes 105 

polydainas 105 

sinon 105 

rcridroma  nigra  \\.  sp.  .  .  .  252 
rieronia  apposita  n.  sp.  .  .  .  252 
Protoparce  cingulata .  .  .  .217 
Ptcrophora  inclshciincrii  .  .  i^ 
/  \ntiiifis  a  fa/a  a  fa  .  .  .  .232 
l\ancora  slrigata  n.  sp.  .  .  .  25.; 

Sphinx  rustic  a 193 

Suggestions  to  Lepidopterists  .  121 
Thymelicus poweshiek  .  .  .  232 
Yentuivsonu.-  Initterllics  .  232,  264 
Vosemitt.',  coll.  butt«:rt]u-s  in  . 

MYRIAPODA. 

Nc\v  X.  Am.  spt-cii-s  .... 

NEUROPTERA. 

Albania  colKvtioii        .... 
Nc\\-  N.  Am.  species  .    <><>.  i 
Odonata  of  Maiiu-  .     .     .  8,  91, 
"          of  Massarlui-ii-Us   . 

I \intala  liytnauca 

IVathcmis  triniacii/afa     .     .     . 

Sonmtochlora  r.'./AV///      .     .     , 

Tetragoneuria  cynosura .     .     . 


IV 


White  ants,  Ravages  of  .     . 

ORTHOPTERA. 

Crickets,  oviposition  of  .  261 

Mantis  Carolina 47 

New  N.  Am.  species  .  .69,  189 
()(-canthns,  species  of  ...  33 
Orc/ic/iiniiin,  change  of  name  in  264 

THYSANURA. 

Smynthurusb-maculatan.sv.  .  169 
Tcmplclonia  anicricana  n.  sp.  .  57 

CONTRIBUTORS  TO  VOL.  III. 

Aaron,  C.  15.,      .     .  .264 

Aaron,  S.  F., 4° 

Ashmead,  W.  H., 105 

Banks,  N.,      .     .  •   J47 

Bergroth,  E ]54 

Blaisdell,  F.  E.,  .  51,  '43-  24' 
Blatchley,  W.  S.,  .  .  .  m,  131 

Brendel,  E., l  J 

Bruce.  D., l6,  ^6 

Bruner,  L,  .  .  .  •  ...  264 
Calvert,  P.  P.  (see  228),  .  .  264 
Cockerell,  T.  D.  A.,  .  .  4,  78,  202 

Coquillett.  D.  W., 150 

Daggett,  F.  S., i? 

Dunnington,  F.  P. 259 

Dyar,  H.  G.,  5,  3°.  62'  l68>  J75,  180, 

245- 

Ehrman,  G.  A., 168 

Fisher,  E.  R., 209 

Fox,   W.  J.,    9,  17,  36,  59,  ^S,  170, 

i  S3,  197,  226. 

Gillette,  C.  P 246 

Coding,  F.  W.,  .  .  .  108,  200 
Hamilton,  J.,  .  .  %.  .  .  .253 

Hart,  C.  A., 33 

Harvey,  F.  1 57,  91,  Il6>  l69 

Hitchings,  E.  F.,  .  .  .  .  39 
1 1.  .Hand,  \Y.  I-, 248 


INDEX. 

•  233 


Horn,  G.  H.,  .  .  .  25,  60,  73 
Johnson,  C.  W.,  .  .  .  -37-59 
Kellicott,  D.  S.,  .  .  .  18,  123 

Kellicott,  W.  E. iSo 

Kunze,  R.  E.,  .  97,  i95>  217,  263 
Laurent,  P.,  .  .  .  .  15,  37,  77 

Mason,  J.  T 52 

McKnight,  C.  S.,    .     .  87 

McLachlan,  R.,       .     .     .  259 

Mofifat,  J.  A.,      .  1 6 

Morse,  A.  P., 121 

Morton,  Miss  E.  L.,  i 

Neumoegen,  B. 258 

Nolan,  E.  J 195 

Ottolengui,  R..,  .  .  223,  232.  243. 
Patton,  W.  H.,  61,  89,  97,  104,  181 

Pilate,  G.  R., 209 

Robertson,  C.,  .  .  .  .  .  263 
Rowley,  R.  R.,  .  .  13 

Ryder,  J.  A.,      ...  210 

Sharp.  Miss  A.  M.,      .  ,120 

Skinner,  H 174-222 

Slingerland,  M.  V.,  63 

Slosson,  Mrs.  A.  T.,  .  49-  J55-  257 
Smith,  J.  B.,  1 6,  35,  38,  53,  62,  82, 

94,   114,   156,   172,   198,   206,   220, 

229,  250,  261. 

Strecker,  H.,  ...  39,  2l8,  255 
Troop,].,.  •  122 

Tough,  J.,  -63 

Townsend,  C.  H.  T.,  71,  80,   129, 

146,  1 66,  177,  227,  234. 
\Yadsworth,  Miss  M., 
Walton,  L.  B.,    .     .  .   155 

Webster,  F.  M 232,  234 

Weed,  H.  E.,  .  .  .  .119 
\\Vnx.el,  H.  W.,  .  61 

Wickham,  H.  F.,  .  .  6,  139,  256 
Willard,  H.  G.,  .  .  232 
Williston,  S.  W.,  .  .  -85,  [45 
Wright,  \Y.  G., 74 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 

AND 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION, 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

VOL.  in.  JANUARY,   1892.  No.  i. 

CONTENTS: 


Morton — Notes  from  New  Windsor i 

Cockerell — Note  on  the  Larva  of  Pa- 

chilia  ficus 4 

Dyar — Preparatory  stages  of  Ichthyura 

bifiria 5 

Wickham — Note  on  Cychrus 6 

Wadsworth — Second  Additions  and 

Corrections  to  the  list  of  Dragonflies      8 


Fox — Hymenopterological  Notes 9 

Brendel — Rhexidius n 

Rowley — Notes  on  Ark.  Lepidoptera....  13 

Notes  and  News 15 

Entomological  Literature 19 

Doings  of  Societies 22 


NOTES  FROM  NEW  WINDSOR. 

EMILY  L.  MORTON,  New  Windsor,  N.  Y. 
ISA  TEXTULA  H.-S. 

Reading  the  last  number  of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  (October) 
I  noticed  a  short  paragraph  by  Mr.  Dyar  on  the  genus  Isa.  Dr. 
A.  S.  Packard  having  identified  a  small  Limacodes  for  me  as  Isa 
textula,  and  as  the  moth  seems  but  little  known,  I  have  written 
•a  short  account  of  the  species,  which  I  have  raised  from  the  eggs 
and  back  again  through  all  its  changes. 

Isa  textula  is  a  small  moth  nine-tenths  of  an  inch  in  expanse, 
of  a  very  satiny  texture,  with  long  fringes  to  all  the  wings,  the 
color  a  pale  wood  color  as  light  as  white  pine;  on  some  specimens 
there  is  a  faint  indication  of  a  t.  p.  and  t.  a.  line  broken  and  ex- 
tending only  half  across  the  forewings,  but  in  many  specimens 
this  is  entirely  wanting.  The  eggs  are  laid  singly,  scattered 
about,  and,  like  most  of  the  Limacodes  eggs  which  I  have  seen, 
are  without  form,  looking  like  tiny  drops  of  gelatine,  or  coagu- 
lated dew,  invisible  to  the  naked  eye  on  the  leaves,  but  on  white 
paper  having  a  slightly  yellowish  tinge,  increasing  with  the  growth 
of  the  larva  within,  but  nothing  more  than  a  tiny,  irregular  shin- 
ing speck  on  the  leaves,  and  hatch  in  from  eight  to  ten  days. 


2  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [January, 

The  young  larva  when  first  hatched  are  also  almost  invisible, 
and,  even  after  the  first  moult,  look  only  like  a  small,  colorless 
aphis  on  the  leaf.  The  third  moult  shows  a  lilac  mark  in  the 
centre  of  the  dorsum  increasing  with  the  growth,  until  the  last 
moult,  when  it  resembles  a  rude  maltese  cross,  of  a  pinkish  or 
purplish  brown,  surrounded  by  a  yellow  border  with  a  central 
square  dot  on  the  elipse-shaped  pea-green  larva. 

The  food-plants  are  the  chestnuts,  both  horse  and  Castania, 
visca,  English  and  wild  cherry,  oak,  basswood,  and  probably 
other  trees,  as  most  of  the  Limacodes  are  very  general  feeders. 
On  wild  cherry  the  larvae  take  from  eight  to  ten  weeks  to  come 
to  their  growth;  on  chestnut  a  somewhat  shorter  period,  but  it 
depends  on  what  may  be  the  heat  or  cold  more  than  the  food- 
plant.  I  have  usually  fed  the  larva  on  wild  cherry,  as  it  is  not 
infested  with  aphides,  and  during  the  long  period  of  growth  from 
egg  to  cocoon  it  does  not  require  so  much  time  and  attention  to 
keep  the  food-plant  clean  and  sweet.  The  larvae  spin  their  co- 
coons about  September  5th  to  2oth,  a  small,  roundish,  brown, 
pod-like  cocoon,  with  the  usual  lid  of  the  Limacodes,  and  the 
moths  hatch  the  following  season  from  the  8th  to  the  25th  of  July, 
almost  always  in  the  afternoon,  and  remain  hanging  from  the  lid 
or  side  of  the  cage,  until  between  half  past  eight  or  nine  o'clock 
in  the  evening,  when  the  males  begin  to  seek  their  mates.  Isa 
textula  hangs  with  its  abdomen  curled  over  its  back  after  the 
manner  of  Pterophora  diversilineata. 

Reading  recently  a  number  of  the  English  monthly,  "  The  En- 
tomologist's Record,"  I  was  greatly  interested  in  an  account  of 
"assembling,"  and  never  having  seen  the  process  described  be- 
fore in  any  of  our  journals,  I  will  describe  my  method,  which  I 
hope  may  prove  of  interest,  as  the  habits  of  the  Limacodes  seem 
to  be  so  little  known.  I  use  a  large  gauze-wire  cage  about  20  x 
15  inches,  and  1 8  or  20  inches  high,  a  door  in  the  front  and  back, 
and  painted  a  dark  red  or  green,  and  place  the  newly-hatched 
female  textula  therein.  About  8.30  P.M.  I  station  myself  by  the 
cage  with  a  glass  tumbler  and  piece  of  pasteboard  and  watch  for 
the  males  to  come.  If  the  Limacodes  is  a  common  one,  like  E. 
stimulea,  P.  fraterna,  or  .S.  inornata,  there  will  usually  be  a  score 
or  more  of  males  suddenly  appearing,  fluttering  about  the  cage, 
always  settling  on  the  top  or  side,  where  the  9  is  resting,  hust- 
ling each  other  with  their  wings  and  endeavoring  to  reach  the 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

coveted  9  inside  the  gauze.  Now,  if  you  want  specimens,  y<>u 
catch  them  by  putting  the  tumbler  over  them  slipping  the  paste- 
board under  and  transfer  them  to  the  cyanide  bottle,  but  if  you 
want  fertile  eggs  you  shake  the  males  from  the  glass  into  the 
cage  by  the  door  opposite  the  lightest  part  of  the  horizon.  After 
the  female  has  once  paired  no  more  males  will  be  attracted,  so 
you  must  make  up  your  mind  beforehand  whether  it  is  specimens 
or  eggs  you  most  desire.  I  never  use  a  light  if  breeding  is  my 
object,  as  there  are  scarcely  any  moths  that  will  mate  where  a 
light  is  used;  this  is  the  reason  the  cage  is  painted  a  dark  color, 
as  you  can  see  even  in  a  very  dim  light  the  pale  colored  wings 
of  the  tiny  males  as  they  flutter  around  and  over  the  dark  gauze. 
Isa  textula  is  a  rare  moth  here,  and  I  have  rarely  seen  more  than 
three  males  attracted  in  one  evening;  a  dark,  still,  warm  evening 
is  always  better  for  assembling,  but  even  if  it  blows  quite  freshly 
some  of  the  Limacodes  will  be  attracted  provided  your  cage  is  a 
little  sheltered  by  trees  or  shrubbery,  on  the  side  from  which  the 
wind  is  coming.  With  some  of  the  Bombycidae  and  Sphingidae, 
you  may  keep  your  cage  in  the  house;  in  an  open  window,  but  I 
have  never  had  any  success  with  the  Limacodes  unless  the  cage 
was  in  an  open  space  away  from  the  house.  I  do  not  see  how 
Sisyrosea  inornata,  however  small,  could  ever  be  mistaken  for 
Isa  texhda,  being  a  very  differently  constructed  Limacodes,  a 
very  much  slenderer  and  lighter  built  insect,  the  thorax  only  one- 
tenth  of  an  inch  across  while  in  inornata  it  measures  half  as  much 
again,  and  the  abdomen  of  inornata  is  fully  twice  the  size  of  that 
of  textula.  I  think  it  probable  /  textula  has  been  confounded 
with  Limacodes  flexuosa,  but  Dr.  Packard  has  also  identified  tliis 
for  me,  and  my  specimens  are  darker  colored  with  shorter  fringes, 
narrower  wings,  the  primaries  more  produced  at  the  apex,  espe- 
cially in  the  9  .  The  larva  of  S.  inornata,  Dr.  Packard  says  in 
his  "Forest  Insects,"  was  first  described  in  the  Harris  Corre- 
spondence; it  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  of  the  Limacodes,  but 
though  I  have  repeatedly  had  the  eggs  from  captive  frmak-s,  I 
have  never  yet  succeeded  in  rearing  more  than  two  or  three  Ian  .1 
back  again  to  the  pupa.  I,  however,  know  its  whole  history,  and 
will  some  day  write  it  out  for  the  readers  of  K\  i  o.\tm.o<;irAi. 
NEWS.  The  larva  bears  not  the  slightest  resemblance  to  that  of 
Isa  textula. 


4  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [January, 

Note  on  the  Larva  of  Pachylia  ficus  (L.) 

By  T.  D.  A.  COCKERELL,  Kingston,  Jamaica. 

Pachylia  ficus  (Linn.) — Length  about  So  mm.  Head  shiny  jet-black, 
except  the  mouth  parts,  which  are  pale  greenish.  Thoracic  shield  dull 
black;  the  short  caudal  horn  and  the  anal  plates  are  black.  Spiracles 
blackish.  Body:  back  dull  red,  sides  and  under  part  dull  pale  bluish 
green,  the  two  colors  sharply  denned;  with  a  pale  red  longitudinal  line 
near  the  lower  edge  of  the  red  color  on  each  side.  On  each  of  the  last 
eight  segments  is  an  obscure  narrow  whitish  oblique  line  on  the  green 
sides,  crossing  the  spiracles.  Legs  pale  bluish  green,  like  the  underside; 
sides  of  body  wrinkled. 

Food-plant,  Ficus  sp. 

Described  from  a  mature  specimen  about  to  pupate,  found  in 
Kingston,  July  21,  1891.  The  moth  emerged  August  i3th. 
Another  mature  larva,  also  found  in  Kingston,  was  brought  to 
me  by  Anna  Ashburn  on  the  2d  of  September. 

The  larva  of  this  species  is  glaucous-green,  whitish  above,  with 
a  narrow  yellow  stripe  on  each  side;  until  shortly  before  it  changes 
to  a  pupa,  when  it  assumes  the  very  different  coloration  described 
above.  This  change  of  color  is  almost  certainly  protective,  the 
red  back  being  less  conspicuous  than  whitish  or  green,  as  the 
larva  crawls  about  in  search  of  a  suitable  spot  to  pupate  in. 

In  Weismann's  "Studies  in  the  Theory  of  Descent,"  p.  232, 
there  is  a  foot-note  by  Prof.  Meldola,  in  which  this  change  is  de- 
scribed from  Burmeister.  This  account  does  not  quite  agree  with 
the  Jamaica  larva,  and  if  in  South  America  the  larva  really  changes 
after  the  third  stage,  and  lives  on  the  tree  and  feeds  after  assum- 
ing the  red  coloration,  it  apparently  affords  an  instance  in  which 
a  phase  of  color  has  arisen  as  protective  at  larval  maturity,  and 
has  become  so  strong  in  the  organization  of  the  insect  as  to  ap- 
pear in  some  districts  earlier  in  the  life  of  the  larva  than  is  actually 
of  use.  It  would  be  a  curious  case  if  it  could  be  shown  that  this 
character  had  first  appeared  as  useful,  and  had  at  length  become 
injurious  by  reason  of  its  excessive  development!  However,  it 
is  not  so  in  Jamaica,  and  if  the  account  of  Burmeister' s  larva  is 
correct,  it  may  still  be  that  there  are  some  special  conditions  of 
environment  in  the  district  where  it  was  found,  that  render  the 
red  useful  not  only  at  pupating  time,  but  also  on  the  tree.  This 
might  be  the  case,  for  example,  if  it  fed  on  a  tree  whose  leaves 
turned  red  at  a  certain  time. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  5 

PREPARATORY  STAGES  OF  ICHTHYURA  BIFIRIA  Hy.  Echv. 
By  HARRISON  G.   DYAR,  New  York. 

Egg. — Hemispherical  or  slightly  conoidal,  the  base  flat,  but 
rounded  at  its  edges;  smooth  under  a  lens,  but  under  the  micro- 
scope, covered  with  numerous,  crowded,  shallow  depressions, 
which  form  by  their  edges  narrow,  roundedly,  hexagonal  reticu- 
lations. The  color  is  dark  gray  before  the  egg  hatches.  Diam- 
eter 7  mm. 

First  stage. — Head  shining  black,  labrum  pale;  width  35  mm. 
Body  slightly  flattened,  whitish,  cervical  shield  black;  a  few  pale 
hairs;  joints  5  and  12  are  slightly  enlarged  dorsally;  the  lateral 
region,  and  joints  5,  7  and  12  dorsally  are  wine-red.  Thoracic 
feet  large,  pale;  the  abdominal  normal,  all  used  in  walking. 
Length  2.5  mm.  The  larva  hatches  by  eating  a  round  hole  in 
the  vertex  of  the  egg,  leaving  the  rest  of  the  shell  untouched. 
It  lives,  singly,  in  a  shelter  constructed  by  spinning  two  or  more 
leaves  together. 

Second  stage. — Head  black  and  shining,  the  central  suture 
deep;  width  6.5  mm.  Body  flattened,  pale  whitish  yellow,  with 
narrow  triplicate  dorsal,  and  very  broad  lateral  bands  of  dull 
wine  color,  as  are  also  the  humps  on  joints  5  and  12.  Cervical 
shield  and  anal  plate  black;  venter  dull  greenish;  legs  black. 

Third  stage. — Head  flat  in  front,  slightly  bilobed,  brownish 
black,  but  paler  centrally  around  the  clypeus;  a  few  dark  hairs; 
width  1.4  mm.  Body  pale  yellow,  joints  5  and  12  a  trifle  dorsal 
line,  broad  lateral  and  confused  triple  subventral  lines,  all  dark 
brown.  Cervical  shield  and  anal  plate  blackish;  scattered  pale 
hairs  arise  from  smooth,  low,  round  tubercles,  concolorous  with 
the  markings. 

Fourth  stage. — Head  pale  brown,  shaded  with  black  in  Inmt; 
jaws  and  ocelli  black;  a  white  shade  on  each  side  of  the  clyprus; 
width  2.6  mm.  Body  as  before,  but  the  lateral  band  is  faintly 
divided  by  a  double  yellowish  line,  and  joint  13  is  nearly  all 
yellowish.  The  round,  smooth,  piliferous  tubercles  are  distinctly 
yellow  in  the  yellow  markings.  Cervical  shield  small,  bisrctol. 
pale  brown;  anal  plate  not  distinguishable.  Hair  whitish,  l>»th 
from  body  and  head.  As  the  stage  advances  the  colors  become 
quite  pale,  and  the  appearance  is  much  chun^-d;  humps  (.11 
joints  5  and  12  very  slight,  dark  purple.  <'.n>und  color  \\luti-h 


6  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [January, 

gray,  becoming  pale  purple,  a  triplicate  dark  purple  dorsal  line, 
the  central  one  most  distinct,  the  others  broader  and  diffuse.  All 
these  lines  are  more  or  less  broken  into  mottlings.  A  similar 
stigma tal  line  with  some  purple  mottlings  subventrally;  venter 
paler;  spiracles  black.  The  piliferous  tubercles  are  normal  in 
arrangement,  much  as  the  warts  in  Halesidota,  row  (4)  small, 
posteriorly  to  the  spiracles,  row  (7)  apparently  absent.  The  head 
is  held  out  flat,  as  in  Gluphisia. 

Cocoon. — Composed  of  several  leaves  spun  together  and  lined 
with  threads. 

Pupa. — Nearly  cylindrical,  flattened  a  little  ventrally,  gradually 
tapering  posteriorly,  but  of  nearly  even  width,  no  part  enlarged; 
last  abdominal  segments  rounded,  cremaster  long  and  slender, 
terminating  in  a  knob  that,  under  the  microscope,  is  seen  to  con- 
sist of  a  row  of  radiating,  strongly  recurved  hooks,  which  hold 
firmly  to  the  silk  of  the  cocoon.  Color  dark  red-brown,  the 
thorax  and  cases  nearly  black.  Length  n  mm.;  width  3.5  mm. 

Food-plant. — Willow  (Salix'). 

Larvae  from  Yosemite  Valley,  Cal.  These  larvae  had  but  four 
stages,  and  there  are  two  broods  in  a  year. 

Ichthyura  bifiria,  as  well  as  /  brucei  Hy.  Edw. ,  must  come 
very  near  to  /.  vau  Fitch,  if  they  are  not  merely  western  forms 
of  it,  but  the  larva  of  /  van  is  still  unknown,  so  that  it  is  impos- 
sible to  compare  the  early  stages. 


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A  NOTE  ON  CYCHRUS. 

By  H.  F.  WICKHAM,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

' '  Arizona  has  not,  to  my  knowledge,  furnished  even  a  speci- 
men of  Cychride;"  (Dr.  Horn,  in  Notes  on  the  Biologia  Cen- 
trali-Americana,  monthly  Proc.  of  Ent.  Sec.  A.  N.  S.  June, 
1886,  p.  ix.)  During  the  Summer  of  1890,  while  in  the  Final 
Mountains,  about  eighty  miles  from  Tucson,  my  friend  and  com- 
panion, Dr.  E.  D.  Peters,  took  four  or  five  specimens  of  a  Cy- 
chrns  (^Scaphinotus),  which  I  thought  to  be  Snowii  Lee.,  near  a 
little  spring.  Later  in  the  day  a  search  by  myself  resulted  in  the 
finding  of  another  specimen. 

Our  knowledge  of  the  distribution  of  Cychrns  has  been  won- 
derfully extended  during  the  thirteen  years  that  had  elapsed  since 


l8Q2.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

the  publication  by  Dr.  Horn  of  his  Synopsis  in  the  "  Transactions 
of  the  American  Entomological  Society."  At  that  time  but  three 
species  of  the  division  Sphtzroderus  were  known,  all  from  the 
Atlantic  region,  none  of  them  ranging  farther  south  than  North 
Carolina.  Since  then  the  labors  of  Mr.  Ricksecker  have  re- 
sulted in  the  discovery  of  two  more  species  (relictus  and  regu- 
laris)  from  the  Spokane  River  region  of  Washington,  both  ot 
these  having  been  also  taken  by  myself  at  Cceur  d'Alene,  Idaho, 
in  company  with  the  third  western  species  only  lately  described 
by  Dr.  Horn  ("  Ent.  Am."  vol.  vi,  p.  71)  as  Merkelii.  This 
shows  Sph&roderus  to  be  northern  rather  than  northeastern  in  its 
distribution,  an  equal  number  of  species  having  been  found  on 
each  side  of  the  continent,  "none,  however,  being  southern  forms. 

Scaphinotus,  as  is  shown  by  the  first  paragraph,  extends  into 
Arizona  besides  covering  in  its  distribution  the  region  assigned 
to  it  by  Dr.  Horn,  in  his  paper  cited,  from  New  York  south  to 
North  Carolina  and  thence  west  to  Colorado  a  range  afterwards 
extended  some  distance  southwards  by  the  discovery  of  C. 
{Scaphinotus}  Snowii  in  New  Mexico. 

Doubtless,  the  division  Pemphus  will  remain  characteristic  of 
the  north  Pacific  coast  fauna,  though  Brennus  supposed,  until 
lately,  to  be  confined  to  the  coast  fauna  proper,  has  been  shown 
by  me  (ENT.  NEWS,  vol.  i,  p.  33)  to  inhabit  parts  of  Montana. 
The  species  recorded,  C.  marginatus,  has  heretofore  been  reported 
only  from  the  stretch  of  coast  from  Oregon  to  Alaska,  and  its 
occurrence  in  Montana  is  of  great  interest,  adding,  as  it  does, 
another  species  to  those  common  to  the  great  central  chain  ol 
mountains  and  the  far  north.  During  the  glacial  epoch,  or  ju-t 
following  it,  this  species  probably  inhabited  the  stretch  of  country 
from  the  Rockies  to  the  coast,  but  the  gradual  northward  retreat 
of  the  face  of  the  glaciated  area  so  changed  the  climate  of  this 
intervening  region  that  marginatus  was  unable  to  retain  its  place. 
The  Montana  form  already  shows  some  minor  differences  from 
those  found  on  the  coast,  and  only  time  seems  needed  to  dillrr- 
entiate  it  as  a  distinct  species. 

Until  the  discovery  of  C.  Rickseckeri,  the  species  of  Cychrus 
proper  were  limited  in  our  fauna  to  two  strictly  Pacific  forms, 
angitlatus  and  tuberculatus,  and  one  from  Utah,  C.  Hcmphillii; 
but  the  first-mentioned  insect  is  reported  by  Mr.  Ricksrckrr,  in 
a  letter  to  me,  to  occur  as  far  east  as  Clark's  Ford,  Mont. ,  though 


8  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [January, 

I  believe  the  centre  of  its  distribution  to  be  the  Cceur  d'Alene 
district  of  Idaho,  where  I  took  it  on  my  visit  in  1889.  C.  tuber- 
culatus,  reported  from  Vancouver  Island,  occurs  also  in  the  main- 
land at  Portland,  Oreg. ,  and  Tacoma,  Wash.,  but  is  still  rare. 

A  perusal  of  these  lines  will  show  that  in  this  genus  every  one 
of  the  divisions,  except  Pemphus,  which  contains  but  a  single 
species,  has  been  found  to  have  a  distribution  much  wider  than 
that  known  to  science  when  last  written  up,  and  I  await  further 
developments  with  a  great  deal  of  interest.  Cannot  some  of  the 
readers  of  ENT.  NEWS  furnish  -us  with  more  notes  on  geographical 
distribution  ?  Too  little  attention  seems  to  have  been  paid  this 
part  of  our  science,  and  it  is  something  in  which  every  one  can 

help. 

o 

Second  Additions  and  Corrections  to  the  list  of  Dragonflies 
(Odonata)  of  Manchester,  Kennebec  County,  Maine. 

BY   MISS   MATTIE   WADSWORTH. 
(See  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  vol.  i,  pp.  36,  55,  and  vol.  ii,  p.  n.) 
5a.  Amphiagrion  saucium  Burm. 

1891,  June  24,  one  9   in  road. 
6c.  Enallag-ma  cyathigerum  Charp.  race  annexum  Hag. 

1891,  June  1 6,  one  $  in  meadow. 
6d.  Enallagma  exsulans  Hag. 

1891,  June  26,  one  £   near  Lake  Cobbosseecontee. 
6e.  Nehalennia  Irene  Hag. 

1891,  June  9,  one    9    in  road,   near  meadow;  June  15,  three 
9  9  in  woods;  June  19,  one  9   in  woods. 
24a.  Macromia  illinoiensis  Walsh. 

1891,  July  10,  one  9  near  brook. 

32.  This  species  called  "  Cordulia  cynosura  variety,"  in  vol.  ii,  p.  11,  is  C. 

(Tetragoneuria)  spinigera  Selys. 

All  taken  in  1891  have  been  identified,  as  all  others  have  been, 
by  Mr.  PhiHp  P.  Calvert,  of  Philadelphia. 

During  the  seasons  of   1890  and   1891,  additional  specimens 
have  been  taken  of  several  species  noted  as  quite  rare  in  the  pre- 
ceding lists.     These  are  mentioned  below. 
6n.  Enallagma  ebrium  Hag. 

1891,  June  16,  two  £  £   in  meadow. 
66.  Enallagma  civile  Hag. 
1891,  June  26,  two  $  1  ,  one  9  near  Lake  Cobbosseecontee. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  9 

13.  JEschna  (Basiaeschna)  Janata  Say. 

1890,  June  21,  one  £   taken  near  brook.      1891,  June  5  to  15, 
seven   9  9  .  six  £  £   taken  near  woods;  June  15,  a  &   devouring 
a  9    GompJms  exilis  was  taken. 

17.  Gomphus  parvulus  Selys. 

1891,  June  25,  one  9  near  brook. 

25.  Epitheca  (Somatochlora)  Walshii  Scud. 

1891,  July  30,  one  £   in  meadow  near  brook;   August  5,    one 
seen  flying. 

26.  Epitheca  (Somatochlora)  forcipata  Scud. 

1890,  Aug.  14,  one  £   in  meadow. 

28.  Cordulia  (Somatochlora)  lepida  Selys. 

1891,  June,  one  £  ;  June  26,  one  9  by  roadside. 

29.  Cordulia  (Somatochlora)  libera  Selys. 

1890,  June  19,   one  £    in  woods.      1891,  June  5  to  30,   quite 
common  in  and  near  woods. 


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HYMENOPTEROLOGICAL  NOTES.-H. 

By  WM.  J.   Fox,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Crabro  nitidiventris  n.  sp. 

9. — Black,  shining;  first  two  joints  of  the  antennae  entirely,  line  on  pro- 
thorax  above,  broadest  laterally,  tubercles,  an  elongated  spot  behind  them, 
dot  on  tegulze,  spot  at  base  of  wing,  line  on  the  basal  half  of  the  scutel- 
lum,  two  transverse  spots  on  the  upper  surface  of  the  metathorax,  the 
apex  of  anterior  and  medial  femora,  the  tibiae  and   tarsi,  and  a  large 
macula  on  each  side  of  segments  2-5,  all  yellow,  the  extreme  apex  of  the 
posterior  tibiae  and  the  apical  tarsal  joints,  brownish.     Head  quadrate; 
clypeus,  front  behind  the  antennae,  and  the  posterior  orbits  witli  bright 
silvery  pubescence,  most  dense  on  the  former;  head  clothed  with  pale 
fuscous  hairs,  finely  and  sparsely  punctured,  the  punctures  on  the  cheeks 
very  delicate,  strongest  on  the  front;  vertex  depressed,  with  a  stn.n-, 
pear-shaped  pit  on  each  side  near  the  top  of  inner  eye  margin;  trtmtal 
impressed  line  deep;  clypeus  feebly  carinated  medially,  the  anterior  m.ir- 
gin  armed  with  three  teeth,  which  are  widely  separated;  apical  halt  of 
mandibles  ferrugineus,  the  apex  bidentate;   scape  of  antenna-  narrow 
longer  than  the  first  three  joints  of  the  flagellum  united,  second  joint  ,.| 
the  flagellum  nearly  three  times  as  long  as  the  preceding  one,  and  about 
two  and  a  half  times  longer  than  the  succeeding  one.     Thorax  aiul 
sparsely  clothed  with  pale  fuscous  pubescence,  pertaining  t«  i  sih  ery  01 
pleurae  and  pectus;  the  thorax  with  fine,  separated  punctures,  very  line  on 
the  pleura;;  prothorax  slightly  emarginate  above;  postscutellum  part. 
by  an  impressed  line;  metathorax  with  two  transverse  enclosures  on  the 


jo  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [January, 

upper  surface,  the  medial  sulcus  very  strongly  marked,  and  is  deepest 
basally  and  on  the  posterior  face,  all  the  sulci  marked  with  strong  fovese, 
the  posterior  face  with  the  lateral  edges  marked  with  a  series  of  rugae, 
before  the  apex  there  are  several  very  strong,  transverse  striae;  the  top 
of  the  metapleurce  marked  by  a  series  of  strong  foveae,  which  form  an 
angle  at  about  the  middle;  wings  hyaline,  tinged  with  brownish  along  the 
costa,  nervures  brown,  the  stigma  black.  Abdomen  glabrous,  sparsely 
clothed  with  pale  fuscous  hairs,  most  dense  beneath  and  on  segments  4- 
6  above;  last  segment  above  with  a  longitudinal,  medial  carina,  which 
does  not  extend  beyond  the  middle.  Length  n — 12  mm. 

Two  specimens,  Camden  County,  N.  J.,  July  5,  1891,  and  Il- 
linois (coll.  Amer.  Ent.  Soc.).  The  specimen  from  Illinois  has 
the  middle  clypeal  tooth  indistinct.  Related  to  C,  obsciirus  and 
C.  contiguus. 

Crabro  excavatus  n.  sp. 

9. — Black;  head  transversely  quadrate;  front  subopaque,  with  fine  and 
exceedingly  close  punctures;  near  the  inner  orbits,  before  the  anterior 
ocellus,  there  is  a  short,  oblique  sulcus;  vertex  shining,  with  deep  sepa- 
rated punctures;  face  very  narrow  in  the  region  of  the  antennae,  the  space 
between  the  eyes  at  this  place  is  a  little  broader  than  the  length  of  the 
third  antennal  joint;  clypeus  well  carinated,  the  anterior  margin  entire, 
rounded  out;  antennas  short,  the  third  joint  about  two  and  a  half  times 
longer  than  the  second,  and  is  a  little  longer  than  the  two  following  joints 
united;  the  ocelli  situated  in  slight,  but  distinct,  depressions;  mandibles 
strongly  bidentate  at  apex.  Prothorax  emarginate  medially;  dorsulum 
with  very  strong  punctures,  the  punctures  confluent  anteriorly;  scutellum 
and  postscutellum  with  strong,  separated  punctures,  those  on  the  post- 
scutellum  feeblest;  metathorax  roughened,  with  a  strong  medial  sulcus, 
which  extends  to  about  the  middle,  where  it  is  interrupted  by  a  transverse 
ridge,  the  posterior  face  rugose,  depressed  medially;  mesopleurae  rugose; 
wings  subhyaline,  nervures  blackish.  Abdomen  shining,  the  segments 
depressed  at  base  and  apex,  with  distinct,  separated  punctures,  beneath 
segments  2-5  smooth,  with  the  exception  of  a  series  of  strong  punctures, 
which  extend  from  side  to  side  at  about  the  middle;  the  last  segment 
above  strongly  excavated;  mandibles,  except  base  and  apex,  prothorax 
above,  tubercles,  an  elongated  oblique  spot  on  the  mesopleurae  beneath 
the  tegulae,  scutellum  and  two  spots  on  the  dorsulum  at  the  anterior-lateral 
angles  of  the  scutellum,  the  postscutellum,  legs,  the  tarsi  lighter,  the  first 
abdominal  segment  above,  except  the  apical  margin,  which  is  black,  the 
second  above  and  beneath,  except  apical  portion,  all  reddish  brown;* 
scape  and  following  two  antennal  joints,  and  a  large,  ovate  spot  on  the 
second  abdominal  segment,  situated  at  about  the  middle,  yellow;  head 

*  This  may  be  due  to  being  left  too  long  in  the  cyanide  bottle,  but  as  part  of  the  antem.ae 
and  two  spots  on  the  abdomen  are  yellow,  it  is  probable  that  it  is  the  natural  color. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  II 

and  thorax  above  clothed  with  short,  erect,  fuscous  hairs;  the  clypeus, 
face,  cheeks  and  thorax  beneath  with  silvery  pubescence.  Length  9 — 10 
mm. 

cf . — Differs  from  the  female  as  follows:  joints  five  and  six  of  the  an- 
tennas roundly  emarginate  beneath,  the  seventh  joint  slightly  so;  the  third 
antennal  joint  very  slightly,  if  any,  longer  than  the  fourth;  the  metanotum 
with  eight  or  nine  strong  ridges,  which  extend  from  the  base  to  the  trans- 
verse ridge;  wings  darker  along  the  costa.  Abdomen  strongly  punctured, 
the  punctures  closer  than  in  the  female,  the  first  segment,  except  the  base 
and  apex,  and  a  transverse  fascia  on  segments  2-5  above,  reddish  brown, 
the  fascia  on  the  third  segment  narrowest;  beneath  the  abdomen  is  fun-h- 
and rather  closely  punctured.  Length  9  mm. 

Described  from  two  females  and  one  male  specimens.  Col- 
lected by  Mr.  Chas.  W.  Johnson,  in  Florida,  in  the  vicinity  of 
St.  Augustine. 

(To  be  continued.) 


-o- 


RHEXIDIUS. 

BY  EMIL  BRENDEL,    M.  D. 

This  genus  belongs  to  the  second  group  of  the  tribe  Trichonyni 
according  to  the  arrangement  of  Mr.  Achille  Raffray,  the  first 
group  having  the  posterior  coxse  distant  and  the  first  ventral  seg- 
ment large,  including  the  genera  Trichonyx  and  Amauronyx, 
while  the  remaining  genera,  or  the  second  group,  have  the  pos- 
terior coxse  contiguous,  or  nearly  so,  and  (the  first  ventral  seg- 
ment very  short,  in  some  hardly  visible.  Among  the  latter  group 
my  attention  is  called  to  the  genera  Trogastcr,  Rhexidius,  Oropns 
and  Prorhexiics. 

Trogaster  is  characterized  by  having  the  first  ventral  segment 
visible  (according  to  Mr.  Raffray),  while  in  the  others  it  is  said 
to  be  invisible,  except  as  a  button  between  the  coxae.  But  this, 
according  to  my  investigation,  does  not  apply  to  Rhexidius  and 
Oropus,  on  which,  by  lifting  the  femur  it  can  be  traced  to  tin- 
sides  of  the  abdomen,  where  it  is  even  more  vnsible  than  in  tin- 
middle.  Thus  the  difference  between  the  four  genera  is  ratlin- 
inconspicuous. 

With  the  genus    Trogastcr  I  am  not  acquainted,  but  by  the 
description  of  Dr.  D.  Sharp,  it  should  have  an  analogous  I'.uni 
with  Oropus  and  Rhexidius,  and  Capt.  Casey  indicated  to  in< 
the  differences:  the  pronotum  having  the  lateral  spinou^  tul». 


12  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [January, 

nearer  the  middle,  the  frontal  sulcus  not  reaching  the  occipital 
foveae  and  having  different  forms  of  the  antennae  in  the  sexes. 

The  only  difference  between  Oropus  and  Rhexidius  lies  in  the 
possession  of  a  minute  spinous  tubercle  at  the  sides  of  the  pro- 
notum  in  a  line  with  the  lateral  foveae.  The  length  of  the  second 
ventral  segment,  which  ought  to  be  measured  at  the  sides,  not  in 
the  middle,  where  commonly  intubation  takes  place,  is  larger, 
but  in  length  not  much  more  than  subequal  to  the  third  and 
fourth  ventrals;  therefore  Prorhexius  is  identical  with  Rhexidius. 

Now  I  will  describe  a  new  species  of  Rhexidius  which  makes 
the  difference  between  the  other  two  genera  very  doubtful,  and 
perhaps  brings  them  very  near  to  Trogaster. 

Rhexidius  trogasteroides  n.  sp. 

<3\ — The  forms  of  the  several  parts  of  the  body  is  exactly  like  Oropus; 
uniformly  reddish  brown.  Length  1.66  mm.  Head  and  prothorax  granu- 
lated (as  in  Rhexidius  granulosus),  elytra  densely  punctured,  abdominal 
dorsum  nearly  smooth.  The  head  very  transverse,  though  less  so  than 
in  R.  granulosus,  occiput  triangularly  impressed  at  its  base,  occipital 
fovese  large,  near  the  eyes  and  in  a  line  with  the  anterior  part  of  the  eyes; 
the  frontal  ridge  and  the  subjacent  arcuated  sulcus  limited  half  way  be- 
tween foveae  and  the  supra-antennal  swelling,  the  sulcus  ending  in  a  deep 
puncture  just  in  front  of  the  respective  fovea  (Trogaster).  Antennae  as 
long  as  the  head  and  half  of  the  prothorax;  joint  i  as  thick  as  the  width 
of  the  eye,  cylindrical,  longer  than  wide;  2  globular,  two-thirds  as  thick 
as  the  first;  3  and  4  equal,  rounded,  somewhat  transverse,  much  smaller; 
5  projecting  inside  in  form  of  a  wedge,  half  as  long  outside,  and  three 
times  as  wide  as  the  fourth;  6  as  wide  as  5,  inflated  inside,  here  as  long 
as  the  first  joint,  and  outside  at  the  insertion  as  long  as  second;  7-10 
gradually  increasing  in  width,  transverse,  trapezoidal,  together  as  long  as 
the  second,  third  and  fourth  conjointed;  7  as  wide  as  the  second;  the  loth, 
or  the  base  of  the  last  joint  as  wide  as  the  first;  n  as  long  as  the  four 
preceding,  and  beyond  the  middle  more  than  twice  as  wide  as  the  first 
joint  ( Trogaster).  Palpi  as  in  Oropus.  Prothorax  as  in  Rhexidius  in 
sculpture,  but  the  median  sulcus  has  a  deeper  place  in  the  anterior  third, 
and  the  sides  are  rounded  anterior  to  the  line  of  the  foveae,  here  sud- 
denly forming  a  sharp  edge  with  a  very  short  emargination  producing  a 
tubercle  similar  to  Oropus,  except  that  the  tubercle  is  not  as  sharply 
pointed.  Elytra  as  in  Oropus,  with  four  basal  punctures. and  the  respec- 
tive lines,  the  third  longer  than  the  second,  the  fourth  short  and  recurrent. 
Abdomen  as  in  Oropus,  with  the  dorsal  border  punctured,  the  penultimate 
ventral  with  a  transverse  impressed  line;  9  unknown. 

Three  specimens  were  discovered  on  Chestnut  Ridge,  Pa.,  by 
P.  Jerome  Schmitt,  who  deserves  great  honor  as  a  circumspect 
entomologist. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  13 

A  comment  as  to  the  generic  differences  is  unnecessary,  but 
there  are  two  more  specimens,  £  and  9  ,  which  were  discovered 
in  Franklin  County,  Pa.,  by  my  friend,  H.  Ulke,  who  kindly 
loaned  them  to  me  a  year  ago;  they  are  in  his  cabinet,  and  may 
bring  these  genera  still  nearer  together. 

Rhexidius  intermedius  n.  sp. 

Uniformly  brown.     Length  of  $  1.5  mm.;   $  1.66  mm. 

$ . — Head  as  transverse  as  in  Oropus,  somewhat  punctulate.  Antennae, 
without  the  last  joint,  as  long  as  the  width  of  the  head,  the  last  joint  as 
long  as  the  first  and  second  together.  Eyes  very  much  smaller  than  in 
Oropus;  occiput  perpendicularly  declining  toward  the  neck  in  an  angu- 
lated  line  from  the  sides  to  the  middle  of  the  base.  Prothorax  little  wider 
than  the  head  with  a  twice  interrupted  median  sulcus  and  a  straight  trans- 
verse sulcus,  which  is  triangularly  dilated  in  the  middle,  ending  in  pubes- 
cent foveae  laterally  situated  inside  of  a  slightly  ovate  depression,  the  base 
strongly  punctured,  the  disc  slightly  uneven,  impunctate;  no  crenulation 
or  a  spine  at  the  sides.  Elytra  as  in  Oropus.  Abdomen  at  the  base  in 
the  middle  depressed,  the  depression  divided  by  a  short  carina;  the  bor- 
ders of  the  first  visible  segment  divergent;  the  first  three  visible  segments 
equal,  one-quarter  of  their  width  long,  fourth  and  fifth  shorter;  ventrals 
nearly  equal  in  length. 

<$. — Has  the  ninth  and  tenth  joints  of  the  antennas  shorter,  more  trans- 
verse, and  the  last  longer  than  in  the  female.  Head,  prothorax  and  elytra, 
more  visibly  punctulate.  Eyes  somewhat  larger.  Prothorax  with  the 
median  sulcus  not  interrupted,  but  abbreviated  in  the  anterior  third.  Ab- 
domen as  in  the  female,  but  the  junction  of  the  fourth  and  fifth  segments 
transversely  impressed. 

o 

NOTES  ON  ARKANSAS  LEPIDOPTERA. 

By  R.  R.  ROWLEY,  Fort  Smith,  Ark. 

Five  hundred  miles  to  the  southwest  of  Curryville,  Mo.,  where 
the  writer  has  spent  half  a  score  of  years  in  the  study  of  Ento- 
mology and  Geology  of  a  most  interesting  region,  is  the  "  Bor- 
der City,"  Fort  Smith,  Ark.  A  residence  here  since  the  middle 
of  September  has  given  him  but  limited  opportunity  to  niter  into 
the  study  of  nature,  but  he  could  not,  if  he  wished,  close  his  eyes 
on  the  fairy-like  creatures  that  flit  from  blossom  to  blossom  in  this 
city  of  flowers.  The  first  finds. were  two  splendid  larvae  of  that 
magnificent  moth,  Citheroniaregalis,  on  a  persirnmon  tree,  whirr, 
from  indications,  a  number  of  other  caterpillars  had  been  feeding; 
t\vo  larvae  of  Eacles  imperialis  on  maple;  two  of  Ccratomia 


14  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [January, 

amyntor  and  one  of  Telea polyphemus  on  elm;  larvae  and  cocoons 
of  Actias  luna  on  pecan,  and  one  wandering  caterpillar  of  Dei- 
lephila  lineata.  A  fine  pupa  of  Macrosila  cingulata  was  found  in 
a  sweet-potato  patch  and  several  ragged  images,  brought  to  the 
class-room  by  pupils,  indicate  an  abundance  of  this  beautiful  moth. 

The  first  butterflies  noticed  were  Neonympha  sosybius,  flitting 
aimlessly  about  the  streets,  and  occasional  specimens  of  Papilio 
philenor  and  Limenitis  iirsula.  While  Colias  eurytheme  was 
quite  common,  C.  philodice,  Pieris  protodice  and  P.  rapes  seemed 
much  less  abundant. 

In  October,  Callidryas  eubule,  Terias  nicippe,  T.  lisa,  Na- 
thalis  iole,  Euptoieta  claudia,  Phyciodcs  phaon,  Pamphila  huron, 
P.  phylceus  and  Pyrgus  tessclata  were  plentiful,  the  first  two  spe- 
cies at  cultivated  flowers  and  the  others  at  the  blossoms  of  He- 
lenium  tenuifolium,  a  thrifty  weed  about  the  streets  and  roads 
here. 

Three  fine  examples  of  Colias  ctzsonia  were  taken  at  flowers, 
one  Grapta  inter rogationis  in  the  woods,  one  Paphia  troglodyta 
at  mud,  four  Junonia  ccenia  by  the  roadside  and  on  flowers,  sev- 
eral specimens  of  Pyrameis  cardui,  one  P.  huntera,  two  Erisia 
texana,  a  few  Phyciodes  tharos  and  a  number  of  Danais  archippus 
on  Helenium  tenuifolium  blossoms. 

A  single  9  Agraulis  vanilla  was  taken  on  Geranium  flowers  in 
the  shade,  about  five  o'clock  P.M.,  late  in  October.  One  dark 
specimen  of  Pyrgus,  probably  a  variety  of  Tesselata,  was  cap- 
tured November  yth.  The  last  butterflies  seen,  were  Terias  lisa, 
T.  nicippe,  Pyrgus  tesselata  and  Nathalis  iole  on  the  i6th  of 
September.  Spring  and  Summer  will  doubtless  add  many  more 
species  to  this  list.  The  food-plant  of  Iole  here  is  probably 
Helenium  temiifoliiim. 

For  assistance  in  the  identification  of  a  few  of  the  species  men- 
tioned above,  the  writer  is  indebted  to  Mr.  Wm.  H.  Edwards,  of 
Coalburgh,  and  Dr.  Henry  Skinner,  of  Philadelphia. 

For  the  determination  of  a  plant  to  Prof.  Geo.  Vasey,  of 
Washington,  D.  C. 


"  An  electric  insect  killer  is  the  latest  novelty  in  that  line.  It  is  formed 
by  a  cover  of  wire>  gauze,  which  is  placed  over  a  lighted  candle.  The 
gauze  is  an  electric  circuit,  and  when  insects  touch  it  they  are  killed." 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  15 

Notes  and.  Ne^vs. 

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OWING  to  the  sickness  of  the  editor,  we  are  unable  to  publish  a  plate 
with  this  number  of  the  NEWS.  Correspondence  attended  to  soon. 

AFTER  many  unexpected  and  unavoidable  delays,  the  new  Check  List 
of  Lepidoptera  of  Boreal  America,  by  Prof.  John  B.  Smith,  has  been  com- 
pleted, and  is  now  ready  to  mail  to  applicants.  The  price  is  $1.00  per  copy. 

WILL  the  contributor  who  favored  the  NEWS  with  the  interesting  paper 
"  On  the  species  of  Oecanthus  Serv."  kindly  communicate  with  the  editor, 
as  his  letter  has  been  mislaid  and  his  name  is  not  attached  to  the  manu- 
script of  the  paper  referred  to  ? 

A  VERY  good  suggestion  comes  to  us  from  a  progressive  subscriber, 
viz.:  to  give  each  month  a  list  of  species  added  to  the  insect  fauna  of 
North  America.  This  information  will  be  appended  to  the  "  Literature" 
column,  and  we  trust  that  it  will  be  an  improvement  that  will  be  appre- 
ciated by  entomological  workers. 

A  NEW  VARIETY  OF  PAMPHILA. — Paitiphila  »iassasoit,  var.  suffusa 
Laurent.  The  describing  of  the  many  variations  of  Lepidoptera  caught 
in  the  field  is  of  value  as  well  as  of  interest  to  the  entomological  world, 
but  the  attaching  thereto  of  a  name  to  burden  our  already  over-crowded 
catalogues,  seems  to  me  to  be  little  less  than  an  entomological  sin,  but 
where  the  form  described  teems  in  numbers,  or  is  known  as  a  local  varia- 
tion, I  think  the  same  should  be  given  an  appropriate  name.  In  the 
Pamphilas,  particularly,  there  are  several  such  forms  or  variations  occur- 
ring among  the  species  found  around  Philadelphia.  One  of  tlu-sc.  l\un- 
phila  massasoit,  var.  suffusa,  makes  its  appearance  about  July  4th.  It  is 


16  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [January, 

found  in  low  meadow-  or  swamp-lands.  The  variation  consists  principally 
in  the  yellow  markings  of  the  under  surface  of  the  posterior  wings  being 
almost  obliterated  by  a  suffusion  of  dark  brown,  while  the  under  surface 
of  the  anterior  wings  is  of  a  uniform  dark  brown,  the  light  colored  margin 
found  in  the  normal  form  being  entirely  wanting.  About  one  in  every 
ten  specimens  caught  will  be  found  to  be  snffusa;  the  variation  is  gener- 
ally found  among  the  males,  but  also  occurs  in  the  females,  but  more 
sparingly  where  it  occurs  in  the  females.  The  insect  is  without  the  usual 
yellow  spots  on  the  upper  surface  of  the  wings. — PHILIP  LAURENT,  Phila. 

SYNONYMS  OF  NOCTUID^E. — Mr.  W.  H.  Patton  has  given  in  ENTOMO- 
LOGICAL NEWS,  vol.  ii,  p.  206,  a  synonym  of  ^Homohadena  infixa  Wlk." 
which  requires  correction.  I  have  seen  Walker's  type,  in  the  British  Mu- 
seum, and  find  it  exactly  like  the  type  of  Mr.  Grote's  H.  kappa,  which  is 
also  in  the  British  Museum.  H.  incomitata  and  H.  badistriga  are  both 
as  good  species  as  are  usually  found  in  the  Noctuidae,  and  come  at  exactly 
opposite  ends  of  the  synoptic  table  in  my  revision  of  the  species  (Proc. 
U.  S.  Nat.  Mus.  xiii,  399).  Harvey's  type  is  not  rubbed,  and  I  have  seen 
any  number  of  specimens  just  like  it.  That  Xylophasia  infixa  Wlk. 
probably  referred  to  a  species  of  Homohadena  I  indicated  in  my  revision 
of  Xylophasia  (Proc.  U.  S.  Nat.  Mus.  xiii,  446),  but  was  not  able  to  fix  it 
positively.  It  would  be  interesting  to  know  upon  what  Mr.  Patton  bases 
his  synonymy. — JOHN  B.  SMITH,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

Prof.  KELLICOTT'S  "  Note  on  Exceptions"  brought  vividly  to  my  mind 
the  number  of  interesting  varieties  of  Caberodes  confusaria  that  had  es- 
caped from  my  collecting-bottle  by  its  remarkable  powers  of  resisting  the 
action  of  cyanide.  I  have  often  sought  for  an  explanation,  but  without 
definite  results.  In  my  observations,  Hymenoptera  and  Diptera  are  the 
most  sensitive  to  the  fumes  of  cyanide,  which  I  have  thought  might  arise 
from  their  nervous  activity  producing  rapid  respiration.  Water  beetles  as 
a  rule  are  slow  to  yield  to  its  influence,  which  is  probably  the  result  of 
their  having  a  supply  of  pure  air  under  their  elytra  which  would  last 
for  a  while.  Newly-hatched  beetles  may  remain  for  a  whole  day  in  a 
strong  bottle  and  revive  again  when  exposed  to  the  air,  the  result  of 
their  partially  dormant  condition.  Caberodes  confusaria  is  an  active  in- 
sect, and  therefore  ought  to  breathe  rapidly,  and  so  get  the  full  benefit  of 
the  poison,  but  in  its  case  neither  the  principle  nor  the  poison  works  satis- 
factorily.— I.  ALSTON  MOFFAT,  London,  Ontario. 

I  THINK  a  "wave"  of  Erebus  odora  must  have  struck  Colorado  this 
Summer.  I  have  occasionally  met  with  this  species  in  the  State  before, 
but  not  more  than  one  example  in  a  season.  This  year,  however,  was  a 
notable  exception;  one  day  last  June  I  took  one  on  the  sidewalk  at  Colo- 
rado Springs;  the  same  evening  I  found  one  on  the  platform  at  Canon 
City  Depot.  The  next  morning  I  reached  Salida  just  at  daybreak;  during 
the  two  days  I  stayed  there  I  took  about  a  dozen  pretty  fair  examples. 
These  were  resting  on  the  lamp-posts,  or  on  the  ground  close  by.  It  was 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NKUS.  iy 

quite  a  rainy  time  in  this  part  of  Colorado,  and  I  saw  fragments  of  a  good 
many  in  the  mud.  The  lamp  trimmer  told  me  they  had  been  quite  a 
nuisance  for  more  than  a  week,  flying  into  houses  and  stores  where  tliere 
was  a  bright  light,  in  many  instances  causing  alarm  (lie  called  them  hats). 
On  my  return  from  southwest  Colorado,  two  weeks  later,  our  train  stopped 
at  Salida  at  9  A.M.  ;  during  the  "twenty  minutes  for  refreshments"  I  looked 
round  under  the  lamps.  In  a  coal-box,  near  one,  were  two  battered  ex- 
amples of  E.  odora,  but  on  the  lamp-post,  about  seven  feet  from  the 
ground,  was  a  specimen  of  the  silken,  gray  beauty  zoiobia,  the  first  I  had 
seen  alive.  I  have  visited  this  district  many  times  in  the  last  seven  years, 
and  my  late  friend,  W.  S.  Foster,  a  keen  collector,  resided  there  tuo 
years,  yet  we  never  saw  either  species  there  before,  and  I  feel  pretty  cer- 
tain that  their  occurrence  this  year  is  something  unusual. 

DAVID  BRUCEj  Brockport,  N.  V. 

A  SPECIMEN  of  Xylocopa.  received  from  Mr.  H.  F.  Wickham,  bearing 
the  label  Fort  Yuma,  Cal.,  turns  out  to  be  the  Cuban  A"",  cubaccola  Lucas. 
To  the  best  of  my  knowledge,  this  species  has  not  been  recorded  from 
any  other  locality,  although  it  occurs,  probably,  in  Mexico.  The  following 
table  will  assist  in  determining  the  California!!  species  of  Xylocopa: 
Abdomen  bottle-green,  bronzed  ;  front  in  $  with  a  strong  projection. 
Length  22 — 25  mm.  .  .  .  californica  Cr. 

Abdomen  bronze-purple  ;  frontal  projection  almost  obsolete,  having  the 
appearance  of  a  faint  tubercle.     Length  18  mm.    .     purpurea  Cr. 
Entirely  black  9  \  c?  °f  cubaccola  entirely  fulvous,  with  fulvous  pubes- 
cence; e?  of  orpifex  with  the  face  and  clypeus  yellowish. 
Ventral  abdominal  segments  strongly  carinated  ;    clypeus  with  the 
punctures  becoming  somewhat  obsolete  medially;    rf"  fulvous. 
Length  9  cf  18—23  mm.      .        .  .    cubaecola  Luc. 

Ventral  segments  of  the  abdomen  faintly  carinated  ;  clypeus  equally 
punctured  throughout;  <$  with  the  thorax  clothed  with  pale  pu- 
bescence. Length  9  c?  17— i  S  mm.  .  .  orpifex  Sm. 

WILLIAM  J.  Fox. 

WHILE  on  a  trout  fishing  trip  on  the  Nepigon  River  last  July  we  broke 
camp  some  forty  miles  up  river,  after  three  days'  of  showery  weather,  and, 
with  birch-bark  canoes,  started  for  Red  Rock,  the  1  [udson  I'.ay  Company'- 
post  at  the  mouth  of  the  river.  There  are  a  number  of  rapids  around 
which  canoes  and  camp  equipage  must  be  carried,  and  at  whirl)  tin-  dil- 
ferent  meals  are  usually  cooked,  while  the  Indians  are  making  the  port 
On  July  1 4th,  a  hot  day  following  the  rains,  we  were  p»rtaging  around 
Cameron  Pool  and  rapids,  when  one  of  the  party,  who  had  descended 
the  higher  land  to  the  bank  of  a  little  creek,  came  rushing  back  with  an 
ordinary  fish  landing-net  containing  ten  fluttering  Lii'it 
he  had  caught  with  one  stroke.  Of  coin  were  mined,  but  the 

entomologist  of  the  party,  upon   investigation,  found   the  ashes,  where 
camp  fires  had  been  made  upon  the  banks  of  the  creek,  completely  cov- 


18  ENToMoLocicAL   NEWS.  [jariuafy, 

iered  with  this  beautiful  butterfly,  one  space  of  about  four  and  a  half  feet 
in  diameter  being  entirely  hid  by  a  gorgeous  coloring  of  purple,  black 
and  white,  which  shone  beautifully  in  the  bright  sun.  The  first  stroke  of 
the  net  disturbed  them,  but  47  specimens  were  taken  as  they  hovered 
about  without  moving  from  the  spot,  and  over  100  were  taken  within  a 
space  of  30  feet  square.  They  seemed  to  be  attracted  by  the  brine  or 
water  thrown  from  the  pans  after  freshening  bacon  and  salt  pork  at  the 
camp  fires.  Paddling  down  the  creek  we  passed  another  congregation 
of  like  proportions,  but  we  had  a  forty-mile  canoe  voyage  to  complete  by 
ten  o'clock  that  night  in  order  to  catch  a  steamer  at  Port  Arthur,  so  they 
were  not  disturbed.  It  is  not  often  an  entomologist  stumbles  upon  a  sight 
so  beautiful. — FRANK  S.  DAGGETT,  Duluth,  Minn. 

Perophora  mclshcimerii. — This  elegant  case  bearing  larva  was  taken 
at  Sugar  Grove,  O.,  September  26th,  feeding  on  oak.  The  single  larva 
examined  differs  from  that  described  by  Harris  in  the  absence  of  the  an- 
tenna-like appendages  at  the  side  of  the  head;  this  is  also  characterized 
by  Packard  in  "Forest  Insects."  It  is  also  slenderer  than  others  de' 
scribed,  nor  are  the  "spiracles  so  situated  as  to  be  visible  from  above,'- 
except  the  last  pair.  The  prothoracic  segment  is  not  dark  like  the  head, 
but  concolorous  with  the  whole  anterior  third,  i.e.,  pale  brown  with  diffuse 
lateral  stripes.  The  case,  too,  whilst  of  the  same  general  type  as  that 
figured  by  Harris,  is  a  more  finished  piece  of  architecture.  One  side,  the 
floor,  is  elliptical  and  plane;  the  opposing  piece,  the  roof,  is  also  elliptical, 
but  both  longer  and  wider  and  cut  with  the  mid-vein  in  the  longer  diam- 
eter, so  that  when  the  edges  of  the  two  are  sewn  together  it  arches  up, 
forming  a  roof;  the  mid-vein  thus  forms  the  ridge  of  the  roof;  this  also 
projects  at  the  ends  constituting  the  verandas  over  the  round  openings. 
The  dimensions  are:  length,  28  mm.;  width,  8mm.;  height,  6mm.;  di- 
ameter of  openings,  4  mm. 

I  have  not  seen  the  artificer  at  work.  It  would  certainly  be  interesting 
to  observe  how,  with  the  simple  tools  at  his  disposal,  so  wonderful  a  house 
is  built.  I  imagine  that  the  plan  of  procedure  is  about  as  follows:  two 
closely  parallel  leaves  are  selected;  these  are  spun  together  along  the 
elliptical  outline  of  the  finished  product,  the  plane  one  being  first  strength- 
ened by  a  silken  lining;  then  by  cutting  away  the  leaves  about  the  outside 
the  case  is  set  free. — D.  S.  K. 


Identification  of  Insects  (Imagos)  for  Subscribers. 

Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions:  ist,  The  number  of  speci- 
mens to  be  unlimited  for  each  sending;  2d,  The  sender  to  pay  all  expenses  of  transporta- 
tion and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  the  American  Entomological  Society ; 
3d,  Each  specimen  must  have  a  number  attached  so  that  the  identification  may  be  an- 
nounced accordingly.  Exotic  species  named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor, 
who  should  be  consulted  before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  2  cent  stamp  with  all  insects 
for  return  of  names.  Address  all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural 
Sciences,  Logan  Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  ig 

Entomological   Literature. 


ZOOLOGISCHER  ANZEiGER  (Leipzig),  Nov.  2,  1891. — The  lateral  eyes 
of  spiders,  by  K.  Kishinouye,  figs.  On  the  anatomy  of  the  male  sexual 
organs  of  the  Honey  Bee,  by  G.  Koschewnikoff. 

TRAVAUX  ET  MEMOIRES  DBS  FACULTES  DE  LILLE.  I,  No.  4,  1891. — The 
wax  of  Bees  (analysis  and  adulterations),  by  A.  and  P.  Buisine. 

LE  NATURALISTE  (Paris),  Nov.  r,  1891. — Protective  resemblance  in  Eu- 
ropean Lepidoptera,  by  F.  Plateau;  figs.  Description  of  new  Lepidop- 
tera,*  by  P.  Dognin;  Lafajana  n.  gen.  Development  of  Hydrophilns 
piceus,  by  L.  Planet;  figs. — Dec.  i,  1891. — Diagnoses  of  new  Lepidop- 
tera,* by  P.  Dognin.  Habits  and  metamorphoses  of  Corczbus  amethys- 
tinus  Oliv.,  by  Capt.  Xambeu. 

COMPTE  RENDU.  SOCIETE  ENTOMOLOGIQUE  DE  BELGIQUE,  Oct.  3,  '91. 
— Two  new  species  and  a  new  genus  of  African  Lepidoptera,*  by  F.  J. 
M.  Heylaerts;  Gymnelema  n.  gen.  Melanges  Entomologiques:  VII. 
Diagnoses  of  Coleoptera  from  the  Congo,*  by  A.  Duvivier;  Djabiria, 
Phrynctoides  n.  gen.  Dichotomous  table  to  aid  in  determining  the  Bel- 
gian species  of  Coleoptera  Heteromera  (last  part),  by  L.  Coucke.  Enu- 
meration of  the  Hemiptera  of  Belgium,  by  E.  Coubeaux;  Heteroptera. 
Papilio  tnachaon  var.  marginalis,  by  M.  Robbe. 

NOTES  ON  CALOSPASTA  Lee.,  by  G.  H.  Horn,  M.D.  (reprint  from  Proc. 
Amer.  Philos.  Soc.  xxix,  pp.  99-102),  Oct.  27,  1891.  A  synoptic  table  of 
the  species  is  given.  C.  histrionica,  C.  morrisoni,  S.  Cal.,  n.  sp. 

REVUE  DES  SCIENCES  NATURELLES  DE  L'OUEST,  4,  October,  1891, 
Paris. — General  considerations  on  the  classification  of  the  Acarines,  fol- 
lowed by  an  attempt  at  a  new  classification,  by  Dr.  Trouessart  (to  be  con- 
tinued). 

COMPTE  RENDU.  SOCIETE  DE  BIOLOGIE  (Paris),  Nov.  20,  1891.— Or- 
ganization of  a  thoracic  ganglion  in  some  Coleoptera  of  the  tribe  Melo- 
lonthina,  by  A.  Binet.  A  peculiar  Acariasis  on  Paduan  fowls  produced 
by  a  new  Acarine  species,  Lophopies  patavinus,  by  P.  Megnin;  figs.  On 
the  intermediate  host  of  Echinorhynchus  gig  as  in  America,  by  C.  W. 
Stiles  \_Lachnosterna\. 

ENTOMOLOGISCHE  NACHRICHTEN  (Berlin),  xvii,  21,  November,  1891. 
— Some  remarks  on  the  German  species  of  Calathus*  by  C.  YcrhoHl. 
List  of  a  collection  of  Coleoptera  from  Cordoba  in  Argentina,  by  Dr. 
Frenzel.  On  doubtful  species  of  Rhizotrogus,  a  clear  answer  to  Hen  1  •:. 
Brenske,  by  Dr.  G.  Kraatz.— No.  22,  November,  1891  .--A  new  contribu- 
tion to  the  knowledge  of  the  German  Saldcc*  by  C.  VerhoefT.  Dipt*  ru 
collected  by  Herr  F.  Grabowsky  in  Hartz  Mountains,  by  V.  von  K  order- 
*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American. 


2o  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [January, 

New  Singing  Cicada;  from  Cameroon  collected  by  Dr.  Paul  Preuss,*  by 
Dr.  F.  Karsch;   Trisiiiarcha,  Nablistes.  n.  gen. 

DENKSCHRIFTEN  DER  KAISERLICHEN  AKADEMIE  DER  WISSENS- 
CHAFTEN.  MATHEMATISCH-NATURWISSENSC.HAFTLICIIE  CLASSE,  Ivii. 
Wien,  1890  (1891). — Comparative  Studies  on  the  Germ-band  (Keimstreif) 
of  Insects,  by  V.  Graber;  12  plates,  38  figures. 

ERGAENZUNGSHEFT  ZUM  68.  JAHRESBERICHT  DER  SCHLESISCHEN  GE- 
SELLSCHAFT  FUR  VATERLANDiscHE  CULTUR.  Breslau,  1890  (1891). — Con- 
tributions to  the  knowledge  of  the  European  Zoocecidae  and  their  distri- 
bution, by  G.  Hieronymus. 

VERHANDLUNGEN  DES  NATURHISTORISCHEN  VEREINS  DER  PREUS- 
SISCHE  RHEINLANDE,  WESTFALENS  UND  DES  REG.-BEZIRKS  OSNABRUECK. 
xlviii,  i.  Bonn,  1891. — Biological  Aphorisms  on  some  Hymenoptera,  Dip- 
tera  and  Coleoptera,  by  C.  Verhoeff;  3  plates. 

OFVERSIGT  AF  FINSKA  VETENSKAPS-SOCIETETENS  FORHANDLINGAR, 
xxxii,  1889-90.  Helsingsfors,  1890  (1891?). — Contributions  to  the  know- 
ledge of  the  Coleopterous  Fauna  of  Southwestern  Siberia — Curculionidae,* 
by  J.  Faust 

BERICHTE  DER  NATURFOKSCHENDEN  GESELLSCHAFT  zu  FREIBURG  I. 
B.,  v,  i.  Freiburg  I.  B.,  1890  (1891). — On  reproduction  of  the  Diplopods 
(Chilognatha),  by  O.  von  Rath;  i  plate. 

AXTI    DELLA  R.   ACCADEMIA  DELLE  SCIENZE  DI  TORINO,  XXVI,   2,   1890- 

91. — The  European  species  of  the  genus  Chiysotoxum  Meig.,*  by  Dr.  E. 
Giglio-Tos;  i  plate. 

JAHRBUCHER  DES  NASSAUISCHEN  VEREINS  FUR  NATURKUNDE,  44.  Jahr- 
gang.  Wiesbaden,  1891. — Observations  on  the  manner  of  living  and  de- 
velopment'history  of  some  indigenous  species  of  beetles,  by  Dr.  Budde- 
berg.  Macrolepidoptera  of  the  lower  Rhine  country,  2d  part,  by  A.  Fuchs. 
Catalogue  of  the  Coleoptera  of  Japan,  2d  supplement,  by  H.  von  Schoen- 
feldt. 

LA  NATURALEZA,  2d  series,  II,  i.  Mexico,  1891. — Description  of  indig- 
enous Coleoptera,  by  Dr.  D.  Eugenio  Duges  (for  new  species,  see  post)\ 
2  plates. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  CALIFORNIA  ACADEMY  OF  SCIENCES,  2d  series' 
III,  i.  Sept.  i,  1891. — Description  of  the  larva  of  Dascy/lus  darhisonii 
Lee.,  and  a  record  of  its  life-history,  by  J.  J.  Rivers;  i  plate.  New  species 
of  Scarabseidae,  id  (see  post). 

BULLETIN  OF  THE  BUFFALO  SOCIETY  OK  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  v,  3,  'gr. 
—List  of  the  Macrolepidoptera  of  Buffalo  and  vicinity,  by  Edw.  P.  Van 
Duzee. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  21 

LIST  OF  LEPIDOPTERA  OF  BOREAL  AMERICA,  by  John  II.  Smith,  as- 
sisted by  Henry  Skinner,  M.D.,  Geo.  D.  Hulst,  Ph.  D.,  C.  H.  Fernald, 
Ph.  D.,  C.  V.  Riley,  Ph.  D.  Philadelphia,  Amer.  Ent.  Soc.  1891,  124  pp., 
6020  species  listed. 

CONTRIBUTIONS  TOWARDS  A  MONOGRAPH  OF  THE  NOCTUID.K  OF  TEM- 
PERATE NORTH  AMERICA. — Revision  of  the  species  of  Mann.-stra,  by  John 
B.  Smith  (from  Proc.  U.  S.  Nat.  Mns.  xiv,  pp.  197-276,  pi.  viii-xi),  Wash- 
ington, 1891  (for  new  species,  see  post). 

DESCRIPTIONS  OF  NEW  CYNIPID/E  IN  THE  COLLECTION  OF  THE  ILLI- 
NOIS STATE  LABORATORY  OF  NATURAL  HISTORY,  by  C.  P.  Gillette,  is«.,i ; 
i  plate  (see  post). 

JOURNAL  OF  THE  INSTITUTE  OF  JAMAICA,  I,  i,  Kingston,  November, 
1891. — Notes  on  the  transformations  of  some  Jamaica  Lepidoptera,  by  T. 
D.  A.  Cockerell. 


NEW  SPECIES  OF  NORTH  AMERICAN  INSECTS  DESCRIBED 
IN  THE  PRECEDING  LITERATURE. 


COLEOPTERA. 

Calospasta  histrionica  Horn,  Proc.  Amer.  Pliilos.  Soc.  \.\i.\,  p.  100,  San 
Diego,  Cal.     C.  morrisoni,  p.  102,  So.  California. 

Biiprestis  jimenezi  Duges,  La  Naturaleza,  2cl  series,  II,  p.  7,  fig.   10, 
Jalapa. 

Melanophila  nigra  Duges,  1.  c.,  p.  8,  rig.  II,  Tupataro  ( Guanajuato). 

Acmczodera  moesta  Duges,  1.  c.,  p.  n,  fig.  17,  Guanajuato.    A.jncn 
p.  14,  fig.  20,  Acapulco.     A.  sinalocnsis,  p.  14,  fig.  21,  Motag,-,  SinaKa. 

Chrysobothris  sobrina  Duges,  1.  c.,  p.  19,  Guanajuato.     C.  arinala,  \>. 
19,  fig.  29,  Chiapas.     C.  i^nofa,  p.  20,  fig.  30.  Tupataro,  Guanajuato. 

Agrilus  albofasciatus  Duges,  1.  c.,  p.  23,   fig.   35,  Guanajuato. 
Borrei,  p.  24,  fig.  36,  id.     A.  Sa/Ifi,  p.  24,  fig.  37,  id. 
p.  26,  fig.  39,  id.    A.parviis,  p.  26,  fig.  60,  id.    A.  hiniaci         ?.  p. 
40,  id.     A.fossulatus,  p.   27,  fig.  41,  id.     .  /.  xcxnutculatu  f,  p.  27.  ''.- 
id.     A.   rnbrovittatus,  p.   28,   fig.   44,  id.     A'.  ca/i^i>n>s    r,  p. 
Tupataro.     A.  'igneosigiiadis,  p.  29,  fig.  47,  id.  •  !'• 

30,  fig.  48,  id.     A.  tHpatarcnsis,  p.  31,  fig.   59-  "'•  '•  I'-  • 

fig.  51,  id.     A.  A'cririnansi,  p.  3-',   fig.   V,   "'•  '•  I'-  3'i 

53,  Guanajuato.     A.  tarrascus,  p.  33,  fig.  54,  Michoacan. 
p.  33,  fig.  55,  Guanajuato.     A.  naints,  p.   33,   tig.   56,  Tupataro. 
inhieHS,  p.  34,  fig.  57,  id.     A.  nonts,  p.  34,  fig-  5s,  i(1- 
fig-  59,  id- 


22  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [January, 

Taphrocerus  leoni  Duges,  1.  c.,  p.  35,  fig.  61,  Siloa,  Guanajuato,  Mi- 
choacan.  T.  Kerremansi,  p.  35,  fig.  62,  Tupataro. 

Brachys  chapusi  Duges,  1.  c.,  p.  36,  fig.  63,  Tupataro.  B.  hexagonalis, 
p.  36,  fig.  64,  Guanajuato. 

Lygirus  Bryanti  Rivers,  Proc.  Cal.  Acad.  Sci.  (2),  III,  p.  97,  Lower 
California. 

LEPIDOPTERA. 

Carphoxera  n.  gen.  (Acidalinoe)  Riley,  Insect  Life,  iv,  p.  112.  C. 
ptelearia,  p.  112. 

Maniestra  delerminata  Smith,  Proc.  U.  S.  Nat.  Mus.  xiv,  p.  209,  Col. 
M.  desperala,  p.  221,  Me.,  N.  H.,  Cal.  M.  invalida,  p.  225,  Cal.  M. 
u~scripta,  p.  228,  Cal.  M.  quadrata,  p.  248,  Cal.  M.  circumcincta,  p. 
253,  Cal.  M.  longiclava,  p.  265,  Col.  M.  orbiculata,  p.  266,  Col. 

HYMENOPTERA. 

Diastrophus  scutellaris  Gillette,  Bull.  111.  State  Lab.,  N.  H.  ?,  p.  192, 
111.  Antistrophus  silphii,  p.  192,  111.  A.  laciniatus,  p.  194,  111.  A.  ntfits, 
p.  195,  111.  A.  minor,  p.  196.  A.  bicolor,  p.  197,  111.  Acraspis  coni- 
pressus,  p.  197,  Iowa.  Dryophanta  lanata,  p.  198,  Iowa.  Chilasphis 
ferrugineus,  p.  200,  Iowa.  Aulax  bicolor,  p.  201,  111.  Synergus  mag- 
nus,  p.  202,  Mich.  S.  villosus,  p.  202,  Iowa.  Coptereucoila  inarginata, 
p.  203,  111.  Eucoila  "j-spinosa,  p.  204,  111.  Eucoilidea  ritjipes,  p.  205. 


Doings  of  Societies. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION  OF  THE  ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES 
OF  PHILADELPHIA. — A  regular  meeting  was  held  in  the  Hall,  Oct.  22,  '91, 
Director  Geo.  H.  Horn,  M.D.,  presiding.  Meeting  called  to  order  at 
8.20  P.M.  Members  present:  Martindale,  Laurent,  Ridings,  Horn  and 
Skinner.  Associates:  Fox  and  Liebeck.  The  Publication  Committee 
reported  favorably  on  papers  No.  255  and  256,  entitled  "  Notes  on  North 
American  Tachinidae,  sens,  str.,  with  Descriptions  of  New  Genera  and 
Species,"  by  C.  H.  Tyler  Townsend,  and  "Random  Studies  in  North 
American  Coleoptera,"  by  Geo.  H.  Horn,  M.D.  Paper  257  was  presented 
for  publication.  Mr.  Nathan  Banks,  of  Washington,  D.  C.,  was  duly 
elected  an  Associate  of  the  Section.  HENRY  SKINNER,  Recorder. 

A  regular  meeting  was  held  in  the  Hall,  Nov.  25,  1891.  The  meeting 
was  called  to  order  at  8.20  P.M.  In  the  absence  of  the  Director,  Mr.  Blake 
presided.  Members  present:  Messrs.  Ridings,  Laurent,  Blake,  Skinner 
and  Welles.  Associates:  Calvert,  Nell  and  Haimbach.  The  report  of 
the  Executive  Committee  was  read  and  received.  A  number  of  American 
and  European  Odonata  were  presented  by  Mr.  Calvert;  also  the  Jamaican 
Odonata  collected  by  Mr.  Wm.  J.  Fox.  Donations  to  the  library  were 


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ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  23 


read.  The  Publication  Committee  reported  favorably  on  a  paper  entitled 
"A  Revision  of  the  North  American  species  of  Phlepsius"  by  Ed\v.  P. 
Van  Duzee.  Papers  Nos.  258,  259  and  260,  were  presented  for  publication. 

Mr.  Calvert  stated  that  in  the  Trans.  Amer.  Ent.  Soc.  xvii,  p.  33,  1890, 
he  had  first  described  the  supposed  female  of  Sor,ia!ochlora  Walshii  Scud. , 
remarking  then  that  it  was  much  like  the  female  of  S.  forcipata  Scud., 
specimens  of  which  he  had  not  then  seen.  During;  the  Summer  of  1891 
he  had  received  the  female  and  three  males  of  forcipata  from  Prof.  F.  L. 
Harvey,  at  Orono,  Me.  A  comparison  of  the  females  of  Walshii  and 
forcipata  showed  that  the  former  was  distinct.  He  knew  of  no  evidence 
that  the  female  Walshii  was  other  than  he  had  described  it  to  be.  Miss 
Wadsvvorth  took  a  second  male  of  Walshii  at  Manchester,  Me.,  during 
the  season  of  1891;  the  first  male  which  she  had  taken  was  now  in  Mr. 
Calvert's  collection. 

Dr.  Skinner,  Mr.  Ridings  and  Mr.  Laurent,  were  appointed  a  committee 
to  make  nominations  for  the  coming  year.  Mr.  Ridings  moved  that,  when 
the  Section  adjourn,  it  adjourn  to  meet  on  the  second  Monday  in  De- 
cember. HENRY  SKINNER,  Recorder. 

A  regular  meeting  was  held  in  the  Hall,  Dec.  14,  1891,  Director  Geo. 
H.  Horn,  M.D.,  presided.  Members  present:  Messrs.  Horn,  Welles, 
Martindale  and  Ridings.  Associates:  Calvert,  Fox  and  Johnson.  In  the 
absence  of  the  Recorder,  owing  to  sickness,  Mr.  J.  H.  Ridings  acted  as 
such.  The  reports  of  the  Treasurer  and  of  the  Joint  Committee  on  K.\- 
TOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  were  read.  The  committee  on  nominations  named 
the  following  to  serve  as  officers  for  the  ensuing  year:  Director,  Geo.  H. 
Horn,  M.D.;  Vice-Director,  Isaac  C.  Martindale;  Recorder,  Henry  Skin- 
ner, M.D.;  Treasurer,  E.  T.  Cresson;  Conservator,  Henry  Skinner,  M.D.; 
Publication  Committee:  J.  H.  Ridings  and  Philip  Laurent.  On  motion,  the 
Recorder  was  directed  to  cast  a  ballot  for  the  Section,  and  the  above  were- 
declared  elected.  J.  H.  RIDINGS,  Recorder,  pro  ton. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY  OF  WASHINGTON,  November  5,  1891.- 
Messrs.  Theo.  Gill  and  C.  W.  Stiles  were  elected  active  members  of  the 
Society,  and  Rev.  C.  J.  S.  Bethune,  of  Port  Hope,  Canada,  and  Prof.  H. 
A.  Morgan,  of  Baton  Rouge,  La.,  corresponding  members. 

Under  short  notes,  etc.,  Mr.  Schwarz  exhibited  some  fine  and  complete 
examples  of  the  galleries  made  by  Hylesinus  sericeu  s  in  the  bark  of  .lines 
menziesii  from  the  Wahsatch  Mountains  of  Utah.  These  galleries  closely 
resemble  those  made  by  the  species  of  Scolytus. 

The  Secretary  read  a  note  by  Mr.  Wm.  D.  Richardson,  of  Fredericks- 
burg,  Va.,  corresponding  member  of  the  Society,  on  the  life-history  <>f 
Loma  Sayi.  The  food-plant  of  this  species  is  Commolyna  rirghiica;  tin.- 
eggs  are  laid  singly  on  the  leaves,  and  the  larvae  usually  bore  in  the  flower 
stalks,  ejecting  their  fcces  from  the  entrance  hole  of  the  burn.w.  Dis- 
cussed by  Mr.  Schwarz. 


24  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [January, 

Dr.  Marx  exhibited  two  remarkable  spiders  occurring  in  our  fauna:  (i) 
a  representative  of  the  South  American  genus  Nops  characterized  by  hav- 
ing but  two  eyes;  (2)  a  puzzling  species,  the  affinities  of  which  he  pointed 
out.  It  resembles  an  Epeira,  but  is  altogether  different  in  characters. 

Mr.  Schwarz  read  a  paper  on  the  time  of  flight  in  Scarabceid  beetles,  in 
which  he  related  an  observation  made  last  June  by  Mr.  H.  C.  Hubbard 
and  himself  concerning  an  undescribed  species  of  Lachnosterna  which 
flies  before  sunset  in  the  alpine  regions  of  Utah.  He  added  remarks  on 
the  flying  habits  of  other  species  of  Lachnosterna  and  of  Scarabaeid  bee- 
tles in  general.  It  appears  that  in  this  family  the  unity  in  habit  regarding 
the  time  of  flight  is  generally  maintained  so  far  as  genera  are  concerned, 
and  that  there  are  comparatively  few  exceptions  to  this  rule. 

Mr.  Schwarz  also  exhibited  a  species  of  the  family  Monommidas  col- 
lected on  Key  West  and  at  Biscayne  Bay,  Fla.,  and  stated  that  after  a 
careful  study  he  has  come  to  the  conclusion  that  it  is  identical  with  Aspa- 
f /lines  ovatns  Champion  recently  described  from  Central  America,  which 
adds  a  new  genus  to  our  fauna.  Discussed  by  Messrs.  Marlatt,  Howard, 
Mann  and  Schwarz. 

Mr.  Howard  read  a  paper  on  the  "  Habits  of  Molittobia,"  suggested  by 
Mr.  Ashmead's  communication  at  the  proceeding  meeting.  He  gave  a 
comprehensive  review  of  the  literature,  showing  all  of  the  hosts  of  this 
genus  of  parasites,  proving  that  it  is  both  parasitic  and  hyperparasitic. 
He  added  an  account  of  the  rearing  of  M.  pelopczi  Ashm.  from  dipterous 
puparia  found  in  Pelopaeus  cells  by  Mr.  A.  N.  Caudell.  Discussed  by 
Mr.  Ashmead. 

Mr.  Banks  read  a  paper  entitled  "A  new  genus  of  Phalangiidse  from 
North  America,"  in  which,  under  the  name  Caddo  nov.  gen.  agilis  n.  sp., 
he  described  a  peculiar  Phalangid  collected  in  woods  near  the  seashore 
on  Long  Island.  Figures  representing  the  peculiar  features  of  the  insect 
were  exhibited. 

Dr.  Marx  gave  some  remarks  on  the  geographical  distribution  of  spiders, 
and  stated  that  the  Drassidae,  formerly  supposed  to  be  boreal  in  habitat, 
were  now  found  to  occur  in  the  tropics  in  abundance,  and  that  in  fact  we 
have  not  a  single  family  that  is  entirely  northern  in  range.  In  the  Attidse, 
however,  certain  genera  may  prove  to  be  altogether  boreal,  but  the  family 
is  not  well  worked  up.  C.  L.  MARLATT, 

Recording  Sccrclarv. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NKWS  for  December  was  maili'd  December  2,  1891. 


ENT.  NEWS.  Vol.  III. 


PI.  I. 


CICINDELA. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 

AND 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION, 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

VOL.  in.  FEBRUARY,   1892.  No.  2. 

CONTENTS: 


Horn — Variations  of  Color-markings  in 

Coleoptera 25 

Fox — Hymenopterological  Notes 29 


Smith — Elementary  Entomology 35 

Insects  collected  at  Jamesburg,  N.  J., 
July  4,  1891 36 


Dyar— Collecting  Butterflies  in  the  Yo-  ;    Notes  and  News 38 


Semite  Valley 30 

Hart — On  the  species  of  O^canthus 33 


Entomological  Literature 42 

Doings  of  Societies 47 


Variations  of  Color-markings  in  Coleoptera. 

By  GEO.   H.  HORN,  M.D. 

Recently  the  subject  of  variation  in  coloration  has  been  dis- 
cussed before  the  Society  of  American  Naturalists  with  the  view 
of  eliciting  an  expression  of  opinion  as  to  whether  color  variation 
proceeded  in  a  regular  course,  or  was  hap-hazard  and  accidental. 

My  observations  have  been  that  variation  proceeds  in  regular 
lines,  easily  demonstrable  with  sufficient  material,  produced  by 
external  influences  which  are  at  present  but  partly  understood. 

There  is  probably  no  branch  of  zoology  better  fitted  to  illus- 
trate this  point  than  Entomology,  from  the  abundance  of  species 
and  the  frequent  occurrence  of  genera  with  large  numlxTs  of 
species  in  which  a  greater  or  less  similarity  of  marking  is  ob><  r 
vable. 

As  a  beginning,  in  the  illustration  of  this  subject,  it  is  brst  to 
select  a  genus  well  known  to  all  collectors  by  the  numbers  of  spe- 
cies possible  in  most-  collections.  Cicmdela  has  therefore  bcni 
chosen. 

Any  one  in  glancing  over  his  series  will  perceive  that  there  is 
a  great  similarity  of  marking  between  many  species.  This  simi- 


26  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [February, 

larity,  which  may  be  considered  as  the  type  of  marking  and  illus- 
trated by  fig.  i  of  the  plate,  representing  vnlgaris  is  the  under- 
lying pattern  from  which  all  the  forms  observed  in  our  Cicindelae 
have  been  derived. 

Before  going  further  it  is  well  to  present  the  following  propo- 
sitions that  the  argument  and  the  illustrations  may  be  understood. 

i. — The  type  of  marking  is  the  same  in  all  our  species. 

2. — Assuming  a  well  marked  species  as  a  central  type  the 
markings  vary, 

«,  by  a  progressive  spreading  of  the  white. 

b,  by  a  gradual  thinning  or  absorption  of  the  white. 

c,  by  a  fragmentation  of  the  markings. 

d,  by  linear  supplementary  extension. 

3. — Many  species  are  practically  invariable.  These  fall  in  two 
series. 

a,  those  of  the  normal  type,  as  vulgaris,  hirticoUis  and  tenui- 

signata. 

b,  those  in  which  some  modification  of  the  type  has  become 

permanent,  probably  through  isolation,  as  marginipennis, 
togala  and  lemniscata. 

4. — Those  species  which  vary  do  so  in  one  direction  only. 
That  is,  supposing  a  species  begins  typically  with  markings 
similar  to  vulgaris,  the  variation  may  be  either  in  the  direction 
of  thickening  and  increase  of  white  as  in  hyperborea,  generosa 
and  others,  or  in  the  direction  of  thinning  or  fragmentation  of 
the  white  with  perhaps  an  entire  loss  of  markings  as  in  h<zmor- 
rhagica,  splendida,  or  obsoleta. 

The  first  two  propositions  must  be  considered  as  applying  to 
the  species  of  the  genus  collectively,  the  last  two  to  the  species 
separately. 

The  accompanying  plate  has  been  prepared  to  illustrate  these 
propositions.  It  must,  however,  be  understood  that,  in  tracing 
the  derivations  from  the  typical,  it  is  not  possible  to  use  one  spe- 
cies as  these  modifications  go  on  gradually  through  a  number  of 
species,  one  sometimes  beginning  where  another  ends. 

In  the  plate  fig.  i  represents  vulgaris,  which  is  a  fairly  typical 
species,  following  through  generosa  (2-3),  pamphila  (4),  hyper- 
borea var.  (5),  togata  (6),  gratiosa  (7),  canosa  (8),  we  finally 
arrive  at  a  perfectly  white  elytron  as  seen  in  some  varieties  of 
dorsalis. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  27 

Following  in  the  other  direction  through  tenuisignata  (9), 
marginipennis  (10),  Hentzii  (n),  sexguttata  (12),  heemorrJiagica 
(13),  and  splendida  van  (14),  it  will  be  observed  that  through  a 
gradual  thinning  or  absorption  of  the  markings,  or  by  their 
fragmentation  and  obliteration  we  arrive  at  the  opposite  result  of 
elytra  without  any  white  markings  whatever,  as  in  many  forms 
of  obsoleta,  scutellaris,  pimdulata  and  hczmorrhagica. 

Those  species  which  vary  from  the  type  in  having  the  markings 
broken  into  spots,  as  iz-guttata  or  Hentzii,  may  lose  the  spots 
by  a  gradual  decrease  of  size,  so  that  they  all  seem  to  disappear 
nearly  at  the  same  time,  or  the  spots  may  disappear  successively, 
those  on  the  disc  being  the  first  to  go,  while  the  marginal  spots 
remain. 

From  our  series  it  would  be  difficult  to  say  which  spot  is  the 
most  persistent,  but  it  is  probably  the  apical  lunule,  as  there  are 
more  with  entirely  dark  elytra  with  slight  traces  of  this  spot  than 
with  any  other,  as  shown  in  abdominalis  z\\&  punctulata. 

Forms  like  lemniscata  (16)  seem  very  far  removed  from  the 
type,  but  many  forms  of  imperfecia  (15)  show  how  the  markings 
gradually  leave  the  margin  and  tend  by  fusion  to  form  a  vitta  at 
first  somewhat  oblique,  but  finally  becoming  nearly  median. 

The  last  two  figures  on  the  plate  represent  the  markings  of 
Gabbii  (17)  and  Saulcyi  (18),  in  which  the  ends  of  the  bands  or 
lunules  are  greatly  prolonged.  The  latter  form,  which  represents 
dorsalis  as  well,  is  but  rarely  seen  so  perfectly  marked,  the  ten- 
dency being  toward  a  greater  extension  of  the  white.  The  other 
species  is  scarcely  variable,  although  equally  a  coast  form. 

Those  species  which  retain  a  permanent  divergence  from  the 
normal  standard,  such  as  togata  (6)  or  lemniscata  (16),  are  doubt- 
less descendants  from  a  normal  type  which  has  varied,  and  in 
which  a  variety  has  become  isolated  and  perpetuated  itself. 

One  result  of  an  examination  of  my  species  with  ideas  here 
explained  has  been  the  discovery  that  C.  lunalonga  Schaupp  is 
merely  a  variety  of  pusilla  with  markings  a  little  better  defined. 
Specimens  before  me  establish  the  lead  very  distinctly. 

In  view  of  all  the  facts  here  presented  the  question  mi-lit  be 
asked,  why  do  some  species  vary  while  others  do  not  ?  \Yhilc 
this  matter  is  worthy  of  some  thought,  it  is  not  pos>il>K'  to  ^ive 
a  satisfactory  answer.  Some  species  doubtless  vary  from  climatic 
causes.  A  notable  instance  will  be  seen  in  hui/ion-lhi^ica,  which 


28  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [February, 

extends  from  San  Diego  and  Yuma  in  California  northward  to 
the  head-waters  of  the  Yellowstone,  passing  through  about  all 
possible  varieties  of  climate  and  habitat,  from  sea-coast  to  'moun- 
tain. On  the  other  hand  hirticollis  occurs  from  Hudson's  Bay 
to  Arizona  without  variation,  and  the  specimens  of  lepida  from 
the  New  Jersey  shore  are  not  separable  from  those  found  in  Ne- 
braska. It  seems  hardly  possible  to  make  any  generalizations 
on  the  subject.  Doubtless  the  coast  species  vary  to  a  greater 
extent  taking  them  collectively  than  do  the  inland  species,  but  it 
is  impossible  to  go  further  in  speculation  as  too  many  exceptions 
arise  on  all  sides. 

The  subject  of  variation  might  be  considered  at  much  greater 
length  with  profit  and  more  fully  illustrated,  but  the  desire  to 
bring  the  article  within  NEWS  limits  has  caused  me  to  be  brief. 

The  figures  have  been  drawn  to  illustrate  markings  only,  and 
no  regard  has  been  had  to  the  form  of  the  elytra,  which  varies 
considerably,  and  would  introduce  an  element  not  pertinent  at 
this  time. 

Should  the  method  of  thought  which  gave  rise  to  the  preceding 
remarks  produce  in  some  others  thoughts  as  to  the  possibilities 
of  variation,  not  only  in  color,  but  almost  equally  in  form  and 
sculpture  there  would  be  less  'synonymy  to  be  corrected  and  a 
more  truly  scientific  basis  established  for  species. 

EXPLANATION   OF   PLATE. 

i. — C.  vulgaris  10.  —  C.  marginipennis 

2 .  —  C.  generosa  1 1 .  —  C.  Hentzii 

3. —  C.  generosa  12. —  C.  sexguttata 

4. — C.  pamphila  13.  —  C.  h&morrhagia 

5.  —  C.  limbata  ||  14.  —  C.  splendida 

6.  —  C.  togata  15.  —  C.  imperfecta 

7.  —  C.  gratiosa  1 6.  —  C.  lemniscata 
8. — C.  canosa  17.  —  C.  Gabbii 

9. — C.  tenuisignata  18. — C.  Saulcyi 

A  writer  in  Engineering  says  "that  in  sinking  plumb  lines  down  shafts 
the  accuracy  of  the  work  is  often  seriously  impaired  by  spiders  attaching 
their  webs  to  the  lines  and  drawing  them  toward  the  walls,  often  with 
sufficient  tension  to  introduce  material  errors  in  the  position  of  the  plumb 
bobs." 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  29 

HYMENOPTEROLOGICAL  NOTES.-III. 

By  WM.  J.  Fox,  Phila.,  Pa. 

(Continued  from  page  n,  vol.  iii.) 

Galliopsis  abdominalis  Cress. 

A  variety  of  this  species  occurs  rather  commonly  in  Gloucester 
County,  N.  J.  It  differs  from  typical  abdominalis  as  follows  :  the 
thorax,  with  the  exception  of  the  tubercles  and  tegulae,  is  entirely 
black;  the  abdomen  has  the  base  of  the  first  segment  above  and 
base  of  the  second  only,  reddish  fulvous,  the  apical  margins  of 
segments  i — 5,  broadly  testaceous;  the  male  has  the  abdomen 
reddish  fulvous,  the  segments  each  with  a  black  fascia. 

Numerous  females  and  several  males  taken  in  Gloucester  Co., 
N.  J.,  from  August  i6th  to  September  gth,  1891. 

Epeolus  pusillus  Cress. 

E.  pusillus  Cr.,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Phila.  vol.  ii,  p.  398,  9. 

The  male  of  this  insect,  which  has  hitherto  been  undescribed, 
differs  from  the  female  by  its  smaller  size;  the  clypeus  being  cov- 
ered with  pale  pubescence;  the  eyes  more  strongly  converging 
towards  the  mouth;  the  antennae,  first  three  joints  excepted, 
testaceous  beneath;  tip  of  the  abdomen  reddish;  nervures  and 
stigma  testaceous;  the  antennae  are  shorter  and  stouter.  Length 
6  mm. 

A  male  and  female  of  this  species  taken  in  Gloucester  County, 
N.  J.,  August  1 6th  and  September  5th. 

Epeolus  compactus  Cress. 

This  species  has  only  been  recorded  from  Texas,  Colorado, 
Nevada,  California.  I  have  a  specimen  taken  in  Camden  County, 
N.  J.,  during  May. 

Melissodes  fimbriata  Cress. 

A  male  specimen  of  this  insect  was  taken  at  Cape  May,  N.  J., 
on  June  i4th.  It  has  only  been  recorded  from  Texas. 

Zethus  Slossonae  n.  sp. 

9- — Black,  a  spot  on  each  side  of  the  clypeus,  two  transverse  elongate 
spots  behind  the  base  of  the  antennae,  a  dot  in  the  eye  nnargination,  |>»s- 
terior  orbits,  line  on  the  collar,  much  narrowed  and  slightly  interrupted 
medially,  a  large  spot  at  the  top  of  the  mesopleunr,  two  small  spots  mi 
the  scutelluni  and  postscntellum,  two  large  ones  on  the  posterior  face  <>f 
the  metathorax,  an  irregular  line  on  the  apical  margin  of  the  petiole, 
which  extends  up  a  little  way  along  the  sides,  line  on  anterior  femora 
behind,  and  the  middle  tibiae,  more  or  less,  all  yellow;  the  scape  and  fol- 


30  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [February, 

lowing  two  antennal  joints,  the  mandibles,  except  apex,  the  tegulae,  the 
legs,  except  the  posterior  femora  medially  and  the  coxae,  reddish  brown; 
clypeus  rounded  laterally,  with  sparse,  shallow,  punctures,  its  anterior 
margin  armed  with  three  widely  separated  teeth,  the  middle  tooth  largest; 
just  above  the  antennae  there  is  a  strong,  transverse  ridge;  the  antennae 
are  situated  just  beneath  each  end  of  this  ridge,  and  are  therefore  widely 
separated;  front  with  very  large,  deep,  in  some  places  confluent  punctures, 
the  punctures  becoming  less  strong  on  the  vertex  and  are  sparse  and 
shallow  on  the  cheeks.  Thorax  punctured  as  on  the  front,  on  the  sides 
and  beneath  with  silvery-sericeous  pile;  scutellum  with  an  impressed  line, 
the  punctures  sparse;  postscutellum  with  the  posterior  margin  produced 
into  a  strong  angle;  metathorax  subopaque,  with  a  medial  impressed  line, 
with  a  few  oblique,  widely  separated  striations  towards  the  sides,  the 
metapleurae  with  indistinct,  shallow  punctures;  wings  fuscous,  with  a  vio- 
laceous reflection,  which  is  especially  strong  on  the  apical  portion,  brown- 
ish along  the  costa,  stigma  yellowish,  nervures  black,  second  submarginal 
cell  very  narrow  at  the  top,  the  third  submarginal  cell  broader  above  than 
beneath;  legs  clothed  with  silvery  pile.  Abdomen  clothed  with  sericeous 
pile,  the  petiole  much  swollen  medially,  and  is  contracted  before  the  apex, 
a  little  broader  than  high,  and  with  large,  sparse,  punctures  above,  the 
pedicle  of  the  second  segment  takes  up  less  than  a  quarter  of  the  seg- 
ment, the  base  of  the  pedicle  black;  the  remainder  of  the  abdomen 
claret-brown,  shining,  smooth  above,  beneath  with  large,  sparse  punctures. 
<3\ — Differs  from  the  female  as  follows:  the  clypeus  is  entirely  yellow, 
the  medial  tooth  not  so  large;  the  third  antennal  joint  black,  and  is  more 
than  a  third  longer  than  the  fourth,  joints  10-12  reddish,  the  hook  black; 
the  eye  emargination  is  narrower;  the  medial  impressed  line  of  the  scu- 
tellum is  stronger;  the  legs  without  any  trace  of  yellow;  the  second  sub- 
marginal  cell  is  broader  above  than  in  the  female.  Length  9cT  J6  mm. 

Three  specimens,  one  female,  two  males.  Collected  by  Mrs. 
Annie  Trumbull  Slosson,  near  Punta  Gorda,  So.  Florida.  It  is 
most  closely  allied  to  Z.  azteca  S.,  from  which  it  differs  by  the 
transverse  ridge  behind  the  antennae.  It  differs  from  Z.  Poeyi 
S. ,  from  Cuba,  by  the  toothed  clypeus  and  the  shorter  pedicle  of 
the  second  abdominal  segment. 


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Collecting  Butterflies  in  the  Yosemite  Valley. 

By  HARRISON  G.  DYAR. 

My  wife  and  I  spent  four  months  of  last  year  in  the  Yosemite 
Valley,  Cal.,  to  enjoy  the  grand  scenery  and  the  pure  air  of  the 
Sierra  Nevada  and  make  collections  of  the  Lepidoptera  of  that 
region,  and  it  has  occurred  to  me  that  some  notes  of  our  expe- 
riences might  interest  the  readers  of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  31 

The  valley,  as  may  be  seen  from  a  map,  is  situated  on  the  west 
slope  of  the  Sierra  Nevada,  and  through  it  the  north  branch  of 
the  Merced  River  flows.  The  general  course  of  the  river  is 
southwesterly  at  this  point  and  it  plunges  over  two  falls  called  the 
Nevada  and  Vernal  to  a  depth  of  about  3000  feet  below  the  gen- 
eral level  of  the  surrounding  country  and  flows,  with  but  slight 
descent,  for  a  distance  of  five  miles  between  nearly  vertical  walls 
which  are,  on  an  average,  a  mile  apart.  This  canon  is  the  Yose- 
mite  Valley,  and  its  level  floor  would  be  covered  with  fine  trees 
and  shrubs  were  it  not  for  the  work  which  is  being  done  by  those 
in  charge  of  the  valley,  who,  I  am  sorry  to  say,  have  already 
succeeded  in  spoiling  the  once  picturesque  beauty  of  Mirror 
Lake  by  means  of  a  dam  and  Other  improvements  (?). 

Lepidoptera  were  abundant  during  the  first  part  of  our  stay, 
more  especially  the  butterflies;  we  found  but  few  moths.  Later 
in  the  season  they  became  much  less  common,  and  it  was  more 
and  more  difficult  to  obtain  larvae  as  nearly  all  the  small  plants 
died  by  reason  of  the  dry  season  which  set  in  soon  after  we  ar- 
rived. We  collected  forty-nine  species  of  butterflies,  but  not  all 
were  found  on  the  floor  of  the  valley.  Papilio  nitulns  and  P. 
eurymedon  were  common,  but  P.  indra,  which  is  a  true  mountain 
species,  and  occurred  about  the  edge  of  the  valley  at  an  altitude 
of  7000  feet  above  the  sea,  was  seldom  seen  there,  although  a 
few  examples  wandered  down.  Neophasia  mcnapia  was  common 
towards  the  end  of  Summer  flying  slowly  about  the  tops  of  the 
Pinus  ponderosa,  or  alighting  on  flowers.  Picris  beckcrii  and 
P.  sisymbrii  were  found  in  considerable  abundance  on  the  summit 
of  Cloud's  Rest,  a  peak  10,000  feet  high,  overlooking  the  vall'-v. 
but  I  did  not  see  them  elsewhere.  Several  species  of  Antho- 
charis  occurred,  but  not  in  the  valley  proper.  A.  lanceolate  \\  as 
found  on  the  talus  at  different  altitudes,  but  they  did  not  appear 
in  the  valley,  and  it  is  surprising  how  closely  they  confined  them- 
selves to  the  rocks,  as  if  aware  that  the  marbled  colors  ot  the 
lower  surface  of  their  wings  were  only  fitted  to  harmonize  with 
the  gray  granite  of  the  broken  rocks.  The  ubiquitous  Colias 
eurytheme  was  to  be  seen  all  Summer,  and  I  captured  one  male 
specimen  of  C.  behrii\  to  which  I  shall  again  refer,  /lit /tin's 
archippns  was  not  uncommon,  and  two  eggs  of  this  speeie.s  were 
found  on  a  wild  gooseberry  bush,  where  they  had  ITCH  laid  ap- 
parently by  accident  (there  was  no  milkweed  mar).  The  lar\\e 


32  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [February, 

that  hatched  from  them  refused  gooseberry,  and  would  certainly 
have  died  had  I  not  supplied  them  with  their  ancestral  food.  Of 
Argynnis,  three  species  occurred,  A.  epithore  in  the  Spring, 
followed  by  what  is  probably  A.  monticola,  though  there  seemed 
to  be  two  very  closely  allied  forms,  perhaps  only  varieties,  in  one 
of  which  the  marginal  spots  on  the  lower  side  of  hind  wings  were 
narrower  than  in  the  other  and  sometimes  slightly  touched  with 
silver.  Both  these  forms  were  taken  in  coitu  and  always  with  a 
mate  of  the  same  form.  A.  leto  appeared  still  later,  the  first  male 
being  seen  July  loth,  and  first  female  July  2ist. 

Of  the  other  species  captured,  I  will  notice  only  the  most  in- 
teresting. Lemonias  virgulti  was  common  in  the  Summer  on 
flowers  and  sage  brush  bushes,  more  especially  on  the  talus  around 
the  valley  and  above  Vernal  Fall. 

Thecla  grunus  occurred  in  swarms  around  the  live  oak  trees 
{Quercus  chrysolepis}  first  appearing  about  July  ist  and  continu- 
ing all  Summer.  The  full  grown  larvae  were  found  in  abundance 
on  young  shoots  of  this  tree  about  the  first  of  June.  Pyrgus 
ericelorum  was  seen  on  only  one  day  when  we  captured  several 
examples  feeding  on  the  flowers  of  the  Pussy's  Paws  (Spraguea 
umbellata),  but  saw  none  afterward,  though  we  went  to  the  same 
place  the  next  day. 

About  the  middle  of  September,  after  nearly  all  my  larvae  had 
stopped  feeding,  we  took  a  trip  to  the  high  Sierras  to  climb  Mt. 
Lyell,  a  peak  13,000  feet  high.  We  left  Yosemite  on  hore-back 
with  Mr.  J.  B.  Lembert,  as  guide,  who  owned  a  small  farm  at 
Soda  Springs,  high  in  the  mountains,  near  the  head  of  the  Tuo- 
lumne  River  before  the  place  was  included  in  the  National  Park. 
On  September  2oth  we  made  the  ascent  of  the  peak,  and  when 
about  a  quarter  of  the  way  up  on  a  spur  of  the  mountain  over- 
looking the  end  of  the  glacier,  a  specimen  of  Colias  bchrii  was 
started  up  which  I  succeeded  in  capturing.  No  more  were  seen 
that  day  as  the  weather  soon  became  threatening,  and  by  the 
time  we  reached  the  top  of  the  glacier,  the  clouds  had  begun  to 
float  in  over  the  peaks.  On  another  day,  September  22d,  we 
went  to  some  mountain  meadows,  10,000  feet  high,  where  Mr. 
Lembert  had  formerly  seen  some  of  the  "  little  green  butterflies" 
(C  behrii),  but  met  with  no  success,  and  were  obliged  to  return 
almost  immediately  in  a  dense  snow  storm. 

When  we  returned  to  the  vnlley  after  a  day's  ride  from  Soda 


1892.] 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


33 


Springs,  I  found  that  most  of  the  larvae,  which  had  not  ceased 
feeding  when  I  left  and  which  I  had  tied  out  in  bags  on  their 
food-plants,  had  been  cut  off  and  destroyed  by  a  crazy  Indian, 
called  "  Loco"  by  the  children  of  the  valley.  This  made  a  rather 
disastrous  ending  to  an  otherwise  quite  successful  collecting 
season. 


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ON  THE  SPECIES  OF  OECANTHUS  Sen. 
By  CHAS.  A.  HART,  Champaign,  111. 

Although  the  snowy,  or  tree  cricket  is  commonly  referred  to 
.as  (Ecanthus  niveus,  there  are  three  or  four  species  quite  com- 
mon and  widely  distributed,  one  of  which,  CE.  fascialus,  is  in 
this  State  (Illinois)  more  abundant  than  niveus.  I  have  just  had 
occasion  to  examine  a  large  series  of  specimens  in  the  collection 
of  the  Illinois  State  Laboratory  of  Natural  History  including  all 
the  species  yet  recorded  from  Illinois.  After  a  fairly  satisfactory 
assortment  of  the  specimens  with  the  aid  of  the  characters  indi- 
cated by  Prof.  Jerome  McNeill  in  "  Psyche,"  vol.  vi,  p.  6,  I  noted 

that  the  coloration  of  the  antennae 
in  each  species  had  a  perfectly  dis- 
tinct and  invariable  pattern  of  its 
own  in  all  specimens  examined. 
This  character  is  not  affected  by 
sex,  and  seems  to  be  the  most  re- 
liable and  ready  means  of  separa- 
ting the  species.  Some  of  these 
changes  of  pattern  were  noticed 
by  Dr.  Fitch  in  his  description  of 
CEcanthus  niveus  (Third  Report 
on  Insects  of  N.  Y.  p.  95)  as  char- 
acterizing varieties  of  that  spcri<-, 
but  the  specific  identity  of  these 
forms  seems  now  wll  established. 
CE.  bif>nnctiifns  De  G.  has  the 
apex  of  the-  scape  prolonged  be- 


[EXPLANATION  OF  cur.J 
Basal  joints  of  antenna;  of  O-.canthiis, 
under  surface.     (The  difference  in  the  su- 
tures is  due  to  the  changing  appearance    neath     forming   an    acute  blackish 
of  the  sutural  membrane  in  different  po- 
sitions  of  the  antennae)  i  and  z,  fZ./oj-    tooth.        The    lore   \\ings    are    CO 

ciatHS ;  3,  CE.  bipunctatus ;  4,  CE.  niveus: 
5,  CE.  angustipennis ;  6,  CE.  latipennis. 


jointly  marked  with  a  fuSGOUS  spot 
near  middle,  and  .1  lartM- basal  spot. 
CE.  fascia/us  Fitch,  presents  an  extraordinary  range  in  depth 


34  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [February, 

of  color,  without,  however,  any  actual  change  of  pattern.  In 
the  palest  specimens,  approaching  niveus  in  color,  the  scape  has 
on  its  under  surface  an  inner  black  longitudinal  line,  straight,  or 
with  the  basal  end  turned  slightly  outward.  Exterior  to  this  and 
near  the  apex  of  the  joint  is  a  black  dot.  The  second  joint  has 
a  similar  pattern.  The  flagellum  is  luteous  or  olivaceous,  never 
annulated  with  darker  wings  exteriorly  as  in  angustipennis  and 
niveus,  though  the  sutures  are  often  slightly  paler.  The  legs 
vary  correspondingly  from  pale  greenish  to  black.  As  the  color 
deepens,  the  outer  dot  in  the  antennae  coalesces  with  the  end  of 
the  line,  forming  Dr.  Fitch's  var.  b.  The  lines  also  thicken,  the 
dot  enlarges,  the  black  extends  around  the  apex,  and  from  the 
dot  toward  the  base,  until  the  antenna  becomes  entirely  black. 
This  species  has  strong  hind  tibial  spines,  the  last  joint  of  the 
maxillary  palpus  is  clavate,  and  the  fore  wings  in  the  male  are 
wider  than  in  angustipennis. 

In  CE.  angustipennis  Fitch,  the  scape  has  on  its  under  side  a 
longitudinal  black  vitta,  the  basal  end  of  which  curves  distinctly 
inward;  the  second  joint  has  a  black  oval  spot  beneath.  The 
flagellum  is  pale,  the  outer  part  annulated  with  brownish  at  the 
tips  of  alternate  joints.  This  species  is  also  known  by  the  very 
narrow  fore  wings  of  the  male  and  the  weak  spines  of  the  hind 
tibia. 

Our  palest  species  is  niveus  DeG. ,  which  is  almost  colorless, 
but  in  all  specimens  seen  possesses  a  nearly  circular  black  spot 
on  the  under  side  of  the  first  and  second  joints.  The  flagellum 
is  pale,  usually  annulated  as  in  anguslipennis.  The  tibial  spurs 
are  as  \r\fasciatus,  and  the  fore  wings  are  moderately  broad. 

Our  largest  species,  CE.  latipennis  Riley,  lacks  any  distinct 
markings  on  the  first  two  joints.  The  flagellum  is  decidedly 
suffused  with  reddish  brown  basally,  but  the  outer  portion  is  not 
annulate  with  darker.  The  male  has  the  fore  wings  slightly  wider 
proportionally  than  in  niveus. 

Pasciatus  was  very  abundant  this  fall  along  the  roadsides; 
niveus  and  ang^lstipennis  were  taken  this  Summer  at  sugar  in  the 
evenings;  our  specimens  of  latipennis  are  all  from  the  southern 
part  of  the  State. 

"I  wish  I  was  human,"  said  the  centipede.     "It  would  ruin  you,"  re- 
turned the  cricket;  "just  think  of  having  to  buy  shoes  for  yourself."- 
York  Herald. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  35 

ELEMENTARY  ENTOMOLOGY. 

LEPIDOPTERA-HETEROCERA  (Moths). 
By  Prof.  JOHN  B.  SMITH,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

All  the  Heterocera  are  commonly  termed  moths,  and  moths  as 
distinguished  from  butterflies  rarely  have  a  distinctly  clubbed  an- 
tennae, and  do  not  usually  carry  the  wings  upright,  the  upper 
surfaces  opposed,  when  at  rest.  In  some  of  our  Geometridae  the 
wings  are  sometimes  carried  butterfly  fashion,  but  here  there  is 
no  trace  of  a  club  to  the  antennae,  and  where  the  antennae  might 
be  called  clavate,  the  posture  of  the  wings  is  distinctly  decum- 
bent. The  term  "  heterocera"  means  variously  horned,  and,  in- 
deed, all  kinds  of  variation  in  antennal  structure  is  found  in  the 
series,  save  that  in  American  forms  there  is  no  distinctly  clavate 
type  represented.  The  terms  expressive  of  antennal  modifica- 
tions are  best  explained  when  the  necessity  for  their  use  arises. 

Perhaps  the  most  important  character  for  the  higher  divisions 
is  found  in  the  venation,  and  under  our  present  system  a  know- 
ledge of  this  is  absolutely  essential  to  a  proper  understanding  of 
relationships,  or  to  enable  an  insect  to  be  referred  to  its  proper 
family.  Experience  brings  a  certain  knowledge  of  superficial 
appearances  which  serves  to  place  most  specimens,'  but  even  ex- 
perienced lepidopterists  have  been  not  infrequently  misled  by 
trusting  too  much  to  such  appearances.  Wings  can  be  prepared 
for  the  study  of  venation  in  various  ways.  On  larger  moths  a 
deft  operator  can  remove  enough  of  the  scales  with  a  camel's-hair 
brush  to  enable  him  to  make  out  the  course  of  all  veins  readily. 
Smaller  moths,  where  the  wings  are  for  temporary  use  only,  can 
be  soaked  for  a  few  minutes  in  carbolic  acid,  which  will  render  all 
but  the  veins  transparent.  The  wings  may  be  afterward  thrown 
away  or  mounted  in  balsam  without  further  preparation.  \Yhnv 
permanent  specimens  are  desired  the  wings  are  first  placed  in 
alcohol  a  few  moments  to  extract  grease,  then  placed  in  a  satu- 
rated solution  of  chloride  of  lime  until  all  color  disappears.  They 
are  then  washed  in  clean  water,  dried,  and  are  ready  t<>  mount 
on  cards  with  gum,  on  slides  with  balsam,  or  in  any  other  way 
fancy  dictates.  Where  rapid  bleaching  is  desired,  a  drop  or  two 
of  hydrochloric  acid  to  the  chloride  of  lime  solution  will  lil» rate 
chlorine  gas  and  cause  an  almost  instantaneous  bleaching. 
will  also  cause  an  odor  that  will  drive  well  disposed  persons  out 


36  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [February, 

•of  the  room,  and  will  further,  unless  watched  carefully,  eat  into 
the  membrane  of  the  more  delicate  wings.  My  practice,  when  I 
want  rapid  results,  is  to  get  the  wings  into  the  lime  solution,  set 
the  dish  on  the  window-sill  outside,  drop  in  my  acid,  and  close 
the  window  until  chemical  action  ceases.  The  wings  are  then 
ready  for  study.  It  is  by  no  means  necessary  to  go  through  this 
process  with  every  new  form.  When  the  general  course  of  the 
veins  is  known  a  few  scales  removed  on  the  underside,  at  the 
right  spot,  determines  the  matter.  Where  a  wing  is  mounted  in 
balsam  after  bleaching,  great  care  must  be  exercised  lest  weak 
veins  be  rendered  so  transparent  that  they  are  overlooked,  and 
folds  must  not  be  mistaken  for  veins.  A  fold  is  often  much  more 
•distinct  than  a  vein,  but  looks  solid,  with  irregular  edges,  while 
a  true  vein  has  clean  cut  edges  and  is  a  tube.  For  forty  years 
even  the  best  European  students  had  mistaken  a  fold  for  a  vein 
in  some  Zygcznidce  until  I  pointed  out  the  error,  and  on  the  other 
hand  I  was  caught  napping  and  failed  to  see  a  true  vein  in  Cera- 
thosia  because  made  too  transparent  in  balsam. 

If  I  have  been  somewhat  diffuse  on  the  subject  of  preparing 
wings  for  study,  it  is  only  because  in  venation  we  have  the  key 
to  the  present  classification,  and  without  it  determination  of 
family  is  guess  work,  more  or  less  correct  according  to  the  expe- 
rience of  the  guesser. 

In  a  normal  heterogeneous  wing  the  primaries  have  12,  rarely 
13,  the  secondaries  8  veins.  On  the  secondaries  the  number  may 
t>e  increased  to  twelve  or  reduced  to  four,  and  it  is  in  the  secon- 
daries that  we  find  some  of  our  most  useful  characters. 

In  the  next  paper  the  usual  type  of  venation  will  be  figured 
and  described. 

o 

Some  of  the  Insects  collected  at  Jamesburg,  N.  J.,  July  4,  1891. 


HYMENOPTERA. 

By  W.  J.  Fox. 
(The  rarer  species.) 

Elis  4-notata  Trypoxylon  tridentatum 

Pompilus  fuscipennis  Odynerus  birenimaculatus 

Pompilus  virginicus 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS. 

DIPTERA. 
By  C.  W.  JOHNSON. 

Pachyrrhina  incurva  Argyramaeba  analis 

Tipula  fasciata  Geron  macropterus 

Chrysops  vittatus  Psilocephala  albifrons 

univittatus  pictipennis 

callidus  Psilopus  scobinator 
niger  "        patibulatus 

fallax  Syrphus  americana 

flavidus  Sphaerophoria  cylindrica 

obsoletus  Eristalis  dimidiata 

Therioplectes  trispilus  Mesograpta  geminata 

Leptogaster  favillaceus  Platychirus  hypoboreus 

Stichopogon  trifasciata  Xylota  anthereas 

Dasyllis  tergissa  Rivellia  conjuncta 

flavicollis  Tephronota  humilis 

Erax  furax  Colobata  antennipennis 

Proctacanthus  rufus  Lauxania  obscura 

Bombylius  atriceps  Trypeta  bella 

sp.  Sapromyza  compedita 
Anthrax  lateralis 

COLEOPTERA. 

By  PHILIP  LAURENT. 

(Those  species  marked  f  were  quite  common.) 

Cicindela  punctulataf  Podabrus  rugulosusf 

Gyrinus  lugens  ?  f  Telephorus  scitulusf 

Dineutes  vittatusf  Collops  4-maculata 

Coccinella  g-notataf  Onthophagus  hecatef 

Scymnus  terminatus  Serica  trociformis 

Melanotus  cribulosus  ?  Anomala  lucicolaf 
Limonius  basillaris  oblivia 

Agrilus  ruricollis  Strigoderma  pygmaea 

Brachys  aerosa  Chlamys  polycocca 

Lucidota  atra  ?  f  Cryptocephalus  venustusf 
Pyropyga  nigricans  f  congestus 

decipiens  Pachybrachys  binotatus 
Photuris  pennsylvanica  atomarius 

Chauliognathus  marginatusf          Chrysochus  auratusf 


38  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [February, 

Paria  4-notata  Cistela  sericea 

"     aterrima  Mordella  scutellarisf 

Graphops  pubescens  Macrobasis  unicolorf 

Colaspis  flavida  Eugnamptus  angustatusf 

costipennis  (rare)  Pterocolus  ovatus 

Diabrotica  i2-punctataf  Lsemosaccus  plagiatus 

Haltica  foliacea  ?  Centrinus  scutellum-album 

Dibolia  aerea  Eurymycter  fasciatus  (rare) 
Odontota  dorsalis 


Notes  and. 


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for,  and  when  they  are  wanted,  it  should  be  so  stated  on  the  MS.  along  with  the  number 
desired.  The  receipt  of  all  papers  will  be  acknowledged. — ED. 


ON  a  Continental  forty-five  dollar  bill,  issued  on  the  i4th  of  January, 
J779)  is  represented  an  apiary  in  which  two  beehives  are  visible,  and  bees 
.are  seen  swarming  about.  The  motto  is  "  Sic  floret  Respublica — thus 
flourishes  the  Republic."  It  conveys  the  simple  lesson  that  by  industry 
and  frugality  the  Republic  would  prosper. — Harpers  Monthly. 

Dr.  GEO.  D.  HULST  has  donated  his  collection  of  Lepidoptera  to  Rut- 
gers College.  He  will  retain  for  the  present  the  families  in  which  he  is 
working,  but  everything  else  goes  to  the  college.  The  collection  is  one 
of  the  richest  in  Catoca/a,  and  contains  a  very  large  number  of  types  in 
the  Geometridae  and  Pyralidina.  There  are  nearly  2500  named  species 
and  much  undetermined  material,  some  yet  undescribed. — J.  B.  SMITH. 

FOOD-PLANTS  OF  LIMACODID^;. — So  far  as  I  have  observed,  the  larvae 
of  moths  of  this  family  feed  on  the  leaves  of  nearly  all,  if  not  all,  decidu- 
ous trees  and  shrubs,  and  readily  change  from  one  food-plant  to  another. 
This  is  in  accord  with  the  observations  of  Dr.  Kunze  (ENT.  NEWS,  vol.  ii, 
p.  208)  on  Parasa  chloris,  as  it  will  be  noticed  that  all  the  plants  mentioned 
are  deciduous  trees,  except  the  Bayberry  (Myrica  ccrifera),  which  is  a 
shrub. — HARRISON  G.  DYAR. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  39 

"I  HAVE  never  looked  at  this  lovely  thing  (Papilio  marchandii}  with 
its  delicate  form  and  brilliant  hue,  without  my  thoughts  reverting  to  the 
long  past  builders  of  the  temples  and  altars  of  Palenque  and  Copan;  the 
butterfly  flitted  through  the  tropical  groves  in  their  day,  as  now,  but  the 
inhabitants  of  the  old  dead  cities  have  passed  away,  their  names,  their 
history  unknown!  Birds,  reptiles  and  insects  now  alone  tenant  the  forest 
where  once  stood  the  populous  cities,  the  kings  and  priests  of  which,  with 
their  slaves,  sycophants,  long  ages  ago  have  gone  to  rest;  naught  remains 
of  their  past  greatness  but  the  moss-coated  and  time-worn  ruins  of  altar 
and  idol,  and  the  frail,  golden  butterfly  hovers,  suspended  in  mid-air,  over 
the  monster  face  of  some  fallen  dagon,  which  far  back  beyond  even  '  the 
night  of  time,'  received  its  meed  of  human  sacrifice;  in  imagination,  we 
can  see  the  temples  restored,  the  long  train  of  devotees,  all  the  para- 
phernalia of  pagan  worship,  we  can  hear  the  sound  of  music,  the  shrieks 
of  the  agonized  prisoner  about  to  be  offered  as  a  propitiation  to  some 
monstrous  conception  of  barbaric  superstition;  but  all  now  is  hushed; 
priest,  cacique  and  victim  alike,  are  gone,  fallen  are  the  idols,  giant  trees 
grasp  with  their  roots  the  ruins  of  the  temples,  and  creeping  vines  and 
gorgeous  flowers  mingle  with  the  sculpture  of  the  marvelous  shrines; 
scarce  a  sound  is  heard  save  the  rustling  of  some  snake  gliding  stealthily 
to  its  hole,  or  shimmering  lizard  running  over  leaf  or  twig."  (Lepidoptera, 
Rhopaloceres  and  Heteroceres,  H.  STRECKER.) 

LIST  OF  DRAGONFLIES  taken  at  Lake  Quinsigamond,  Worcester,  Mass., 
during  the  seasons  of  '89  and  '90. 

1.  Calopteryx  czquabilis  Say  21.   Cordulegaster  macnlatus  Sdys 

2.  Argia putrida  Hag.  22.  Macrouiia  illinocnsis  Walsh 

3.  Isch ultra  vcrticalis  Say  23.   Cordnlia  seiniaqnca  Hurm. 

4.  Enallagma  Hageni  Walsh  24.  princeps  Hag. 

5.  civile  Hag.  25.  cynosura  Say 

6.  "  signatnm  Hag.  26.  Libcllula  e.viista  Say 

7.  Nehalennia  irene  Hag.  27.  quadrimaculata  L. 

8.  Lestes  hamata  (Hag.  1862)  28.  pitlchclla  Dru. 

9.  "       rectangularis  Say  29.  quadruplet  Say 

10.  "       vigilax  Hag.  30.  inccsta  \  lag. 

11.  "       nngniculata  Hag.  31.   Celithcmis  cponina  Dru. 

12.  "     .forcipata  Ramb.  32.  clisa  Hag. 

13.  Anax  junius  Dru.  33.   Platheinis  irimaculata  De  Geer 

14.  sEschna  Janata .Say  34.  Mesothemis  simplicicollis  Say 

15.  "         coHstricta  Say  35.  longipcnnis  Uurm. 

16.  "        verticalis  Hag.  36.  LeucorhiniaproximaCaAv. 

17.  "        herosYsb.  37.  Dipla.v  costifcra  \  'liler 

18.  Neuraschna  vinosa  Say  38.  rubicundiila  Say 

19.  Complins  e.vilis  Selys  39.  scinicincia  Say 

20.  "        spinosus  Selys  40.  Perithemis  domitia  Dm. 
They  were  identified  by  Miss  Wadsworth,  of  Hallowell. 

E.  F.  HITCH  INGS,  Bucksport,  M<-. 


40  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [February,. 

THE  most  beautiful  as  well  as  pleasing  emblem  among  the  Egyptians 
was  exhibited  under  the  character  of  Psyche — the  Soul.  This  was  origi- 
nally no  other  than  a  butterfly,  but  it  afterwards  was  represented  as  a 
lovely  female  child  with  the  beautiful  wings  of  that  insect.  The  butterfly, 
after  its  first  and  second  stages  as  an  egg  and  larva,  lies  for  a  season  in  a 
manner  dead,  and  is  enclosed  in  a  sort  of  coffin.  In  this  state  it  remains 
a  shorter  or  longer  period;  but  at  last  bursting  its  bonds,  it  comes  out 
with  new  life,  and  in  the  most  beautiful  attire.  The  Egyptians  thought 
this  a  very  proper  picture  of  the  soul  of  man,  and  of  the  immortality  to 
which  it  aspired.  But  they  made  it  more  particularly  an  emblem  of  Osiris, 
who  having  been  confined  in  an  oak  or  coffin,  and  in  a  state  of  death,  at 
last  quitted  his  prison  and  enjoyed  a  renewal  of  life.  This  symbol  passed 
over  to  the  Greeks  and  Romans,  who  also  considered  the  butterfly  as  the 
symbol  of  Zephyr. — Cowan,  Curious  Facts. 

WINTER  INSECTS. — On  a  Winter  day,,  when  the  sere  landscape  is  enli- 
vened by  an  unclouded  sun,  let  his  genial  rays  tempt  the  reader  to  a  stroll 
in  the  Pennsylvania  woods.  He  may  be  cheered  by  no  bird  song;  no 
plants  except  a  few  evergreen  leaves  may  brighten  his  path,  but  insect  life 
will  be  there  to  welcome  him. 

Those  merriest  of  dancers,  the  gnats,  come  forth  from  the  moist  earth 
at  the  call  of  the  sun.  Mosquito-like,  they  have  passed  their  immature 
life  in  the  water,  and  the  cases  of  the  little  wrigglers  are  ready  to  burst 
open  and  liberate  the  winged  insects  whenever  the  sun  peeps  forth  from 
the  clouds.  This  may  occur  on  a  sunny  day,  even  when  the  temperature 
of  the  air  is  far  below  the  freezing  point. 

Arctic  explorers  tell  us  that  as  far  North  as  they  have  gone,  away  up  in 
the  icy  fields  of  Greenland,  even  where  there  is  no  vegetation,  these  gnats, 
or  species  so  closely  resembling  them  that  only  naturalists  can  detect  the 
difference,  are  found  dancing  on  wing  in  the  sunlight  or  clinging  to  the 
sides  of  boats  and  sledges. 

As  we  continue  our  walk  through  the  Winter  woods  we  turn  over  a  log 
and  find  crawling  about  beneath  it  small,  black  beetles,  a  few  tough- 
skinned,  hard-headed  grubs,  and  now  and  then  a  spider.  If  the  sun 
shines  brightly,  even  though  snow  may  lie  deep  on  the  ground,  wasps  will 
be  tempted  forth  from  crevices  of  bark  in  which  they  have  lain  dormant 
with  the  cold,  and  after  becoming  thoroughly  warmed  they  will  take  wing 
through  the  woods. 

A  butterfly  known  as  the  Mourning  Cloak,  richly  dressed  in  brown  and 
blue  velvet,  bordered  with  gold,  comes  forth  from  its  snug  retreat  when 
the  Winter  sun  is  bright  and  wings  his  way  through  the  woods  as  gayly 
as  he  would  in  mid-summer.  His  hiding-place  has  been  in  the  wind-cracks 
of  an  old  chestnut  tree  or  a  bunch  of  clinging  leaves.  He  may  be  seen 
flitting  about  even  when  the  snow  lies  several  inches  deep.  Far  off  in  the 
Rocky  Mountains  and  among  the  Alps  of  Switzerland  butterflies  of  various, 
species  may  often  be  seen  flying  over  the  snow  and  glacier  ice. 

If  we  displace  the  rustling  leaves  that  cover  the  ground  in  the  woods- 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  4! 

we  notice  now  and  then  a  large  black  beetle  running  quickly  from  under 
our  feet.  If  snow  is  on  the  ground  we  shall  not  see  him,  but  in  its  ab- 
sence we  shall  find  him  even  on  the  coldest  day.  He  evidently  knows 
where  to  hide  himself  when  the  unwelcome  snow  and  ice  appear. 

This  torpor  of  insects  is  a  very  different  condition  from  the  hibernation 
of  warm-blooded  animals,  such  as  the  bear  and  the  marmot.  In  the  latter 
a  slow  and  feeble  circulation  and  respiration  are  kept  up,  and  the  creature 
lives  on  the  fat  that  had  been  stored  up  in  its  body  before  the  Winter 
sleep  came  on. 

Different  insects  are  affected  by  cold  in  very  different  degrees.  Many, 
like  the  common  house-fly,  become  torpid  before  the  temperature  falls  to 
the  freezing  point.  Long  before  frost  comes  they  succumb  to  the  mod- 
erate cold  of  autumn.  There  is  no  doubt  that  severely  cold  Winters  are 
attended  with  great  loss  of  insect  life,  which  in  a  milder  season  would 
have  survived. — S.  F.  A.  in  Philadelphia  Times. 


Identification  of  Insects  (Jmagos)  for  Subscribers. 

Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions:  ist,  The  number  of  speci- 
mens to  be  unlimited  for  each  sending;  2d,  The  sender  to  pay  all  expenses  of  transporta- 
tion and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  ; 
3d,  Each  specimen  must  have  a  number  attached  so  that  the  identification  may  be  an- 
nounced accordingly.  Exotic  species  named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor, 
who  should  be  consulted  before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  2  cent  stamp  with  all  insects 
for  return  of  names.  Address  all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natura 
Sciences,  Logan  Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Insects  have  been  named  for  W.  W.  Newcomb,  Henry  C.  Denslow, 
Geo.  Miller,  D.  S.  Harris,  W.  M.  Hill,  J.  H.  Talmage,  J.  H.  Bomberger. 


ON  SENDING  INSECTS  BY  MAIL  OR  EXPRESS. 

We  receive  so  many  insects  in  a  broken  condition,  especially  those  sent 
to  the  NEWS  for  determination,  that  we  think  a  few  words  on  packing  and 
transportation  will  be  appropriate.  We  also  think  we  should  receive  some 
reward  for  our  trouble  in  naming  and  not  be  compelled  to  drop  the  speci- 
mens in  the  waste  basket.  Never  send  pinned  or  spread  specimens  by  mail 
in  a  single  box  without  an  outer  cover.  Have  the  box  which  is  to  contain 
your  specimens  as  light  in  weight  as  is  consistent  with  strength;  a  good 
plan  is  to  glue  little  square  uprights  in  each  corner  of  the  box  and  it  will 
then  stand  much  pressure.  Have  the  bottom  of  the  box  lined  with  quarter 
inch  cork  and  drive  the  pins  well  in;  should  one  heavy  specimen  loos<  n 
it  will  ruin  all  the  rest.  I  lave  the  si/e  of  box  proportionate  to  the  number 
of  your  specimens,  and  pin  them  in  as  closely  as  you  can  without  injury. 
This  box  should  then  be  placed  in  a  larger  one  and  the  spare  brtween 
the  two  filled  with  some  springy  material  such  as  hay,  cotton,  e\celsi«>r 
packing,  etc.,  loosely  packed  in.  Don't  use  an  outer  box  without  having 
sufficient  space  between  it  and  the  inner,  as  it  is  a  waste  of  time  and  nn  >ne\- 


42  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [February, 

as  it  will  be  useless.  Don't  pack  the  springy  material  so  tightly  between 
the  two  that  it  is  useless  as  a  preventive  of  jarring.  Don't  have  them 
come  in  contact  on  one  side  or  on  the  bottom.  If  the  specimens  are 
many  and  the  box  large,  send  by  express.  Small  packages  may  be  sent 
in  comparative  safety  by  packing  the  box  containing  your  specimens  in  a 
large  amount  of  excelsior  cotton,  etc.,  loosely  around  the  box  and  then 
making  into  a  bundle  by  enclosing  the  whole  with  hardware  paper  or  other 
strong  and  heavy  paper;  in  this  way  the  postage  on  the  heavy  outer  box 
is  saved.  It  is  a  good  plan  to  always  put  a  nice  layer  of  raw  cotton  over 
the  cork,  but  never  put  this  over  the  top  of  the  specimens.  When  send- 
ing Coleoptera  with  heavy  bodies,  or  moths,  always  secure  the  body  by  a 
wisp  of  cotton,  which  should  be  put  on  as  follows:  Take  a  wisp  the  re- 
quired length  and  tease  it  out  about  one-half  inch  in  width;  run  the  pin 
through  on  end  and  give  it  a  couple  turns  around  the  pin  so  that  it  holds 
tightly  and  lies  close  to  the  place  where  the  pin  issues  from  the  thorax, 
then  bring  it  around  the  end  of  the  abdomen  and  then  fasten  to  the  pin 
above  by  a  couple  of  turns.  If  the  bodies  are  very  large,  as  in  the 
Sphinges,  a  pin  should  be  placed  on  either  side  to  prevent  them  swinging 
around  on  the  pin.  Always  remember  if  one  becomes  loose  it  ruins 
many,  and  that  "one  fine,  faultless  specimen  is  worth  no  end  of  trash." 
Neuroptera  Odonata  should  always  have  a  bristle  passed  through  the  ab- 
domen into  the  thorax  when  fresh,  otherwise  they  are  almost  always  broken 
oft  in  transportation.  Always  put  your  name  and  full  address  on  the  box. 


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terflies, R.  B.  P. 

ANNALS  AND  MAGAZINE  OF  NATURAL  HISTORY  (London),  December, 
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MONOGRAPH  OF  ORIENTAL  CICADID^E  by  W.  L.  Distant.  Part  iv,  pp. 
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COMPTE  RENDU.  SOCIETE  ENTOMOLOGIQUE  DE  BELGIQUE,  Nov.  7,  '91. 
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CANADIAN  ENTOMOLOGIST,  December,  1891. — List  of  writings  of  the 
late  Henry  Edwards,  W.  Beutenmiiller.  [This  list  does  not  contain  Mr. 
Edwards'  paper  "  Inguromorpha  Slossonii  Hy.  Edw.,"  published  in  ENT. 
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*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  43 

D.  Macgillivray.  The  genus  Packardia  G.  &  R.,  H.  G.  Dyar.  I  tescrip- 
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and  C.fratercu/a,  A.  R.  Grote.  On  some  British  Columbia  Cok-<>ptrr,i, 
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ENTOMOLOGISCHE  NACHRICHTEN  (Berlin),  xvii,  23,  December,  1891.— 
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fiiscus,  a  reply  to  Dr.  Kraatz,  E.  Brenske.  No.  24,  December.  On  Ger- 
man Psocidae,  H.  Tetens. 

MlTTHEILUNGEN  DER  SCHWEIZERISCHEN  ENTOMOLOGISCHEN  GESKLL- 

SCHAFT.  viii,  8,  Schaffhausen,  December,  1891. — Some  new  Orthoptera,* 
A.  Pictet  and  H.  deSaussure;  Phannacus  n.  gen.;  two  new  species  of 
Gryllacris  are  described  from  "America!"  Description  of  some  new 
Snout  Beetles,*  Dr.  G.  Stierlin.  Description  of  an  unpublished  species 
of  the  genus  Anaspis  Geoffroy,*  M.  Guillebeau.  Coleoptera  Helvetia?, 
pp.  225-256,  Dr.  G.  Stierlin. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST  (London),  November,  1891. —  Tortrix  done/ana 
Carpenter,  R.  South.  The  Diamond-back  moth  (Plntella  crucifenini»i\, 
].  Arkle.  Captures  at  the  electric  light,  R.  Adkin.  Notes  on  the  syn- 
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cies). Coleoptera  collected  by  Mr.  Pratt  on  the  upper  Yang-tsze-kiang, 
and  on  the  borders  of  Tibet,  2d  notice,*  H.  W.  Bates.— December,  1891. 
Early  stages  of  Argyrolepia  maritimana  Guen.,  G.  Elisha,  i  pi.  Insect 
pigments,  T.  D.  A.  Cockerell.  Rearing  Limenitis  sibyl/a  and  Pararge 
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ribesii  and  Abraxas  grossiilanata,  }.  N.  Still.  Reunion  between  the 
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captures. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  MONTHLY  MAGAZINE  (London),  November,  '91. 
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on  the  British  species  of  Haltica,  }.  Edwards.  Further  remarks  on  the 
genus  Eugaster  Serville,*  W.  F.  Kirby.  Life-history  of  //r/>.v//V/V.v  >  n- 
berata,  N.  M.  Richardson.  Addition  to  the  list  of  British  Ik-mipUTa,  V.. 
Saunders.  An  earlier  name  for  Tiuagina  bctitlu-,  II.  T.  Stainton.  Mi- 
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description  of  the  larva,  W.  G.  Sheldon.  Some  new,  etc.,  Lepitloptera 
from  Chili,  \V.  Bartlett-Calvert.— December,  1891.  Life-history  of  Pin- 
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*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American. 


44  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [February, 

tated  list  of  British  Tachinidae,  R.  H.  Meade.  Change  of  habit  induced 
by  local  conditions,  R.  McLachlan. — January,  1892.  Stylopized  bees,  R. 
C.  L.  Perkins.  Neuroptera  observed  in  the  Channel  Islands  in  Septem- 
ber, 1891,  R.  McLachlan.  Two  new  British  Hemiptera,  E.  Saunders. 
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on  Coccidse,  A.  C.  F.  Morgan.  Double-broodedness:  whether  influenced 
by  the  state  of  the  food-plant?,  F.  Merrifield.  Local  British  lists,  notes 
and  captures. 

ANALES  DE  LA  SOCIEDAD  CIENTIFICA  ARGENTINA,  xxxii,  5,  Buenos 
Aires,  November,  1891. — New  Hymenoptera  of  the  Argentine  and  Uru- 
guayan faunas,*  Dr.  C.  Berg  (continued);  Procleticus,  Lobepomis  n.  gen. 
Argentine  Dipterology  (Syrphidse),*  F.  L.  Arribalzaga  (continued). 

LEPIDOPTERA  INDICA  by  F.  Moore.  Part  viii,  London,  1891,  pp.  153- 
176,  pis.  57-64. 

ZOOLOGISCHER  ANZEiGEK  (Leipzig),  Dec.  14,  1891. — Remarkable  de- 
velopment of  Lucilia  sylvanim  Meig.,  G.  Duncker. — December  28th. 
The  reproduction  of  Peripatus  Lcuckartii  Sanger,  A.  Dendy.  On  the 
embryology  of  insects,  N.  Cholodkovsky.  Observations  on  the  successive 
coloring,  etc.,  of  the  pupal  wing  cases  of  Vanessa  urticez  and  lo,  Dr.  F. 
Urech. 

DIE  TAGFALTER-RHUPALOCERA,  von  Georg  Semper  (Reisen  im  Ar- 
chipel  der  Philippinen  von  Dr.  C.  Semper.  Zweiter  Theil.  Wissenschaft- 
liche  Resultate,  v,  6)  Wiesbaden,  1891,*  pp.  239-270,  pis.  39-46. 

MONOGRAPH  OF  THE  BRITISH  CICAD/E  OR  TETTIGID.E,  G.  B.  Buckton. 
Part  vii,*  London  and  New  York,  Macmillan  &  Co.,  July,  1891.  Vol.  ii, 
pp.  97-128,  pis.  59-68. 

DIE  SPINNEN  AMERIKAS— BRASILIANISCHE  SPINNEN  von  Graf.  E. 
Keyserling  nach  dessen  Tode  herausgegeben  von  Dr.  George  Marx. 
Dritter  Band.  Niirnberg,  1891.  Verlag  von  Bauer  &  Raspe  (Emil 
Kuester),  278  pp.,  10  pis.  Ten  new  genera  and  many  new  species  are 
described  in  this  volume  which  treats  of  the  Territelariae. 

LEHRBUCH  DER  VERGLEICHENDEN  ENTWICKLUNGSGESCHICHTE  DER 
WIRBELLOSEN  THIERE  von  Dr.  E.  Korschelt  und  Dr.  K.  Heider.  Spe- 
cieller  Theil.  Zweites  Heft.  Mit  315  Abbildungen  im  text,  Jena.  Verlag 
von  Gustav  Fischer,  1891,  pp.  309-908.  This  textbook  of  Comparative 
Development-histories  of  Invertebrate  Animals  has  been  very  favorably 
reviewed  by  Prof.  E.  Ray  Lankester  ("  Nature,"  Dec.  17,  1891),  who  states 
that  an  English  translation  is  in  preparation.  This  second  number  of  the 
special  part  treats  of  the  Crustacea,  Pakeostraca,  Arachnoidea,  Penta- 
stomida,  Pantopoda,  Onychophora,  Myriopoda  and  Insecta,  and  concludes 
with  general  statements  on  the  Arthropoda.  The  Insecta  occupy  pp. 
761-890.  To  each  of  the  above  eight  groups  a  chapter  is  devoted  in  which 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  45 

the  respective  subgroups  are  discussed  as  regards  their  i,  Embryonal 
development;  2,  Metamorphoses;  3,  Parthenogenesis,  Paedogenesis  and 
Heterogony;  and  4,  Summary  of  the  group. 

ATTI  DELLA  SOCIETA  TOSCANA  Di  SciENZE  NATURALI,  vii.  Processi 
verbal!.  10  May,  1891.  List  of  the  Cicindelidae  and  Carabidce  collected 
near  Livorno  by  Sign.  N.  Stoecklin  and  Dr.  C.  Lopez,  C.  Lopez.  Con- 
tribution to  the  study  of  the  digestive  tube  of  Arthropoda — Histologiral 
and  physiological  researches  on  the  digestive  tube  of  Orthoptera,  O. 
Visart. 

OREGON  AGRICULTURAL  EXPERIMENT  STATION,  Bulletin  No.  14,  En- 
tomology, F.  L.  Washburn,  Corvallis,  Or.,  1891. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ZOOLOGICAL  SOCIETY  OF  LONDON,  1891,  Part 
III,  Oct.  i,  1891. — On  the  Lycaenidse  of  the  Solomon  Islands,*  H.  H. 
Druce,  2  pis.  On  an  interesting  example  of  protective  mimicry  dismv- 
ered  by  Mr.  W.  L.  Sclater  in  British  Guiana,  E.  B.  Poulton,  i  pi. 

HIOLOGIA  CENTRALI-AMERICANA.  Part  xcvii,  November,  1891. — Co- 
leoptera:  vol.  iv,  pt.  2,  pp.  345-360,  G.  C.  Champion,  pis.  xiv,  xv;  pt.  3, 
pp.  137-168,1  D.  Sharp;  vol.  vi,  pt.  i,  supplement,  pp.  273-280^  M.  C. 
Jacoby.  Hymenoptera:  vol.  ii,  pp.  153-176,  P.  Cameron,  pi.  x.  Lepid- 
optera-Heterocera:  vol.  ii,  pp.  9-24,  H.  Druce. 

SOCIETE  LINNEENNE  ou  NORD  DE  LA  FRANCE  (Amiens),  231,  Septem- 
ber, 1891. — Entomological  notes  [Hymenoptera],  L.  Carpentier. 

ENTOMOLOGIST'S  RECORD  (London),  ii,  12,  Dec.  15,  1891. — Contains 
usual  numerous  notes  on  variations  and  captures  of  British  insects. 

BUTTERFLIES  OF  NORTH  AMERICA,  W.  H.  Edwards,  3d  series,  part  xii, 
1891. — Contains  Papilio  americus,  zolicaon,  Chionobas  U/ileri,  vamna. 

ANNALES  DE  LA  SOCIETE  ENTOMOLOGIQUE  DE  FRANCE  (6),  x,  u-  Tri- 
mestre,  Aug.  8,  1890. — Descriptions  of  new  or  little-known  Microkpidop- 
tera,*  A.  Constant,  i  pi.  Lepidoptera  from  the  voyage  of  M.  Ch.  Allaud 
to  Assinie,  West  Africa,  in  1886,*  P.  Mabille,  2  pis.  Descriptions  of  four 
new  Lepidoptera,*  id.,  Parnia  n.  gen.  Formicida;  from  the  voyage  of  M. 
E.Simon  to  Venezuela,  1 887-88,*  C.  Emery.  On  Arachnids  from  Temen,  i 
E.  Simon.  Arachnids  from  the  expedition  of  Comte  S.  Teleki  in  eastern 
equatorial  Africa  in  1887-88,*  id.  Arachnids  from  the  Marian  Isk-s  from 
M.  A.  Marche,*f  id.  Bulletin  of  Proceedings. — 2e  Trimestre,  Nov.  26, 
1890.  Orthoptera  from  the  voyage  of  M.  E.  Simon  to  \Vmvnela, *t  '• 
Bolivar,  figs.  Hemiptera-Homoptera  from  the  same,*  L.  Lethirm. 
Contributions  to  the  Indo-Chinese  fauna  (ColeopU-ra),*t  J.  Bourgeois. 
Description  of  the  larva  of  Jtntomoscelis  adonidis.  Pall,  and  tin-  nymph 
of  Quedius  tristis  Grav.,  P.  Lesne,  figs.  Malachida?  of  Europe  and 
neighboring  countries,  E.  Abeille  de  Perrin,  4  pis.  (continued  in  the  next 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  t  Contains  new 


46  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [February, 

two  Trimestres).  New  or  little-known  Diptera,  J.  M.  F.  Bigot  (Doli- 
chopodi)*f.  Bulletin*-)-:  Olfactiou  in  Lepidoptera,  S.  Alpheraky  and  in 
36  Trimestre. — 36  Trimestre,  Feb.  25,  1891.  Pselaphidae  from  the  voyage 
of  M.  E.  Simon  to  Venezuela, *f  A.  Raffray.  Essay  on  the  classification 
of  Pyralidae,*  E.  L.  Ragonot  (continued  in  4e  Trimestre),  5  pis.  Bulletin*!. 
—46  Trimestre,  June,  1891.  Supplementary  note  on  the  Coleoptera  of 
Obock,*  L.  Fairmaire.  Chrysomelidse  from  the  voyage  of  M.  Ch.  Allaud 
to  Assinie,*  E.  Allard.  Bulletin.*! 

THE  LIFE-HISTORY  OF  SPALGIS  S-SIGNATA  HOLL.  by  W.  J.  Holland 
("  Psyche,"  January,  1892,  pp.  201-203,  i  pi. 

ATTI  BELLA  SOCIETA  VfiNETO-TRENTINA    DI  SCIENZE  NATURALI  RESI- 

DENTE  IN  PADOVA,  1891. — Araneids  of  Lesina,  G.  Castelli.  New  species 
of  Phytoptus*  G.  Canestrini. 

BULLETIN  DE  LA  SOCIETE  ZOOLOGIQUE  DE  FRANCE  (Paris),  xvi,  7,  July, 
1891.  An  error  of  sense  in  some  insects  of  the  family  Dytiscidae,  X. 
Raspail. 

IL  NATURALISTASICILIANO  (Palermo),  ix,  i,  October,  1891. — On  Sicilian 
Orthoptera,  G.  Riggio. 


NEW  SPECIES  OF  NORTH  AMERICAN  INSECPS  DESCRIBED 
IN  THE  PRECEDING  LITERATURE. 

LEPIDOPTERA. 

Copteodes  Candida  Wright,  Proc.  Calif.  Acad.  Sci.  (2),  iii,  p.  34,  S.  W. 
Calif. 

New  species  of  Geometridae,  H.  Druce,  Biol.  Centr.  Amer.  pt.  xcvii. 

Ulophora,  U.  Groteii,  N.  Car.,  p.  vii;  Glyptocera  (type  consobrinella  Z.) 
p.  vii;  Laodainia  (type  fcecella  Z.),  p.  vii;  Lcetilia  (type  coccidivora 
Comst.),  p.  viii,  new  genera  of  Phycitidae,  Ragonot,  Bull.  Soc.  Ent. 
France,  1890. 

New  genera  and  species  of  Pyralidae,  Ragonot,  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  France, 
1890,  pp.  435-546. 

COLEOPTERA. 

In  Biologia  Centrali-Americana,  pt.  xcvii  (see  ante),  new  species  of 
Mordillistena  and  Rhipidophoridae  are  described  by  G.  C.  Champion,  of 
Rhyncophora  by  Dr.  D.  Sharp,  of  Phytophaga  by  M.  Jacoby. 

Chevrolati  Grouvellei,  Croissandeau  Bull.  Soc.  Ent.  France,  1890,  p. 
clvi,  Mex. 

Temnochilodes,  T.  Dugesi,  Leveille,  Bull.  Socr.  Ent.  France,  1890,  p. 
clxxxiii,  Morelia,  Mex. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  t  Contains  new  genera. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  47 

HYMENOPTERA. 

New  species  of  Crabronidae  and  Pompilidae,  P.  Cameron,  Biol.  Centr.- 
Amer.  pt.  xcvii. 

DIPTERA. 

New  genera  and  species  of  Dolichopodi,  Bigot,  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  France, 
1890,  pp.  261-296. 


Doings  of  Societies. 


THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY  OF  WASHINGTON,  Dec.  3,  1891. — Under 
short  notes  Mr.  Howard  recorded  the  capturing  on  the  window-sill  of  his 
residence,  November  i6th,  an  active  female  of  J\ fa/it 'is  (Stagnionnuttis} 
Carolina  Burm.,  thus  giving  a  record  of  occurrence  later  than  that  previ- 
ously recorded  by  Mr.  Lugger,  viz.,  November  nth. 

Dr.  Marx  read  a  paper  entitled  "  Life-history  of  Tholyphonus  giganteus 
Lucas,"  in  which,  after  dwelling  on  the  importance  of  even  fragmentary 
records  of  the  history  of  little  known  or  rare  animals,  he  gave  an  account 
of  his  having  kept  in  confinement  the  young  of  this  arachnid  for  over  a 
year.  The  specimen  came  from  Florida  to  Prof.  Riley,  and  was,  when 
received,  in  its  first  stage  and  newly  hatched.  It  fed  readily  on  roaches 
and  refused  flies.  A  description  was  given  of  the  first  stage  and  also  after 
the  first  skin  had  been  cast,  which  did  not  occur  for  over  a  year. 

Discussed  by  Messrs.  Mann,  Marx,  Test,  Ashmead,  Schwarz,  Howard, 
Banks  and  Marlatt. 

Mr.  Pergande  presented  a  note  on  the  "  Peculiar  Habits  of  Ammophila 
gryphus  Smith."  A  very  interesting  description  was  given  of  the  actions 
of  a  female  of  this  insect  about  the  site  of  a  completed  and  closed  bur- 
row, in  which  later  examinations  showed  that  she  had  deposited  the  full 
grown  larva  of  Heterocampa  (sub-albicans  Grt.)  inanteo  Doub.,  having 
first  deposited  an  egg  about  mid-way  of  the  body  of  the  host  larva.  A 
figure  was  exhibited  showing  the  larva  with  the  egg  in  situ  together  with 
the  specimen  itself  and  an  example  of  the  Ammophila. 

Discussed  by  Messrs.  Fox,  Ashmead,  Schwar/  and  Marlatt. 
Mr.  Linell  presented  a  note  on  the  N.  A.  species  of  Valgus,  in  whirl], 
after  a  reference  to  the  bibliography  of  the  three  N.  A.  species  of  the 
genus,  a  table  for  their  separation  was  given.    Discussed  by  Mr.  Schwarz. 
Mr.  Banks  gave  some  notes  on  Prodidomits  nifus  Hent/,  a  spider  which 
has  not  been  seen  since  Hentz's  time.     His  remarks  comprised  a  refer- 
ence to  the  bibliography  of  the  species,  a  statement  of  its  relationship 
and  characteristics  together  with  a  careful  description  based  on  immature 
specimens  found  in  a  drawer  among  loose  papers  last  Summer.     I  >is- 
cussed  by  Messrs.  Fox,  Gill,  Marx,  Howard  and  others. 


48  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [February, 

Mr.  Chittenden  presented  by  title  a  paper  on  "  Food-habits  of  Chryso- 
melidse." 

Mr.  Schwarz  called  attention  to  a  statement  by  Dr.  M.  Busgen  (in  the 
latter's  work  on  the  honey-dew  of  Aphids)  to  the  effect  that  the  honey- 
dew  is  not  secreted  from  the  nectaries  as  hitherto  supposed,  but  ejected 
from  the  anus.  He  also  referred  to  an  interesting  work  recently  pub- 
lished by  C.  A.  Piepers  on  migratory  movements  of  butterflies  on  the 
island  of  Java,  and  gave  a  brief  resume"  of  the  author's  explanation  of 
these  phenomena  which  are  comparable  to  the  nuptial  flight  observed  in 
other  insects. 

January  7,  1892. — Election  of  officers  for  1892  resulted  as  follows  : 

President,  C.  V.  Riley;  First  Vice-President,  C.  L.  Marlatt;  Second 
Vice-President,  Wm.  H.  Ashmead;  Treasurer,  E.  A.  Schwarz;  Recording 
Secretary,  Nathan  Banks;  Additional  members  of  Executive  Committee, 
Wm.  H.  Fox,  Geo.  Marx  and  B.  E.  Fernow. 

The  retiring  President,  Dr.  Marx,  delivered  his  annual  address  on  "An 
Introduction  to  a  Monograph  of  the  American  Ticks  (Ixodidae)."  In  an 
introductory  chapter  the  author  drew  attention  to  the  absence  of  mono- 
graphic works  which  would  attract  and  facilitate  the  work  of  the  begin- 
ners in  Arachno  ogical  studies,  and  also  the  inherent  difficulties  in  the 
obscurity  of  many  of  the  classificatory  characters.  He  pointed  out  the 
nature  and  extent  of  the  work  already  done  in  the  various  groups  of 
Arachnida  and  followed  with  a  reference  to  the  bibliography  of  the  writings 
both  foreign  and  American  on  the  ticks  of  this  country. 

A  full  chapter  on  the  morphology  of  ticks  followed,  and  also  extended 
notes  on  the  biology  of  these  parasites  in  which  personal  observations 
were  recounted,  showing  that  ticks  are  not  necessarily  parasitic  on  warm- 
blooded animals,  but  may  reach  full  growth,  and  in  fact  complete  the 
cycle  of  their  existence  on  a  strictly  vegetable  diet,  and  also  that  ticks, 
after  being  gorged  with  blood,  may  revert  to  vegetable  food.  The  address 
was  discussed  by  various  members. 

C.  L.  MARLATT,  Recording  Secretary. 


ERRATA. 

Vol.  II,  p.  102,  line  17  from  bottom  for  not  read  but. 

"         "         line  15  from  bottom  for  at  most  read  almost. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NHWS  for  January  was  mailed  December  31,  1891. 


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ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 

AND 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION, 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

VOL.  in.  MARCH,   1892.  No.  3. 

CONTENTS: 


Slosson — A  Long-lived  Basket  Maker...    49 


Johnson  and  Fox — List  of  Hemiptera 


Blaisdell— A  new  species  of  Coleoptera  collected  in  Jamaica 59 

from  California 51     j    Notes  and  News 60 

Mason — Notes  on  Callimorpha 52        Entomological  Literature 64 

Smith— Elementary  Entomology 53        Review 71 

Harvey — An  American  species  of  Tem- 

pletonia 57 

Plate  II  represents  some  butterflies  and  moths  selected  to  test 
this  method  of  illustration.  The  dark  Hesperids  in  the  centre 
row  do  not  show  up  very  well,  as  they  needed  a  longer  exposure 
than  the  remainder  to  bring  out  sufficient  detail  for  proper  iden- 
tification. Some  of  the  species  represented  are  from  Greenland, 
and  will  be  discussed  in  a  paper  to  appear  in  the  Proceedings  of 
the  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences  of  Philadelphia.  The  list  of 
species  is  as  follows  :  i,  Dasychira  gronlandica  9  ;  2,  D.  gron- 
landica  £  ;  3,  D.  gronlandica  £  var.  (this  species  has  never 
been  in  any  of  our  American  lists);  4,  Colias  heda  var.  pallida, 
nom.  in  litt. ;  5,  Pamphila  zabulon  £  upper  side;  6,  same,  under 
side;  7,  Pamphila  Aaroni  £  ;  8,  same,  under  side;  9,  Argvnnis 
chariclea  var.  gronlandica;  10,  same,  underside;  n,  Neonympha. 
Mitchelli;  1 2,  same,  under  side. 

o 

A  LONG-LIVED  BASKET  MAKER. 
By  ANNIE  TRUMBULL  SLOSSON,  New  York  City. 

In  the  early  part  of  February,  1890,  at  Punta  Gorda,  Fla.,  I 
found  a  half  finished  "basket"  of  Oikcticus  Abbotii  Grt.  The 
larva  was  still  at  work,  and  I  took  him  with  his  uncompleted 
log-cabin  to  my  room  at  the  hotel.  There,  in  a  glass  tumbler 

3 


50  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [March, 

covered  with  a  bit  of  mosquito  netting-  and  supplied  with  food 
and  building  materials,  he  lived  and  throve  during  the  rest  of  my 
stay  there.  His  food-plant  was  oak,  but  I  have  found  this  species 
upon  so  many  different  trees,  shrubs  and  herbs,  that  it  may  be 
considered  omnivorous.  He  ate  freely  and  worked  busily  at  the 
construction  of  his  home.  He  was  not  particular  as  to  the  sort 
of  building  material,  using  bits  of  dried  leaves,  small  twigs  or 
leaf  petioles  indiscriminately.  When  I  left  Punta  Gorda  I  carried 
the  larva  and  case  with  me,  going  to  Ormond  and  other  parts  of 
Florida.  Early  in  April  I  returned  to  New  York.  The  larva 
was  then  full  grown  and  its  case  apparently  finished.  I  could 
procure  no  oak  leaves  at  that  early  season,  so  tried  various  other 
things,  house  plants  of  different  kinds,  and  the  dried  leaves  found 
in  boxes  of  pressed  figs.  Of  all  these  the  larva  ate  sparingly, 
but  enough  to  keep  him  alive  and  well.  About  the  middle  of 
May  I  went  to  Franconia,  N.  H.,  and  of  course  took  my  case 
bearer  along.  He  had,  some  days  before  I  left  home,  suspended 
his  basket  from  the  mosquito  netting  at  top  of  tumbler  and  been 
perfectly  quiescent  since.  The  journey  by  train  and  carriage  did 
not  disturb  him,  nor  did  he  show  any  sign  of  life  for  several  weeks 
after  arriving  in  the  mountains,  I  thought  him  dead  or  trans- 
formed, but  made  no  examination.  Under  these  conditions  I 
ceased  to  cater  for  him,  and  he  was  entirely  without  access  to  food 
for  some  weeks.  One  day  in  June  I  took  off  the  netting  which 
covered  the  glass  and  forget  to  replace  it.  When  I  returned  an 
hour  later  and  took  up  the  piece  of  netting  the  basket  had  dis- 
appeared. Every  one  in  the  house  was  questioned,  but  no  in- 
formation obtained,  and  I  finally  gave  my  Oikcticus  up  as  lost. 
That  evening  my  eye  was  suddenly  caught  by  a  dark  spot  on  the 
white  window  curtain  and  there  was  my  basket  fastened  neatly 
by  a  strong  silken  cord,  and  hanging  quietly.  From  that  time 
the  life  of  Oiketiais  was  a  series  of  surprises,  and  the  unexpected 
was  always  happening.  For  weeks  he  would  remain  utterly 
motionless  within  his  hanging  case,  then  he  would  crawl  down 
to  some  dried  leaves  at  bottom  of  the  glass,  bite  off,  one  after 
another,  large  semi-circular  pieces  and  fasten  them  irregularly  to 
his  basket  Only  at  long  intervals  did  he  ever  eat  a  particle  as 
far  as  I  could  see,  though  constantly  supplied  with  fresh  food. 
In  this  \\ay  he  spent  the  whole  Summer.  He  traveled  with  me 
from  place  to  place,  was  on  the  summit  of  Mt.  Washington  for 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  51 

several  days,  went  to  the  Thousand  Islands  and  Montreal  and 
returned  to  New  York  in  October. 

In  the  latter  part  of  January  I  went  again  to  Florida,  and  Oi- 
keticus  accompanied  me.  He  had  shown  no  sign  of  life  for  nearly 
a  month,  and  even  the  return  to  his  native  place  did  not  at  first 
revive  him.  But  in  a  few  days  I  saw  him  crawling  about,  and 
occasionally  nibbling  at  a  piece  of  dry  leaf.  Fresh  food  he 
scarcely  ever  tasted.  Again  I  returned  North,  and  again  my 
larva  came  with  me;  after  this  he  refused  all  food,  but  crawled 
about  his  glass  prison,  and  from  time  to  time  added  a  bit  of  deco- 
ration to  his  house.  Then  he  became  quite  motionless,  and  thus 
remained,  hanging  from  the  netting  for  some  six  weeks.  In  that 
state  I  carried  him  once  more  to  Franconia.  On  a  cold  morning 
in  early  May,  among  the  northern  hills,  his  lagging,  prolonged, 
creeping  existence  terminated,  and  he  flew  out  a  fine  winged 
imago,  nearly  fifteen  months  from  the  day  I  first  found  him  in 
southern  Florida. 


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A  NEW  SPECIES  OF  COLEOPTERA  FROM  CALIFORNIA. 

By  F.  E.  BLAISDELL,  M.D.,  Coronado,  Cal. 

Scyniuus  lophanthae  n.  sp. — Oval,  slightly  elongate,  punctulate,  pubes- 
cent. Head,  pronotum,  and  entire  under  surface  rufo-testaceous.  Mouth 
parts  piceous.  Pronotum  with  a  faint  discal  cloud  occupying  central  por- 
tion, reaching  quite  to  apical  border;  sides  parallel  in  posterior  half,  ar- 
cuate anteriorly  with  apical  angles  slightly  rounded.  Elytra  black,  with 
a  strong  metallic  lustre;  pubescence  dual,  consisting  of  blackish,  erect 
and  recumbent  flavo-cinereous  hairs.  Abdomen  rather  thickly  set  with 
semi- recumbent  hairs. 

Female. — Under  parts  testaceous.     Length  2.2  mm.;  width  1.7  mm. 

Hab. — San  Diego.  There  is  considerable  variation  in  the  dis- 
tinctness of  the  pronotal  cloud,  it  may  be  absent  or  very  decided. 
In  many  specimens  examined  the  sternal  and  central  abdominal 
areas  were  quite  dark;  as  a  rule  the  color  is  lighter  in  tin-  female. 
My  attention  was  first  attracted  to  this  very  interesting  species  by 
Wm.  Vortriede,  gardener  in  charge  of  the  parks  at  Con>nad<>. 
He  had  observed  them  feeding  upon  the  San  Jose  Scale  (.-/.</>/<//- 
otus  perniciosus)  infesting  the  Acacia  lophctnthct.  Subsequent 
observation  fully  confirmed  his  statements.  The  scale  was  ex- 
ceedingly abundant,  as  was  also  the  beetle  in  all  stages  of  de- 
velopment. 


52  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [March, 

NOTES  ON  CALLIMORPHA. 

By  J.  T.  MASON,  Houston,  Texas. 

During  the  past  season  I  learned  something  new,  to  me,  about 
Callimorphia  LeContei*  which  may  be  of  interest  to  some  of 
your  readers,  and  if  it  is  not  out  of  place  here,  I  would  like  to 
suggest  that  if  collectors  would  give  their  various  experiences  in 
the  field  in  non  technical  language,  so  that  we  unscientific  readers 
can  understand  and  profit  by  it,  it  would  prove  both  interesting 
and  instructive.  I  was  anxious  to  get  as  many  varieties  of  Le- 
Contei  this  season  as  possible  for  my  own  collection.  I  have 
over  seventy,  no  two  exactly  alike,  and  I  knew  of  a  place  in  the 
suburbs  of  this  city,  not  more  than  four  acres  in  extent,  where  I 
had  last  year  caught  a  large  number,  but  all  of  the  lemon  variety. 
I  was  anxious  to  find  the  white,  and  a  friend  told  me  that  the 
white  came  out  first,  and  that  I  had  missed  the  first  brood  last 
year;  I  had  made  a  note  of  the  date,  and  I  commenced  watching 
the  place  three  weeks  before  the  time  I  had  set  for  their  appear- 
ance; they  showed  up  on  time,  but  were  all  lemon  as  before.  I 
caught  what  I  wanted  and  then  went  to  see  my  friend;  he  told 
me  that  he  had  caught  his  white  ones  at  the  Crosstimbers,  some 
six  or  seven  miles  from  town.  The  following  day  I  drove  down 
to  the  place  and  made  a  thorough  search,  but  failed  to  find  a 
single  specimen.  Towards  evening  I  turned  homeward,  discour- 
aged. In  crossing  the  prairie  the  road  passes  through  a  few 
scattered  pines,  and  while  driving  through  them  I  saw  one  cross 
the  road,  a  pure  white  one;  I  caught  it  and  searched  around 
there,  but  found  no  more.  I  had  not  driven  over  two  hundred 
yards  when  another  crossed  in  front  of  me,  also  white.  I  got 
out  and  searched  again,  and  found  them  in  quantities.  Now  I 
come  to  the.  peculiar  feature:  while  the  first  were  all  lemon,  so 
these  were  all  white.  Idid  not  find,  out  of  possibly  a  thousand 
caught,  one  single  lemon  one,  notwithstanding  that  a  few  days 
afterwards  I  found  another  lot  of  lemon  on  this  same  prairie  no-t 
over  one  mile  distant  from  the  latter,  and  there  was  no  white 
amongst  them.  Now  the  question  I  ask  myself  is,  why  do  the 
two  colors  keep  separate?  they  are  undoubtedly  the  same  moth. 
Here  are  two  separate  colonies  within  a  mile  of  each  other,  on 

*  The  two  insects  herein  mentioned  are  C  suffusa  Smith  and  C.  lactata  Smith,  which  are 
probably  forms  of  Colona  Hbn.  =  Clymene  Esp. — ED. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  53 

the  open  prairie,  absolutely  no  barrier  between  them,  why  do 
they  not  mingle  ?  I  caught  among  the  lemons  some  that  appeared 
to  be  pure  white,  but  when  compared  with  the  white,  of  the 
white  variety,  they  are  a  cream-white,  and  readily  distinguished. 
I  note  still  another  peculiarity.  I  have,  as  I  said  before,  over 
seventy  with  no  two  exactly  like.  We  will  take  say  the  lemon, 
we  have  the  fully  marked  upper  wings  and  the  markings  de- 
crease gradually  until  we  come  to  the  pure  white,  or  rather 
cream  upper  wing  and  lemon  under  wing,  and  then  the  all  cream, 
both  upper  and  under;  the  same  is  true  of  the  white  variety,  ex- 
cept that  the  pure  white  are  by  far  the  most  plentiful.  Still  in  all 
this  large  variety  of  markings  or  parts  of  them  if  continued 
would  make  the  perfect  pattern,  as  a  friend  remarked  while  look- 
ing at  them,  that  they  looked  as  if  the  wing  originally  was  white 
and  the  color  afterwards  stenciled  on,  the  feebly  marked  repre- 
senting where  the  brush  was  full  of  coloring  matter,  and  clown 
through  all  the  degrees  of  dashes  and  dots  until  finally  we  come 
to  the  one  without  a  mark. 


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ELEMENTARY  ENTOMOLOGY. 

LEPIDOPTERA-HETEROCERA  (Moths). 
By  Prof.  JOHN  B.   SMITH,   New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

In  examining  the  denuded  wings,  one  of  the  first  things  noticed 
is,  that  more  supporting  veins  reach  the  outer  margin  than  reach 
the  base;  that  while  a  very  few  trunks  extend  from  the  base  to 
the  margin  of  the  wing,  two  large  trunks  start  from  the  base,  but 
rarely  extend  beyond  two-thirds  of  the  distance  to  the  outer  mar- 
gin, giving  off  at  that  point  a  variable  number  of  branches.  These 
main  trunks  that  reach  the  base  are  called  veins,  whether  or  no 
they  reach  the  margin  as  well.  The  branches,  which  reach  the 
margin,  but  do  not  reach  the  base,  are  called  venules.  rieginning 
at  the  anterior  edge  of  the  primaries  we  find  a  vein  close  to  the 
thickened  front  margin,  extending  from  the  base  to  tin-  margin 
always  before  the  tip  of  the  wing.  This  is  the  costal  vein;  it  is 
almost  universally  present,  is  never  branched  in  my  experience, 
and  has  no  modifications  of  systematic  value  save  that  there  may 
'be  a  cross  branch  extending  between  it  and  the  costa.  Next  below 
the  costal  vein  at  base  is  the  subcostal,  running  parallel  and  some- 


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ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


[March, 


times  very  close  to  the  costal,  but  rarely  extending  much  beyond 
the  middle  of  the  wing.  This  vein  gives  off,  normally,  six 
branches,  which  are  called  the  subcostal  venules.  Of  these,  one 
or  two  usually  separate  from  the  main  trunk  before  the  end,  and 
the  others  are  grouped  at  the  tip.  Sometimes,  to  facilitate  this 
grouping,  a  cell  is  formed  around  which  the  branches  start,  and 
this,  when  present,  is  termed  the  accessory  cell,  marked  a  in  the 
figure.  Sometimes,  instead  of  all  the  branches  reaching  either 
the  vein  or  the  accessory  cell,  a  stalk  may  be  sent  out,  which  in 
turn  branches.  So  in  the  figure,  branches  8  and  9  are  from  a 
stalk  out  of  the  tip  of  the  accessory  cell;  6,  7  and  10  are  out  of 
the  accessory  cell,  while  1 1  is  out  of  the  subcostal  itself.  The 
accessory  cell  is  present  in  comparatively  few  families  only,  and 
its  presence  or  absence  is  of  systematic  value.  The  arrangement 
of  the  subcostal  venules  is  also  used  in  classification,  and  quite 
frequently  some  of  them  are  wanting. 

Below  the  subcostal  at  base  is  the  median  vein  running  parallel 
to,  but  more  or  less  diverging  from  the  subcostal,  and  extending 


usually  about  as  far  into  the  wing.  The  space  between  the  sub- 
costal and  median  veins  is  called  the  median  cell.  Quite  usually 
a  slender  transverse  veinlet  extends  from  the  tip  of  one  to  the  tip 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

of  the  other,  and  the  cell  is  then  said  to  be  closed,  as  in  the  figure. 
When  this  transverse  veinlet  is  wanting,  the  cell  is  said  to  be 
open.  The  median  vein  gives  rise  to  four  branches — the  median 
venules — the  first  of  them  usually  some  distance  before  the  tip, 
the  others,  grouped  more  or  less  closely,  from  the  end.  The 
arrangement  of  these  veins  is  of  systematic  value,  and  especially 
the  position  of  the  last  of  the  branches,  marked  5  in  the  figure. 
This  sometimes  severs  connection  with  the  series  to  which  it 
belongs  and  arises,  apparently  out  of  the  cross-vein;  or,  where 
there  is  no  distinct  cross-vein  out  of  the  tissue  itself,  and  it  is  then 
called  the  independent.  Sometimes  it  is  nearer  to  6  than  to  4, 
but  never  becomes  one  of  the  subcostal  series;  sometimes  it  is 
altogether  wanting,  and  it  is  one  of  the  most  valuable  from  the 
systematic  standpoint  of  the  venules  of  the  primaries. 

Below  the  median  vein  at  base  is  the  submedian,  extending  par- 
allel with  the  hinder  or  inner  margin  to  the  anal  angle.  It  is 
rarely  absent,  and  never  branches.  It  sometimes  becomes  forked 
at  the  base,  and  this  furcation  is  given  great  systematic  value. 
It  is  one  of  the  distinctive  characters  of  the  Noctuidae,  and  its 
absence  Ivould  be  sufficient  in  most  cases  to  exclude  a  species  not 
so  characterized;  sometimes  a  supplementary  vein  will  be  present 
running  parallel  with  the  submedian,  and  between  it  and  the 
median.  This  is  the  second  submedian,  and  its  presence  charac- 
terizes a  small  number  of  families. 

This  makes  the  normal  12,  or  exceptional  13  veins  of  the  pri- 
mary. For  convenience  they  are  numbered  as  they  reach  the 
margin,  beginning  at  the  anal  angle.  The  submedian  is  number 
i,  the  second  submedian  is  ia;  veins  2  to  5,  inclusive,  are  median 
branches;  veins  6  to  u,  inclusive,  are  subcostal  branches,  and 
vein  12  is  the  costal.  The  numbers  are  more  convenient  to  use 
in  descriptive  work,  and,  as  the  plan  is  so  uniform,  it  is  quite  as 
accurate  and  scientific. 

Beginning  at  the  base  of  secondaries,  along  the  anterior  margin 
we  find  first  the  costal  vein,  usually  reaching  quite  close  to  the 
tip  of  the  wing.  This  affords  good  characters.  Sometimes  it  i> 
entirely  wanting;  sometimes  it  is  connected  with  the  subcostal  \<\- 
a  cross-vein;  sometimes  it  does  not  reach  the  I>;IM-  at  all,  1-ut 
unites  with  the  subcostal,  and  sometimes  it  unites  and  separates 
again,  forming  a  small  cell  at  the  base  as  in  the  figure. 


56  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [March, 

Below  the  costal  is  the  subcostal  vein  running-  parallel  with  it 
a  variable  distance  and  then  forking  at  the  tip,  never  into  more 
than  two  branches.  One  of  these  branches  may  also  be  obsolete, 
and  there  may  then  be  a  single  vein  running  from  base  to  outer 
margin. 

Below  the  subcostal  at  base  starts  the  median  vein,  and  this  in 
its  branchings  is  exactly  like  the  corresponding  vein  of  the  pri- 
maries. The  median  cell  is  also  formed  in  the  same  way,  and 
may  also  be  either  open  or  closed.  As  in  the 'primaries,  vein  5, 
the  last  branch  of  the  median,  is  very  variable  in  position,  and 
furnishes  good  characters.  Below  the  median  there  may  be  one, 
two  or  three  submedian  veins,  and  these  furnish  bases  for  large 
divisions.  The  Tortricids  and  Pyralids,  for  instance,  all  have 
three  internal  or  submedian  veins,  while  the  macros  rarely  have 
more  than  two.  Sometimes  one  or  the  other  of  these  veins  forks 
at  the  base,  and  this  also  is  a  good  character.  Counting  all  the 
median  veins  as  one,  the  secondaries  have  eight  veins,  the  sub- 
costal system  being  little  developed  as  compared  with  the  prima- 
ries. Here  also  the  numbering  system  is  most  generally  used, 
the  numbers  in  the  figure  being  those  generally  adopted. 

At  the  base  of  the  secondaries  next  the  primaries,  there  is  fre- 
quently a  spine  or  spur,  which  fits  into  a  more  or  less  evident 
loop  on  the  under  side  of  the  primaries,  and  serves  to  hold  the 
wings  together.  This  is  called  the  frenelum  or  frenum.  There 
is  a  curious  sexual  modification  in  this  structure.  In  the  males 
it  is  always  a  single  spine  only.  In  the  female  it  is  never  simple, 
but  there  are  two.  three,  or  even  four  weaker  spines,  or  even  a 
little  bunch  of  stiff  hair  only. 

The  above  is  the  typical  venation  to  which  all  modifications 
found  in  the  Lepidoptera  may  be  reduced.  A  few  aberrant  types 
only,  like  the  Hepialidae  and  Psychidae,  will  need  special  explana- 
tion. 

(To  be  continued.) 


A  St.  Louis  physician  states  that  he  has  discovered  peculiar  microscop- 
ical insects  in  cigarettes.  This  may  account  for  the  wormy  look  so  many 
ot"  their  consumers  wear. —  }]ras]iington  Post. 

A  canary  with  a  swollen  hind  toe  was  brought  to  a  bird  fancier  recently, 
and  he  pronounced  the  trouble  poisoning  from  a  mosquito  bite.  He  said 
the  thing  was  not  uncommon. — .\<T. '  York  Situ. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  57 

AN  AMERICAN  SPECIES  OF  TEMPLETONIA. 

By  F.  L.  HARVEY,  Orono,  Maine. 

Templetonia  americana  n.  sp. 

Mr.  Macgillivray,  in  his  recent  catalogue  of  the  Thysanourons 
of  North  America  (Can.  Ent.  December,  1891),  makes  no  men- 
tion of  the  occurrence  of  Templetonia  in  America.  Having 
studied  a  species  of  this  genus  the  first  season  that  is  quite  com- 
mon about  Orono,  Me.,  we  record  the  following  observations 
upon  it  : 

Generic  characters  in  every  particular  as  recorded  by  Lubbock  (Mom  >- 
graph  Collembola  and  Thysanoura  p.  142). 

Specific  characters. — Silver}7  white,  sometimes  pale,  brownish  or  rusty 
color,  laid  on  in  spots  and  streaks;  a  delicate  pink  reflection,  especially 
from  young  specimens;  clothed  with  silvery  iridescent  scales;  eye  patches 
very  small,  pale  brown.  Head  nearly  round,  somewhat  pointed  in  front, 
broadest  behind  and  somewhat  longer  than  broad.  Antenna;  white,  five 
jointed,  basal  joint  short,  about  one-fourth  the  length  of  the  second; 
terminal  joint  nearly  or  quite  as  long  as  the  third  and  fourth  together, 
slender,  and,  in  mature  specimens,  composed  of  seventeen  sub-joints,  the 
basal  and  terminal  sub-joints  each  one-fifth  the  total  length  of  the  joint; 
the  middle  three-fifths  composed  of  fifteen  nearly  equal  sub-joints;  in 
younger  specimens  the  terminal  joint  seems  shorter  and  composed  of 
fewer  sub-joints.  Body  elliptical  and  rounded  anteriorly,  widest  at  the 
fifth  segment;  first,  fifth  and  sixth  segments  long,  third  segment  short. 
Legs  white,  rather  long;  larger  claw  long  and  slender;  elater  long,  basal 
joint  four-fifths  the  total  length.  Thoracic  collar  of  numerous  bowed, 
club-shaped  hairs;  similar  ones  on  the  head,  and  a  dense  tuft  of  hairs 
projecting  forward  between  the  antennae  and  reaching  to  the  third  joint; 
scattered  long  hairs  on  the  segments  of  the  body. 

Measurements. — Total  length  1.65.;  head,  .345  mm.  long,  .292  mm. 
broad;  antennas,  .718  mm.;  length  of  the  joints  in  the  ratio  of  1-4-5-6-1 1 ; 
elater,  .8mm.;  basal  joint,  .367  mm.;  claw,  .046111111.  long;  segments  of 
the  body  in  the  ratio  of  15-10-6-10-15-13-7-3  in  one  specimen,  and  in 
another  11-6-2-6-8-15-5-2. 

The  above  measurements  were  made  from  the  largest  specimens  seen, 

Remarks. — This  is  a  smaller  species  than  T.  crystalline  MiilK-r. 
The  largest  ones  we  saw  did  not  measure  over  1.65  mm.,  while 
the  majority  were  never  over  1.5  mm.,  and  many  less.  I.ul>l»><  k 
gives  the  length  of  T.  crystillina  Muller  as  two  and  a  quarter 
millimetres.  Our  specimens  are  not  obovate,  but  more  elliptical 
oblong,  and  widest  at  the  fifth  segment.  The-  antenna-  of  Lul>- 
bock's  species  as  figured  in  his  monograph  are  considerable  im  .1  -<• 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


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than  half  the  length  of  the  body  and  head,  and  quite  slender. 
In  this  species  the  antennae  are  thick  and  about  equal  to  or  less 
than  half  the  length  of  the  body  and  head.  The  terminal  joints 
of  the  antennas  as  shown  in  Lubbock's  figure  are  made  up  of 
fully  twenty-Jive  sub-joints  of  about  equal  length;  while  this  spe- 
cies has  in  the  largest  specimens  only  seventeen  joints  and  a  less 
number  in  smaller  ones,  while  the  basal  and  terminal  sub-joints 
are  as  long  as  described  above. 

Some  of  our  specimens  when  alive  showed  traces  of  rusty 
streaks  and  spots,  but  after  being  in  alcohol  for  three  months 
there  is  no  evidence  of  the  reddish  spots  said  to  develop  under 


Fig.  2. 


Fig.  3. 

such  conditions  upon  T.  crystallina.  Balsam  specimens  are  a 
beautiful  pink  color.  The  movements  of  this  species  are  sluggish, 
and  though  provided  with  a  well  developed  spring  it  does  not 
seem  disposed  to  use  it,  unless  absolutely  necessary. 

We  have  not  examined  T.  crystallina.  Muller,  but  the  smaller 
size,  shorter,  thicker  antennae  with  fewer  sub-joints  to  the  terminal 


[1892.  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  59 

segment,  the  more  elliptical  form  of  the  body  and  the  fact  that  it 
does  not  develop  red  spots  in  alcohol,  would  seem  to  separate 
this  form  from  that  species.  Figs,  i,  2  and  3  represent  the  dorsal, 
ventral  and  side  view  of  a  young  specimen  i.i  mm.  long,  magni- 
fied forty-five  times;  i  and  2  show  the  general  form  of  the  body, 
somewhat  too  broad,  and  the  terminal  joints  of  the  antemue  in 
all  the  cuts  have  fewer  sub-joints  than  occur  in  adult  specimens, 
and  the  short  basal  or  fifth  joint  to  the  antenna  does  not  show. 
The  figures  were  made  for  the  writer  from  line  specimens  by  Mr. 
J.  H.  Emeston,  of  Boston,  Mass. 

Found  under  boards  at  several  places  on  the  college  campus  at 
Orono,  also  in  abundance  in  the  writer's  garden  in  potato  hills, 
about  the  tubers  affected  by  potato  scab  and  potato  rot.  Some- 
times nearly  a  dozen  would  be  found  on  a  single  tuber  in  the  de- 
pressions made  by  the  scab.  Associated  with  Iratonia  tricolor, 
Lipura  ambulous,  Lepidacyrtis  mctallicns,  Tomocerus  plumbeus 
and  an  undetermined  Achorutes.  Many  specimens  examined 
during  September,  October  and  November,  '91,  by  F.  L.  Harvey. 


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List  of  Hemiptera  Collected  in  Jamaica,  W.  I. 

By  C.  W.  JOHNSON  and  WM.  J.  Fox. 

The  following  Hemiptera  were  collected  in  Jamaica  during 
April  and  May,  1891.  Most  of  the  species  were  obtained  at 
Kingston,  Morant  Bay,  and  Port  Antonio;  those  of  common 
occurrence  are  indicated  by  an  asterisk  (*).  We  are  indebted 
to  the  kindness  of  Prof.  P.  R.  Uhler  for  the  determination  of  the 
species,  which  have  been  placed  either  in  the  collection  oi  the 
American  Entomological  Society,  or  the  Wagner  Free  Institute 
of  Philadelphia. 

Sephina  maculata*  Dallas,  Leptoglossus  stigma  Herbst,  Anasa 
bcllator  Fab.,  A.  scorbiitica  Fab.,  Accratodes  bijida:-  Say,  . /. 
meditabunda  Fab.,  Nezara  marginala  Bv.,  A<i/ms  ni^crriiints 
Dallas,  Proxy s  victor*  Fab. ,  Thyanta  perditor*  Fab. ,  ( \itorliiutlia 
gtittrita  Fab.,  Euchistus  crenator*  Fab.,  Mormidca  pict 
Stal,  Zicca  t&niola  Dallas,  Alydns  pallctccns  Stal,  Lygaw  i- 
color  Fab.  (var.),  L.  pulchcllns^  Fab.,  L.  aulicus  Fal>. ,  I.,  san- 
darachatus*  Say,  Dysdercus  mini  its**  Say,  D.andrece*  Linn.,  /' 
sanguinarius  Stal,  Zc/us  rubidit^-  St.  Farg.,  Harmosifs  ncbit- 


6o  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [March, 

losus  Stal,  Corizus  sidce*  Fab.,  Megaccelum  rubrinerva  Dist., 
Lygus  sp. ,  Corimelcena  minutd*  Uhler,  Plagiognathus  indis- 
tinctus*  Uhler  (MS.),  Pycnoderes  insignis  Rent.,  Collatia  expli- 
cata*  Uhler,  Salda  humilis  Say  (var. ),  Rhogovelia  collaris* 
Burm.,  Parmera  bilobata  Say,  P.  parvula  Dallas,  Geocoris  dis- 
paratus  Uhler  (MS.),  Tettigonia  herbidd*  Guer.,  T.  flaviceps 
Riley,  T.  robusta*  Sign.,  T.  robusta*  Sign,  (var.),  T.  n.  sp.  ?, 
Agallia  n.  sp.  ?,  Ormenis  pallescens  Stal,  Dascalia  acuta  Uhler 
(MS.),  Paroristes  humilis*  Uhler  (MS.),  Bothriocerus  sp.,  Copi- 
cerus  thoracicus  Guer. ,  Centrotus  havanensis  Guer.  (var.),  Ophi- 
derma  scutellatus*  Uhler  (MS.). 


Notes  and. 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  GLEANINGS  FROM  ALL  QUARTERS 
OF    THE    GLOBE. 

[The  Conductors  of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  solicit,  and  will  thankfully  receive  items 
of  news,  likely  to  interest  its  readers,  from  any  source.  The  author's  name  will  be  given 
in  each  case  for  the  information  of  cataloguers  and  bibliographers.] 


To  Contributors.— All  contributions  will  be  considered  and  passed  upon  at  our 
earliest  convenience,  and  as  far  as  may  be,  will  be  published  according  to  date  of  recep- 
tion. ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  has  reached  a  circulation,  both  in  numbers  and  circumfer- 
ence, as  to  make  it  necessary  to  put  "  copy1'  into  the  hands  of  the  printer,  for  each  number, 
three  weeks  before  date  of  issue.  This  should  be  remembered  in  sending  special  or  im- 
portant matter  for  certain  issue.  Owing  to  low  subscription  rate,  "  extras"  will  be  charged 
for,  and  when  they  are  wanted,  it  should  be  so  stated  on  the  MS.  along  with  the  number 
desired.  The  receipt  of  all  papers  will  be  acknowledged. — ED. 


Mr.  JAMES  ANGUS,  of  West  Farms,  New  York  City,  has  presented  his 
fine  collection  of  insects  to  the  American  Museum  of  Natural  History. 

TRANSACTIONS  of  American  Entomological  Society. — Of  volume  xix 
(1892)  twenty-four  pages  have  been  printed,  containing  "  Studies  in  Chryso- 
melidas,"  by  Dr.  G.  H.  Horn,  and  the  first  pages  of  "A  Study  of  Amara, 
s.  g.  Celia,"  also  by  Dr.  Horn.  This  volume  promises  to  be  an  unusually 
good  one,  and  we  propose  to  notice  the  progress  made  from  month  to 
month. 

CARABUS  NEMORALIS  Miill. — In  the  Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  1875,  p.  126, 
I  made  mention  of  having  seen  a  specimen  of  C.  hortensis  Fab.  (  ==  ne- 
moralis  Mull.}  in  the  cabinet  of  Mr.  A.  Murray,  of  London,  with  the  label 
Hudson's  Bay.  Being  unwilling  on  the  evidence  of  one  not  very  well 
authenticated  specimen  to  admit  the  species  to  our  lists,  no  other  record 
than  that  above  recorded  has  been  made.  In  December  last  I  received 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  6l 

through  the  kindness  of  Mr.  Henry  S.  Harbeck,  of  New  York  City,  two 
specimens  of  this  species  with  the  following  information,  which  I  tran- 
scribe: "While  on  a  business  trip  to  St.  Johns,  N.  B.,  in  April  and  .May, 
1890,  Mr.  C.  B.  Riker,  of  Maplewood,  N.  J.,  devoted  his  leisure  time  to 
collecting  Coleoptera,  and  among  his  captures  were  fourteen  Carabits 
nemoralis,  which,  as  you  say,  is  the  first  authentic  case  of  its  occurrence 
in  North  America.  He  says  that  the  beetles  were  quite  common  and 
those  that  he  took  were  collected  in  less  than  an  hour."  From  this  it  is 
evident  that  nemoralis  is  fairly  naturalized  in  America,  and  should  now 
be  added  to  our  list  and  placed  after  limbatits. — G.  H.  HORN. 

HEXAPLASTA  ZIGZAG  (Riley). — Although  first  made  known  as  a  native 
of  the  cotton-growing  States,  this  insect  is  a  familiar  inhabitant  of  New 
England,  being  found  during  the  first  warm  days  of  Spring  upon  the  dan- 
delion blossoms,  and  in  July  upon  windows  in  company  with  two  species 
of  Phora.  The  radial  cell  varies  in  being  either  open  or  closed.  The 
disc  of  the  scutellum  is  convex. — YV.  H.  PATTON,  Hartford,  Conn 

NOTE  ON  CYCHRUS. — In  the  January  number  of  ENT.  NEWS,  Mr.  H. 
F.  Wickham  gives  a  note  on  the  geographical  distribution  of  Cychrus, 
which  is  very  interesting,  and  an  invitation  to  the  readers  thereof  to  fur- 
nish more  notes  on  geographical  distribution.  This  brings  to  my  mind  a 
little  incident  which  may  be  of  interest  to  the  readers.  In  the  early  part 
of  Spring,  1890,  while  collecting  on  an  island,  situated  on  the  beautiful 
sandy  New  Jersey  coast,  I  was  pleasantly  surprised  by  the  capture  of 
Cychrus  clevatus  Fab.  I  did  not  expect  to  find  the  genus  inhabiting  this 
locality.  Although  carefully  searching  I  could  only  find  the  one.  The 
next  day,  about  one-half  mile  from  where  I  found  the  first,  I  had  the  re- 
ward of  capturing  the  second.  The  specimens  differ  very  much  from 
those  found  on  the  mainland  proper,  as  they  are  minus  that  beautiful  lustre, 
and  the  thorax  is  not  so  well  developed,  in  all  they  resemble  somewhat 
more  the  Pacific  coast  fauna.  As  these  are  the  only  specimens  of  Cychrus 
that  I  know  of  as  having  been  found  on  the  New  Jersey  coast,  it  is  very 
interesting,  and  I  should  be  pleased  to  hear  if  other  species  have  been 
found  inhabiting  the  islands  along  the  coast. — H.  \Y.  WKNZEL,  Phila. 

Mrs.  A.  T.  SLOSSON  by  this  time  has  probably  started  on  a  trip  t<>  the 
Southwest,  taking  in  Louisiana,  Texas,  and  perhaps  Mexico.  We  suppose 
that  many  bugs  in  those  regions  will  have  to  deliver  up  some  of  their 
interesting  secrets. 

THE  Anthophora  described  by  me  in  Bull.  U.  S.  Geol.  Surv.  v,  is  .  /. 
Ha/s/iii  ?.  I  took  A.  Stni//iii  in  Kansas  in  iSSi,  and  have  rovivnl 
specimens  of  it  from  California,  riistotrichia  Mora  \vitx,  is  a  synonym  of 
Ant/i  flphora;  it  differs  merely  in  the  individual  aberration  of  the  venation 
described  by  me  in  Anthophora and  Clisodon.—  \Y.  H.  Patton,  Hartford.  Ct. 


62  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [March, 

THE  following  has  been  extracted  from  a  circular  which  has  been  sent 
to  entomologists  and  others.  We  hope  the  collection  may  be  obtained 
and  provision  made  for  its  preservation:  "  Dear  Sir, — An  effort  upon  the 
part  of  a  few  professional  and  personal  friends  of  the  late  Harry  Edwards, 
to  purchase  and  present  to  the  American  Museum  of  Natural  History  (of 
the  city  of  New  York)  his  magnificent  Entomological  Collection,  has  met 
with  so  much  encouragement  that  the  Committee  in  charge  ventures  to 
call  your  attention  to  the  matter.  A  number  of  gentlemen  have  already 
subscribed  one  hundred  (|ioo)  dollars  each  towards  the  sum  required, 
fifteen  thousand  ($15,000)  dollars,  and  it  is  hoped  that  you  will  be  willing 
to  contribute  a  similar  amount.  The  object  of  the  movement  is  not  only 
to  secure  for  the  city  of  New  York  a  treasure  of  inestimable  value,  but  to 
make  smooth  the  declining  years  of  the  widow  of  our  friend,  and  to  raise 
to  the  memory  of  an  excellent  actor,  a  distinguished  scientist  and  a  good 
man,  a  worthy  and  lasting  monument. 

"  (Signed)  Edwin  Booth,  Jos.  Jefferson,  Theo.  Moss,  S.  P.  A  very,  YY. 
C.  Prime,  Lawrence  Hutton,  A.  M.  Palmer,  Treas.,  29  \V.  3oth  St.,  New 
York  City." 

IN  a  letter  from  Mr.  W.  F.  Kirby,  of  the  British  Museum,  the  following 
may  interest  the  readers  of  the  NEWS,  premising  that  everybody  knows 
that  Mr.  Kirby  is  at  work  on  a  catalogue  of  the  Heterocera  of  the  world. 
"  My  first  volume  (Sphinges  and  Bombyces)  will  run  to  about  £00  pages, 
and  include,  I  think,  28  families,  some  of  them  numbering  over  200  genera. 
All  but  four  are  now  in  the  printer's  hands,  so  that  I  hope  the  publication 
of  the  book  will  not  be  much  longer  delayed."  *  *  *  "I  have  relegated 
the  Sesiidae  to  the  neighborhood  of  the  micro-lepidoptera.  I  doubt  if 
you  have  any  Heterogymdae  in  America.  Heterogynis  is  a  small  Euro- 
pean genus  with  males  like  Procris,  but  with  apterous  females."  Mr. 
Kirby's  book,  when  published,  will  form  one  of  the  most  useful  assistants 
the  working  entomologist  can  have. — JOHN  B.  SMITH. 

A  BIT  OF  HISTORY. — Miss  Morton's  very  interesting  notes  in  the  Jan- 
uary number  of  ENT.  NEWS  show  that  there  is  some  confusion  among  the 
names  of  the  smaller  Limacodidae,  and  it  may  be  interesting  to  briefly  go 
over  the  literature  of  these  forms.  In  1854,  Herrich-Schaffer  published 
three  figures  as  Limacodes  texula,  L.  pallida,  and  L.  flavula.  In  1864, 
Packard  erroneously  identified  a  specimen  in  the  Harris  collection  as  L. 
t  ex  tula,  and,  believing  it  separable  from  the  genus  Limacodes,  created 
the  genus  Isa  for  it.  In  the  same  year  he  also  described  Heterogenea 
shurtleffii,  and  made  the  genus  Tortricidia  for  Herrich-Schaffer's  species 
pallida  and  flavula.  In  1866,  Grote  &  Robinson  described  Limacodes 
iiioniata,  and  in  1876,  Grote  created  the  genus  Sisyrosea  for  it.  Finally, 
in  1880,  Grote  described  the  species  Limacodes  cczsonia  and  L.fle.vuosa. 
Now,  as  far  as  I  know,  there  are  but  four  species  for  all  these  names.  The 
larva  of  the  first  one  was  figured  in  Harris'  "Entomological  Correspon- 
dence," and  has  been  described  by  Mr.  Hulst  and  by  myself.  The  moth 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  63 

was  first  described  as  inornafa,  but  is  the  species  for  which  the  genus  ha 
was  made,  and  should  be  known  as  Isa  inornafa.  The  larva  of  the  second 
is  unknown.  It  is  Heterogenea  shurtleffii,  of  which  c&sonia  Grt.  is  a 
variety.  The  larva  of  the  third  is  also  unknown.  It  is  the  textula  of 
Herrich-Schaffer  (not  of  Packard),  and  was  redescribed  by  Grote  as 
flexuosa.  It  should  be  known  as  Heterogenea  textu/a.  The  larva  of 
the  fourth  species  is  the  one  described  by  Miss  Morton.  It  has  also  been 
described  by  myself,  and  should  be  known  as  Tortricidia  pallida  H.-S. 
T.  flavula  is  only  a  variety  of  it,  and  represents  the  form  without  marks 
on  the  wings  which  Miss  Morton  describes.  These  species  are  correctly 
arranged  in  Prof.  Smith's  new  List. — H.  G.  DVAR. 

DRASTERIA  ERICHTO.— Has  this  noctuid  been  satisfactorily  identified 
since  Guenee"'s  description  of  a  single  female  in  1852  ?  Some  of  our  col- 
lections, I  am  aware,  contain  specimens  labeled  erichto,  that  were  deter- 
mined by  Mr.  Grote.  However,  specimens  of  our  eastern  Drasteria 
sent  to  Mr.  Grote  just  before  he  left  this  country,  and  also  those  sent  to 
Prof.  Smith  since  he  became  our  recognized  authority  on  the  Noctuids, 
have  all  been  referred  to  erechtea.  In  1873,  Mr.  Grote,  in  Bull.  Buffalo 
Soc.  Nat.  Sci.  i,  p.  155,  admitted  that  he  could  not  separate  the  two  spe- 
cies except  in  size,  referring  the  specimens  of  the  smaller  Spring  brood  to 
erichto.  Of  two  specimens,  a  $  and  9 ,  in  the  University  collection  de- 
termined by  Mr.  Grote  as  erichto,  the  9  proves  to  be  an  erechtea.  I  pre- 
sume other  collections  contain  similar  specimens.  Recently  Prof.  Smith 
wrote  me  that  he  had  not  tried  to  identify  erichto  and  had  not  the  slightest 
doubt  that  erichto  is  the  same  as  erechtea.  During  the  past  year  I  have 
bred  what  I  believe  to  be  erichto.  I  thought  I  was  breeding  erechtea,  but 
recent  study  and  comparisons  of  my  bred  specimens  and  a  large  series 
of  Drasteria  caught  in  trap-lanterns  has  shown  that  \ve  have  two  species 
of  Drasteria  in  our  eastern  fauna,  both  about  equally  common  I  think, 
and  differing  considerably  structurally  and  rather  closely  grading  into  each 
other  in  markings.  The  structural  differences  are  marked  and  very  con- 
stant. The  genitalia  of  the  males  and  the  seventh  abdominal  segment 
of  the  females  differ  strikingly  in  size  and  form.  I  find  that  the  species 
are  easily  separable  by  these  characters  and  typical  strongly  marked  speci- 
mens of  either  sex  may  be  quite  readily  identified  by  the  markings  on  the 
front  wings.  I  hope  soon  to  be  able  to  illustrate  some  of  these  differences, 
but  I  desire  to  make  further  observations  upon  the  range  of  variability  of 
erechtea. — M.  V.  SLINGERLAND,  Cornell  Insectary,  Ithaca,  X.  V. 

A  PLEA  FOR  THE  COLLECTOR. — Prof.  J.  B.  Smith's  list  of  "The  Lepid- 
optera  of  Boreal  America"  came  to  hand  a  short  time  ago,  ami  lias 
afforded  me  a  great  deal  of  pleasure  and  instruction.  If  I  understand  it 
aright,  this  is  the  first  complete  list  of  the  kind  that  has  lu-.'ii  published 
in  this  country,  and  I  am  sure  that  1'rof.  Smith  and  tin-  other  learned  gen- 
tlemen who  were  associated  with  him  in  getting  it  up  have  -i\vn  students 
of  this  department  of  Entomology  a  work  that  may  be  relied  upon  as 


64  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [March, 

being  as  near  complete  and  correct  as  can  be  got  at  present.  Bearing  in 
mind  the  article  entitled  "Rocks,"  which  appeared  in  the  NEWS  some 
time  ago,  would  not  this  list  be  a  good  foundation  for  a  descriptive  work 
on  the  Lepidoptera  of  North  America  ?  Could  not  the  gentlemen  who 
got  up  this  list  be  induced  to  publish  a  work,  in  monthly  parts,  containing 
descriptions  and  plates  of  the  Heterocera  at  least,  if  subscribers  enough 
could  be  got  to  ensure  them  against  financial  loss  ?  We  already  have 
good  works  on  the  Butterflies,  and  they  might,  therefore,  be  left  out,  as 
also  the  very  small  moths.  The  plates,  of  course,  could  not  be  colored, 
except  at  a  great  cost,  but  plates  such  as  have  been  appearing  in  the 
NEWS,  with  a  description  attached,  are  every  bit  as  good.  A  great  many 
who  study  this  subject  are  business  men  who  have  not  the  time  and  skill 
to  identify  their  specimens  without  the  help  of  plates,  and  I  take  it  their 
number  would  become  legion  compared  to  what  it  is  now  if  such  a  work 
could  be  got  at  a  moderate  cost.  It  may  be  objected  that  such  a  work, 
when  finished,  would  be  incomplete  on  account  of  the  new  species  that 
are  being  constantly  discovered,  but  if  we  were  to  wait  ten  or  even  twenty 
years,  the  same  objection  would  still  hold  good.  In  Europe,  where  the 
Lepidoptera  have  been  studied  for  a  great  number  of  years,  new  species 
are  still  being  discovered,  and  in  spite  of  that  a  new  work  on  the  Lepid- 
optera of  Great  Britain  is  just  being  commenced  in  London.  If  you  will 
kindly  give  this  a  place  in  the  NEWS  it  may  be  the  means  of  helping  to 
make  such  a  work  as  I  suggest  a  possibility  at  least,  if  not  a  probability 
of  the  near  future. — JAMES  TOUGH,  Chicago,  111. 


Identification  of  Insects  (Jmagos)  for  Subscribers. 


Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions:  ist,  The  number  of  speci- 
mens to  be  unlimited  for  each  sending;  2d,  The  sender  to  pay  all  expenses  of  transporta- 
tion and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  the  American  Entomological  Society; 
3d,  Each  specimen  must  have  a  number  attached  so  that  the  identification  may  be  an- 
nounced accordingly.  Exotic  species  named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor, 
who  should  be  consulted  before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  2  cent  stamp  with  all  insects 
for  return  of  names.  Address  all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural 
Sciences,  Logan  Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Entomological   Literature. 


NEUNZEHNTER  JAHRESBERICHT  DES  WESTFAELISCHEN  PROVINZIAL- 
VEREINS  FUR  WISSENSCHAFT  UND  KUNST  FUR  1890.  Muenster,  1891.— 
Observations  on  the  occurrence  of  melanism  among  the  macrolepidoptera 
of  the  vicinity  of  Dortmund,  K.  Meinheit. 

LA  NATURE  (Paris),  Dec.  26,  1891.— Influence  of  artificial  lights  on  in- 
sects, G.  A.  Poujade;  figs. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  65 

U.  S.  DEPARTMENT  OF  AGRICULTURE.  Division  of  Entomology.  Bul- 
letin No.  24. — The  Boll  worm  of  cotton.  A  report  of  progress  in  a  sup- 
plementary investigation  of  this  insect.  Made  under  the  direction  of  the 
Entomologist  by  F.  W.  Mally,  Washington,  iSgr,  50  pp.  Hcliolhis  aniii- 
gera  Hiib. 

REVUE  SCIENTIFIQUE  (Paris),  Dec.  26,  1891. — Insects  destructive  to 
forests  according  to  M.  A.  S.  Packard,  anon.  A  means  of  destroying 
grasshoppers  according  to  M.  Decaux,  anon. 

COMPTE  RENDU.  SOCIETE  ENTOMOLOGIQUE  DE  BELGIQUE,  Dec.  5,  '91. 
— Heterocera  exotica,  new  genus  and  species  from  the  Dutch  East  Indie 
F.  J.  M.  Heylaerts;  Gnophrioides  n.  gen.  Melanges  Entomologiqiu-s: 
VIII.  Diagnoses  of  Coleoptera  from  the  Congo,*  A.  Duvivier.  Notes  on 
indigenous  Coleoptera  malacoderma,  E.  Rousseau.  Additions  and  anno- 
tations to  the  lists  of  indigenous  Larnellicorn  and  Carnivorous  Coleoptera, 
A.  P.  de  Borre. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  LINXEAN  SOCIETY  OF  NEW  SOUTH  WALES  (2), 
vi,  i.  Sydney,  Sept.  9,  1891. — Notes  on  a  small  collection  of  Hymenop- 
tera  from  Narrabri,  N.  S.  W.,  \V.  \Y '.  Froggatt.  Description  of  a  new 
species  of  Tortricidce,*  J.  H.  Durrani.  Stray  notes  on  Lepidoptera,  A. 
SO.  lliff. 

CANADIAN  ENTOMOLOGIST,  Jan.,  1892. — Can  insects  survive  freezing? 
H.  H.  Lyman.  Descriptions  of  some  butterfly  larvaj  from  Yosemite  (v), 
and  the  life-history  of  Callidryas  eubitle,  H.  G.  Dyar.  Revision  of  the 
Bombylid  genus  Epacuws  (Lcptochihis),  1).  \V.  Coquillett.  Hctccriihi 
americana  [in  Ontario],  |.  A.  Moflfat.  Canadian  Cialls  and  their  occu- 
pants— Aulax  nabali  N.  S.,  W.  Brodie.  Entomology  for  Beginners,  No. 
i,  J.  Fletcher.  An  explan  ition,  A.  R.  Grote.  MeUttea  phaston,  /<•/;•<>- 
phora  silaceala,  J.  A.  Moffat.  Prof.  J.  B.  Smith's  list  of  Lepidoptera,  ( '.. 
H.  French.  Larva  of  Anccryx  fasciata  Swains.,  T.  D.  A.  Cockerell.— 
February,  1892. — Entomology  for  Beginners  No.  2,  J.  Fletcher.  Two 
new  Orthoptera  from  Indiana,  \V.  S.  Blatchley.  Some  Indiana  Acridid.r 
II,  id.  Further  notes  on  Gelechia galleediplopappi,  and  description  of  a 
new  species  of  I>racon,  Rev.  T.  \V.  Fyles.  Notes  on  tin-  life-history  of 
Agallia  sanguinolenta  Prov.,  H.  Osliorn  and  II.  A.  Gnssard.  On  the 
Orthopterous  fauna  of  Iowa,  II.  Osborn.  How  the  female  of  (\n-<vcia 
semiferana  protects  her  egg  clusters,  C.  P.  Gillette.  Notes  on  Coleoptera 
No.  9,  Dr.  J.  Hamilton.  Notes  on  the  Aegeridae  of  central  Ohio,  1  >.  S. 
Kellicott. 

ANNALEN  DESK.  K.  NATURHISTORISCHKN  HOFMUSI-:UMS,  \i.  .;,  4.  \\'ien. 
1891. — To  the  knowledge  of  the  Hymenopterous  genus  1'lrilanthns  I'aln. 
(sens  lat.),"-'  F.  F.  Kohl.  Bumble-bee  Studies,  A.  Handlirscli,  figs.  African 
Lepidoptera  of  the  k.  k.  Natnrhistorisclie  Hofinuseum,*  A.  !•'.  Kogeiihot.  -i . 
i  pi.  • 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than   North  A  inn  i<  an. 
3* 


66  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [March, 

HARDWICKE'S  SCIENCE   GOSSIP   (London),  January,    1892. — Famous 
collecting  grounds  for  Dragonflies  [by  W.  H.  Bath]. 

TRANSACTIONS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY  OF  LONDON,  1891, 
pt.  iv,  December,  1891. — New  species  of  Heterocera  from  the  Khasia 
Hills,*  Col.  C.  Svvinhoe,  i  pi.,  Kalmina  micronissa,  Anthyperythra  (War- 
ren MS.),  n.  gen.  On  some  cases  of  Dimorphism  and  Polymorphism 
among  Palaearctic  Lepidoptera,  S.  Alpheraky.  Effect  of  change  of  climate 
upon  the  emergence  of  certain  species  of  Lepidoptera,  G.  F.  Mathew. 
Descriptions  of  new  species  of  holophthalmous  Ascalaphidae,*  R.  Mc- 
Lachlan;  Campylophlebia  n.  gen.  Descriptions  of  four  new  species  of 
the  genus  Fulgora*  W.  L.  Distant,  i  pi.  On  the  South  American  spe- 
cies of  Diabrotica,  appendix,  C.  J.  Gahan. 

INSECT  LIFE,  iv,  5,  6,  December,  1891. — Wheat  and  Grass  Sawflies,  C. 
V.  Riley  and  C.  L.  Marlatt,  figs.  The  importation  of  a  Hessian  Fly  para- 
site from  Europe,  S.  A.  Forbes.  The  origin  and  development  of  para- 
sitism among  the  Sarcoptidse,  H.  Garman.  Origin  and  development  of 
the  parasitic  habit  in  Mallophaga  and  Pediculidae,  H.  Osborn.  The  use 
of  grape  bags  by  a  paper-making  wasp,  Mary  E.  Murtfeldt.  The  methods 
of  pupation  among  the  Chalcididse,  L.  O.  Howard,  figs.  Notes  on  grass 
insects  in  Washington,  D.  C.,  H.  Osborn.  An  interesting  aquatic  bug. 
Hominivorous  habits  of  the  screw  worm  in  St.  Louis,  Mary  E.  Murtfeldt. 
Another  spider  egg  parasite,  L.  O.  Howard. 

BRITISH  NATURALIST  (London),  January,  1892. — Portrait  and  sketch  of 
Lord  Walsingham.  Notes  and  lists  of  captures  of  British  insects. 

NEUE  ODONATEN  VON  ECUADOR,*  von  Dr.  F.  Karsch  (Reprint  from 
Societas  Entomologica  vi,  14-16)  Neuragrion  n.  gen. 

BULLETIN  OF  THE  ILLINOIS  STATE  LABORATORY  OF  NATURAL  HIS- 
TORY, vol.  iii,  art.  xii. — Sixth  contribution  to  a  knowledge  of  a  life-history 
of  certain  little  known  Aphididae,  C.  M.  Weed. — Vol.  iv,  art.  i.  Bacteria 
normal  to  digestive  organs  of  Hemiptera,  S.  A.  Forbes. 

ZEITSCHRIFT  FUR  WISSENSCHAFTLICHE  ZooLOGiEliii,  3,  Leipzig,  1891. 
-The  development  of  the  female  sexual  organs  of  Phyllodroinia  (Blatla) 
gertnanica  L.,  R.  Heymons,  3  pis. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ROYAL  SOCIETY,  1,  303,  London,  Jan.  S,  1892.— 
A  new  mode  of  respiration  in  the  Myriapoda,  F.  G.  Sinclair. 

ANNALS  AND  MAGAZINE  OF  NATURAL  HISTORY  (6),  49,  January,  1892. 
—Notes  on  Longicorn  Coleoptera  of  the  group  Cerambycin:e,  with  de- 
scriptions of  new  genera  and  species,*  C.  J.  Gahan.  On  some  Japanese 
species  of  ParoiiKtl/ts*  G.  Lewis.  Descriptions  of  two  new  genera  of 
Scorpions,  with  notes  upon  some  species  of  Pa/ain/i<rns*-\  R.  I.  Pocock, 
i  pi.  Description  of  a  new  trap-door  spider  from  Ceylon,*  id. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  t  Contains  new 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  67 

WIENER  ENTOMOLOGISCHE  ZEITUNG,  xi,  i,  }anuary,  1892.— On  the 
pretended  present  decline  of  Entomology,  E.  Reitter.  Analytical  revision 

of  the  European  species  of  the  Tenthredinid — genus  Schizocera  Latr.,* 
F.  W.  Konow.  A  new  Leptis  from  Switzerland,*  T.  Becker.  Colenp- 
terological  notes,*  E.  Reitter. 

REVISTA  DEL  MUSEO  DE  LA  PLATA,  I,  La  Plata,  1890-91.— Argentine 
Dipterology  [Culicidce],  F.  L.  Arribalzaga. 

STUDIES  FROM  THE  BIOLOGICAL  LABORATORIES  OF  THE  OWENS  COL- 
LEGE II,  Manchester,  England,  1890. — The  pupal  stage  of  Cnlex,  Dr.  C. 
H.  Hurst,  i  pi. 

REVUE  BIOLOGIQUE  DU  NORD  DE  LA  FRANCE,  iv,  4,  January,  1892.— 
Study  on  some  galls  from  Syria  [Acarocecidae],*  Dr.  H.  Fockeu,  figs. 

NOTES  FROM  THE  LEYDEN  MUSEUM,  xiii,  3,  July,  1891. — Description  of 
a  new  Curculionid,*  W.  Roelofs,  i  pi.  New  genus  and  species  of  the 
group  of  Oxyopisthen*  id.  A  new  genus  of  Calandrinae,  C.  Ritsema  Cz. 
A  new  species  of  Rhyncophorus  *  id.  Two  new  species  of  the  genus 
Helota  from  Borneo,*  id.  Synopsis  and  alphabetical  list  of  the  described 
species  of  the  Coleopterous  genus  Helota  McL.,  id.  Polyctcsis  i^crro/a, 
a  new  species  of  Buprestidae,*  K.  M.  Heller.  Contributions  to  the  know- 
ledge of  the  family  Brenthidae,*  Dr.  A.  Senna.  On  the  Ceylon  Cetonikku 
collected  by  J.  Z.  Kannegieter,*  J.  R.  H.  N.  van  de  Poll  and  J.  Z.  Kanne- 
gieter.  A  new  species  of  the  Longicorn  genus  Neopharsalia  v.  d.  Poll,* 
J.  Z.  Kannegieter.  Four  new  species  of  Gyrinidce  of  the  genus  Orccto- 
gyrns*  M.  Regimbart. — No.  4,  October,  1891.  Two  new  species  of  the 
Lucanoid  genus  Cyclommatus  Parry,  C.  Ritsema  Cz.  A  new  Oriental 
species  of  the  Coleopterous  genus  Chelonarium*  id.  Further  contribu- 
tions to  the  knowlege  of  the  Helota  species  of  Burma,*  id.  Loniotropa 
vellerialis,  new  species  of  Pyralidae,*  P.  C.  T.  Snellen.  Description  <>\ 
nine  new  Elateridae  from  the  Leyden  Museum,*  E.  Candeze. 

ENTOMOLOGISCHE  NACHRICHTEN,  xviii,  i,  Berlin,  January,  1892. — De- 
scription of  some  new  varieties  of  butterflies  from  Bucovina  and  the  \  i- 
cinity,*  C.  von  Hormuzaki.    On  some  rare  Tracheata  from  Rheinlancl,  C. 
Verhoeff.     Five  new  African  Mantodea,*  Dr.  F.  Karsch;  l\n'lyIopL 
n.  gen.     Some  biological  fragments,  C.  Yerhoeff. 

ZOE,  ii,  4,  Jan.  12,  1892. — Some  biological  peculiarities  of  the  l'liylli>\ 
and  a  method  of  utilizing  them  for  the  protection  of  vineyards,  H.  H.  l.dir. 

TRANSACTIONS  OF  THE  ROYAL  SOCIETY  OF  SOUTH  AUSIKAUX,  \i\. 
Adelaide,  July,  1891.— Description  of  a  new  species  of  Co 
Tepper,  i  pi.     Further  notes  on  Australian  Coleoptera,  \vilh  de-scrip! 
of  new  genera  and  species,*f  Rev.  T.   Blackburn.     Descriptions  • 
Australian  Lepidoptera,*  E.  Meyrick;  Momopohi  n.  gen. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  Anui  ic:m.  t  Contai: 


68  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [March, 

DIE  KAEFKR  VON  MITTELEUROPA.  —  Die  Kaefer  der  oesterreichisch- 
ungarischen  Monarchic,  Deutschlands,  der  Schweiz,  sowie  des  franzoes- 
ischen  und  italienischen  Alpengebietes,  Bearbeitet  von  Luclwig  Gangl- 
bauer.  Erster  Band.  Familienreihe  Caraboidea.  Wien,  Carl  Gerold's 
Sohn,  1892,  557  pp.,  55  woodcuts. 

CORNELL  UNIVERSITY  AGRICULTURAL  EXPERIMENT  STATION,  Bulletin 
33,  Entomological  Division,  Ithaca,  N.  Y.,  November,  1891.  —  Wireworms, 
J.  H.  Comstock  and  M.  V.  Slingerband;  figs. 

NOTES  UPON  THE  TRANSFORMATIONS  OF  SOME  AFRICAN  LEPIDOPTERA 
by  W.  J.  Holland  (from  Psyche,  vi,  pp.  213-216,  pi.  5). 


ARCHIVES  DE  ZOOLOGIE  EXPERIMENTALE  KT  GENERALE  (2),  ix, 
4,  Paris.  —  Note  on  the  Pantopod  genera  Phoxichilus  Latr.  and  Tanisty- 
him  Miers,  W.  Schimkewitsch. 

BIOLOGISCHES  CENTRALBLATT  (Erlangen),  Dec.  31,  1891.  —  The  amitotic 
nuclear  division  in  Arthropoda,  H.  E.  Ziegler  and  O.  von  Rath.  —  Jan.  15, 
1892.  Contribution  to  the  anatomy  and  embryology  of  the  PhalangicUe, 
V.  Faussek. 

ZOOLOGISCHER  ANZEiGER  (Leipzig),  Jan.  n,  1892.  —  On  sense  organs 
in  the  palpi  and  first  pair  of  legs  of  Solpugidae,  Dr.  P.  Bertkau,  fig. 

COMPTE  RENDU.  SOCIETE  DE  BIOLOGIE  (Paris),  Jan.  9,  1892.  —  The 
wandering  cricket  (Schistocera  peregrina  Oliv.)  and  its  cryptogamic  para- 
site (Lachnidium  acridioruin),  E.  A.  Giard. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST  (London),  February,  1892.  —  The  past  wet  Summer 
and  its  probable  effect  upon  the  development  of  Lepidoptera,  R.  Adkin. 
Evolution  of  colors  in  the  Vanesscz,  W.  W.  Smith.  Evolution  of  insect 
colors,  F.  H.  P.  Coste.  Us^  of  the  hairs  of  Acronycta  alni,  M.  Fitz- 
Gibbon.  Notes  on  British  insects,  etc. 

BOLLETINO  DEI  MuSEI  DI  ZOOLOGIA  ED  ANATOMIA  COMPARATA  DEI.  LA 

R.  UNIVERSITA  DI  TORINO,  108,  Sept.  20,  1891.  —  Diagnoses  of  four  new 
genera  of  Diptera,  Dr.  E.  Giglio-Tos. 

UNTERSUCHUNGEN  UEBER  GLATTE  UND  VOLLKOMMEN  QUERSTREIFTE 
MUSKELN  DER  ARTHROPODEN  von  Dr.  Julius  Vosseler,  Tubingen,  1891, 
H.  Laupp,  pp.  xii,  150,  6  plates. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  MONTHLY  MAGAZINE  (London),  February,  '92. 
—A  new  genus  and  species  of  Aleurodidae,*  A.  C.  F.  Morgan,  T  pi.; 
Aleiirodicus  n.  g.  Description  of  three  new  species  of  the  genus  riia- 
naens  Macleay,*  B.  G.  Nevinson.  Annotated  list  of  British  TurliinuU\ 
R.  1-1.  Mcadr.  Stylopized  bees,  F.  V.  Theobald.  Oviposition  of  .Me/a 
viridclla,  T.  A.  Chapman.  On  the  rearing  of  I'achctra  Iciiiopluca  from 
the  egg,  VV.  R.  Jeffrey.  Notes,  etc. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  69 

BULLETIN    OK   THE    MUSEUM  OF  COMPARATIVE  Zool.ocv   AT    HARVARD 

COLLEGE,  xxii,  3,  Cambridge,  January,  1892.  —  Amitosis  in  the  embryonal 
envelops  of  the  scorpion,  H.  P.  Johnson,  3  plates. 

MISSISSIPPI  AGRICULTURAL  AND  MECHANICAL  COLLEGE  KXPKKIMKNT 
STATION,  Bulletin  No.  17. — Insects  injurious  to  stored  grain,  H.  E.  \Vi--d. 
December,  1891. 

TRANSACTIONS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIKTY,  .\\iii,  4, 
September-December,  1891. — The  species  of  Agri/iis  of  Boreal  America, 
G.  H.  Horn,  M. D.,  i  pi.  On  a  collection  of  Hymenoptera  made  in 
Jamaica  during  April,  1891,  W.  J.  Fox.  Notes  on  North  American 
Tachinidae  sens.  sir.  with  descriptions  of  new  genera  and  species,  C.  H. 
Tyler  Townsend. 


NEW  SPECIES  OF  NORTH  AMERICAN  INSECTS  DESCRIBED 
IN  THE  PRECEDING  LITERATURE. 

NEUROPTERA. 
Ptynx  furciger  McLachlan,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.,  '91,  p.  509.    \\\/.. 

LEPIDOPTERA. 
Albuna  modes/a  Kellicott,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  46.     Ohio. 

HYMENOPTERA. 

Aulax  nabali  Brodie,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  13.     Ontario. 

Cephus  occidentalis  Riley  and  Marlatt,  Insect  Life,  iv,  p.  177.     Cala. 

Acoloides  emertonii  Howard,  Insect  Life,  iv,  p.  202. 

Bracon furtivus  Fyles,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  35. 

Pompilus  propinquus  Fox,  Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  xviii,  p.  339;  /'.  iciico- 
pitypnrcits,  p.  339;  Salius  opacifrons,  p.  340;  A^cuiii  fompirsMi.  p.  340; 
Planiccps  euferalis,  p.  341;  Epeolits  mfoc/ypetts,  p.  344;  M,\^iiclnlc  Mar- 
tindafei,  p.  344;  M.  multidens,  p.  345;  M.  pcdalis,  p.  347;  all  from  Jamaica. 

ORTHOPTERA. 

Xiphidium  Scuddcri  Blatchley,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  26.     Indiana. 
ApHhcs  Mc.\\-illi  Blatchley,  1.  c.  p.  27.      Indiana. 
Pezottetti.r  hoosieri  Blatchley,  1.  c.  p.  31.     Indiana. 

DIPTERA. 

Jtcrisinyia  n.  Ren.,  Stratiomyida.-,  (iiglio-Tos,  l'>i>ll.  Mus.  /.mil.  Anat. 
Comp.  Aniv.  Torino,  vi,  ioS,  p.  2,  lig.  Type  lift  i^  aincrii  ana  Bell.ndi. 

ti/iopa/osyrp/i/ts,   p.  3,  1'igs. ;  Onu-^asyrp/it/s,  p.  4,  tigs.;   M^miifpo 
p.  5,  figs.,  n.  gen.     Syrphida-,  C.iglio-Tos,  1.  c.     Types  to  be  hereaftei 
described. 


yo  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [March, 

Epacmus  concinnus,  pellncidus,  fumosus  Coquillet,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p. 
9.  California. 

Tachinidas:  Siphoplagia  n.  gen.,  Townsend,  Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  xviii, 
p.  349;  S.  anomala,  p.  350,  N.  Mex.  Goniochceta  n.  gen.,  p.  351;  G.  pla- 
gioides,  p.  352,  N.  Mex  Tachina  spinosula,  p.  353,  111.  Pachyophthal- 
nius  anrifrons,  p.  354,  111.  Miltogramma  flavicornis,  p.  355,  111.  M. 
argentifrons,  p.  357,  111.  M.  cinerascens,  p.  358,  111.  Masicera  nigrita, 
p.  358,  111.  M.  sordicolor  p.  359,  111.  Hypertrophocera  n.  gen.,  p.  360; 
H.  parvipes,  p.  361,  N.  Mex.  Aphria  ocypterata,  p.  361,  S.  Dak.,  Minn.? 
Exorista  ciliata,  p.  363,  111.  Laccoprosopa  n.  gen.,  p.  365;  L.  sarcopha- 
gitia,  p.  366,  111.  Frontinaacroglossoides,  p.  367,  111.  Siphona  illinoensis, 
p.  368,  111.  Phasioclista  n.  gen.,  p.  369;  P.  inctallica,  p.  370,  111.,  S.  Fla. 
Ennyomma  n.  gen.,  p.  371;  E.  clistoides,  p.  371,  111.  Clytia  flava,  p.  372, 
111.  Atrophopoda  n.  gen.,  p.  373;  A.  singularis,  p.  374,  111.  Epigrymia 
n.  gen.,  p.  375;  E.  po/ita,  p.  376,  Va.  Drepanoglossa  n.  gen.,  p.  377;  D. 
lucens,  p.  378,  N.  Mex.  Ceratomyiella  n.  gen.,  p.  379;  C.  conica,  p.  380, 
111.  Leucostoma  atra,  p.  380,  111.  Vanderwulpia  n.  gen.,  p.  381;  V. 
atrophopodoides,  p.  381,  N.  Mex. 

COLEOPTERA. 

Phanceus  Flohri  Nevinson,  Ent.  Mo.  Mag.  (2),  iii,,  p.  33.    Jalapa,  Mex. 
Agrilus. — Synoptic  table  of  species  and  twenty-one  new  species  de- 
scribed, Horn,  Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  xviii,  4. 


BITTEN  BY  A  TARANTULA. — Bridgeport,  July  2oth.  As  Louis  Pastine, 
a  fruit  dealer  of  Main  Street,  was  moving  a  bunch  of  banannas  at  his  store, 
Saturday,  a  huge  tarantula  jumped  out  and  stung  him  on  the  thumb  of 
the  left  hand.  Pastine  ran  to  the  office  of  Dr.  C.  W.  Fitch,  who  has  lived 
in  Central  America,  and  is  an  expert  on  the  tarantula.  Before  he  reached 
the  doctor's  office  the  thumb  had  swollen  to  twice  its  natural  size.  Mr. 
Pastine  says  that  immediately  after  the  sting  the  most  excruciating  pains 
shot  through  his  arm  and  both  sides.  In  a  moment  the  pains  had  pene- 
trated even  to  his  liver,  which  was  seriously  affected.  Dr.  Fitch  cauter- 
ized the  wound,  and  expects  that  Mr.  Pastine  will  recover.  The  Doctor 
says  that  the  tarantula's  bite  is  not  very  dangerous,  except  when  it  is  in 
an  excited  condition,  and  that  the  one  which  bit  Mr.  Pastine  was  in  a 
rather  torpid  state.  During  his  fifteen  years  in  Central  America  he  was 
bitten  twenty  times  by  them.  He  knew  how  to  treat  the  sting,  and  at- 
tended to  it  immediately,  which  is  essential.  "If,"  said  the  Doctor,  "  you 
can  imagine  yourself  suffering  a  pain  one  hundred  times  as  intense  as  a 
wasp  sting,  you  can  realize  what  it  is  to  be  bitten  by  a  tarantula.  To  test 
the  ferocity  of  the  spider,  I  once  cut  a  round  hole  in  the  centre  of  a  news- 
paper and  placed  the  tarantula  in  the  hole.  Then  I  set  fire  to  the  paper, 
and  the  insect  finding  itself  hemmed  in  on  all  sides,  threw  its  tail  over, 
and  stinging  itself  on  the  back  died  instantly." 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  71 

RKVI  EW. 

DIE  ZVVEIFLUGLER  DES  KAISERLICHEN  MUSEUMS  ZU  WlEN,  V.  VORAR- 
BEITEN  ZU  EINER  MONOGRAPHIE  DER  MUSCARIA  SCHIZOMETOPA  (EXCLU- 
SIVE ANTHOMYID.E).     PART  II.     By  Prof.   Dr.  Friedrich  Brauer  and  J. 
Edlen  v.  Bergenstamm.     Wien,  1891. — I  am  indebted  to  the  authors  for 
a  copy  of  the  above  work,  which  has  recently  been  published.    It  consists 
of  140  quarto  pages  (no  plates),  and  is  in  continuation  of  their  work  begun 
in  Part  I,  under  same  title,  and  published  in  1889.*  About  100  new  genera 
are  erected,  and  not  quite  as  many  new  species,  these  being  entirely  ad- 
ditional, be  it  understood,  to  the  new  genera  and  species  published  in 
Part  I.    One  can  only  deplore  the  lack  of  order,  uniformity  and  comprehen- 
siveness displayed  in  the  body  of  the  work,  which  consists  entirely  of 
corrections   and   additions    to   be   interpolated   at   designated    intervals 
throughout  Part  I.     The  genera  of  other  authors  have  been  mercilessly 
used.     Mr.  v.  d.  Wulp's  recent  genera  (published  in  the  Biol.  C.-A.)  are 
torn  to  pieces  bodily,  and  patched  up  from  other  quarters.     The  authors 
are  to  be  complimented  on  presenting  at  the  end  of  their  work  a  syste- 
matic list  of  all  the  groups,  genera  and  species  which  they  have  proposed 
in  Parts  I  and  II.    This  is  put  in  very  comprehensive  form,  and  is  followed 
by  a  still  more  convenient  index  of  specific  names  leading  to  the  genera 
in  which  the  authors  have  placed  the  species,  and  designating  the  genera 
to  which  the  latter  were  originally  referred  by  their  describers.    The  ruth- 
less deposition  of  genera,  in  which  the  authors  indulge,  should  not  be 
countenanced.     Echinomyia  is  decapitated,  and  Tachina  installed  in  its 
place.      Eutachina  is  created  to  fill  the  vacancy  thus  left  by   Tachina. 
Numerous  new  genera  are  erected  on  trivial  or  insufficiently  designated 
grounds,  at  the  expense  of  former  well-to-do  ones;  or  genera  long  ago 
abandoned  are  raised  from  a  condition  of  comparative  obscurity,  and 
made  to  supplant  those  which  have  long  been  in  use.     Why  the  generic 
term  Latreillia  should  be  preferred  to  Belvosia,  when  both  were  described 
on  adjoining  pages  by  the  same  author  in  1830,  is  beyond  explanation,  and 
especially  when  we  consider  the  time-honored  usage  of  Belvosia,  and  the 
fact  that  Latreillia  was  proposed  by  Roux,  in  1827,  for  a  genus  of  Crus- 
tacea.    The  name  Metopodia  is  applied  to  a  new  genus;  this  is  apt  to 
become  confused  with  Mctopodus  Am.  Serv.  (Hem.)  or  witli  Mctafiodius 
Westvv.  (Hem.)    If  the  genus  be  a  valid  one,  I  would  propose  the  use  of 
the  term  NEOMETAPODIA  for  it.     As  nearly  as  I  can  form  an  opinion, 
without  actually  cataloging  and  classifying  all  the  names,  the  new  -CIICIM 
and  species  proposed  (usually  insufficiently  characterized)  are  divided 
geographically  as  follows:  N.  Am.  gen.  25,  spp.  17;  So.  Am.  gen.  i\  spp. 
18;  Extra  Am.  gen.  59,  spp.  61.    If  the  authors  would  present  full  descrip- 
tions, properly  and  systematically  arranged,  of  their  neu  -I-IK  r.i  and  spe- 
cies, their  work  would  be  much  more  comprehensive  and  productive  «{ 
good.    As  it  is,  their  labors  can  scarcely  be  appreciated  by  one  who  lias  not 
access  to  the  collections  in  the  Museum  in  Vienna. — C.  1 1.  T.  Tc  >u -\si -ND. 

*  For  a  notice  thereof  by  Dr.  Williston,  sec  ENT.  NEWS,  vol.  i,  p.  77.-  I  ' 


72  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [March, 

A  REGULAR  MEETING  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL, SECTION  OF  THE  A. 
N.  S.  was  held  at  the  Hall  Jan.  28,  1892.  Dr.  Horn,  Director,  presiding. 
Dr.  Horn  donated  to  the  cabinet  a  number  of  Mexican  Coleoptera.  Mr. 
Calvert  presented  the  second  installment  of  European  Odonata,  number- 
ing 29  specimens.  Mr.  Nell  presented  a  specimen  of  Odonata  new  to  the 
collection.  Mr.  Martindale  called  attention  to  a  paper  by  Dr.  W.  J.  Hol- 
land on  a  peculiar  Lycsenid  chrysalis  from  Africa,  which  had  a  Simian 
aspect.  Dr.  Horn  mentioned  a  paper  he  had  recently  written,  on  some 
variations  in  the  markings  of  Coleoptera,  and  spoke  of  some  interesting- 
points  brought  out.  Dr.  Skinner  exhibited  a  pair  of  Parnassius  sininthens 
showing  interesting  variation  from  the  normal.  Mr.  Martindale  spoke  of 
a  method  of  preparing  naphthalin  cones  by  heating  the  head  of  a  pin  and 
thrusting  it  into  the  fused  balls  to  be  obtained  at  the  druggists';  they  are 
clean,  leave  no  debris,  and  cost  about  five  cents  per  hundred.  Mr.  Cal- 
vert stated  that  the  dragonfly  presented  by  Mr.  Nell  was  GouipJius  dilita- 
tus,  and  was  caught  in  the  streets  of  the  city  in  May,  1891;  it  is  a  Southern 
species,  and  he  had  never  heard  of  its  being  found  before  in  this  locality. 


OBITUARY 

HENRY  WALTER  BATES,  F.L.S.,  F.Z.S.,  etc.,  died  in  London,  Febru- 
ary ijth.  In  this  death  England  loses  one  of  her  ablest  entomologists. 
Beginning  in  1848  his  entomological  contributions  have  been  continued, 
with  interruption  only  during  his  long  sojourn  on  the  Amazons,  until  very 
recently.  His  studies  were  limited  to  the  Lepidoptera-Rhopalocera,  and 
to  three  large  and  difficult  families  of  Coleoptera:  Carabidae,  Scarabaeidae 
and  Cerambycidae,  in  all  of  which  he  had  accumulated  much  material, 
especially  rich  in  Amazon  species.  His  industry  and  ability  are  well 
shown  in  the  volumes  with  their  supplements  in  the  "  Biologia  Centrali- 
Americana"  on  his  favorite  families.  His  narrative  of  his  sojourn  on  the 
Amazons  is  filled  with  notes  showing  his  acuteness  of  observation  in  the 
field.  For  many  years  he  has  filled  the  position  of  Assistant  Secretary 
of  the  Royal  Geographical  Society.  Those  who  knew  him  personally  will 
mourn  the  loss  of  a  cultured  man,  a  kind  friend,  and  a  genhil  companion. 


ERRATA. 

On  page  5,  line  9,  for  35  mm.  read  .35  mm. 

5,  line  18,  for  6.5  mm.  read  .65  mm. 

5,  line  24,  insert  a  comma  (,)  after  joints  5  and  12. 

5,  line  24,  for  trifle,  read  triple. 


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PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION, 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

VOL.  in.  APRIL,   1892.  No.  4. 

CONTENTS: 


Horn — Dorcus  parallelus 73 

Wright— In  Alaska 74 

Laurent — Preparatory  stages  of   Pam- 

phila  manataaqua 77 

Cockerell— Notes  on  the  life-history  of 

Calpodes  ethlius 78 

Townsend — New  N.  Am.  Tachinidse....  80 

Smith — Elementary  Entomology. 82 

Angell — Two  n.  sp.  of  Coleoptera 84 


Williston— Notes  on  the  habits  of  Am- 

mophila 85 

McKnight — Lepidoptera  of  the  Adiron- 
dack Region 87 

Patton — Notes  upon  Larradae 89 

Harvey — Odonata  of  Maine 91 

Notes  and  News 93 

Entomological  Literature 98 

Doings  of  Societies 103 


Dorcus  parallelus  Say. 
By  GEO.   H.  HORN,  M.  D. 

The  plate  forming  the  frontispiece  of  this  number  has  been 
prepared  from  material  which,  for  the  most- part,  belongs  to  the 
American  Entomological  Society.  The  reasons  for  presenting  it 
are  :  to  settle  finally  the  relationship  existing  between  the  names 
parallelus,  costatus  and  brevis,  now  in  our  lists — to  illustrate  the 
possibilities  of  variation  in  form  and  sculpture,  and,  finally,  to 
ascertain  by  experiment  the  adaptability  of  the  various  photo- 
plate  processes  for  illustrations  taken  from  the  objects  themseh  <  5. 
Periodically  the  question  is  discussed,  what  is  Dorcus  brci-it,  and 
is  it  distinct  from  parallelus  f  It  need  hardly  be  said  that  this 
question  arises  principally  among  those  young  in  experience  and 
with  small  series,  although  species  are  frequently  deseribed  as 
new  with  far  less  claim  to  distinctness  than  the  extreme  specimens 
on  the  upper  row.  D.  brevisis  founded  on  males  of  full  develop- 
ment, broad  thorax  and  smooth  surface.  The  first  t\v<>  \\^\\ 
accurately  represent  Say's  idea.  As  a  rule  the  males  have  quite 
a  smooth  thorax,  while  the  females  are  rather  closely  punn 
In  the  brevis  form  the  elytra  are  also  quite  smooth,  but  the  trausi- 


74  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

tion  from  this  to  the  striate  sculpture  is  gradual,  and  can  readily 
be  traced  even  in  the  plate.  D .  costatus,  although  merely  a  cata- 
logue name,  is  based  on  those  females  in  which  three  of  the  in- 
tervals on  each  elytron  are  a  little  wider  and  more  prominent,  as 
faintly  shown  on  the  fifth  figure  in  the  second  row.  The  terminal 
figure  is  an  exceptionally  small  female  collected  by  Mr.  Henry 
Wenzel.  The  six  specimens  on  the  upper  row  and  two  on  the 
lower  are  males,  as  will  be  known  by  the  more  prominent  mandi- 
bles with  a  tooth  on  the  upper  side.  Regarding  the  possibilities 
of  variation,  the  plate  shows  for  itself,  although  far  less  than  the 
specimens  themselves,  and  Dorcus  parallelns  is  by  no  means  a 
good  species  for  the  illustration  of  varietal  possibilities.  The 
use  of  any  photographic  method  usually  causes  a  loss  of  some 
detail,  but  when  form  alone  is  to  be  illustrated  more  accurate 
results  for  comparison  can  be  obtained. 


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IN  ALASKA. 

By  W.  G.  WRIGHT,  San  Bernardino,  Cal. 

One  might  suppose  that  a  trip  to  Alaska  would  afford  an  ento- 
mologist abundant  material  for  collecting,  and  that  he  might 
write  a  book  about  what  he  saw  through  his  entomological  glasses, 
and  experienced  in  pursuit  of  his  pet  hobby.  But  having  made 
the  trip,  I  am  obliged  to  say  that  the  results,  both  actual  and 
theoretical,  were  very  meagre. 

To  begin  with,  the  country  from  the  Strait  of  San  Juan  de  Fuca 
to  Yakatat  Bay  is  all  of  a  piece.  The  ground  is  all  solid  rock, 
if  I  may  so  speak,  islands  and  mainland  alike,  and  the  channels 
through  which  the  steamer  sails  most  of  the  way  are  mere  cracks 
in  the  hard,  black  rock,  some  of  them  so  deep  that  it  is  imprac- 
ticable to  anchor  in  them.  How  a  tree  can  manage  to  find 
root-hold  upon  such  solid  rock  is  a  continual  mystery,  but  they 
do,  and  the  whole  country,  whether  level  'or  side-hill  (and  most 
of  it  is  tilted  up  an  angle  frequently  acute),  is  covered  with  the 
same  endless  ranks  of  sombre  fir  trees,  the  very  sight  of  which 
at  length  becomes  a  weariness;  and  the  trees,  with  horizontal 
limbs  down  to  the  ground,  come  clear  down  to  the  water's  edge, 
so  that  a  landing  becomes  a  difficulty.  The  Japan  current,  or 
some  other  cause,  gives  to  Sitka  about  the  same  temperature  as 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

at  Victoria.  To  that  current  the  whole  coast  from  Yakatat  Bay 
to  the  Columbia  River  owes  a  liberal  allowance  of  fog  and  misty 
rain,  more  at  the  North  and  less  at  the  South,  but  otherwise  the 
thousand  miles  of  northing  from  Puget  Sound  gives  no  notable 
climatic  difference.  Therefore,  it  is  easy  to  see  that,  with  the 
same  geological  formation,  the  same  flora,  and  the  same  climate, 
the  same  fauna  must  prevail;  and  so  I  have  found  it.  So  far  as 
my  insect  captures  are  determined  I  did  not  get  a  specimen  in 
Alaska  but  what  is  found  about  Puget  Sound  in  greater  abun- 
dance than  in  Alaska.  One  Pieris,  from  Sitka,  bears  another 
name  from  those  of  Puget  Sound,  but  I  regard  it  as  the  same 
species;  I  will  "lump"  that  much.  The  country  inland  is  well- 
nigh  impenetrable,  being,  as  I  have  said,  mostly  up  edgewise, 
and  sometimes  almost  to  the  perpendicular,  and  densely  wooded; 
and  underneath,  a  network  of  fallen  trees  thickly  covered  with 
sphagnum  or  moss,  which  apparently  never  gets  dried  out,  be- 
cause of  the  rain  and  the  dense  shade.  Five  miles  a  day  is  good 
traveling  through  these  thickets.  There  are  no  clearings  or 
ranches,  or  farms;  no  room  for  a  butterfly  to  stretch  its  wings. 
In  Coleoptera  it  is  as  bad.  I  got  one  Cychms  marginatus  at 
Metlakahtla,  and  one  at  Loring,  and  a  pair  of  C.  angnsticollis  at 
Junean,  but  nothing  of  interest  anywhere. 

Wrangel  is  a  green  spot  in  my  memory,  because  there  I  got 
my  first  Alaskan  butterflies.  To  be  sure  they  were  only  a  com- 
mon Pieris,  but  it  is  noteworthy  to  get  any  butterflies  in  such  a 
rainy  country.  These  poor  Pierids  were  nearly  starved  by  the 
long  season  of  rain,  and  were  crawling  about  upon  an  umbel  of 
daucus  trying  to  feed;  they  could  not  fly,  because  of  the  rain,  so 
I  picked  them  off  the  flowers  with  my  fingers,  and  took  them  in 
out  of  the  wet.  Numbers  of  little  geometrid  moths  were  flying 
about,  but  I  had  no  net  out  in  the  rain,  so  I  did  not  get  them. 
I  met  here,  by  chance  the  usual  way,  an  eastern  naturalist  who 
was  skinning  birds.  He  told  me  that  he  had  seen  in  the  vicinity 
one  specimen  of  Limenitis  Lorquini.  From  that  item  we  may 
set  down  Fort  Wrangel  as  the  northern  limit  of  that  species. 

About  the  town  of  Junean  I  caught  a  lot  of  Pierids,  of  the 
same  old  species,  but  no  other  butterfly  was  seen.  Then  I  fol- 
lowed a  mining  road  out  into  the  country  as  far  as  time  would 
permit,  but  found  nothing  else.  By  the  roadside  lay  some  pine 
blocks  left  by  the  axe-men.  Under  one  of  these  I  found  the  tine 


76  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

pair  of  C.  angusticollis  before  spoken  of,  but  no  other  beetles 
worth  naming. 

Chillkat  is  the  most  northern  of  all  the  stopping  places  on  this 
Alaskan  route;  it  is  close  to  the  6oth  degree  of  North  latitude. 
Here  is  a  narrow  grassy  border  along  a  moraine,  and  at  the  shore 
line,  and  I  forthwith  went  ashore  with  my  net.  A  half  dozen 
Pierids  were  taken  and  then  came  a  lull.  Presently  I  began  to 
sweep  the  grass  for  beetles,  and  lo  !  some  Pterophoridae.  So  I 
spent  most  of  the  time  in  getting  that  little  thing,  of  which  there 
seemed  to  be  several  species.  This  was  the  most  unexpected 
find  of  the  whole  trip. 

At  Sitka  I  remained  sixteen  days,  seven  of  which  were  mostly 
sunny,  a  remarkable  thing,  as  the  people  told  me,  as  sunny  days 
are  exceptional  there.  One  species  of  Pieris  was  common  about 
the  streets,  P.  Bryoncs.  One  gentleman  excited  my  curiosity  by 
saying  that  the  real  Japan  silk-worm  moth  was  found  there,  and 
so  one  day  he  showed  me  the  "  moth"  flying  about  his  cabbage 
plants;  it  was  this  Pieris.  I  was  also  informed  that  this  same 
butterfly  was  found  all  along  the  vast  chain  of  Aleutian  Islands, 
nearly  to  Siberia,  in  great  numbers;  that  it  feeds  on  honey-dew, 
which  is  found  on  the  leaves  and  twigs  of  Alder  bushes,  and  that 
he  had  seen  the  bushes  white  from  the  abundance  of  the  butterfly; 
all  of  which  is  credible.  But  about  Sitka  I  found  butterflies  very 
scarce.  Beside  this  Pieris,  I  got  only  one  other  species,  Chryso. 
helloides,  small  in  size,  and  almost  black.  The  female,  especially, 
was  so  dark  I  could  hardly  believe  it  was  that  species,  but  the 
male  was  rather  more  like  the  Southern  form,  and  showed  the 
violet  gloss  faintly  \_Chrys.florus? — ED.] 

Near  Sitka,  a  few  miles  back,  is  a  mountain,  Mt.  Verstovia, 
3600  feet  high.  One  fine  day  I  climbed  this  mountain  to  above 
timber  line;  here,  at  3500  feet  altitude,  to  see  if  a  Parnasshts  or 
a  Chionobas  could  not  be  found.  Upon  the  alpine  slopes  above 
timber  line  was  a  most  lovely  butterfly  place.  Some  old  snow- 
banks yet  remained  here  and  there,  but  on  many  of  the  drier 
slopes  grass  and  flowers  grew  luxuriantly,  and  the  air  was  so 
mild,  and  the  sun  shone  so  delightfully,  that  it  seemed  as  if  there 
must  be  a  dozen  Parnassius  in  sight  at  any  moment,  but  not  one 
did  I  see;  not  a  butterfly  of  any  color.  I  never  felt  so  disgusted 
and  discouraged  in  my  life  before.  I  just  gave  a  big  growl  of 
displeasure,  and  threw  down  my  net  and  other  butterfly  traps  in 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  77 

anger,  and  went  off  to  a  snow-bank  and  ate  snow,  and  tried  to 
eat  the  waxen  white  blossoms  of  a  heather  which  grew  all  about; 
but  it  all  didn't  pay,  so  I  came  back  to  where  the  guide  was 
lolling  on  a  dry  bank  by  a  spring,  and  ate  lunch  with  him  instead. 
After  that  I  felt  better,  but  not  to  this  day  have  I  regained  my 
serenity  of  mind  as  to  the  outcome  of  that  day's  work.  Every 
thing  was  so  favorable,  so  promising,  and  the  possibilities  so 
great,  and  not  even  one  poor  little  butterfly  to  bless  myself  with; 
it  was  too  bad. 

North  of  the  great  chain  of  Aleutian  Islands,  about  Norton 
Sound,  and  even  north  of  Bering  Strait,  and  under  the  icy  zone 
of  the  Arctic  Circle,  at  Kotzebue  Sound,  it  appears  that  more 
butterflies  are  found  than  at  Sitka,  because  the  islands  deflect  the 
Japan  current  to  the  east  and  south,  so  that  the  more  northern 
regions  mentioned  are  more  free  from  the  fog  and  rain  than  Sitka 
is.  But  even  Kotzebue  Sound  is  not  a  good  field  for  the  ento- 
mologist, and  if  any  enthusiast  should  desire  to  go  there,  my 
advice  would  be,  "  don't." 

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Preparatory  Stages  of  Pamphila  manataaqua. 

By  PHILIP  LAURENT,  Phila.,  Pa. 

On  June  24,  1891,  I  secured  two  female  Pamphila  manataaqna , 
which  I  placed  in  a  small  cage  containing  a  piece  of  grass  sod; 
during  the  night  nine  eggs  were  laid.  The  eggs  are  hemispher- 
ical in  shape,  excepting  that  the  apex  is  somewhat  flattened.  In 
color  the  eggs  are  of  an  opaque-white  with  a  greenish  tinge. 
When  observed  with  the  naked  eye  the  egg  appears  to  be  smooth, 
but  observed  through  a  glass  of  ordinary  power  it  will  be  seen 
that  the  egg  is  covered  with  minute  depressions.  On  July  sth 
the  young  larvae  emerged  from  the  egg.  The  larvae  are  slender 
and  more  cylindrical  than  those  of  most  Pamphila.  In  color 
they  are  the  same  as  the  egg,  excepting  the  head,  which  is  of  a 
dark  brown  color.  The  head,  when  observed  through  a  strong 
glass,  is  found  to  have  a  corrugated  appearance.  On  the  ii| .pel- 
part  of  first  segment  immediately  back  of  the  head,  a  narrow 
band  of  dark  brown  is  observed.  July  25th:  Larva-  are  now 
about  a  half  inch  in  length;  the  body  is  of  a  dark  or  oil-gn  en 
color,  while  the  head  still  remains  brown,  but  of  a  lighter  .shade 
than  when  first  observed. 


78  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

August  2d:  Larvae  are  now  about  three-quarters  of  an  inch  in 
length.  On  examining  the  larvae  with  a  strong  glass,  it  will  be 
seen  that  the  larvae  are  covered  with  numerous  irregular  spots  of 
a  dark  lavender  color;  the  body  is  also  seen  to  be  thinly  covered 
with  hair,  that  on  the  sides  of  larvae  being  somewhat  longer  than 
that  on  the  top. 

August  1 3th:  Larvae  are  now  full  grown,  and  are  about  one 
inch  in  length.  In  appearance  there  has  been  but  little  change 
since  August  2d,  excepting  in  the  fore  feet,  which  are  now  dark 
brown  instead  of  light  brown. 

August  1 4th:  The  first  larva  changed  to  chrysalis  to-day.  The 
chrysalis  is  of  a  greenish  white  color,  the  space  occupied  by  head 
and  thorax,  and  wing-cases  being  somewhat  darker  than  the  ab- 
domen. The  eye  space  is  very  prominent;  the  tongue  case  is  of 
a  light  brown  color  and  extends  almost  to  the  tip  of  abdomen. 
The  chrysalis  is  fastened  among  the  grass  stalks,  and  is  dusted 
over  with  a  white  silky  powder. 

Aug.  2Oth:  The  last  of  the  larvae  changed  to  a  chrysalis  to-day. 

•August  2gth:  The  first  imago  emerged  to-day  a  male. 

August  3oth:  Another  male  appeared. 

September  ist,  two  males;  September  2d,  one  female;  Septem- 
ber 3d,  one  male.  The  others  are  probably  dead. 

At  no  time  was  I  able  to  discover  the  exact  time  of  moulting, 
or  could  I  ever  find  any  of  the  remains  of  cast-off  larva  skins;  it 
may  be  that  the  larvae  devour  the  cast-off  skins,  but  of  this  I  am 
not  certain,  so  much  of  their  life  is  spent  in  the  little  grass  houses 
that  they  construct  for  themselves,  that  it  is  hard  to  keep  an  eye 
on  them  at  all  times.  I  thought  perhaps  the  moulting  took  place 
within  these  houses,  but  was  never  able  to  find  any  cast-oft  skins 

within  them. 

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Notes  on  the  Life-history  of  Calpodes  ethlius. 

By  T.  D.  A.  COCKERELL,  Kingston,  Jamaica. 

Mr.  Scudder,  in  his  "Butterflies  of  New  England,"  p.  1750, 
gives  an  interesting  account  of  this  species;  a  description  of  the 
mature  larva  and  pupa  has  also  been  published  by  the  present 
writer  in  the  "Journal  of  the  Institute  of  Jamaica,"  No.  i,  p. 
29.  Mr.  I.  I.  Bowrey  has  kindly  supplied  me  with  eggs  found 
on  Canna  in  his  garden  in  Kingston,  from  which  I  have  obtained 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  79 

the  young  larvae.     Very  many  of  the  eggs  never  produce  larva-, 
but  fall  victims  to   a  small  hymenopterous  parasite.     This  was 
first  observed  by  Mr.  Bowrey,  and  is  specially  interesting,  because 
hitherto  no  parasite  of  C.  ethlius  seems  to  have  been  recorded. 
I  have  not  very  carefully  examined  these  egg  parasites,  but  they 
are  evidently  of  the  genus  Trichogramma,  or  closely  allied  thereto. 
A  specimen,  compared  with  Riley's  figure  of  T.  pretiosa,  has  a 
broader  head,  and  the  thorax  is  larger  in  proportion  to  the  ab- 
domen (my  specimen  is  probably  a  male);  the  upper  wings  are 
apparently  more  truncate,   and   the  lower  seem  more  slender. 
With  the  Trichogramma  I  found  a  broken  specimen  of  a  different 
Chalcid,  with  a  broad  abdomen  about  a  third  longer  than  wide, 
a  thorax  much  the  same  size  and  shape,  wings  stretching  con- 
siderably beyond    the   tip    of  the   abdomen,   submarginal    vein 
rather  stout,  marginal  curved  away  from  the  costa,  stigmal  long, 
with  a  distinct,  though  small  knob,  last  pair  of  legs  very  long, 
stretching  beyond  the  tips  of  closed  wings.      These  notes,   al- 
though so  fragmentary,  may  serve  for  comparison  with  parasites 
of  C.  ethlius  that  may  be  found  elsewhere.     Certainly,  these  egg 
parasites  do  much  towards  keeping  down  the  Canna  butterfly  in 
Jamaica.    The  Trichogramma  is  the  important  one;  whether  the 
other  species  is  common  remains  to  be  seen.     Eggs  of  C.  ethlius 
brought  to  me  by  Mr.  Bowrey  on  Oct.  24,  1891,  were  laid  singly 
on  a  leaf  of  Canna*      They  are,   as  stated  by  Dr.   WittfiVM, 
plainly  visible.     The  egg  is  rounded,   in  section  forming  rather 
more  than  half  a  circle,   smooth,   shiny,   opaque,  with  fine  im- 
pressed microscopic  punctures  or  lines,  but  no  ribs.     Diameter 
\]^  mm.,  color  white,  with  a  purple-gray  tinge,  especially  aboVe. 
The  egg-shell  is  white  after  the  exclusion  of  the  larva, 
lately-hatched  larva  is  4  mm.  long,  and  rests  on  the  underside  of 
the  leaf,   near  the  edge,  which  it  bends  by  spinning  a  transv< 
thread  4  mm.  long.    It  is  pale  green  (Scudder  says  pale  yellowish 
brown)  with  a  black  shiny  head,  which  has  a  deep  longitudinal 
sulcus  on  the  crown.     Thoracic  shield  black;  body  with  onlv  a 
few  very  short  and  inconspicuous  hairs.    Thesha]"-  is  rylindnral, 
with  a  large  head;  different  from  P.  zabulon  as  figured  by  Fren.-h. 
On  November  30!  the  larva  was  13  mm.  long,  cylindrical,  looking 

*  On  the  same  leaf  I  found  the  eggs  of  an  unknown  moth;  these  are  smaller,  and  laid 
in  a  group  of  eighty  or  more,  very  regularly  in  rows.  f<|iiidi*tant,  n«>  tw<«  t^s  t.. tailing, 
They  have  about  twenty-four  well-marked  ribs.     The  larva:  proved  to  be  l.i,,|,mi; 
tuids.  but  the  imago  was  not  reared. 


80  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

quite  like  a  Pyralid.  Head  now  brown  instead  of  black,  but  the 
narrow  thoracic  shield  black;  body  pale  glaucous-green;  dorsal 
vessel  showing  as  a  darkish  line.  Each  segment  has  several 
transverse  grooved  striae  or  wrinkles  dorsally.  There  is  very 
little  variation  in  the  imago  so  far  as  Jamaican  examples  are  con- 
cerned. In  a  series  obtained  by  Mr.  Bowrey  I  find  the  expanse 
varying  from  53  to  61  mm.  The  largest  vitreous  spot  on  the 
fore-wing  is  often  subquadrate,  as  described  by  Scudder,  but 
often  elongate,  considerably  longer  than  broad.  Mr.  Scudder 
calls  this  "The  Brazilian  Skipper,"  but  the  Canna  butterfly,  or 
Canna  Skipper,  would  be  a  more  appropriate  name. 

o 

NEW  NORTH  AMERICAN  TACWNiD/E. 
By  C.  H.  TYLER  TOWNSEND,  Las  Cruces,  N.  Mex. 

The  following  are  descriptions  of  South  Florida  and  Jamaica 
forms,  collected  respectively  by  Mr.  Charles  Robertson,  of  Car- 
linville,  III,  and  Mr.  Charles  W.  Johnson,  of  the  Wagner  Insti- 
tute, Philadelphia. 

Blepharipeza  nigrisquamis  n.  sp.  <$. — Eyes  brown;  frontal  vitta  blackish 
brown;  face,  cheeks,  and  sides  of  front  silvery  white  pollinose,  darker  in 
some  lights;  facial  ridges  bristly  half  way  up,  sides  of  face  bare,  except 
for  descending  frontal  bristles;  antennae  and  arista  black,  third  antennal 
joint  about  three  times  as  long  as  the  somewhat  elongate  second  ;  pro- 
boscis black,  labella  large,  brown;  palpi  rather  stout,  bristly,  rufous, 
blackish  at  base;  occiput  silvery,  gray-hairy.  Thorax  purplish  black, 
faintly  silvery  pollinose,  with  four  narrow  black  vittae  interrupted  at  suture, 
the  outer  pair  more  so  than  the  inner  pair;  scutellum  black,  very  bristly. 
Abdomen  wholly  dense  black,  with  a  bluish  or  purplish  reflection,  thickly 
set  with  macrochaetae.  Legs  black,  claws  and  pulvilli  a  little  elongate, 
pulvilli  tawny.  Wings  grayish  hyaline,  broadly  and  abruptly  black  at 
base;  tegulae  and  alulae  black,  halteres  brownish.  Length  of  body,  9  mm.; 
of  wing,  nearly  9  mm. 

Described  from  one  specimen;  Portland,  Jamaica,  April  (C. 
W.  Johnson).  This  species  differs  from  B.  leucophrys  in  its 
smaller  size,  blacker  bases  of  wings,  and  somewhat  stouter  palpi. 

Pachyophthalmus  floridensis  n.  sp.  J1  •— Eyes  brown;  frontal  vitta  nearly 
black,  velvety,  narrow,  about  one-third  width  of  front,  front  about  one- 
fifth  width  of  head;  frontal  bristles  in  double  row;  sides  of  front,  face, 
and  cheeks  silvery  whitish,  with  slight  brassy  tinge  on  front;  vibrissae  dis- 
tinct, decussate;  antenna;  black,  third  joint  hardly  one  and  a  half  times 
as  long  as  second,  arista  black;  proboscis  brownish,  palpi  blackish;  oc- 
ciput cinereous.  Thorax  and  scutellum  silvery  cinereous,  with  three  broad 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  Si 

black  vittae,  which  are  continued  over  scutellum.  Abdomen  shining  black, 
anal  segment  rufous,  whole  abdomen  clouded  with  silvery  cinereous,  giv- 
ing the  appearance  of  three  broad,  irregular,  blackish  vittee,  interrupted 
at  the  sutures;  first  two  segments  with  a  lateral  pair  and  a  median  mar- 
ginal pair  of  macrochsetae,  third  and  anal  with  a  marginal  row.  Legs 
black,  femora  silvery  cinereous,  claws  and  pulvilli  short.  Wings  slightly 
grayish,  nearly  hyaline;  tegulae  whitish,  halteres  light  brownish.  Length 
of  body,  5  mm.;  of  wing,  4  mm. 

Described  from  one  specimen;  So.  Florida  (Robertson). 

Miltogramma  decisa  n.  sp.  $ . — Eyes  reddish  brown;  front  brassy  golden; 
less  than  one-third  width  of  head,  the  frontal  vitta  nearly  obsolete  in  front; 
two  orbital  bristles;  face  and  cheeks  pure  silvery  white;  antennae  pale 
rufous,  third  joint  one  and  a  half  times  as  long  as  second,  arista  blackish; 
vibrissae  distinct,  decussate;  proboscis  black,  palpi  rufous  (so  far  as  can  be 
seen);  occiput  cinereous,  short  and  sparsely  bristly.  Thorax  cinereous, 
silvery  pollinose,  with  three  narrow  median  vittae  and  a  heavier  outside 
one;  scutellum  more  or  less  cinereous.  Abdomen  shining  black,  first 
segment  on  sides  and  second  segment  entirely,  except  triangle  in  middle, 
rufous;  bases  of  segments  two  to  four  silvery  white  pollinose;  first  seg- 
ment without  macrochsetae,  second  with  a  median  marginal  pair,  third 
with  a  lateral  pair  and  a  median  marginal  pair,  and  with  a  marginal  row. 
Legs  black,  front  femora  silvery  on  outside,  claws  and  pulvilli  very  short. 
Wings  grayish  hyaline,  tegulse  white,  halteres  brownish.  Length  of  body, 
4^  mm.;  of  wing,  3^  mm. 

Described  from  one  specimen;  So.  Florida  (Robertson). 

Anisia  vanderwulpi  n.  sp.  tf  (?).— Eyes  cinnamon  brown;  frontal  vitta 
velvet  blackish  brown;  sides  of  front  and  orbital  margins  of  occiput  brassy 
golden;  two  orbital  bristles;  face  and  cheeks  silvery  white;  antenna-  ru- 
fous, the  third  joint  brownish  distally  and  on  front  edge,  arista  brownish; 
proboscis  brownish,  short,  fleshy,  labella  large,  pale  tawny,  palpi  pale 
tawny;  occiput  silvery,  gray-hairy  below.  Thorax  silvery  white  pollinose, 
with  four  blackish  vittae,  the  outer  ones  heavier  and  interrupted  at  suture, 
humeri  and  pleune  silvery  white  ;  scutellum  silvery  white  pollinose. 
domen  black,  more  or  less  silvery  white  pollinose,  but  particularly  so  at 
bases  of  segments  and  more  broadly  on  vertex,  terminal  portion  of  anal 
segment  pale  rufous;  first  two  segments  with  a  lateral  macrochaeta-  and  a 
median  marginal  pair,  the  second  segment  with  a  median  discal  pair  also; 
third  with  a  median  discal  pair,  and  a  marginal  row  of  about  ten;  anal 
segment  with  a  marginal  and  discal  row  of  about  eight,  those  in  discal 
row  strongest.  Legs  black,  coxa?  and  distal  inferior  half  <>f  f.-ni..ra  light 
rufous,  femora  more  or  less  silvery;  claws  and  pulvilli  short,  pulvilli 
whitish.  Wings  grayish  hyaline,  tegulae  transparent  like  isinglass,  halteres 
yellow.  Length  of  body,  6  mm.;  of  wing,  5/2  nun. 

Described   from    one   specimen  ;    Portland,    Jamaica   (C. 

Johnson). 

(To  be  continued.) 


82  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

ELEMENTARY  ENTOMOLOGY. 

LEPIDOPTERA-HETEROCERA  (Moths). 
By  Prof.  JOHN  B.   SMITH,   New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

The  first  of  the  Heterocerous  families  is  the  Sphingidae.  This 
family  comprises  moths  of  rather  large  size,  the  thorax  robust, 
the  abdomen  elongate  and  tapering  in  most  cases,  and  usually 
considerably  exceeding  the  anal  angle  of  the  secondaries.  The 
head  is  well  developed  as  a  rule,  and  the  antennae  are  usually 
fusiform  and  more  or  less  prismatic;  that  is  to  say,  they  are 
rather  thicker  in  the  middle  and  taper  both  to  base  and  tip,  more 
so  toward  the  tip,  which  is  generally  furnished  with  a  little  re- 
curved hook.  The  prismatic  shape  is  usually  quite  marked  in 
the  species,  and  is  a  peculiarity  of  the  family.  The  primaries, 
or  fore-wings,  are  rather  long  and  narrow  in  most  cases,  often 
more  or  less  evidently  lanceolate,  the  secondaries  or  hind  wings 
proportionately  quite  small  and  narrow.  As  a  whole,  the  wings 
are  small,  compared  with  the  bulk  of  the  insect.  The  venation 
throughout  the  family  is  quite  constant.  The  primaries  may 
have  eleven  or  twelve  veins,  according  as  9  is,  or  is  not  branched 
near  its  tip.  The  entire  subcostal  series  is  crowded  closely  to  the 
costa,  so  that  it  is  difficult  to  follow  the  course  of  all  after  vein  7. 
Vein  5  is  nearly  midway  between  4  and  6,  and  the  cell  is  closed 
in  those  species  known  to  me.  Vein  i,  the  submedian  or  internal 
vein,  is  furcate  at  base. 

On  the  secondaries  the  costal  and  subcostal  arise  independently 
from  the  base  and  run  separately  to  their  termination,  joined, 
however,  near  the  base  by  an  oblique  cross-vein,  which  is  char- 
acteristic of  the  family.  Here  also  vein  5  is  from  near  the  middle 
of  the  cross-vein,  and  there  are  two  internal  veins. 

The  larvae  of  the  Sphingidae  are  as  easily  recognizable  as  the 
images  by  the  curved  spine  or  horn  on  the  top  of  the  terminal 
segment.  In  the  species  in  which  this  horn  is  wanting  there  is 
a  shiny  tubercle  or  knob,  occupying  the  position  of  the  more 
usual  process.  The  pupation  is  subterranean  in  most  cases. 

Compact  as  is  the  family  in  general  appearance  and  main  struc- 
tural features,  it  divides  readily  into  a  number  of  well  marked 
subfamilies. 

The  Macroglossinae  are  easily  distinguished  by  the  rather  ob- 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  83 

viously  clubbed  tip  of  the  antenna.  They  retain  their  prismatic 
form  and  the  little  recurved  hook,  but  are  not  fusiform.  This 
subfamily  contains  the  clear-winged  forms,  Hemaris,  and  a  small 
series  of  opaque-winged  species  which  have  short,  broad  fore- 
tibiae,  armed  at  tip  with  long  stout  claws,  Lepiscsia.  The  species 
are  largely  diurnal  in  habit,  flying  swiftly  in  the  bright  sunshine 
and  hovering  over  the  flowers,  on  the  nectar  of  which  they  feed. 
The  tongue  is  well  developed,  and  often  nearly  as  long  as  the 
insect  itself. 

The  Chcerocampinae  have  the  antennae  more  or  less  distinctly 
fusiform,  and  the  tongue  well  developed,  often  longer  than  the 
body.  There  is  a  tendency  to  a  bright,  banded  maculation,  the 
abdomen  is  often  tufted,  and  the  fore-wings  have  the  outer  margin 
sinuate  or  angulate.  In  Enyo  the  thorax  also  is  crested.  It  is 
in  this  family  that  the  larvae  often  have  a  knob  or  tubercle  instead 
of  the  usual  horn.  Many  of  the  species  are  diurnal,  as  in  the 
preceding  subfamily,  and  they  are  often  as  swift  of  flight. 

Th^  Sphinginae  all  have  fusiform  antennae,  and  usually  a  long 
tongue.  In  some  of  our  species  this  organ  is  from  six  to  eight 
inches  in  length,  and  from  that  it  dwindles  until  it  becomes  obso- 
lete in  Ellenia.  The  fore-wings  are  narrow  and  lanceolate,  and 
the  markings  are  longitudinally  strigose,  not  banded.  They  are 
usually  crepuscular,  flying  at  twilight,  and  from  their  darting- 
motions  and  their  habit  of  hovering  over  the  food-plant,  the  term 
"  Hawk  Moths"  has  been  derived. 

The  Smerinthinae  are  quite  different  in  many  respects.  The 
tongue  is  obsolete,  unless  for  feeding  in  all  forms,  the  antennae 
are  often  serrated,  and  sometimes  pectinated,  and  the  primaries 
are  often  quite  broad  and  usually  angulated  or  dentate.  In  Cres- 
sonia  the  male  antennae  have  two  branches  to  each  joint,  as  in 
the  Saturniidae. 

A  brief  statement  of  subfamily  differences  is  as  follows  . 

Antennae  distinctly  clubbed  at  tip     ...  .     Macroglossinae. 

Antennae  not  distinctly  clubbed,  usually  fusiform. 
Tongue  long  and  strong. 

Primaries  with  outer  margin  sinuate  or  angulate      .     Chcerocampiuae. 
Primaries  with  outer  margin  even  .     \  Sphinginae. 

Tongue  weak  and  short. 

Primaries  with  outer  margin  even  \  Sphinginae. 

Primaries  angulated  or  dentate     .  .  Smerinthinae. 


84  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [April, 

TWO  NEW  SPECIES  OF  COLEOPTERA. 

By  G.  W.  J.  ANGELL. 

Corymbites  Weidtii  sp.  nov. — Elongate  oval,  dark  metallic  bronze,  with 
greenish  or  crimson  lustre;  third  joint  of  antennae  shorter  and  narrower 
than  fourth.  Head  strongly  and  densely  punctate,  with  an  occipital  fovea. 
Thorax  very  convex  and  distinctly,  but  not  closely  punctured;  anterior 
angles  broadly  rounded,  sides  sinuate,  posterior  angles  strongly  produced 
and  divergent.  Elytra  at  base  s-lightly  narrower  than  thorax;  one-half 
longer  than  wide,  greatest  width  anterior  to  apical  third;  sides  regularly 
curved  to  apex,  margin  distinct  and  rather  strongly  reflexed  posteriorly; 
striae  regular  and  distinct,  more  deeply  impressed  at  base;  intervals  irregu- 
larly, rather  densely  punctured,  punctures  confluent  or  linear,  giving  a 
strigate  appearance  in  some  lights.  Abdominal  segments  shining  golden 
green,  punctate;  punctures  rather  dense  at  sides,  sparse  at  middle. 

cf . — Ventral  segments  more  coarsely  punctured;  third  and  fourth  seg- 
ments with  large,  but  rather  shallow  foveae  near  elytral  margin. 

$. — Ventral  segments  more  finely  punctured;  a  small  but  deep  fovea 
on  either  side  of  third  ventral  near  posterior  angles  of  segment.  Length 
ii  mm. 

Cascade  Range,  British  Columbia;  altitude  7000  feet.  This 
species,  by  the  structure  of  the  antennae,  naturally  falls  into  Group 
III  of  Dr.  Horn  (Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  vol.  iii,  p.  319).  It  is 
one  of  the  many  interesting  captures  of  Mr.  J.  C.  Weidt. 

Elmis  COlumbiensis  sp.  nov.— Elongate  oval,  shining  black,  sparsely 
pubescent.  Thorax  subquadrate,  slightly  wider  than  long,  narrowed  at 
front;  arcuate  and  divergent  to  middle,  then  subparallel  to  base,  which  is 
strongly  sinuate  and  slightly  emarginate  at  middle;  disc  sparsely,  but  dis- 
tinctly punctured,  more  densely  toward  margin;  basal  lines  attaining  the 
middle  and  limited  by  two  densely  punctured  foveas  on  either  side  of 
impressed  median  channel.  Elytra  at  base  slightly  wider  than  thorax, 
hutneri  rounded,  sides  subparallel  to  apical  third,  then  slightly  sinuate 
and  convergent  to  apex,  which  is  broadly  rounded  and  subtruncate. 
Elytral  striae  deeply  impressed,  punctures  large  and  rather  distinct,  inter- 
vals very  feebly  and  finely  punctate;  fifth,  sixth  and  seventh  intervals 
costate.  Elytral  margin  slightly  testaceous;  ventral  segments  feebly,  but 
densely  punctate,  rather  densely  pubescent  at  sides.  Legs  dark  testa- 
ceous, finely  and  lightly  punctured.  Length  2.6  mm. 

Eraser  River  Valley,  British  Columbia;  Mr.  C.  J.  Weidt. 


A  truly  dainty  sportsman  he, 

The  fields  he  never  tries; 
He  takes  scent  bottles  'neath  a  tree 

And  squirts  at  butterflies. — New  York  Herald. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  85 

NOTE  ON  THE  HABITS  OF  AMMOPHILA. 

By  S.  W.  WILLISTON,  Lawrence,  Kans. 

Even  the  casual  observer,  to  whom  all  insects  are  bugs,  cannot 
help  but  be  struck  by  the  great  diversity  and  number  of  the  fos- 
sorial  Hymenoptera  of  the  plains.  Water  is  often  inaccessible, 
trees  there  are  few  or  none,  and  only  in  places  is  the  vegetation 
at  all  abundant.  A  much  larger  proportion  of  insects,  hence, 
find  it  necessary  to  live  or  breed  in  holes  in  the  ground,  than  is 
the  case  in  more  favored  localities.  Especially  is  this  the  case 
with  the  Hymenoptera,  great  numbers  and  many  species  of  which 
thus  breed  in  excavations  made  by  themselves. 

While  packing  specimens  on  an  open  space,  uncovered  by 
buffalo  grass,  in  the  extreme  western  part  of  Kansas,  the  early 
part  of  last  July,  the  attention  of  a  friend  and  myself  was  attracted 
by  the  numerous  wasps  that  were  constantly  alighting  upon  the 
ground.  The  hard,  smooth,  baked  surface  showed  no  indications 
of  disturbance,  and  it  was  not  till  we  had  attentively  watched  the 
insects  did  we  learn  what  they  were  doing.  The  wasp  is  a  very 
slender  one,  more  than  an  inch  in  length,  with  a  slender,  pedicel- 
late abdomen;  it  is  known  to  entomologists  as  Ammophila  Yar- 
rowi  Cres.  They  were  so  numerous  that  one  was  distracted  by 
their  very  multiplicity,  but,  by  singling  out  different  individuals, 
we  were  enabled  to  verify  each  detail  of  their  operations.  An 
insect,  alighting,  ran  about  on  the  smooth,  hard  surface  till  it  had 
found  a  suitable  spot  to  begin  its  excavation,  which  was  made 
about  a  quarter  of  an  inch  in  diameter,  nearly  vertical,  and  car- 
ried to  a  depth  of  about  four  inches,  as  was  shown  by  opening  a 
number  of  them.  The  earth,  as  removed,  was  formed  into  a 
rounded  pellet  and  carefully  carried  to  the  neighboring  grass  ami 
dropped.  For  the  first  half  of  an  inch  or  so  the  hole  was  made 
of  a  slightly  greater  diameter.  When  the  excavation  had  been 
carried  to  the  required  depth,  the  wasp,  after  a  survey  of  the 
premises,  flying  away,  soon  returned  with  a  large  pebble  in  its 
mandibles,  which  it  carefully  deposited  within  the  opening;  then, 
standing  over  the  entrance  upon  her  four  posterior  feet,  she  I 
say  she,  for  it  was  evident  that  they  were  all  females)  rapidly  and 
most  amusingly  scraped  the  dust  with  her  two  trout  feet,  "  hand 
over  hand,"  back  beneath  her,  till  she  hail  tilled  the  hole  above 
the  stone  to  the  top.  The  operation  so  far  was  remarkable 


86  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

enough,  but  the  next  procedure  was  more  so.  When  she  had 
heaped  up  the  dirt  to  her  satisfaction,  she  again  flew  away  and 
immediately  returned  with  a  smaller  pebble,  perhaps  an  eighth 
of  an  inch  in  diameter,  and  then  standing  more  nearly  erect,  with 
the  front  feet  folded  beneath  her,  she  pressed  down  the  dust  all 
over  and  about  the  opening,  smoothing  off  the  surface,  and  ac- 
companying the  action  with  a  peculiar  rasping  sound.  After  all 
this  was  done,  and  she  spent  several  minutes  each  time  in  thus 
stamping  'the  earth  so  that  only  a  keen  eye  could  detect  any 
abrasion  of  the  surface,  she  laid  aside  the  little  pebble  and  flew 
away  to  be  gone  some  minutes.  Soon,  however,  she  comes  back 
with  a  heavy  flight,  scarcely  able  to  sustain  the  soft  green  larva, 
as  long  as  herself,  that  she  brings.  The  larva  is  laid  upon  the 
ground,  a  little  to  one  side,  when,  going  to  the  spot  where  she 
had  industriously  labored,  by  a  few  rapid  strokes  she  throws  out 
the  dust  and  withdraws  the  stone  cover,  laying  it  aside.  Next, 
the  larva  is  dragged  down  the  hole,  where  the  wasp  remains  for 
a  few  minutes,  afterwards  returning  and  closing  up  the  entrance 
precisely  as  before.  This,  we  thought,  was  the  end,  and  sup- 
posed that  the  wasp  would  now  be  off  about  her  other  affairs,  but 
not  so;  soon  she  returns  with  another  larva,  precisely  like  the 
first,  and  the  whole  operation  is  again  repeated.  And  not  only 
the  second  time,  but  again  and  again,  till  four  or  five  of  the  larvae 
have  been  stored  up  for  the  sustainment  of  her  future  offspring. 
Once,  while  a  wasp  had  gone  down  the  hole  with  a  larva,  my 
friend  quietly  removed  the  door  stone  that  she  had  placed  by  the 
entrance.  Returning,  she  looked  about  for  her  door,  but  not 
finding  it,  apparently  mistrusted  the  honesty  of  a  neighbor,  which 
had  just  descended,  leaving  her  own  door  temptingly  near.  She 
purloined  this  pebble,  and  was  making  off  with  it,  when  the 
rightful  owner  appeared  and  gave  chase,  compelling  her  to  re- 
linquish it. 

The  things  that  struck  us  as  most  remarkable  was  the  unerring 
judgment  in  the  selection  of  a  pebble  of  precisely  the  right  size 
to  fit  the  entrance,  and  the  use  of  the  small  pebble  in  smoothing 
down  and  packing  the  soil  over  the  opening,  together  with  the 
instinct  that  taught  them  to  remove  every  evidence  that  the  earth 
had  been  disturbed. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  87 

Lepidoptera  of  the  Adirondack  Region  of  the  State  of  New  York. 

By  CHAS.  S.  MCKNIGHT,  Saratoga  Springs,  N.  V. 

The  late  W.  W.  Hill,  of  Albany,  .N.  Y.,  made  extensive  col- 
lections of  Lepidoptera  in  Lewis  County  in  this  State,  and  lists 
of  his  captures  are  to  be  found  in  several  publications.* 

In  addition  to  those  therein  enumerated  I  would  add  the  fol- 
lowing species  taken  by  myself  at  Saranac  Lake,  Franklin  Co., 
N.  Y. ;  elevation,  1500-1600  feet.  Light  and  sugar  were  both 
employed.  In  the  early  Spring,  while  the  ground  was  still  cov- 
ered with  snow,  many  of  the  hibernating  forms  were  taken  in 
sugar  camps  at  rest  on  the  trees  or  from  the  sap  pails. 

Thyreus  Abbotii  Swains.,  light,  July.  Sphinx  kalmiae  5".  &  A., 
light,  July.  S.  drupiferarum  >S.  &  A.,  light,  June.  S.  gordius 
Cram.,  light,  July.  S.  luscitiosa  Cram.,  rare,  July.  Ellema 
coniferarum  S.  &  A.,  larvae,  September.  Alypia  octomaculata 
Hbn.,  bred,  June.  A.  Langtonii  Coup.,  rare,  June.  Eudryas 
grata  Fab.,  light,  July.  Clemensia  albata  Pack.,  light,  June. 
Lithosia  Candida  Hy.  Edw.,  light,  July.  Crocata  brevicornis 
Walk.,  light,  July.  C.  rubicundaria  Hbn.,  light,  July.  Arctia 
virguncula  Kby.,  light,  July.  Adoneta  spinuloides  H.  S.,  light, 
June.  Ichthyura  inclusa  Hbn.,  light,  June.  Gluphisia  trilineata 
Pack.,  rare,  light,  July.  Notodonta  stragula  Grt.,  light,  June. 
Phcesia  rimosa  Pack.,  rare,  light,  July.  Ccelodarys  biguttata 
Pack.,  light,  July.  Lophopteryx  elegans  Strk. ,f  S  ,  light,  June. 
Heterocampa  manteo  Donb.,  rare,  light,  June.  H.  biundata 
Walk.,  light,  June.  H.  cinerea  Pack. ,  light,  June.  Samia  ce- 
cropia  Linn.,  bred,  June.  Telea  polyphemus  Cram.,  bred, 
June. 

*  Thirteenth  Annual  Report  of  the  N.  Y.  State  Museum  of  Natural  History,  1879. 
Seventh  Annual  Report  on  the  Topographical  Survey  of  the  Adirondack  Region  of  the 

State  of  New  York,  Colvin — Albany,  iSSo. 
"  Papilio,"  iii,  p.  27. 

t  Determined  by  H.  Strecker.     In  Prof.  J.  B.  Smith's  "Check  List,"  1891,  .\ 
notaria  Hy.  Edw.  (described  in  "  Entomologica  Americana,"  i,  p.  17)  taken  in  Colorado 
by  David  Bruce,  is  given  as  a  synonym  of  the  above.     In  the  Colorado  spr<  minis  the  pri- 
maries are  described  as  being  of  an  "even  mouse  color."     In  the  Adiron  mple 
they  are  suffused  from  base  to  subterminal  space  and  below  apex,  with  Linwiiish   nun, 
darkest  along  the  costa  and  gradually  fading  toward  the  outer  margin  into  the  color  of 
the  western  form.     I  am  unaware  of  any  previous  report  of  the  capture  of  this  spei 
the  east. 


88  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

NOCTUID^:. 

Leptina  Doubledayi  Gin.,  light,  June.  L.  ophthalmica  Gm., 
light,  June.  Demas  flavicornis  Smith,  light,  June.  Momophana 
Comstockii  Grt. ,  light,  May  19.  Agrotis  attenta  Grt. ,  light, 
July.  A.  ochrogaster  Gn.,  sugar,  July  and  August.  A.  cine- 
reomaculata  Morr.,  sugar,  July  and  August.  A.  lubricans  Gn., 
sugar,  August.  A.  velleripennis  Grt. ,  sugar,  August.  A.  al- 
ternata  Grl. ,  sugar,  August.  A.  badinodis  Grt. ,  sugar,  July 
and  August.  A.  catharina  Grt. ,  sugar,  August.  A.  salicarum 
Walk.,  at  sap,  April.  Barathra  curialis  Smith,  light,  June. 
Hadena  ducta  Grt. ,  sugar,  July.  H.  nmbrina  Gn. ,  sugar,  Au- 
gust. H.  fractilinea  Grt. ,  sugar,  August.  H.  impulsa  Gn., 
sugar,  August.  Oligia  arna  Gn.,  sugar,  August.  Dipterygia 
scabriuscula  Linn.,  sugar,  August.  Tricholita  semiaperta  Morr., 
sugar,  August.  Helotropha  reniformis  var.  atra  Grt. ,  sugar, 
June.  Arzama  diffusa  Grt.,  sugar,  June.  Platysenta  atriciliata 
Grt.,  sugar,  July.  Taeniocampa  alia,  sap  pails  and  sugar,  April 
and  September.  T.  subterminata,  sap  pails  and  sugar,  April  and 
September.  T.  peredia,  sugar,  September.  Homoglaea  hircina 
Morr.,  sugar,  April.  Himella  thecata  Morr.,  sugar,  September. 
Scopelosoma  Pettiti  Grt.,  sap  pails  and  sugar,  April  and  Septem- 
ber. S.  Morrisoni  Grt.,  sap  pails  and  sugar,  April  and  Septem- 
ber. S.  devia  Grt.,  sap  pails  and  sugar,  April  and  September. 
S.  Walkerii  Grt.,  sap  pails  and  sugar,  April  and  September.  S. 
lidus  Gn.,  April  and  September.  Scoliopteryx  libatrix  Linn., 
sugar,  June.  Xylina  Bethunei  G.&R.,  sap  pails,  April.  X. 
laticineria  Grt.,  sap  pails,  April.  X.  fagina  Alorr.,  sap  pails, 
April.  X.  Thaxteri  Grt.,  sap  pails,  April.  Morrisonia  vomerina 
Grt.,  sugar,  June.  Calocampa  curvimacula  Morr.,  sap  pails, 
April.  C.  cineritia  Morr.,  sap  pails,  April.  C.  cineritia  var. 
thoracica  Put.  — Cram.,  April.  Crambodes  talidiformis  Gn.,  sugar, 
July.  Aletia  argillacea  Hbn.,  sugar,  July.  Abrostola  urentis 
Gn.,  sugar,  August.  Plusia  striatella  Grt.,  light,  July.  Alaria 
florida  Gn.,  light,  July.  Erastria  apicosa  Harv.,  sugar,  July. 
Eucliclia  cuspidia  Hbn.,  sugar,  June.  Syneda  graphica  Hbn., 
light,  July.  S.  adumbrata  Behr..  light,  July.  Homoptera  var. 
lunata  Dm.,  sugar,  August.  H.  unilineata  Grt.,  sugar,  August. 
H.  Woodii  Grt.,  sugar,  September.  Catocala  gracilis  Edw., 
sugar,  August.  C.  retecta  Grt.,  sugar,  August.  C.  antinympha 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  89 

Hbn.,  sugar,  August.  C.  piatrix  Crt.,  sugar,  August.  Parthenos 
nubilis  Him.,  sugar,  August.  Pseudanthrcecia  coracias  c;>i., 
sugar,  September.  Argillophora  furcilla  Grt.,  sugar,  September. 
Homopyralis  discalis  Grt.,  sugar,  August.  Pangrapta  decoralis 
Hbn.,  sugar,  June.  Pityolita  pedipalalis  Gn.,  light,  July.  1'lii- 
lometra  longilabris  Grf.,  light,  July.  Megachyta  lituralis  Hbn., 
light,  July.  Spargaloma  sexpunctata  Grt.,  light,  July.  Capis 
curvata  Grt.,  light,  July.  Herminia  morbidalis  Gn.,  light,  Au- 
gust. H.  petrealis  Grt.,  light,  August.  Renia  restrictalis  Grt., 
light,  June.  Heterogramma  rurigena  Grt.,  light,  June.  Bomo- 
locha  baltimoralis  Gn.,  light,  June.  B.  bigugalis  Walk.,  light, 
June.  B.  albalinealis  Walk.,  light,  July.  Tortricodes  bifidalis 

Grt.,  light,  June. 

GEOMETRIDyE. 

Eudropia  effectaria  Walk.,  June.  Boarmia  crepuscularia  Tr., 
June.  Therina  eudropiaria  G.&R.,  May.  T.  semimendaria 
Walk.,  May.  Lobophora  vernata  Pack. ,  May.  L.  anguilineata 
Grt.,  May.  Chcerodes  climataria  6".  &  A.,  June.  Aplodes 
latiaria  Pack.,  June.  Orthofidonia  exornata  Walk.,  June.  Me- 
tanema  carnaria  Pack.,  June.  M.  inatomaria  Gn.,  June.  Cabe- 
rodes  confusaria  Hbn.,  June.  Corycia  semiclarata  Walk.,  May. 
Azelina  hubnerata  Gn.,  June.  Acidalia  inductata  Gn.,  June.  Pla- 
godis  alcovlaria  Gn.,  June.  Fidonia  notataria  Walk.,  June. 
Petrophora  populata  L.,  May. 

By  a  comparison  of  these  lists  it  will  be  evident  that  this  region 
affords  a  rich  field  for  collecting.  Many  additional  species,  and 
possibly  new  forms,  may  yet  be  discovered,  especially  when  we 
consider  that  the  insect  fauna  of  the  mountainous  portion  is  still 

practically  unknown. 

o 

NOTES  UPON  LARRAD/E. 

By  WM.  HAMPTON  PATTON,  Hartford,  Conn. 

LIRIS. 

This  genus,  founded  upon  a  male  type  with  peculiar  tai>i,  muv 
be  characterized  as  follows:  Mandibles  not  dentate  without,  but 
with  a  shallow  median  notch;  9  mandibles  dentate  within.  $ 
mandibles  not  dentate  within.  Marginal  cell  pointed,  not  appen- 
diculate,  reaching  as  far  as  third  submarginal  cell.  Ocelli  ami 
metathorax  as  in  Tachytes. 

4* 


90  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

Liris  coxalis  n.  sp. — Clypeus  rounded  and  somewhat  produced  at  apex; 
fore  coxae  of  male  separated  by  two  slender  processes  of  prosternum,  of 
female  contiguous.  Length  about  one  inch;  Florida.  Black;  mandibles, 
except  apical  third,  tawny;  tarsi,  at  least  in  the  middle,  brown.  Face  with 
tawny  pile;  posterior  tibia;  of  9  and  anal  valve  of  9  with  brown  hairs, 
anal  valve  of  $  silvery;  thorax  and  first  segment  with  pale  hairs;  $  apex 
of  segments  one  and  two,  $  apex  of  segments  one,  two  and  three,  silvery. 
Tegulae  and  wings  pale  ferruginous,  apical  third  fusco-violaceous.  Re- 
sembles Tachytes  elongatus  Cr.  in  coloration,  and  is  but  little  longer. 

TACHYSPHEX. 

Represented  in  this  country  by  Larra  analis  Fab. ;  it  is  scarcely 
a  distinct  genus.      It  differs  from  Larra  only  in  the  hind  ocelli 
being  oval,  and  the  metathorax  resembling  Lyroda.     Other  sec- 
tions of  Larra  and  Tachytes  have  as  good  a  claim  to  a  generic 
"name. 

LARROPSIS  n.  gen. 

LARROPSIS  TENUICORNIS  {Larrada  tenuicornis  Smith)  Type. 
Second  submarginal  cell  petiolate.  Resembles  Ammosphecidium 
in  many  characters,  but  differs  in  many  others.  I  have  taken  this 
species  in  Connecticut  and  upon  the  calyx  nectar-glands  of  Te- 
coma  in  Virginia. 

LYRODA  SUBITA  Say. — This  species  is  peculiar  for  its  non-fos- 
sorial  tarsi,  and  may  belong  to  Didineis  (nee  Alyson}.  'Its 
method  of  carrying  Nemobius,  which  it  catches  to  feed  its  young, 
is  interesting.  It  holds  the  cricket  by  clasping  the  base  of  the 
antennae  between  its  mandibles  and  clypeus,  the  minute  teeth  here 
preventing  the  antenna  from  slipping — this  explains  the  use  of  the 
teeth  on  clypeus. 

BOTHYNOSTETHUS  =  PlSONITUS  Shkd.   =  SlLAON  PicC. 

Tachytes  ccelebs  Pttn.  \s  £   of  T.  ABDOMINALIS. 

Larra  divisa  Pttn.  is  9  of  L.  ^ETHIOPS  Cress. 

TACHYTES  MANDIBULARIS  Pttn. — This  species  is  common  in 
Hartford,  forming  hillocks,  three  or  four  inches  in  height  and  the 
same  in  breadth  of  base,  upon  sidewalks  and  lawns  about  Sep- 
tember first.  It  stores  up  Xiphidium  for  its  brood. 


Equatorial  Africa  promises  another  treasure  to  civilization.  It  is  a  much 
scented  plant,  the  branches  of  which  carried  about  the  persons  will 
frighten  away  mosquitoes. — Philadelphia  Record. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  91 

A  CONTRIBUTION  TO  THE  ODONATA  OF  MAINE.-II. 

Specimens  taken  near  Orono,  Penobscot  County,  Me.,  1891. 

By  F.  L.  HARVEY,  Orono,  Me. 

(Continued  from  Vol.  II,  Nos.  3  and  4,  1891.) 

Tribe  L—  AGRIONINA. 
Subfamily  i. — CALOPTERYGINA. 

1.  Calopteryx    maculata    Beauvois. — Though    very   abundant 
last  year,  was  very  scarce  this  season.     Specimens  were  taken, 
June  1 3th,  in  swamps  in  deep  woods,  but  we  visited  the  locality 
about  the  same  date  where  they  were  abundant  last  season,  but 
took  none.     Can  it  be  that  this  species  requires  more  than  one 
season  to  transform? 

2.  C.  tequabilis  Say. — This  species  seems  to  be  scarce;  took  a 
single  specimen  June  i3th. 

Subfamily  2. — AGRIONINA. 

4.  Argia  putrida  Hagen. — Specimens  taken  June  2Oth,  over 
roads. 

6.  Ischnura  verticalis  Say. — Taken  June  I3th,  but  no  orange 
forms  observed  until  July  22d,  when  they  were  common,  but  were 
not  observed  mating. 

8.  Enallagma  Hageni  Walsh. — Taken  June  I3th  and  2oth, 
and  July  22d. 

39.  Enallagma  signatum  Hag. — July  23,  1891,  Chemo  Stream 
near  the  lake;  quite  abundant.     As  many  as  fifty  seen  in  patches 
of  Juncus  and  over  lily  pods.      We  were  botanizing  with  some 
friends,  and  had  time  to  take  only  five  specimens.     We  went  to 
the  locality  July  28th,  and  not  a  single  specimen  could  be  found. 
There  had  been  a  heavy  rain  between  the  dates.      Hagen  gives 
the  habitat  of  this  species  as  Georgia  and  Louisiana.*     Mr.  Cul- 
vert writes  that  it  occurs  about  Philadelphia,  Pa.    To  find  it  abun- 
dant so  far  North  is  certainly  interesting. 

40.  Enallagma pollutum  Hag. — July  23,  1891,  Chemo  Stream 
with  the  above,  but  not  so  abundant.      Several  seen,   however, 
but  only  three  taken.     On  July  28th  a  single  specimen  was  seen 
and  taken.     This  species  is  recorded  only  from  Florida  i  I  tagen, 
1861,  p.  84)  so  far  as  we  know.     To  find  this  southern  species  so 
far  North,  and  no  intermediate  localities,  is,  indeed,  remarkable. 

*  Baron  deSelys  (1876)  adds  Maryland  and  Illinois.— 1'.  1'.  C. 


Q2  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [April, 

Tribe  II.—  /ESCHNINA. 
Subfamily  3. — yEscHNiNA. 

17.  sEschna  {Basics schna)  Janata  Say. — Reported  from  Col- 
lege collection,  but  taken  this  season,  July  6th  and  I2th,  Orono 
and  Chemo  Stream. 

41.  sEschna  (Fonscolombia)  vinosa  Say. — July  i2th  and  28th, 
two  females  taken  on  window-screen  in  the  evening.    They  seemed 
to  be  attracted  by  the  light. 

Subfamily  4. — GOMPHINA. 

22.  Gomphus  exilis  Selys. — Reported  from  College  collection, 
but  taken  this  season  in  abundance  at  Orono  along  the  border 
of  woods,  June  2Oth. 

23.  Gomphus  spinosus  Selys. — Reported  from  College  collec- 
tion, but  taken  June  I5th  this  season  at  Orono  over  a  swamp. 

42.  Gomphus  brevis  Selys. — June  2oth;  border  of  woods,    £ 
and  9  •    One  specimen,  £  ,  differs  from  the  type  by  being  larger; 
absence  of  the  small  tooth  at  the  rear  of  the  eye  near  the  occiput; 
the  pterostigma  dark  brown  instead  of  pale  yellow,  and  the  an- 
terior femora  entirely  black  instead  of  yellow  below  on  the  mid- 
dle.    Mr.  Calvert,   to  whom  the  specimens  were  referred,  says: 
"  They  differ  somewhat  from  the  original  description,  but  as  this 
was  drawn  up  from  a  single  $   from  Schoharie,  N.  Y. ,  and  a 
single    9    (with  the  last  7   abdominal  segments  wanting)  from 
Port  Neuf,  Canada,  the  differences  are  perhaps  only  those  of  in- 
dividuals."    There  is  a  single  £   of  this  species  in  the  collection 
of  the  late  Anson  Allen,  of  Orono,  Me.,  but  the  exact  locality  is 
not  given.    This  species  is  closely  related  to  the  following  species 
which  was  taken  along  with  it  and  G.  exilis  the  same  day  at  the 
same  locality. 

43.  Gomphus  abbreviatus  Hagen. — June  2oth,  back  of  college 
woods.     Several  males  and  females;  associated  with  the  above. 
Orono,  Me. 

44.  Cordulegaster  maculatus  Selys. — June  nth.     Very  abun- 
dant over  Sunk  Haze  Stream,  Greenfield,  Me.     The  specimens 
were  nearly  all  males,  only  one  female  was  taken.    They  were  fol- 
lowing the  stream  up  and  down,  and  by  our  wading  to  the  middle 
in  a  shallow  place,  were  readily  taken. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  93 

45.  Cordulegaster  (Zortena)  diastatops  Selj-s. — A  single  $  of 
this  species  is  in  the  collection  of  the  late  Mr.  Anson  Allen,  of 
Orono,  Me.',  and  was  taken  in  the  vicinity  of  Orono. 

(To  be  continued.) 


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tion. ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  has  reached  a  circulation,  both  in  numbers  and  circumfer- 
ence, as  to  make  it  necessary  to  put  "copy"  into  the  hands  of  the  printer,  for  each  number, 
three  weeks  before  date  of  issue.  This  should  be  remembered  in  sending  special  or  im- 
portant matter  for  certain  issue.  Owing  to  low  subscription  rate,  "  extras"  will  be  charged 
for,  and  when  they  are  wanted,  it  should  be  so  stated  on  the  MS.  along  with  the  number 
desired.  The  receipt  of  all  papers  will  be  acknowledged.— ED. 


To  OUR  SUBSCRIBERS  : — This  number  of  the  NEWS  contains  thirty-two 
pages,  an  illustration,  a  review  of  the  literature  for  a  month,  identifications 
of  insects  for  subscribers  and  free  exchange  notices.  Do  you  appreciate 
all  this  ?  Do  you  realize  that  the  price  for  which  you  get  this  is  ridicu- 
lously low?  This  is  all  a  labor  of  love  for  your  benefit  and  to  advance 
entomology.  We  tell  you  this  because  we  are  ambitious  to  make  the 
NEWS  a  model  entomological  journal,  but  to  do  this  we  need  your  assist- 
ance and  encouragement.  If  you  want  to  see  the  NEWS  grow  and  thrive 
you  must  do  your  part.  Send  us  the  names  of  all  your  entomological 
friends  so  that  we  may  send  them  sample  copies.  Try  and  induce  others 
to  subscribe.  We  already  have  a  large  subscription-list,  but  we  do  not 
wish  to  stop  where  we  are  at  present;  we  wish  to  produce  an  illustrated 
monthly  magazine  of  entomology  which  will  be  the  best  of  its  kind  in  the 
world;  but  with  all  our  gratuitous  labors  in  such  a  good  cause,  \\e  \\ill 
fail  without  your  assistance.  Remember,  that  the  time  we  devote  to  this 
work  is  stolen,  and  that  it  could  be  far  more  profitably  spent  if  \\«-  con- 
sidered pecuniary  reward.  We  depend  on  you  to  see  that  it  is  not  love's 
labor  lost. — ED. 

DURING  the  year  1890  an  idea  originated  among  the  members  of  the 
Feldman  Collecting  Club  which  we  think  is  destined  to  intluence  the  future 
of  entomology  in  this  country  and  bear  good  fruit.  The  idea  referred  to 
was  the  excursion  planned  for  the  fourth  of  July,  iSgo.  at  Jamesburg,  N. 
J.,  at  which  place  the  members  of  the  entomological  societies  of  1'hila- 


94  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

delphia,  Brooklyn  and  New  York  met.  Two  of  these  excursions  have 
been  held,  and  accounts  of  them  have  been  published  in  the  ENTOMO- 
LOGICAL NEWS  and  "Canadian  Entomologist."  Every  entomologist 
knows  what  a  stimulus  it  is  to  find  some  one  else  as  interested  in  the  study 
as  himself,  and  what  additional  pleasure  it  is  to  have  a  companion  on  a 
collecting  trip,  with  whom  we  can  compare  notes  and  show  our  inter- 
esting captures;  and  there  is  also  a  generous  rivalry  which  induces  us 
to  put  forth  our  best  endeavors.  At  Jamesburg,  students  and  collectors 
who  had  corresponded  or  known  of  each  other  for  years,  had  the  pleas- 
ure of  becoming  more  intimately  acquainted  and  a  hearty  hand-shake, 
and  a  pleasant  chat  and  a  comparing  of  notes  was  seen  on  all  sides.  Now 
what  we  propose,  is  to  carry  this  idea  farther  and  organize  a  National 
Association,  to  be  composed  of  the  different  State  organizations.  The 
objects  of  such  an  association  would  be  the  encouragement  of  entomo- 
logical studies,  to  bring  about  the  acquaintance  of  those  interested  in 
entomology  in  each  State,  for  the  purpose  of  studying  geographical  dis- 
tribution of  insects,  purposes  of  exchange,  social  collecting  or  field  meet- 
ings, and  for  mutual  encouragement.  An  annual  dinner  might  be  given 
and  papers  read  and  discussed  by  the  members.  Much  progress  has 
lately  been  made  in  entomology  in  this  country,  and  its  importance  as  a 
study  is  being  more  fully  recognized  as  time  goes  by.  We  hope  soon  to 
see  such  an  organization  formed  in  every  State  and  Territory  in  the  Union, 
with  its  president,  treasurer  and  s  cretary.  The  NEWS  will  be  much 
pleased  to  hear  of  any  State  taking  the  initiative,  and  will  gladly  publish 
the  name  of  its  officers  and  members.  Some  time  ago  a  prominent  ento- 
mologist from  a  Western  State  visited  us,  and,  in  talking  over  matters  of 
mutual  interest,  we  found  that  he  did  not  know  of  half  those  interested 
in  entomology  in  his  own  State.  Now,  it  should  be  the  duty  of  the  State 
secretary  of  the  organization  to  keep  a  complete  list  of  all  entomologists 
in  the  State,  with  their  addresses  and  order  or  orders  in  which  they  are 
interested,  and  send  a  printed  copy  to  each  member,  and  from  time  to 
time  notify  them  of  additional  names.  This  article  is  only  in  the  way  of 
a  suggestion,  and  many  other  interesting  outcomes  of  the  plan  may  appear 
and  details  carried  out  later  on. — ED. 

ROCKS. — An  entomological  friend,  to  whom  I  once  sent  a  letter  bristling 
with  questions,  replied,  after  a  long  silence,  in  explanation:  "  Remember 
it  is  about  999  times  easier  to  ask  questions  than  to  answer  them  !"  The 
questions  and  problems  suggested  by  Messrs.  Mason  and  Tough  in  EN- 
TOMOLOGICAL NEWS,  are  easily  asked  or  stated,  but  there  the  simplicity 
ends. 

In  an  old  country  like  Europe,  where  there  is  a  large  population,  with 
many  that  are  interested  in  Entomology,  illustrated  works  such  as  those 
suggested  are  feasible,  and  are  in  existence.  In  some  cases  wealthy 
amateurs  publish  expensive  works,  beautifully  illustrated,  without  hope 
or  expectation  of  return;  while  in  others,  the  comparative  cheapness  of 
reproductive  methods  allows  of  publications  at  a  reasonable  price,  with  a 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  95 

less  sumptuous  illustration.  In  our  country  the  number  of  those  inter- 
ested is  so  small,  that  publication  must  be  at  a  loss  even  if  the  illustrati«  >ns 
be  of  the  least  expensive  character  consistent  with  accuracy  and  definition. 
Photography  will  do  much,  but  there  are  many  species,  especially  among 
the  moths,  in  which  it  can  give  us  an  outline,  and  in  which  it  fails  to  give 
shades  or  even  contrasts  of  color  where  the  two  colors  affect  the  plate 
similarly.  The  orthochromatic  plates  help  somewhat,  but  do  not  solve 
the  problem  entirely. 

I  think  I  can  safely  say  that  all  of  my  colleagues  in  the  work  on  the 
"  List"  would  be  willing  to  contribute  to  publications  such  as  suggested, 
could  they  be  ensured  against  financial  loss — recompense  they  would  not 
expect.  I  know  of  at  least  two  monographic  works  that  cannot  be  issued  in 
the  shape  in  which  they  were  planned,  simply  because  of  the  cost  and 
the  absolute  hopelessness  of  getting  back  the  outlay.  No  publisher  will 
touch  them,  except  at  the  authors'  expense,  and  the  authors  are  not 
wealthy.  But,  after  all,  are  the  "Rocks"  so  formidable,  and  would  the 
illustrations  really  do  much  to  advance  the  study  of  Entomology?  Mr. 
Meyrick  is  opposed  to  all  illustration  of  species  because  he  thinks  the 
figures  will  be  used  to  identify  specimens  without  recourse  to  the  text  for 
a  knowledge  of  characters.  While  I  do  not  agree  with  him  fully,  I  think 
there  is  no  reasonable  cause  for  complaint  where  monographic  works  on 
a  family  are  at  hand,  even  if  not  illustrated.  Of  course  it  means  study, 
but  no  one  who  is  really  interested  will  shirk  study.  That  interest  which 
goes  only  to  the  collection  of  specimens  and  naming  them  by  pictures, 
without  any  further  object,  is  scarcely  worthy  of  much  attention.  We 
have  books  enough  for  those  who  want  to  study,  and  never  have-  there 
been  so  many  papers  of  a  monographic  character  issued,  as  in  the  tew 
years  last  past.  The  fact  that  our  fauna  is  incompletely  known  is  no  ob- 
jection to  monographic  work.  A  very  serious  trouble,  however,  which 
is  really  the  greatest  "  Rock,"  is  the  fact  that  the  publications  that  do 
exist,  are  usually  not  accessible,  except  in  large  cities,  and  often  not  then. 
Yet,  even  this  trouble  is  gradually  disappearing,  and  the  newer  puMii  a- 
tions,  on  which  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  keeps  its  readers  posted,  largely 
render  reference  to  older  and  more  rare  works  unnecessary.  .Meanwhile, 
I  will  suggest  that  there  is  scarcely  a  specialist  who  will  not  gladly  name 
for  the  collector  such  material  as  is  sent  him,  or  who  will  not  give  what 
aid  is  in  his  power  to  the  young  student.  Finally,  I  will  make  a  definite 
proposition:  If  three  hundred  and  fifty  subscribers  could  be  obtained  tor 
a  monograph  of  the  Noctuidie  to  be  issued  in  monthly  parts,  each  pan  to 
cost  fifty  cents,  and  to  be  illustrated  by  at  least  one  quarto  plate  uitli 
necessary  descriptive  matter,  I  would  agree  to  prepare  such  a  work 
Number  of  parts  not  stated. — JOHN  B.  SMII  n. 

THE  special  bulletin  of  the   Massachusetts  Agricultural   College  just 
issued  contains  an  interesting  account  of  the  gypsy  moth,  Oanria 
by  Prof.  C.  H.  Fernald.     The  State  of  Mass.irhu-.etts  is  making  a 
fight  against  this  most  destructive  insect.     Two  years  ago  the  State  ap- 


96  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

propriated  $50,000  for  this  work;  last  year  $50,000,  and  it  has  lately  ap- 
propriated $75,000  for  the  work  of  the  coming  year.  They  are  doing 
everything  possible  to  disseminate  a  knowledge  of  this  insect  among  the 
people,  having  published  a  special  report,  with  colored  figures,  of  the 
insect  in  its  various  stages.  Prof.  Fernald,  in  his  interesting  account,  says 
that  there  is  a  statement  in  the  second  volume  of  the  "American  Ento- 
mologist," published  in  1870,  "that  only  a  year  ago  the  larva  of  a  certain 
Owlet  moth  (H.  dispar),  which  is  a  great  pest  in  Europe,  both  to  fruit  and 
forest  trees,  was  accidentally  introduced  by  a  Massachusetts  entomologist 
into  New  England."  He  then  gives  an  interesting  account  of  its  distri- 
bution, food-plants,  enemies,  how  to  destroy  them,  etc.  This  method  of 
introduction  should  be  a  warning  to  entomologists.  We  have  had  sent 
to  us  from  foreign  countries  living  injurious  insects  packed  in  paste-board 
boxes  which  were  partly  crushed  in  the  mails  and  in  the  best  possible 
condition  for  naturalization. 

Mr.  CHAS.  DURY,  in  vol.  xiv,  p.  183  of  the  "  Cincinnati  Journal  of  Natu- 
ral History,"  gives  an  interesting  account  of  the  inhabitants  of  a  field 
mouse  nest:  "  I  went  to  an  old  orchard,  and  under  the  first  log  rolled  over 
I  discovered  a  nest,  and  secured  a  mouse  as  she  rushed  out.  She  proved 
to  be  the  'short-tailed  meadow  shrew,'  Blarina  brevicanda  (Say).  I 
lifted  the  nest  into  the  sifting-net  and  sifted  it  over  a  sheet  of  white  paper, 
and  was  overwhelmed  at  the  result.  The  fine  debris  was  a  jumping, 
crawling  mass  of  insect  life:  beetles,  fleas,  ticks  and  larvae.  There  were 
over  a  hundred  large,  vicious-looking  fleas,  most  energetic  biters.  How 
the  mouse  could  live  in  such  a  den  is  a  mystery.  There  were  107  Lep- 
tinits  testaceus.  The  other  beetles  associated  with  the  Leptinus  were 
Staphylimdae,  or  '  rove'  beetles  of  species  new  to  me." 

Mr.  THOS.  E.  BEAN  contemplates  collecting  during  the  Summer  of  1892 
on  the  mountains  of  the  central  range  in  the  vicinity  of  Laggan  and 
Hector  (Can.  Pacif.  Railway),  at  summit  of  Kicking  Horse  Pass,  and  in 
the  most  accessible  part  of  the  Bow  Valley.  He  will  give  particular  at- 
tention to  alpine  work,  and  collect  all  orders  of  insects. 

IN  the  March  number  of  the  NEWS,  on  page  70,  there  appeared  a  short 
article  put  in  by  the  printer  to  fill  out  the  page,  and  he  neglected  to  label 
it  "Newspaper  Entomology."  This  describes  a  most  curious  hybrid 
insect  (probably  hybrid  between  a  tarantula  and  a  scorpion)  which  stings 
and  bites  with  one  end  and  stings  with  its  tail  at  the  other.  If  it  were  not 
stated  that  the  insect  was  a  spider  we  would  think  the  Doctor  specialist 
who  treated  the  sting  or  bite,  had  a  scorpion  in  his  mind.  It  is  very 
doubtful  whether  a  scorpion  can  sting  itself  in  the  back  as  the  sting  points 
the  wrong  way  for  this  manoeuver.  We  see  many  curious  insects  de- 
scribed in  the  daily  press,  and  one  we  described  in  the  NEWS  turned  out 
to  be  a  new  genus  and  species  (Electricia  totnfooleryt'nsis},  vol.  ii,  p.  54. 

Mr.  Pun. IP  LAURKNT,  of  Philadelphia,  thinks  of  going  to  Colorado  on 
a  collecting  trip,  during  the  coming  season. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  97 

Prof.  C.  H.  FERNALD  is  writing  a  descriptive  work  on  the  Microlepid- 
optera,  to  be  entitled  "  Manual  of  the  Microlepidoptera  of  N.  America  " 
This  will  be  a  very  important  contribution  to  the  subject,  and  should 
greatly  increase  the  number  of  persons  interested  in  this  department  of 
Lepidoptera.  Prof.  Fernald  will  be  his  own  publisher. 

TRANSACTIONS  of  the  American  Entomological  Society,  vol.  xix  (1892). 
—Pages  25-40  inclusive,  have  been  printed  since  our  last  issue,  containing 
the  conclusion  of  Dr.  Horn's  "  Study  of  Amara,  s.  g.  Celia,"  and  the  first 
pages  of  his  "  Random  Studies  of  North  American  Coleoptera." 

PREVENTION  OF  THE  PEACH  YELLOWS  AND  ROSETTE,  AS  CAUSED  BY 
THE  YELLOW$  MITE. — The  Peach  Yellows  is  caused  by  the  mite  firiobia 
pratensis,  as  noted  by  me  in  ENT.  NEWS  for  December,  1891.  Its  orange- 
colored  eggs  cover  the  bark  in  Winter.  The  mite  is  also  destructive  to 
grass  and  clover,  as  noted  in  "Insect  Life"  for  September,  1890.  The 
Peach  Rosette  is  an  after  effect  of  the  Yellows,  hence  the  cause  is  the 
same.  Trees  rarely  live  more  than  a  year  after  the  mites  attack  them. 
The  mites  are  classed  among  those  that  spin  silk,  and  are  readily  trans- 
ported from  tree  to  tree  by  the  wind  carrying  them  upon  their  silken  webs. 
It  has  been  recommended  to  root  up  infested  trees,  and  New  York 
State  has  a  law  requiring  it,  but  the  discovery  of  the  cause  of  the  Yellows 
will  require  a  modification  of  the  law,  as  other  remedies  may  be  easily 
applied.  Carbolic  soap  washed  upon  the  trunks  and  twigs  in  Winter  will 
readily  destroy  the  mite  eggs,  and  whitewash  similarly  applied  will  also 
be  a  good  preventative.  A  spraying  of  kerosene  emulsion,  or  of  pyre- 
thrum  in  solution,  upon  the  affected  trees  would  also  destroy  the  mites. 
An  investigation  of  the  hatching  of  the  eggs  in  Spring  is  needed.  The 
orange-colored  mites  in  contrast  with  the  green  of  the  leaves  produces 
the  yellow  tint  giving  rise  to  the  name  of  the  disease. — W.  H.  PATTON. 

PASSENGERS  on  the  Ninth  Avenue  elevated  road,  New  York,  h.i\< 
watched  for  the  past  three  years  a  sightly  pile  slowly  growing  into  shape 
in  Manhattan  Square.  Those  who  did  not  know  already  what  the  build- 
ing was,  easily  learned  from  their  neighbors  that  it  was  the  new  addition 
to  the  Museum  of  Natural  History.  On  the  fifth  floor  will  be  arran.u*  >1 
the  ethnological  and  entomological  collections.  The  recent  additions  to 
the  latter  ar<"  many.  Among  them  are  the  Elliot  collection  of  N'eu  York 
butterflies,  presented  by  the  widow  of  Mason  S.  Elliot,  of  Brooklyn.  It 
contains  30,000  specimens.  Her  husband's  collection  of  10,000  volumes 
of  natural  history  was  part  of  the  gift.  The  Angus  collection  of  14,000 
moths  and  butterflies  is  another  new  exhibit.  Of  Catocake  alone,  Mr. 
James  Angus  informed  me  that  there  were  over  noo  specimens,  the  lal><>r 
of  forty  years'  collecting,  and  that  he  never  took  any  at  su^.tr. 

U.  E.  KIN/.E. 

MERISUS  IN  EUROPE  AND  IN  AMERICA. — It  seems  pn.lubk-  that  the 
importation  of  the  European  parasite  of  the  Hessian  Fly  will  result  a> 
unfortunately  as  did  Prof.  Riley's  introduction,  some  years  ago,  of  the 


98  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

European  Apanteles  parasitic  on  the  cabbage  butterfly.  In  the  latter  case 
the  only  result  was  the  discovery  that  the  insect  had  been  well  known  in 
America  for  fifty  years  past.  So  with  the  Hferisus,  there  are  no  specific 
characters  to  separate  nigripes  from  our  well-known  M.  destructor  (Say) 
and  all  the  species  referred  to  this  genus  in  this  country  are  synonyms. 
In  fact  the  genus  contains  but  one  species.  The  subgenus  Homoporus 
was  founded  upon  dessicated  or  worn  specimens,  and  the  other  subgenus 
named  by  Thomson  was  similarly  founded  upon  imperfectly  developed 
individuals.  I  have  bred  M.  destructor  Say  from  the  chrysalids  of  Orgyia 
leucostigma  at  Hartford;  an  hitherto  unknown  host  for  the  species,  afford- 
ing- the  peculiarity  of  many  (often  up  to  100)  flies  emerging  from  one  pupa, 
whereas  in  the  Hessian  Fly  each  pupa  affords  room  for  but.one  parasite- 

WM.  H.  PATTON,  Hartford,  Conn. 


Identification  of  Insects  (Jmagos)  for  Subscribers. 


Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions:  ist,  The  number  of  speci- 
mens to  be  unlimited  for  each  sending;  2d,  The  sender  to  pay  all  expenses  of  transporta- 
tion and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  the  American  Entomological  Society; 
3d,  Each  specimen  must  have  a  number  attached  so  that  the  identification  may  be  an- 
nounced accordingly.  Exotic  species  named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editorj 
who  should  be  consulted  before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  2  cent  stamp  with  all  insects 
for  return  of  names.  Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  read  page  41,  Vol.  III. 
Address  all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Logan 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Insects  have  been  named  for  W.  W.  Newcomb,  W.  E.  Longley,  Geo. 
Miller,  D.  S.  Harris,  W.  M.  Hill,  H.  Caracciolo,  H.  C.  Denslow,  A.  A. 
Wright,  H.  E.  Weed,  W.  Metcalfe,  A.  Sheriff,  Frank  H.  Johnson,  A.  G. 
Weeks,  Jr. 


Entomological   Literature. 


To  those  who  can  master  the  German  language  there  is  no  work  pub" 
lished  in  recent  years  which  will  give  greater  assistance  to  the  student  of 
Coleoptera  than  the  "  Coleoptera  of  Middle  and  Southern  Europe,"  by 
Dr.  L.  Ganglbauer.  The  work  is  filled  with  useful  tables,  and  abundantly 
illustrated  by  well-executed  wood-cuts  of  details,  which  will  be  found 
extremely  useful.  It  would  be  difficult  to  make  any  adverse  criticism, 
except  that  based  on  purely  personal  opinion,  and  to  this  extent  his  method 
of  separating  the  tribes  of  Carabidae  seems  not  that  which  will  enable  the 
student  to  make  the  most  certain  progress.  The  first  volume,  containing 
the  Cicindelidae,  Carabidce  and  Dysticidre,  is  all  that  has  thus  far  appeared. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  99 

ACTA    SOCIETATIS    PRO    FAUNA    ET    FLORA    FENNICA,    VI,     Helsingfors 

1889-90. — Enumeration  of  the  Brachelytrous  Coleoptera  of  Finland:    II. 
Pselaphidse  and  Clavigeridse,*  J.  Sahlberg  (1889). 

SCHRIFTEN    DES    NATURWISSENSCHAFTLICHEN   YKKKIXS    FUR    SCHLEE- 

wic-HoLSTEiN,  viii,  2,  Kiel,  1891. — Contributions  to  the  insect  fauna  of 
Schleswig-Holstein,  iv,  v,  W.  Wuestnei. 

COMPTE  RENDU.  SOCIETE  DE  BIOLOGIE  (Paris),  Jan.  29,  1892.— On  a 
Stratyomid  Dipter  (Beris  vallata  Forster)  imitating  a  Tenthrid  (Athalia 
auaiilafa  Fabr.),  A.  Giard.  The  wandering  cricket  (Schistocerca  /V/r- 
grina  Ohr.)  and  its  changes  of  color,  J.  K.  d'Herculais. — Feb.  5,  1892.— 
On  a  hemipter-heteropter  (ffalticus  minutus  Renter)  which  ravages  the 
arachid  plantations  in  Cochin  China,  A.  Giard. — Feb.  20,  1892. — Struc- 
ture of  an  abdominal  ganglion  of  Mclolontha,  A.  Binet. 

LE  NATURALISTS  (Paris),  Feb.  i,  1892. — Papi/io  machaon  L.  and  its 
different  varieties,  L.  Austaut.  Descriptions  of  new  Lepidoptera,*  P. 
Dognin. — Feb.  15,  1892. — The  woody  cecids  of  Rnbus,  E.  Halle,  figs. 
Deformities  observed  in  Coleoptera,  L.  Planet,  figs. — March  i,  1892.— 
Descriptions  of  new  Lepidoptera,*  P.  Dognin. 

TERMESZETRAJZI  FUZETEK  xiv,  Budapest,  1891. — Exotic  Myriapoda  in 
the  zoological  collection  of  the  University  of  Heidelberg,*  Dr.  E.  v. 
Daday,  i  pi.  New  Tenthredinidse  and  Siricidae,*  A.  Mocsary. 

ANNALS  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  ACADEMY  OF  SCIENCES,  vi,  1-4,  New  York, 
1891. — Coleopterological  notices,  T.  L.  Casey. 

ENTOMOLOGISCHE  NACHRICHTEN  (Berlin),  xviii,  2,  January,  1892.— 
New  Histeridas  (Coleoptera),*  J.  Schmidt.  On  the  occurrence  of  halo- 
philous  Saldae'm  Lorraine,  J.  J.  Kieffer. — 3.  February,  1892.  Notes  on  the 
beetle  fauna  of  Brunswick,  Dr.  K.  M.  Heller.  Ichneumonid  and  Try- 
phonid  studies,  Dr.  Kriechbaumer.  The  Zoocecidai  of  Lorraine  iii,  J.  ]. 
Kieffer. 

OUTLINES  OF  ENTOMOLOGY. — Prepared  for  the  use  of  farmers  and  hor- 
ticulturists, at  the  request  oi  the  secretary  of  the  State  Hoard  of  Agricul- 
ture and  the  State  Horticultural  Society  of  Missouri.  By  Mary  K.  Mm  t- 
felclt,  Kirkwood,  Missouri.  Jefferson  City,  Mo.  Tribune  Printing  Co., 
State  printers  and  binders,  1891.  Pp.  ii,  132,  iii,  48  wood-cuts.  Tin's  ele- 
mentary work  describes  the  structure  of  insects  in  general,  after  which 
each  order  is  separately  considered  as  regards  its  various  groups  with 
their  chief  characteristics  and  habits. 

A  List  of  some  of  the  catalogues  and  local  lists  of  North  American  ' 
leoptera.— I.  (A-G)  II.  (H-P)  III.  (R-Z)     T-y  John  Hamilton  ami  Samuel 
Henshaw  (Psyche,  October,  December,  1891;  January.  1892). 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American. 


100  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [April, 

BULLETIN  DE  LA  SOCIETE  PHILOMATHIQUE  DE  PARIS  (8),  iii,  4,  1891.— 
Contributions  to  the  embryogeny  of  the  Chalcidians,  preliminary  note,  L. 
F.  Henneguy,  figs. 

ZOOLOGISCHER  ANZEiGER  (Leipzig),  Feb.  i,  1892. — To  the  knowledge 
of  the  biological  relations  between  host  and  parasitic  bee-larva?,  C.  Ver- 
hoeff.  On  the  American  Intermediate  Host  of  Echinorhynchus  gigas, 
C.  \V.  Stiles  \_Lachnosterna\. — Feb.  15,  1892. — Self-mutilation  among 
grasshoppers,  F.  Werner.  To  the  knowledge  of  cone-lice  (Lac /inns'),  N. 
Cholodkovsky. 

ANNALS  AND  MAGAZINE  OF  NATURAL  HISTORY  (6),  ix,  50,  February, 
1892. — Descriptions  of  new  genera  and  species  of  Pyralidas  contained  in 
the  British  Museum  collection,*  W.  Warren. 

COMPTE  RENDU.  SOCIETE  ENTOMOLOGIQUE  DE  BELGIQUE,  Jan.  8,  1892. 
[misprinted  1891]  New  species  of  Heterocera  from  the  Dutch  East  In- 
dies,* F.  J.  M.  Heylaerts.  The  Coccinellidas  of  Chota-Nagpore,*|  J. 
Weise.  List  of  the  Hemiptera  of  Belgium:  II.  Homoptera,  E.  Coubeaux. 

SEVENTEENTH  REPORT  OF  THE  STATE  ENTOMOLOGIST  on  the  Noxious 
and  Beneficial  Insects  of  the  State  of  Illinois.  By  S.  A.  Forbes,  Spring- 
field, 111.,  1891.  Pp.  90,  36,  ix. ,  7  pis.  i  portrait  of  Wm.  LeBaron. 

REVUE  SCIENTIFIQUE  DU  BOURBONNAIS  II,  2,  Moulins,  February,  1892, 
Bittacus  tipularius,  R.  Martin. 

TRANSACTIONS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY,  xix,  i. 
Philadelphia,  Feb.,  1892. — Studies  in  Chrysomelidae,  G.  H.  Horn,  M.D. 

BRITISH  NATURALIST  (London),  February,  1892. — Portrait  of  H.  T. 
Stainton.  Preliminary  list  of  Hymenoptera-Aculeata  of  Lancaster  and 
Cheshire,  W.  Gardner.  Dragonflies,  F.  Milton. 

ENTOMOLOGY  FOR  BEGINNERS.  By  A.  S.  Packard,  M.D.,  Ph.D.  Third 
edition.  Revised.  New  York,  Henry  Holt  &  Co.,  1890.  Pp.  xvi,  367. 
273  figs. 

ENTOMOLOGISK  TIDSKRIFT  (Stockholm),  xii,  i,  2,  1891. — New  Brazilian 
species  of  scorpions, *t  T.  Thorell,  i  pi.  New  Longicorn  Coleoptera,*f 
C.  Aurivillius,  figs.;  and  papers  in  Swedish  on  Scandinavian  insects. 

PROCEEDINGS  U.  S.  NATIONAL  MUSEUM  xiv,  SSi,  Washington,  1892.— 
The  biology  of  the  Hymenopterous  insects  of  the  family  Chalcididae,  L. 
O.  Howard. 

SPECIAL  RRPORT  OF  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  AGRICULTURE,  Boston, 
1892. — On  the  work  of  extermination  of  the  Ocneria  dispar  or  gypsy 
moth  by  C.  H.  Fernald,  26  pp.  6  pi. 

ATTI  D.  REALE  ACCADEMIA  DEI  LINCEI  (Rome),  Rendiconti,  Jan.  17, 
1892. — On  Termite  societies,  B.  Grassi. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  +  Contains  new  genera. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NF.US. 


IOI 


JOURNAL  OF  THE  INSTITUTE  OF  JAMAICA  (Kingston),  i,  2,  Feb.,  1892.— 
A  Tachinid  bred  from  Protoparce  Jainaicetisis  Bull,  in  Jamaica,  C.  H. 
Tyler  Tovvnsend.  A  first  contribution  to  the  entomology  of  Bath.  Jamaica, 
T.  D.  A.  Cockerell.  The  larva  of  Danais  Jainaicoisis  Bates,  C.  B.  Taylor. 

IOWA  AGRICULTURAL  EXPERIMENT  STATION,  Bulletin  Xo.  15.— Des 
Moines,  November,  1891.  Reports  on  injurious  insects,  H.  Osborn  and 
H.  A.  Gossard. 

ENTOMOLOGIST'S  MONTHLY  MAGAZINE  (London),  March,  1892. — On 
the  origin  of  ants'  nests,  W.  W.  Smith.  Notes  on  the  synonymy  of  sev- 
eral West-African  Lycaenidae,  H.  H.  Druce.  Another  addition  to  the 
British  fleas,  E.  Saunders.  Synonymical  notes  on  Cynipida-  and  For- 
micidae,  P.  Cameron.  Migrations  and  new  localities  of  some  Coccids, 
W.  M.  Maskell.  Annotated  list  of  British  Tachiniidae,*  R.  H.  Meade. 
Neuroptera  of  the  Channel  Islands,  W.  A.  Luff,  R.  McLachlan.  The 
butterflies  of  Rawal  Pindi  and  the  Murree  Hills  (Punjab),  N.  Manders. 
Notes. 

MEMORIAS  v  REVISTA  DE  LA  SOCIEDAD  CIENTIKICA  "  Antonio  Alzate," 
v,  3  and  4,  Mexico,  1892. — General  protective  resemblance  in  the  Mexican 
Lepidoptera  of  the  genus  Ithoinia,  Prof.  A.  L.  Herrera. 

COMPPE  RENDU.  ACADEMIE  DES  SCIENCES  (Paris),  Feb.  22,  1892.— 
Structure  of  the  larval  nervous  system  of  Straliomys  strigosa,  F.  Hen- 
neguy  and  A.  Binet. 

YERHANDLUNGEN  DER  K.  K.  .ZOOL.-BOTAN.  GESELLSCHAFT  IN  \Yn  N, 
xli,  3,  1891. — New  Termitophilous  insects,  with  a  review  on  Termite 
guests,*!  E.  Wasmann,  i  pi. — 4,  1891.  On  the  grasshopper  swarms  in 
Algeria,  Dr.  C.  B.  v.  Wattenwyl.  Descriptions  of  new  varieties  of  Bom- 
bycidae  from  Syria,  A.  Rogenhofer.  Swimming  butterflies,  Dr.  S.  Klem- 
ensiewicz. 

BULLETIN  OF  THE  AGRICULTURAL  EXPERIMENT  STATION  OF  THE  UNI- 
VERSITY of  Tennessee,  iv,  3,  July,  1891,  Knoxville,  Tenn. — The  true  bugs 
or  Heteroptera  of  Tennessee,  H.  E.  Summers,  figs. 

CANADIAN  ENTOMOLOGIST,  March,  1892. — Miscellaneous  notes  on  but- 
terflies, larvae,  etc.,  \V.  H.  Edwards.  I\wipliila  inanitoha  Scud,  an.l  its 
varieties,  H.  H.  Lyman.  New  species  of  Pyralidce,  G.  I).  Hulst.  Notes 
on  N.  American  Tachinidas,  etc.,  v,  C.  H.  T.  Tovvnsend.  Getting  but- 
terfly eggs,  W.  G.  Wright.  Amblyoponc  pallipcs  Hald.,  W.  H.  Harrin- 1<  >n. 
'  THE  ENTOMOLOGIST  (London),  March,  1892. — Ephestia  kuhniella  R. 
Adkin.  Entomological  pins,  Dr.  D.  Sharp.  Arcl'ui  i  -a/a,  }.  Arkk-.  Notes 
on  the  synonymy  of  Noctuid  moths,  A.  <  >.  Butler.  Coleoptera  fnmi  Cen- 
tral China  and  the  Korea,*  Rev.  H.  S.  Gorham.  Notes,  etc. 

SITZUNGS-BERICHT  D.  GESELLSCHAFT  NATUKF«)RSCMI-.NI>MS  FKKUNDE 
zu  BERLIN,  Jan.  19,  1892. — Insect  remains  from  the  peat  strata  of  Klinge, 
H.  Schaeff. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  t  Contains  new  genera. 


102  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

NEW  SPECIES  OF  NORTH  AMERICAN  INSECTS  DESCRIBED 
IN  THE  PRECEDING  LITERATURE. 

MYRIAPODA. 

Spirostreptus  flavocingulatus  Daday,  Termeszetrajzi  Fuzetek  xiv,  p. 
137,  tab.  vii,  fig.  4,  Calif.  Rachis  calif ornicus,  p.  142,  tab.  vii,  fig.  12, 
Calif.  Scolopendra  viridi/imbata,  p.  148,  N.  Am. 

LEPIDOPTERA. 

Pyralidae:  Monocona  n.  gen.  Warren,  Ann.  and  Mag.  N.  H.  (6),  ix,  p. 
173.  M.  rubralis  id.,  p.  174,  Calif.  Minwschinia  n.  gen.  p.  174;  type 
Botys  thalialis  Wlk.  Noctnelia  flavifimbrialis,  p.  174,  Calif.  Aporodes 
versicolor,  p.  175,  Washington.  Pyransta  cocci ttia,  p.  176,  Calif.  Sylly- 
thria  snbricalis,  p.  177,  Calif.  Myelois  fructetella  Hulst,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv, 
p.  59,  Ariz.,  Tex.  M.  elegantella,  p.  59,  Washington.  M.  texanella,  p. 
60,  Tex.  M.  leucophaeella,  p.  60,  Iowa.  Acrobasis  cirroferella,  p.  60, 
Tex.  Salebria  levigatella,  p.  61,  Mass.,  Wis.  >S.  purpurella  p.  61,  N. 
Mex.  Zophodia  bella,  p.  61,  Mass.  Ocala  n.  gen.  p.  61.  O.  dryadella, 
p.  61,  Fla.  Diviana  nymphaeella,  p.  62,  Fla.  Chipeta  n.  gen.,  p.  62.  C. 
perlepidella,  p.  62,  Fla.  Lipographis  subosseella,  p.  62,  Bahamas,  W.  I. 
Paralipsa  decorella,  p.  63,  N.  Y.,  Ont.  Loxostege  baccatalis,  p.  63,  Tex. 

Papilio  Hollandii  Edwards,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  50,  Col. 

HEMIPTERA. 

Halticus  Uhleriior  H.  minutus  Popenoe  (preoc.),  Giard,  C.  R.  Soc. 
Biol.  Paris  (n.  s.),  iv,  p.  Si. 

Aspidiotus  articulatus  Cockerell,  Journ.  Ins.  Jam.  i,  p.  54,  Jamaica, 
Barbadoes. 

COLEOPTERA. 

Casey,  Ann.  N.  Y.  Acad.  Sci.  vi,  pp.  9-214,  desoribes  3  n.  sp.  of  Cu- 
cujidse;  i  n.  sp.  Elateridae;  3  Scarabasidse;  6  n.  gen.,  46  n.  sp.  Cerambyc- 
idae;  2  n.  gen.,  54  n.  sp.  Cistellidae;  i  n.  gen.,  7  n.  sp.  Meloidaa;  28  n.  sp. 
Curculionidae;  from  all  parts  of  U.  S. 

Euryscopa pusilla  Horn,  Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  xix,  p.  16,  Tex.  E.  snb- 
filis  p.  17,  Calif.  Amara  Belfragei,  p.  19,  Tex.  Saxinis politula,  spccn- 
lifera  p.  10,  Calif.  Coscinoptera  seininiida,  p.  13,  Ariz. 

DIPTERA. 

Masicera protoparcis  Townsend,  Journ.  Ins.  Jam.  i,  p.  70,  Jamaica. 

Blepharipcza  exul  Townsend,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  64,  N.  H.  Conia 
saga.v,  p.  65,  Iowa.  Pseudogonia  ruficauda,  p.  66,  S.  Dak.  Plagia 
aurifrons,  p.  67,  Pa.  Trixia  gillettei,  p.  68,  Col.  Milfogramma  katisoisis, 
p.  68,  Kan.  Mctopia  Luggeri,  p.  69,  Minn.  Thryptocera  americana, 
p.  69,  D.  C. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  103 

Doings  of   Societies. 


A  REGULAR  MEETING  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION  OF  THE 
ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES  was  held  February  25th.  Meeting 
called  to  order  at  8.30  P.M.,  Dr.  Horn,  director,  presiding.  Members 
present:  Ridings,  Skinner,  Martindale.  Associates:  Calvert,  Johnson, 
Nell  and  Fox.  Mr.  Calvert  presented  the  third  lot  of  European  Odonata, 
twelve  specimens  of  Gomphits,  which  makes  the  representation  of 
this  genus  pretty  full.  Dr.  Horn  presented  thirty-six  specimens  of 
Coleoptera  from  Mexico,  being  lot  No.  2.  Specimen  of  Triptogon 
occidentalis  presented  by  H.  Skinner.  Fifteen  species  of  Tachinidce; 
twenty-one  specimens  by  C.  H.  Tyler  Townsend.  These  are  type- 
specimens,  and  will  make  a  valuable  addition  to  the  collection  of 
Diptera.  Mr.  Calvert  exhibited  drawings  representing  the  neuration  in 
his  new  genus  of  dragonflies,  Ortholestes  and  two  allied  genera  of  Agrio- 
nina.  He  pointed  out  the  generic  differences  as  shown  by  variation  in 
the  neuration.  It  was  also  stated  that  Dr.  Karsch  had  recently  described 
a  new  genus  of  AGRIONINA,  Neuragrion  from  Ecuador,  and  the  speaker 
pointed  out  the  characters  on  which  the  genus  was  based.  The  capture 
of  a  specimen  of  Pantala  flavescens  was  reported  from  Fairmount  Park. 
Dr.  Horn  spoke  of  the  mechanism  of  the  veins  in  NEUROPTERA,  in  refer- 
ence to  their  utility  in  flight,  and  in  regard  to  the  strength  of  the  wing. 
The  subject  was  further  discussed  by  Messrs.  Horn,  Calvert  and  Martin- 
dale.  The  director  announced  the  death  of  Henry  Walter  Bates  on  Feb- 
ruary lyth.  Messrs.  C.  YV.  Johnson  and  Charles  Liebeck  were  proposed 
for  membership.  HENRY  SKINNKK, 


THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY  OF  WASHINGTON,  Feb.  4,  1892.  —  Under 
the  head  of  short  notes,  Mr.  Ashmead  made  some  interesting  remarks 
on  Eunotus,  a  peculiar  chalcid  genus,  new  to  the  United  States.  It  was 
his  opinion  that  it  belonged  to  the  subfamily  Apheliniiue.  Dr.  Stiles 
noted  a  report  that  a  man  in  Germany  had  been  bitten  by  the  common 
house  fly  and  died  within  twenty-tour  hours.  Much  discussion  folio- 
throwing  considerable  discredit  upon  the  story.  Mr.  Hanks  exhibited  a 
male  specimen  of  Loxosceles  which  had  but  six  developed  legs.  1  >r. 
Marx  exhibited  a  peculiar  Theridid  spicier  which  had  extremely  Ion- 
mandibles.  Dr.  Stiles  made  some  instructive  remarks  on  a  liver-fluke 
story  that  was  circulating  in  certain  papers.  According  to  this  story  tin- 
young  stages  of  the  liver-fluke  were  passed  in  the  house-lly.  wln-ivas  they 
are  passed  in  snails.  Mr.  Mally  read  a  paper  on  "An  Insectivorous  Prim- 
rose." He  drew  attention  to  the  fact  that  (F.uotlicra  spcciota  raptured  a 
small  Dipterous  insect  upon  its  gummy  style  and  stigma.  Hut  one  species 
was  seen  trapped.  As  the  insect  could  not  be  eaten  by  tin-  plant  the 
author  thought  that  the  insects  must,  in  some  way,  aid  the  t'-i  tili/ation  ,  ,f 
ovules.  Discussed  bv  Messrs.  Ashmead,  Test,  Srhwarx.  .Marx,  H«nvard, 
Stiles  and  Marlatt.  Mr.  Howard  contributed  an  important  paper  <>n 


104  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

"Spider  Parasites,"  being  a  complete  revision  of  our  knowledge  of  these 
interesting  insects,  both  European  and  American.  Lists  and  breeding 
notes  were  given  and  specimens  exhibited.  He  also  called  attention  to 
the  habits  of  Manfispa  and  some  Acroceridce,  which,  in  Europe,  are 
known  to  be  parasitic  on  spiders.  Discussed  by  Messrs.  Ashmead,  Mar- 
latt,  Test,  Schwarz,  Fox  and  Marx.  Dr.  Stiles  made  a  few  remarks  on 
the  various  Nematode  genera  parasitic  on  spiders.  Dr.  Marx  made  a  few 
additions  to  his  paper  on  ticks.  Prof.  Summers  was  invited  to  speak, 
and  made  some  instructive  remarks  on  collecting  and  labeling. 

NATHAN  BANKS, 

Recording  Secretary. 


CYNIPS  Q-GLOBULUS  Fitch. — The  galls  of  this  species  I  have  found  upon 
the  European  oak,  Q.  pedunculata,  planted  in  Hartford,  Conn.  From 
them  I  have  reared  a  small  inquilinous  Cynipid  and  a  species  of  Callimome. 

WM.  H.  PATTON. 

THYNNUS  IN  CALIFORNIA. — This  genus  has  not  hitherto  been  found 
north  of  the  Equator  in  either  hemisphere,  nor  has  any  of  the  family 
Thynnidae.  A  specimen  received  from  Dr.  F.  E.  Blaisdell  from  Poway, 
San  Diego  County,  Cal.,  is  the  first  intimation  of  its  occurrence  in  North 
America.  It  is  a  small  black  species  with  hyaline  wings,  and  may  be 
named  Thynnus  calif ornicus. — W.  H.  PATTON. 


OBITUARY 

ROBERT  BUNKER  died  at  his  home  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  March  6th, 
aged  seventy-one  years.  He  was  a  native  of  Columbia  County,  New  York. 
When  five  years  of  age  his  parents  removed  to  Rochester  and  took  up 
their  residence  on  the  site  where  he  died.  Mr.  Bunker  was  a  cooper  by 
occupation,  but  spent  all  his  spare  time  making  entomological  collections 
and  a  few  years  ago  presented  his  collection  to  the  Academy  of  Science 
at  Rochester,  of  which  institution  he  was  a  charter  member.  He  con- 
tributed occasional  papers  to  the  "Canadian  Entomologist,"  and  to  EN- 
TOMOLOGICAL NEWS;  these  showed  that  he  was  an  acute  observer  of 
insect  life.  He  was,  personally,  a  man  of  strong  traits  of  character;  up- 
right and  honorable  in  every  relation  of  life;  broad-minded,  yet  positive 
in  hir,  opinions:  genial  and  courteous  in  his  intercourse  with  friends  and 
neighbors.  His  death  will  be  sincerely  mourned  by  his  entomological 
friends,  and  by  the  community  in  which  he  lived. 


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PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION, 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

VOL.  in.  MAY,   1892.  No.  5. 

CONTENTS: 


Ashmead— Two  new  and   Remarkable 

Ophionids •••  105 

Coding— Studies  in  N.  A.  Membracidse  108 
Blatchley — Entomologizing  in  Mexico.,  in 
Smith— Elementary  Entomology 114 


Harvey — Odonata  of  Maine 116 

Editorial. 118 

Notes  and  News 119 

Entomological  Literature 123 

Doings  of  Societies.... 128 


Our  illustration  this  month  represents  three  species '.of  Papilio 
which  are  visitors  to  our  fauna,  and  for  which  collectors  should 
be  on  the  lookout.  Papilio  poly  damas  has  been  found  on  the  In- 
dian River,  Florida,  arid  P.  sinon  has  also  been  found 'in  southern 
Florida.  P.  myloles\s  said  to  have  been  taken  in  southern  Cali- 
fornia. Polydamas  and  sinon  are  West  Indian  species,  and  the 
home  of  mylotes  is  in  Central  America.  The  $  mylotes  is  of  a 
rich  black,  and  the  spots  on  the  superior  wings  are  bright  green; 
those  on  the  inferiors  are  carmine.  The  spots  on  the  superiors 
of  the  9  are  cream  color,  and  those  on  the  inferiors  of  a  lighter 
shade  of  carmine  than  in  the  £  .  P.  polydamas  is  dark  bottle- 
green,  with  light  green,  spots  on  inferiors,  and  the  spots  on  the 
superiors  are  cream  color  with  a  tinge  of  green.  The  negative 
was  kindly  made  for  the  NEWS  by  Dr.  Benjamin  Sharp  of  the 
Academy. — ED. 

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TWO  NEW  AND  REMARKABLE  OPHIONIDS. 

By  WM.   H.  ASHMEAD. 

In  1868,  Dr.  Arnold  Forster,  of  Aachen,  published  a  remark- 
able work  entitled,  "Synopsis  der  Fnmilk-n  uud  Gattungen  d<-r 
Ichneumonen,"  in  which  no  less  than  36  familii ^  and  522  -ciu-ra 
were  recognized. 

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106  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [May, 

The  work  evidently  took  years  of  patient  labor  and  research, 
and  it  has  been  too  long  neglected  by  European  and  American 
writers  on  these  insects,  as  it  contains  excellent  tables  and  hints 
and  ideas  on  the  classification  of  this  difficult  group,  which,  it 
•worked  out  thoroughly,  would  undoubtedly  aid  materially  in  ad- 
vancing a  systematic  knowledge  of  these  insects.  In  separating 
the  Ichneumons  into  so  many  families  and  genera,  Forster  prob- 
ably went  to  the  extreme,  and  this  may  account  for  the  little  value 
placed  on  the  work  by  his  contemporaries,  but  from  the  little 
study  I  have  as  yet  given  to  his  work,  I  am  fully  convinced  that 
many  of  his  so-called  families  will  hold  good,  with  some  modifi- 
cation, as  Tribes,  in  the  sense  of  LeConte  and  Horn. 

His  family  2oth,  or  the  Mesochoroidae  for  instance,  will  form  a 
natural  tribe,  Mesochorini,  in  the  subfamily  Ophioninae,  distin- 
guished by  the  large,  rhomboidal  areolet,  and  by  the  two  promi- 
nent projecting  anal  styles  in  the  males. 

I  have  been  led  to  these  views  by  a  somewhat  careful  study 
of  some  of  the  families  characterized  in  his  work,  and  by  the 
discovery  of  two  remarkable  male  insects  that  for  a  long  time 
baffled  me  in  placing — one  in  the  National  Museum  and  the  other 
in  my  own  collection — but  which  I  find,  with  the  aid  of  Forster' s 
tables,  belong  to  two  new  genera  briefly  characterized  in  his  work. 

In  describing  these  two  insects  I  have  deemed  it  advisable  to 
give  below  not  only  a  table  of  the  genera  of  this  tribe,  but  a  full 
generic  description  of  these  two  imperfectly  known  genera,  so 
that  other  students  may  easily  recognize  them. 

Tribe  MESOCHORINI. 
Table  of  Genera. 

Vertex  narrowed,  lateral  ocelli  close  to  the  margin  of  the  eye  ;   claws 

pectinate G.  i.  Plesiophthalmus  Forster. 

Vertex  not  narrowed,  lateral  ocelli  distant  from  the  margin  of  the  eye. 
Claws  pectinate;  first  abdominal  segment  with  lateral  carinae  extending 
backward  from  the  spiracles;  transverse  median  nervure  in  hind 
wing  broken        .  .        .         .     G.  2.  Astiphromma  Forster. 

Claws  simple;  first  abdominal  segment  without  lateral  carina?;  trans- 
verse median  nervure  in  hind  wing  not  broken. 

G.  3.  Mesochorus  Grav. 

Plesiophthalmus  Forster. — Head  transverse,  not  wider  than  the  thorax 
across  the  wings,  antero-posteriorly  thin;  the  frons  foveated;  clypeus  not 
separated;  ocelli  large,  prominent,  the  laterals  close  to  the  eye  margin; 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  lOJ 

eyes  large,  narrowed  oblong,  reaching  almost  to  the  base  of  the  mandi- 
bles, sinuated  within  opposite  the  base  of  the  antennae;  mandibles  oblong, 
bidentate  at  tip;  maxillary  palpi  long,  5-jointed,  the  second  joint  swollen 
two-thirds  the  length  of  the  third,  the  following  joints  slender,  cylindrical, 
the  third  and  fifth  about  equal  in  length,  the  fourth  a  little  longer;  labial 
palpi  4-jointed;  metathorax  completely  areolated,  with  linear  spiracles; 
areolet  in  front  wing  large,  rhomboidal,  subpetiolate;  the  second  and 
third  discoidal  cells  about  equal  in  length,  the  second  abscissa  of  the  cu- 
bital nervure  strongly  curved  upwards;  transverse  median  nervure  in  hind 
wing  broken  below  the  middle;  tibial  spurs  i,  2,  2,  large,  those  on  the 
middle  and  hind  tibiae  subequal;  claws  strongly  pectinate. 

P.  paniscoides  sp.  nov.  rj\ — Length  13  mm.  Pale  yellow  ferruginous, 
polished,  impunctured;  the  head  above  the  insertion  of  the  antennae  and 
the  cheeks,  the  last  two  abdominal  segments  and  the  two  long  anal  styles 
black;  antenna?  as  long  as  the  body,  slender,  tapering  and  involuted  at 
tips,  pale  at  base,  but  becoming  fuscous  toward  tips;  the  first  flagellar 
joint  is  the  longest,  the  following  subequal.  Thorax  very  slightly  trilobed 
anteriorly,  but  the  parapsidal  furrows  not  distinctly  impressed;  scutellum 
convex,  connected  with  a  mesonotal  ridge  or  carina  at  the  sides,  but  with 
a  transverse  fovea  at  base;  metathorax  smooth,  but  distinctly  areolated. 
Legs  very  long  and  slender.  Wings  clear  hyaline,  iridescent,  the  stigma 
and  venation  pale  yellowish;  the  stigma  is  lanceolate,  with  the  radius 
springing  from  a  little  before  the  middle.  Abdomen  slender,  subclavate, 
subcompressed  beneath  at  tip,  twice  the  length  of  the  thorax;  petiole 
long,  slender  or  subclavate,  the  spiracles  situated  at  the  middle;  second 
segment  a  little  shorter  than  the  petiole;  third,  two-thirds  the  length  of 
the  second;  the  following  segments  subequal. 

Hab. — Massachusetts.     Type  in  coll.  Ashmead. 
Described  from  a  single  specimen  received  from  Mr.   Samuel 
Henshaw,  and  labeled  as  having  been  collected  by  ' '  Bowditch." 

Astiphromma  Forster.— Head  very  broadly  transverse,  the  frons  deeply 
impressed,  the  clypeus  not  separated;  ocelli  large,  close  together  in  a 
triangle,  the  laterals  their  width  from  the  eye  margin;  eyes  large,  ohltmg- 
oval,  extending  to  the  base  of  the  mandibles;  mandibles  stout,  bidentate 
at  tips;  maxillary  palpi  very  long,  5-jointed,  the  second  joint  clavate,  the 
third  the  longest  joint,  the  following  subequal;  labial  palpi  .|-j»>int<-d,  tin- 
second  joint  the  shortest  and  stoutest,  the  last  the  longest;  metatlu>ra\ 
with  a  median  and  a  posterior  area;  areolet  of  wings  large,  subsessil. 
rhomboidal;  the  second  and  third  discoidal  cells  equal  in  length;  the  s. mud 
abscissa  of  the  discoidal  nervure  strongly  curved  upwards  and  nut  broken 
by  a  "stump  of  a  vein"  at  the  middle;  tibial  spurs  i,  2,  2,  large  and  equal; 
claws  pectinate. 

A.  pectoralis  sp.  nov.  JV— Length  7  mm.  I '.lack,  shining,  impunrtmvd; 
scape  and  pedicel  beneath,  tlu-  face  and  mandibles,  except  the  teeth,  yel- 
low; palpi  and  tegukc  white,  prothorax  and  meso-  and  in.-u-pleura-  pale 


108  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [May, 

ferruginous.  Legs  pale  ferruginous,  the  anterior  and  middle  coxae  and 
trochanters  luteous  or  white;  posterior  legs  more  or  less  distinctly  red, 
the  apex  of  the  tibia;,  spurs,  and  tips  of  the  tarsal  joints,  fuscous  or  black. 
Abdomen  black,  the  extreme  apical  edge  of  the  second  and  third  seg- 
ments white;  ventral  segments  2  to  4  pale  ferruginous,  the  extreme  apical 
edges  of  the  following  segments  whitish;  spiracles  of  first  segment  small, 
round,  placed  at  the  middle;  the  two  anal  styles  a  little  longer  than  the 
second  tarsal  joint,  black.  Wings  hyaline  iridescent;  the  stigma  large, 
subtriangular,  brown,  the  other  nervures  paler  brown. 

Hab . — Texas.     Type  in  National  Museum. 
Described  from   a  single  specimen  in  the  National  Museum, 
donated  by  Dr.  C.  V.  Riley. 


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Studies  in  North  American  Membracidae.— I. 

By  F.  W.  CODING,  M.D.,  Rutland,  111. 

STICTOCEPHALA  Stal. 

Stictocephala  gillettei  n.  sp.  9- — Convex  in  front;  on  each  side  a  lateral 
carina  posteriorly,  uniting  far  back  of  middle;  superior  surface  of  pro- 
thorax  nearly  flat;  apex  extends  almost  to  tip  of  tegmina,  very  slender, 
strongly  curved  downward  and  triquetrous;  along  posterior  half  of  carina 
is  an  impressed  line.  Head  reticulate  with  yellow,  apex  hairy;  a  semi- 
circular line  with  termini  each  side  of  apex;  just  above  eyes  on  prothorax 
a  scar;  ocelli  equidistant  from  each  other  and  the  eyes.  Prothorax  very 
coarsely  punctured,  grass-green;  tegmina  glassy-green,  second  and  third 
apical  cells  subequal,  fourth  nearly  as  long  as  the  two;  all  of  tegmina 
more  or  less  punctured,  base  coriaceous.  Chest  brownish  green,  hairy; 
femora  green,  covered  with  coarse  hairs;  tibiae  light  brown,  tarsi  light 
brown,  tips  black.  Abdomen  green,  ovipositor  fuscous.  Length  7  mm. 

Hab. — Colorado.  Described  from  one  9  presented  by  Prof. 
C.  P.  Gillette,  in  whose  honor  this  beautiful  species  is  named. 
It  may  be  readily  separated  from  its  congeners  by  the  depressed, 
extended  form,  lateral  carinae  extending  nearly  to  apex;  no  semi- 
circular lateral  impressions,  and  long,  very  slender,  strongly 
curved  downward  apex,  and  deep  grass-green  color. 

TELAMONA  Fitch. 

Telaniona  rileyi  n.  sp. — Similar  in  size  and  form  to  coqnillctti  God'g; 
the  markings  are  less  prominent,  lateral  horns  much  less  produced. 

$. — Greenish  yellow,  marked  with  ferruginous  lines,  punctured.  Head 
greenish  yellow,  lightly  punctured.  Prothorax  yellowish  green,  mottled 
with  ferruginous,  and  a  number  of  ferruginous,  longitudinal,  elevated 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

lines;  dorsal  carina  percurrent,  a  deeply  impressed  dot  on  each  side  of  its 
base;  dorsal  crest  somewhat  elevated,  much  compressed,  strongly  com- 
pressed anteriorly  at  base  and  posteriorly  behind  middle,  the  highest 
point  of  crest  at  beginning  of  posterior  third,  from  which  point  it  gradu- 
ally slopes  anteriorly  in  a  gentle  curve  continuous  with  anterior  third  of 
prothorax,  posteriorly  sloping  for  a  short  distance,  then  forming  an  obtuse 
angle;  at  the  base  another  obtuse  angle  is  formed,  from  which  the  median 
carina  curves  gently  to  the  apex;  lateral  angles  a  little  prominent;  tegmina 
with  basal  half  coriaceous,  apical  half  subcoriaceous,  a  brown  spot  at 
apex.  Chest  below  is  dark  yellow,  coxae  piceous.  Legs  yellow  and  hairy 
Abdomen  yellow.  Length  6  mm. 

Hab. — Mario  County,  Cal. 

Described  from  one  £  from  Dr.  Riley,  who  has  so  kindly 
favored  me  with  much  valuable  material  from  the  National  collec- 
tion (type  in  collection  of  F.  W.  G.). 

This  species  resembles  coquilletti;  the  dorsal  crest  is  reclined, 
while  in  that  species  it  is  upright. 

Telamona  mexicana  Stal.  (?)  $. 

In  the  material  sent  to  me  recently  from  the  National  Museum 
by  Dr.  Riley,  for  determination,  is  a  $  member  of  this  genus, 
which  agrees  very  closely  with  the  description  of  mexicana  9 
in  Bid.  Memb.  K.  p.  249,  No.  i.  It  differs,  however,  in  the  ab- 
sence of  the  brown  spot  on  tegmina,  and  the  legs  are  immaculate 
yellow,  tips  of  tarsi  piceous;  dorsal  crest  nearly  thrice  as  long  as 
high  at  base. 

I  believe  this  to  be  the  £  of  mexicana;  if  it  should  prove  to 
be  undescribed  it  may  be  called  pnlchra.  Length  7  mm. 

Hab. — California  ? 

PLATYCOTIS  Stal. 

Platycotis  minax  n.  sp.  ?. — Pale  yellow,  densely  punctured,  very  much 
depressed,  appearing  broad  and  flat.  Head  bright  yellow,  with  a  longi- 
tudinal median  carina.  Prothorax  light  yellow,  a  transverse  linear  im- 
pression just  back  of  base  on  each  side  of  carina,  the  impression  almost 
a  fascia;  anterior  horn  extending  upward  and  forward,  much  compressed, 
anterior  edge  nearly  straight,  posterior  ed.^e  convex  and  brown;  on  each 
side  of  horn  two  or  three  lateral  canna-  extending  from  base  to  apex; 
horn  about  two  and  a  half  times  as  long  as  broad;  at  posterior  base  is  an 
obtuse  angle,  behind  which  is  a  slight  convexity,  thence  straight  to  apex, 
which  does  not  reach  tip  of  abdomen;  tegmina  subcoriaceous,  extend  far 
beyond  tip  of  abdomen,  light  yellow,  veins  darker;  below  yellow.  Length 
to  apex  of  tegmina  5  mm.;  including  anterior  horn  6.5  mm. 

Hab. — California. 

Described  from  one  9  presented  by  Dr.  Riley. 


110  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May, 

POTNIA  Stal. 

Potnia  asodalis  n.  sp.  <j\ — Dirty  yellow,  prothorax  gibbous  anteriorly, 
gibbosity  greenish.  Head  yellow,  sculptured.  Prothorax  yellowish  an- 
teriorly near  the  base;  median  carina  percurrent,  nearly  obsolete  poste- 
riorly; on  each  side  of  carina  near  the  base  two  large  brown  punctures; 
in  front,  superiorly  a  large  gibbosity  occupying  about  one-half  of  protho- 
rax, greenish;  median  carina  at  this  point  very  prominent  and  brown;  on 
each  side,  behind  lateral  angles  a  large  impression,  above  which  is  a 
second  small  gibbosity;  apex  obtuse,  not  reaching  tip  of  abdomen;  punc- 
tured; tegmina  with  basal  half  coriaceous  veins;  apex  extends  beyond 
tip  of  abdomen;  below  yellow;  tibiae  spined.  Abdomen  yellow.  Length 
5  mm. 

Hab. — Mario  County,  Cal. 

Described  from  one  £  presented  by  Dr.  Riley  (type  in  collec- 
tion F.  W.  G.). 

STICTOPELTA*  Stal. 

Stictopelta  nova  n.  sp.  $. — Very  near  to  cruenta  Burm.  Head  bright 
yellow;  ocelli  dark  brown.  Prothorax  convex,  with  base  yellow;  just 
above  base  on  each  side  of  obsolete  median  line  a  broad,  irregular,  trans- 
verse, shining  black  line;  from  base  of  tegmina  posteriorly  the  lateral 
borders  are  white,  apex  brown,  otherwise  green  and  shining;  tegmina 
vitreous,  veins  of  corium  black;  below  yellow;  tibiae  with  outer  surface 
brown;  tarsi  brown.  Abdomen  yellow.  Length  6.5  mm. 

9. — Differs  from  $  only  in  having  a  broad  semi-circular  band  of  a  little 
darker  green  than  ground  color,  anteriorly,  the  convexity  of  which  is 
forward,  broken  in  four  spots,  the  bases  of  this  arched  band  being  above 
the  lateral  angles,  which  are  slightly  produced. 

Hab. — San  Bernardino  County,  Cal.  Described  from  two  ex- 
amples. 

These  were  presented  to  me  by  Dr.  Riley. 

GAROARA  Am.  et  Serv. 

Gargara  atlas  n.  sp.  <$. — Head  black,  a  yellow  spot  below  each  eye; 
eyes  yellow.  Prothorax  ferruginous,  base  broadly  piceous;  median  carina 
percurrent,  above  shoulders  a  very  large  irregular  gibbosity,  posteriorly 
long  and  narrow;  tegmina  opaque,  clouded  with  piceous;  a  large  light 
yellow  (white?)  spot  at  base  of  tegmina,  and  one  on  the  external  border 
near  apex;  below  black;  femora  black,  base  ferruginous;  tibiae  and  tarsi 
ferruginous,  tips  of  latter  black.  Length  3  mm. 

Hab. — Kern  County,  Cal. 

Described  from  two  examples  from  Dr.  Riley. 

*  Stictopelta  is  one  of  Dr.  Ftal's  subgenera  of  Darnis.  I  consider  it  of  sufficient  value 
to  be  recognized  as  a  distinct  genus. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  Ill 

This  species  is  very  near  to  variegata  Sign,  from  Calabar,  both 
having  a  prominent  lobe  on  the  prothorax  anteriorly,  which  may 
place  them  in  a  new  genus.  In  atlas  the  tegmina  are  not  vitreous, 
and  have  a  whitish  band  near  the  base;  also  smaller. 

Duplicates  of  all  the  new  species  described  in  the  foregoing 
paper,  excepting  Stictocephala  riridis,  may  be  examined  under 
the  above  names  in  the  National  collection.  I  am  deeply  indebted 
to  Dr.  Riley  for  his  kindness  in  allowing  me  the  privilege  of 
studying  the  duplicate  material  in  the  National  collection. 


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ENTOMOLOGIZING  IN  MEXICO. 

By  W.  S.  BLATCHLEY,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

He  who  would  see  in  the  shortest  possible  time  insect  life  in  all 
its  phases,  from  the  few  depauperate  forms  which  dwell  in  the 
barren  regions  bordering  the  realms  of  perpetual  snow  to  the 
countless  thousands  which  bask  in  the  genial  warmth  and  amidst 
the  luxurious  vegetation  of  a  tropical  clime,  should  visit  Mexico. 

In  less  than  a  week  one  can  pass  on  foot  from  the  summit  of 
Pico  Orizaba,  18,000  and  better  feet  in  air,  where  the  mercury 
marks  daily  throughout  the  year  many  degrees  below  the  freezing 
point,  to  the  level  of  the  sea  at  Vera  Cruz,  where  the  mean  an- 
nual temperature  is  above  80  degrees.  In  this  journey  the  num- 
ber and  size  of  the  insects  met  with  would  be  increasing  at  every 
onward  step,  and,  if  carefully  collected,  the  series  would  at  the 
end  represent  forms  from  every  zone  on  earth. 

It  was  not  my  good  fortune,  while  a  member  of  the  recent 
Scoville  expedition  to  Mexico,  to  make  this  journey,  but  I  col- 
lected in  various  localities  from  the  height  of  2500  feet  at  Cordoba 
to  the  lower  limit  of  snow  on  the  mountain.  On  account  of  a 
press  of  other  duties  no  special  work  has  as  yet  been  done  with 
the  insects  taken,  and,  in  the  present  article,  I  propose  to  give 
some  of  my  experience  while  collecting;  to  mention  some  of  the 
most  pecular  and  bizarre  forms  taken,  and  to  note  in  a  general 
way  the  results  of  the  trip. 

In  the  beginning,  let  me  say  that,  whoever  visits  Mexico  to 
collect  insects  should,  unless  he  be  a  millionaire,  take  all  necessary 
material  with  him,  for,  in  the  town  of  15,000  inhabitants  where 
we  made  our  headquarters  for  two  weeks,  chloroform  was  one 


112  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [May, 

dollar  per  ounce;  a  cheap  pine  handle  for  a  net  cost  twenty-five 
cents;  empty  cigar  boxes  were  ten  cents  each;  potassium  cyanide 
could  not  be  purchased,  except  by  a  special  permit  from  the 
mayor,  while  the  native  alcohol  was  too  weak  to  do  anything  but 
put  on  a  temporary  drunk  the  specimens  immersed  in  it. 

It  was  the  late  afternoon  of  the  2oth  of  July  when  our  party 
of  four,  after  a  long  ride  of  over  3100  miles,  passed  down  the 
slope  of  the  Mexican  railway  and  entered  Orizaba,  one  of  the 
most  charming  of  the  smaller  cities  of  Mexico,  situated  as  it  is  in 
a  little  valley  in  a  semi-tropical  region  4000  feet  above  sea  level, 
and  surrounded  on  every  side  by  lofty  mountains.  Our  hopes 
were  high  for  the  real  work  of  the  party,  namely,  the  collecting 
of  the  different  forms  of  animal  and  plant  life  of  the  region  was 
to  begin  on  the  morrow.  Those  hopes  were  somewhat  dampened, 
however,  by  the  information  that  the  rainy  season  was  but  well 
begun,  and  that  the  chances  were  that  it  would  rain  every  day 
for  a  month  or  longer. 

The  first  insect  seen,  after  we  had  found  a  hotel  where  English 
was  spoken  and  had  washed  some  of  the  dust  and  cinders  of  the 
journey  from  us,  was  a  handsome  male  of  Dynastes  tityus  Linn, 
which  the  landlord,  who  was  in  high  good  humor  at  getting  the 
four  of  us  for  the  modest  sum  of  fourteen  dollars  each  per  week 
to  partake  of  his  hospitality,  brought  alive  to  me.  He  assured 
me  that  his  brother,  who  resides  at  Mexico  City  and  has  the 
largest  collection  of  Coleoptera  in  the  country,  had  sold,scores 
of  them  in  Europe  for  five  dollars  a  pair,  but  when  I  informed 
him  that  the  same  species  is  found  frequently  in  Kentucky,  and 
at  times  in  southern  Indiana,  he  seemed  somewhat  taken  back. 
However,  he  graciously  presented  it  to  me  and  volunteered  to 
accompany  me  after  the  seven  o'clock  dinner  for  a  stroll  about 
the  electric  lights,  where,  he  assured  me,  numerous  specimens  of 
tityus,  as  well  as  of  many  other  large  beetles,  were  to  be  found. 

When  we  set  out  to  visit  the  lights  the  rain  was  falling  in  a 
steady  shower;  but  few  insects  were  flying,  and  they  were  mostly 
the  smaller  moths.  A  half  dozen  or  more  large  brown  beetles, 
a  species  of  Xyloryctes  which  I  afterwards  found  to  be  very  com- 
mon were,  however,  taken  from  the  ground  beneath  the  lights, 
and  a  few  earwigs  from  the  walls  of  the  houses  from  which  the 
light  was  reflected. 

On  the  morrow,  as  soon  as  our  breakfast  of  bread  and  coffee, 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  113 

all  one  ever  gets  for  that  meal  in  Mexico,  was  despatched,  I  sallied 
forth  net  in  hand,  and,  coming  to  the  outskirts  of  the  city  entered 
an  unfenced  garden  containing  about  half  an  acre  and  began 
operations.  The  first  insects  seen  were  many  of  the  half-grown 
young  of  a  gigantic  grasshopper,  Rhomalea  sp.  ?  black  in  color 
and  in  life  streaked  on  the  sides  with  bright  crimson.  They 
seemed  to  be  a  social  sort  of  creature,  as  thirty  or  forty  of  them 
would  be  found  feeding  together  on  a  single  stalk  of  corn  in  much 
the  same  manner  as  the  larvae  of  certain  of  our  moths  feed  in 
communities  or  droves.  Unlike  the  young  grasshoppers  of  this 
country  they  were  very  sluggish  in  their  action,  being  easily  cap- 
tured with  the  fingers.  After  scooping  up  a  number  of  them, 
together  with  many  of  the  young  and  adults  of  a  large  Hemip- 
teran,  Sagotylus  confluentiis  Say,  which  were  making  a  meal  on 
the  leaves  of  a  gourd-vine,  I  gave  my  attention  to  the  butterflies, 
and  passed  the  morning  in  that  one  garden,  securing  about  seventy 
specimens,  representing  half  that  number  of  species  of  those  at- 
tractive insects  for  which  I  was  primarily  in  search. 

And  right  here  let  me  say  that  during  that  whole  morning,  yes, 
during  the  whole  of  my  collecting  in  Mexico,  I  was  impressed 
with  a  feeling  which  probably  comes  to  every  collector  in  a  strange 
country — a  feeling  of  being  lost  among  such  a  multitude  of  forms 
of  which  one  is  actually  in  search,  but  knows  but  little  about. 
After  a  naturalist  has  been  in  one  locality  for  some  time  he  be- 
comes familiar  with  the  different  forms  of  life  about  him;  knows, 
for  example,  most  of  the  plants,  birds  and  insects,  if  not  by  name 
at  least  by  association.  He  thus  becomes  able  to  detect  in  an 
instant  anything  which  is  new  or  rare,  and  a  certain  thrill  of  de- 
light comes  to  him  when  such  a  form  is  seen.  But  in  a  country 
where  everything  is  new,  where  one  may  pick  up  the  most  com- 
mon species  thinking  it  to  be  rare,  or,  happening  upon  a  small 
group  of  something  rare,  take  some  of  them  and  let  the  rest 
alone  believing  them  to  be  common,  and  afterwards,  when  too 
late,  find  out  and  regret  the  mistake;  in  such  a  locality  the  col- 
lecting, to  me,  loses  a  certain  degree  of  its  charm. 

Numerous  as  are  the  insects  in  a  tropical  country,  it  is  impos- 
sible for  one  person  in  a  short  time  to  make  anything  like  a  thor- 
ough collection  in  all  the  orders,  even  in  a  restricted  locality. 
Lepidoptera  and  Orthoptera  were  what  I  wanted  especially,  and 
of  them  I  collected  every  species  I  could  find.  I  also  took  such 


114  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May, 

Coleoptera  and  Hemiptera  as  came  readily  to  hand,  while  of  the 
Diptera,  Hymenoptera  and  Neuroptera,  I  took  scarcely  any, 
although  large  numbers  of  each  of  those  orders  were  seen. 

Of  the  diurnal  Lepidoptera,  or  butterflies,  over  600  specimens, 
representing  85  species,  were  taken  in  the  eleven  days  spent  in 
the  vicinity  of  Orizaba.  During  that  time  it  rained  two  whole 
and  seven  half  days,  so  that  the  facilities  for  collecting  them  were 
none  of  the  best.  Of  these  but  eight  are  found  in  Indiana, 
namely,  Papilo  turnus;  three  species  of  Pyrameis,  two  ot  which, 
atalanta  and  cardui,  are  cosmopolitan;  the  handsome  Callidryas 
eubule,  which  is  very  rare  in  this  State;  Junonia  coenia,  also  a  rare 
species  with  us;  Terias  lisa  and  Ancyloxypha  numitor,  the  latter 
being,  there  as  here,  the  smallest  and  one  of  the  most  abundant 
of  the  Hesperidae. 

During  one  forenoon  I  took  168  specimens,  over  forty  species 
from  a  single  field  near  the  outskirts  of  the  city.  It  was  filled 
with  brilliant  flowers,  and  the  margin,  where  occasional  clumps 
of  bright  red  flowers  grew,  was  a  favorite  lurking  place  for  many 
of  the  larger  and  rarer  kinds.  One  of  the  most  striking  species, 
on  account  of  its  size  as  well  as  its  so-called  ' '  protective  mimicry, 
was  a  large  and  handsome  Callidryas  light  yellow  above  and  of 
a  greenish  hue  beneath,  which,  when  resting  with  folded  wings, 
could  scarcely  be  distinguished  from  a  leaf  so  closely  did  the 
color  and  the  prominent  veins  on  the  underside  resemble  those 
of  a  leaf. 

(To  be  continued.) 


ELEMENTARY  ENTOMOLOGY. 

LEPIDOPTERA-HETEROCERA  (Moths). 
By  Prof.  JOHN  B.  SMITH,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

Following  the  Sphingidae  in  our  catalogues  and  lists  come  the 
Sesiidee.  They  were  originally  included  with  the  clear  winged 
Sphinges  on  superficial  characters,  and,  though  long  since  sepa- 
rated from  them,  are  yet,  as  a  rule,  placed  next  to  them.  In 
fact,  except  for  the  superficial  resemblance,  there  is  nothing  war- 
ranting any  close  association  of  the  two  families.  So  far  as  I  am 
aware  the  larvae  of  the  Sesiidae  are  borers,  living  in  roots,  stems 
and  trunks  of  vines,  shrubs  and  trees,  sometimes  maturing  two 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  115 

broods  in  one  season  more  usually  annual,  and  rather  more  rarely 
passing  more  than  one  year  in  the  larva  state. 

The  images  have  moderately  long  antennae,  gradually  and  va- 
riably thickened  medially,  more  slender  apically,  the  tips  often 
with  a  brush  of  hair.  Rarely  they  are  setaceous,  or  thread  like. 
In  the  male  they  are  often  furnished  with  lateral  tufts  of  bristles 
and  sometimes  with  lamellae  or  pectinations.  The  head  is  vari- 
ably developed,  usually  quite  small;  ocelli  present;  tongue  vary- 
ing from  a  well  developed  organ  to  a  mere  rudiment.  The  latter 
character  is  of  great  importance  in  the  systematic  study  of  the 
family.  The  thorax  is  usually  robust  and  quite  closely  scaled. 
The  abdomen  is  long  and  comparatively  slender  in  most  cases, 
often  brightly  banded.  The  wings  are  narrow,  the  primaries 
longer  than,  but  not  so  broad  as  the  secondaries.  They  are 
wholly  or  in  part  transparent  as  a  rule,  and  this,  combined  with 
the  bright,  banded  maculation,  gives  them  a  wasp-like  appearance 
that  may  be  protective. 

The  venation  is  distinctive,  and  of  a  low  type.  The  median 
cell  is  well  develpped,  and  all,  or  nearly  all,  the  veins  arise  from 
it  separately.  The  internal  vein  is  wanting,  or  forms  the  internal 
margin  itself.  In  the  secondaries  we  have  a  very  similar  type  of 
venation;  but  here  the  costal  vein  is  missing,  and  there  may  be 
two  or  three  internal  or  free  veins.  Vein  5  is  often  absent  as  well. 

The  legs,  as  a  whole,  are  well  developed,  the  posterior  often 
markedly  longer  than  the  others,  while  the  anterior  are  actually, 
as  well  as  relatively,  short  without  being  weak. 

The  sexes  sometimes  differ  quite  markedly,  not  only  in  size, 
but  in  color  and  maculation,  and  it  is  not  unlikely  that  some  of 
our  numerous  species  represent  sexes  of  others.  In  habit  the 
insects  are  diurnal  as  a  rule,  but  have  been  occasionally  attracted 
to  light.  The  characters  of  most  of  the  American  genera  have 
been  given  by  me  in  "  Entomologica  Americana,"  iv,  9-13. 

Somewhat  allied  to  the  Sesiidae,  in  habit  and  appearance,  are 
the  Thyridae.  The  relation  between  the  two  is  superficial  merely, 
and  vanishes  on  study.  They  are  small  and  stout,  with  long, 
strong  tongue,  large,  projecting,  bristly  palpi  and  spindle-formed 
antennae,  the  basal  joint  much  enlarged.  In  the  male  they  are 
singly  pectinated.  The  ocelli  are  wanting.  Thorax  robust,  ab- 
domen conic  and  comparatively  short.  The  legs  are  stout,  clothed 
with  long,  stiff  hair,  middle  tibiae  with  one,  posterior  with  two 


Il6  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May, 

pairs  of  spurs.  The  wings  are  usually  quite  short  and  broad, 
small  in  comparison  to  the  robust  appearance  of  the  insect,  and 
with  an  irregular  outer  margin. 

The  primaries  are  12-veined,  all  the  veins  (save  the  costal  and 
submedian)  separately  out  of  the  median  cell.  Internal,  or  sub- 
median  vein,  forked  at  base.  The  secondaries  have  two  internal 
veins,  and  the  costal  free  from  the  base  the  full  length  of  its  course. 
In  color  the  species  are  black  and  white,  or  a  peculiar  yellowish 
brown  and  whitish. 


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A  CONTRIBUTION  TO  THE  ODONATA  OF  MAINE.-II. 

Specimens  taken  near  Orono,  Penobscot  County,  Me.,  1891. 

By  F.  L.  HARVEY,  Orono,  Me. 

(Continued  from  Vol.  Ill,  page  92.) 

Tribe  III.— LIBELLULINA. 

Subfamily  5. — CORDULINA. 

46.  Macromia  (Didymops}  transversa  Say. — June  6,    15,   20. 
Abundant  in  the  woods,  Orono,  Me. 

47.  Cordulia  (  Tetragoneuria)  semiaquea  Burm. — Quite  abun- 
dant over  Chemo  Stream  during  July;  Bradley,  Me. 

28.  Cordulia  \Neurocordulia)  Uhleri  Selys. — Reported  last 
season  from  specimens  in  the  College  collection.  This  season 
taken  on  several  dates  in  June  over  swampy  road  in  College 
woods,  Orono,  Me. 

48.  Cordulia  {Somatochlora)  lepida  Selys. — July  1 2th  one  male ; 
July  28th  several  males;  one  pair  was  seen  mating  and  taken  in 
the  net,  but  the  female,  unfortunately,  escaped.    No  other  females 
seen;  Chemo  Lake  near  the  outlet.    The  wind  was  blowing  hard, 
and  they  had  collected  in  an  opening  in   the  woods  and  were 
easily  taken. 

49.—  Cordulia  (Somatochlora)  forcipata  Scud. — June  13,  15, 
16,  over  swamp  in  College  woods;  July  22,  over  Chemo  Stream, 
Bradley,  Me.  This  is  the  Epitheca  forcipata  of  Hagen's  Synopsis 
of  1875.  It  seems  to  be  abundant  about  Orono,  Me. 

50.  Leucorhinia  hudsonica  Selys. — June  ist  seven  males.  Over 
a  road  near  a  small  pond,  Old  Town,  Me.  On  the  Veazee  Rail- 
road half  way  between  Stillwater  and  Old  Town.  My  attention 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  1 17 

was  called  to  this  species  by  Mr.  J.  M.  Rondlette  (Class  92),  who 
saw  them  flying  the  last  of  May,  and  was  with  me  when  the  speci- 
mens were  taken.  This  species  seems  to  emerge  very  early. 
Only  one  female  seen,  but  not  taken.  These  specimens  showed 
much  brighter  colors  than  those  assigned  to  them  in  the  books. 

51.  Leucorhinia  frigida  Hagen. — A  single  specimen  (  £  )  of 
this  rare  species  was  taken  July  nth  over  Chemo  Stream,  Brad- 
ley, just  above  the  dam. 

52.  Diplax  costifera  Uhler. — Many  specimens  taken  July  i2th 
along  Chemo  Stream,  Bradley,  Me. 

53.  Celithemis  elisa  Hag.—  A  single  1   July  22cl,  and  July  28th 
a  dozen  males.    No  females  taken;  Chemo  Stream  where  it  leaves 
the  lake.     Our  specimens  were  much  brighter  than  the  colors 
assigned  to  this  species  in  Hagen's  description  (Neur.  N.  A.  p. 
182,  1861). 

REMARKS. 

Additional  notes  upon  species  repeated  in  ENT.  NEWS,  Vol. 
II,  Nos.  3  and  4,  1891,  are  numbered  to  agree  with  those  of  that 
article.  Species  reported  for  the  first  time  in  this  article  are  num- 
bered from  39  to  53. 

The  species  found  the  past  season  include  some  rare  forms  and 
others  remarkable  for  their  occurrence  so  far  North.  There  seems 
to  be  good  reason  for  believing  that  the  New  England  insect 
fauna  extends  along  the  coast  of  Maine  and  there  mingles  with 
boreal  forms.  The  species  reported  above  swell  the  number  of 
species  of  Odonata  to  date  known  by  us  from  the  vicinity  of 
Orono  to  fifty. 

As  we  have  made  no  special  effort  to  collect  these  forms  the 
indications  are  that  the  State  is  rich  in  species. 

We  are  greatly  obligated  to  Mr.  P.  P.  Calvert,  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  for  examining  specimens  and  for  other  professional  courte- 
sies, and  to  Mrs.  Anson  Allen,  of  Orono,  Me.,  for  the  privilege 
of  examining  the  Odonata  collected  by  her  husband. 


AN  exchange  says  that  Jerry  Simpson,  the  "sockless  statesman"  of 
Kansas,  it  is  rumored,  will  petition  Congress  for  a  $2, 000,000  appropriation 
for  the  purpose  of  experimenting  in  crossing  honey-bees  with  lightning- 
bugs,  under  the  impression  that  should  he  succeed  the  bees  will  be  able 
to  work  nights. — Richland  i/<>r,'<?) 


Jl8  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May, 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS. 


Published  monthly  (except  July  and  August),  by  the  Entomological 
Section  of  the  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences,  of  Philadelphia,  with  the 
endorsement  of  the  American  Entomological  Society.  It  will  contain  not 
less  than  240  pages  per  annum.  It  will  maintain  no  free  list  whatever, 
but  will  leave  no  measure  untried  to  make  it  a  necessity  to  every  student 
of  insect  life,  so  that  its  very  moderate  annual  subscription  may  be  con- 
sidered well  spent. 

ANNUAL  SUBSCRIPTION  $1.00,  IN  ADVANCE. 

$3^"  All  remittances  should  be  addressed  to  E.  T.  Cresson,  Treasurer, 
P.  O.  Box  248,  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  all  other  communications  to  the  Editor 
of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences,  Logan  Square, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

PHILADELPHIA,  PA.,  MAY,   1892. 

Entomological  rubbish.— Why  is  it  that  in  this  country  our  entomologists 
get  so  many  poor  and  imperfect  specimens?  and  when  they  do  secure 
them  make  matters  worse  by  running  pins  through  them  out  of  all  pro- 
portion to  the  size  of  the  insect.  In  Europe  they  do  these  things  far  better, 
but  it  may  be  said  that  Europe  is  an  older  country,  and  that  they  have  had 
many  years  in  which  to  learn  entomological  technique;  true,  but  the  dif- 
ference in  the  perfection  of  the  specimens  and  in  the  mounting  seem  out 
.of  all  proportion  to  their  respective  ages.  Some  time  ago  a  well-known 
collector  wished  to  know  why  so  many  poor  specimens  came  in  exchange 
from  Philadelphia  entomologists;  our  reply  was,  that  none  of  them  were 
caught  in  Philadelphia,  but  had  been  received  from  other  parties.  He 
already  had  all  our  local  species  and  those  sent  were  from  other  places. 
It  is  time  we  had  learned  dexterity  in  catching  specimens  so  that  they  are 
not  ruined.  Neatness  in  pinning,  expanding  and  mounting,  will  greatly 
enhance  the  value  of  a  specimen,  and  it  will  receive  more  respect  and  be 
much  more  likely  to  be  preserved.  If  a  large,  heavy  species  has  a  No.  i 
pin  in  it  and  you  attempt  to  move  it  from  place  to  place,  the  chances  are 
the  pin  will  bend  and  the  specimen  be  ruined.  It  is  a  common  thing  to 
find  No.  4  pins  put  through  our  smaller  moths  and  butterflies,  and  these 
pins  pointing  at  the  cardinal  points  of  the  compass.  Seek  your  specimens 
at  the  proper  time,  while  they  are  fresh,  and  catch  and  kill  them  in  such 
a  manner  that  they  wont  look  as  though  the  cat  or  the  baby  had  been 
playing  with  them.  Use  a  pin  in  proportion  to  the  size  of  the  insect,  and 
remember  it  goes  through  either  the  middle  of  the  thorax  or  the  right 
elytron,  and  should  be  exactly  perpendicular.  Always  have  a  uniform 
length  of  pin  above  the  thorax  (^  inch.),  and  it  is  best  to  make  a  little 
measure  to  test  this  if  you  wish  your  specimens  to  look  well  and  be  a 
uniform  height  on  the  pins.  For  Macrolepidoptera  use  Nos.  2,  3  and  4, 
Klaeger  pins,  and  for  Micros  use  the  silver  pins  (Klaegur)  that  come  spe- 
cially for  them.  These  micro  pins  are  fastened  to  an  ordinary  No.  3  or  4 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  1 19 

pin.  Any  insect  that  is  too  small  for  a  No.  2  Klaeger  pin  should  be 
mounted  on  card-board;  in  other  words,  never  use  a  finer  pin  than  a  No. 
2  in  any  of  the  orders.  In  spreading  Lepidoptera  be  careful  to  have  the 
inferior  margins  of  the  superior  wings  make  a  straight  line.  Let  us 
inaugurate  an  era  of  well-caught  and  nicely-mounted  specimens.  It  is 
almost  as  easy  to  do  the  thing  right  as  wrong,  and  the  NEWS  hopes  to  live 
to  see  the  time  when  entomological  rubbish  will  be  a  thing  of  the  shadowy 
past. — ED. 


Notes  and. 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  GLEANINGS  FROM  ALL  QUARTERS 
OF    THE    GLOBE. 

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To  Contributors.— All  contributions  will  be  considered  and  passed  upon  at  our 
earliest  convenience,  atid  as  far  as  may  be,  will  be  published  according  to  date  of  recep- 
tion. ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  has  reached  a  circulation,  both  in  numbers  and  circumfer- 
ence, as  to  make  it  necessary  to  put  "  copy"'  into  the  hands  of  the  printer,  for  each  number, 
three  weeks  before  date  of  issue.  This  should  be  remembered  in  sending  special  or  im- 
portant matter  for  certain  issue.  Owing  to  low  subscription  rate,  "  extras"  will  be  charged 
for,  and  when  they  are  wanted,  it  should  be  so  stated  on  the  MS.  along  with  the  number 
desired.  The  receipt  of  all  papers  will  be  acknowledged. — ED. 


INCIDENTS  OF  WORK. — In  the  fall  of  1890  I  visited  a  country  place  in 
the  southern  part  of  the  State  for  the  purpose  of  investigating  the  habits 
of  the  screw  worm  (Coinpsomyia  macellaria).  Desiring  to  watch  the  work 
of  the  species  without  interruption,  I  secured  a  nearly  dead  sheep  in  the 
shade  of  a  tree  about  fifty  yards  back  from  the  public  road  and  sat  myself 
down  beside  the  sheep  to  watch  the  larvce  in  their  work.  Occasionally 
flies  were  caught  in  the  hand  and  put  in  the  cyanide  bottle,  or  when  a  full 
grown  larva  dropped  from  the  wounds  for  pupation  it  was  put  into  earth 
in  a  bottle  brought  for  that  purpose.  Thus  a  full  half  day  was  spent 
beside  the  sheep.  But  my  doings  had  not  been  unobserved,  as  passers  by 
had  watched  with  amazement  a  stranger  in  their  midst  catching  flies  from 
a  nearly  dead  sheep,  and  it  was  soon  known  in  the  little  hamlet  that  the 
bug  man  who  had  arrived  the  night  before  was  catching  flies  to  eat.  Im- 
agine my  surprise  after  reaching  my  hotel  to  be  surrounded  by  a  group 
of  listeners  who  asked  if  the  flies  were  really  good  to  eat?  how  long  had 
I  lived  oil  such  truck  ?  and  if  the  flies  were  eaten  to  cure  any  disease,  etc.? 
My  explanations,  however,  were  satisfactory  to  most  of  those  present, 
although  when  I  explained  that  the  parents  of  the  screw-worms  were 
small  flies  and  exhibited  specimens,  several  knew  as  well  as  they  knew 
anything  that  I  was  mistaken,  as  a  prominent  physician  of  the  town  had 
shown  that  the  parent  of  the  screw-worm  was  a  species  of  wasp.  The 


I2O  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May, 

physician  had  actually  shown  this  to  be  the  case  by  squeezing  a  live  screw- 
worm  from  the  abdomen  of  the  wasp.  One  of  the  listeners  was  so  sure 
that  the  parent  of  the  screw-worm  was  a  wasp  that  h  was  willing  to  back 
up  his  statement  with  a  good  financial  consideration.  But  upon  my  offer 
to  put  up  a  like  amount,  he  was  afraid  to  have  the  subject  decided  by 
trial  owing  to  the  difficulty  it  would  be  to  get  the  right  species  of  wasp. 
A  merchant  recently  told  me  of  a  conversation  he  had  had  with  a  farmer 
about  a  recent  bulletin  of  the  Station  treating  of  the  black  weevil  (Calan- 
dra  oryzce},  which  was  about  as  follows  : 

Farmer:  "  I  never  tried  this  remedy,  but  I  know  one  thing  he  is  off  on." 

Merchant:  "  What  is  that?" 

Farmer:  "Why,  he  says  them  'ere  corn  weevils  is  produced  by  eggs 
which  are  laid  by  the  old  weevils.  That's  not  so,  and  I  know  it.  Them 
'ere  weevils  come  from  the  vital  force  in  the  grain  and  grow  after  the  corn 
has  been  put  in  bins,  in  the  same  way  as  seeds  sprout  in  the  Spring." 

Merchant:  "What  makes  you  think  that?" 

Farmer:  "Why,  I  know  it's  the  vital  force  in  the  grain  that  grows  the 
weevils,  because  you  never  see  the  weevils  in  rotten  kernels." 

It  would  be  hard  work  to  pound  sense  into  a  stone,  and  the  merchant, 
realizing  this,  proceeded  to  tell  the  farmer  that  we  lived  on  a  small  or- 
ganism known  as  a  bacterium,  but  when  we  were  sick  the  bacterium  lived 
on  us.  Surely  "  where  ignorance  is  bliss  'tis  folly  to  be  wise." 

HOWARD  EVARTS  WEED,  Agricultural  College,  Miss. 

NEWSPAPER  ENTOMOLOGY. — I  do  not  like  to  see  unreliable  entomo- 
logical statements  designated  in  the  NEWS  as  "newspaper  entomology." 
If  I  were  asked  to  state  what  I  thought  to  be  the  greatest  incentive  to  the 
popularity  of  entomological  study  during  the  present  century  I  would  un- 
hesitatingly say  the  newspapers.  By  this  I  mean  papers  usually  known 
and  spoken  of  as  newspapers,  and  more  especially  the  agricultural  press. 
The  entomological  question  is  here  discussed  mostly  from  an  economic 
standpoint,  yet  interest  in  the  science  is  pretty  sure  to  be  awakened,  and 
study  and  research  will  not  stop  at  the  point  of  injurious  and  beneficial 
species.  Purely  scientific  works  and  periodicals  treating  the  subject  are 
accessible  but  to  the  few,  and  are  not  to  be  found  in  the  homes  of  the 
masses,  while  the  homes  without  newspapers  are  few  and  far  between. 
As  to  the  reliability  of  scientific  articles  diffused  through  this  medium, 
why  are  they  not  to  be  depended  upon  as  much  as  are  other  matters  from 
the  same  source?  If  the  paper  is  reliable,  its  statements  can  nearly  always 
be  depended  upon.  Most  of  our  eminent  entomologists  have  at  some 
period  of  their  career  addressed  the  public  through  the  medium  of  the 
newspapers,  and  I  venture  to  say  have  had  larger  and  more  appreciative 
"audiences"  than  when  the  fruits  of  their  researches  were  disseminated 
by  means  of  the  strictly  scientific  periodicals  or  books.  To  the  science 
dl  entomology  much  of  my  spare  time  has  been  given,  and,  in  an  humble 
way,  I  do  not  hesitate  to  declare  that,  aside  from  personal  research,  by 
far  the  greatest  in  entive  to  additional  study  has  been  "newspaper  ento- 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  121 

mology,"  not  of  the  Electricia  tomfooleryensis  kind,  but  such  as  is  printed 
in  the  entomological  columns  of  the  Prairie  farmer  and  other  agricultural 
'papers,  and  which  have  at  one  time  or  other  included  the  writings  of  many 
of  the  highest  authorities  in  our  beautiful  science. 

In  conclusion,  I  would  most  earnestly  beg  our  editor  to  refrain  from 
labeling  preposterous  statements  as  "  newspaper  entomology,"  as  thereby 
doubts  are  cast  upon  the  veracity  of  such  standard  authorities  as  the 
Prairie  Farmer  and  other  reliable  newspapers  to  which  due  credit  is  given 
even  in  text-books  of  entomology  (see  "  Packard's  Guide  to  the  study  of 
Insects").  We  all  know  that  mistakes  are  apt  to  occur  in  newspapers  as 
well  as  elsewhere,  and  will  not  deny  that  gross  exaggeration  is  often  prac- 
ticed by  unprincipled  journalists,  but  these  are  the  exceptions  and  not  the 
rule.  Long  live  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  and  "  newspaper  entomology  !" 

ALDA  M.  SHARP,  Gladbrpok,  Iowa. 

An  article  labeled  "newspaper  entomology"  simply  shows  its  source, 
and  is  not  intended  as  a  reproach. — ED. 

Mr.  SYDNEY  SMITH  could  not  appreciate  an  entomological  paradise 
when  he  characterized  insects  as  the  curse  of  the  tropics.  "The  bete 
rouge  lays  the  foundation  of  a  tremendous  ulcer.  In  a  moment  you  are 
covered  with  ticks,  chigoes  bury  themselves  in  your  flesh  and  hatch  a 
large  colony  of  young  chigoes  in  a  few  hours.  They  will  not  live  together, 
but  every  chigoe  sets  up  a  separate  ulcer,  and  has  his  own  private  portion 
of  pus.  Flies  get  entry  into  your  mouth,  into  your  eyes,  into  your  nose. 
You  eat  flies,  drink  flies,  and  breathe  flies.  Lizards,  cockroaches  and 
snakes  get  into  the  bed,  ants  eat  up  the  books,  scorpions  sting  you  on  the 
foot.  Everything  bites,  stings,  or  bruises;  every  second  of  your  existence 
you  are  wounded  by  some  species  of  animal  life  that  nobody  has  seen 
before,  except  Swammerdam  and  Merian.  An  insect  with  eleven  legs  is 
swarming  in  your  tea-cup,  a  nondescript  with  nine  wings  is  struggling  in 
the  small  beer,  or  caterpillar  with  several  dozen  eyes  in  his  belly  is  hasten- 
ing over  the  bread  and  butter.  All  nature  is  alive,  and  seems  to  be  gath- 
ering all  her  entomological  hosts  to  eat  you  up  as  you  are  standing,  out 
of  your  coat,  waistcoat  and  breeches.  Such  are  the  tropics.  All  this 
reconciles  us  to  our  dews,  fogs,  vapors  and  drizzles,  to  our  apothecaries 
rushing  about  with  gargles  and  tinctures,  to  our  old  British  constitutional 
coughs,  sore  throats,  and  swollen  faces'." 

A  SUGGESTION  TO  LEPIDOPTERISTS. — In  connection  with  the  article  by 
Prof.  Smith,  in  the  NEWS  for  March,  on  the  Lepidoptera,  it  has  occurred 
to  me  that  some  ideas  which  presented  themselves  while  studying  that 
order  might  be  useful  or  suggestive  to  others,  particularly  to  those  con- 
structing keys  or  tables  for  popular  use.  While  using  such  keys  (and  it 
is  true  of  many  descriptions  also)  I  have  often  had  my  patience  severely 
taxed  by  the  propensity  of  the  writer  to  put  the  cart  before  the  horse;  in 
other  words,  to  ignore  tin-  proper  sequence  of  words  and  phrases.  Not 
only  that,  but  some  keys  contain  many  needless  repetitions  of  the  same 


122  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May, 

phrase  or  set  of  phrases,  often  ingeniously  arranged  by  the  author  (for 
variety,  I  presume,  I  hope  not  with  malicious  intention)  in  all  the  com- 
binations possible,  adding  immensely  to  the  amount  of  time  consumed  in 
their  use  without  any  beneficial  results.  Uniformity  is  sometimes  much 
to  be  desired.  It  is  desirable  here.  There  is  enough  to  be  done  in  our 
science  without  needlessly  wasting  any  time.  As  a  remedy  for  the  first 
evil  I  would  propose  two  or  three  rules  for  guidance  in  writing  descrip- 
tions, and  for  the  second  the  use  of  abbreviations.  The  rules  are  brief 
and  easily  borne  in  mind.  The  abbreviations  are  few  and  suggestive.  I 
am  well  aware  that  the  use  of  rules  and  abbreviations  when  many  and 
complicated  is  unwise;  but  if  few,  simple,  suggestive  and  labor-saving,  it 
has  many  advantages.  A  letter  or  figure  appeals  to  the  mind  more  quickly 
and  surely  than  a  word.  Take  for  instance  : 

A  broad,  submarginal  band  of  buff  on  the  lower  surface  of  hind  wings. 
Proper  sequence  : 

Under  surface  of  hind  wings  with  submarginal  band  of  buff  broad. 
Now  let 

A  —  above  =  upper  surface  of  wings, 

B  ==  below  ==  lower  surface  of  wings, 

i  =  front  wing,  and  2  ==  hind  wing, 
And  we  have  : 

B  2  with  submarginal  band  of  buff  broad. 
The  rules  I  would  suggest  are  : 

Proceed  from  the  general  to  the  particular;  and  (usually)  from  the  more 
obvious  to  the  less  so.  Locate  a  peculiarity  before  describing  it. 

These  are  not  to  be  considered  inflexible,  and  should  be  applied  to 
phrases  which  present  a  single  idea  to  the  mind  rather  than  to  single 
words.  I  would  invariably,  however,  refer  to  the  surface  first,  the  wing 
second,  and  the  details  last,  for  reasons  too  obvious  to  need  mention. 
The  abbreviations  I  would  recommend  are  as  follows  : 

A  (above)  —  upper  surface  of  wings. 

B  (below)  ==  lower  surface  of  wings. 

1  =-  primary  ==  front  wing. 

2  =  secondary  ==  hind  wings. 
c  =  cell. 

v  ==  vein. 

Thus  B  i,  c  6,  refers  at  once  to  cell  six  on  the  under  surface  of  the  front 
wings. 

These  abbreviations  are,  of  course,  chiefly  of  value  in  reference  to  the 
Lepidoptera,  especially  the  butterflies.  Perhaps  the  plan  can  be  adapted 
to  other  orders,  at  least  it  seems  likely  to  be  applicable  to  some  of  them. 
The  other  suggestions  apply  to  all. — A.  P.  MORSE,  Wellesley,  Mass. 

AILANTHUS  FOLIAGE  AND  THE  ROSE-BEETLE. — In  Bulletin  No.  32  of 
the  New  Jersey  Experiment  Station,  discussing  the  rose-chafer  (J/acro- 
dactylus  subspinosus)  Prof.  Smith  states  that  some  other  things  "decoc- 
tions of  peach  leaves  and  the  blossoms  of  Ailanthus  were  found  to  be 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  123 

valueless  in  destroying  the  beetle."  This  is  the  only  reference  I  have 
been  able  to  find  to  this  tree,  in  this  connection,  until  recently.  While 
attending  a  farmer's  institute  at  Martinsville,  Ind.,  my  attention  was  called 
to  the  fact  that  during  last  Summer  the  rose-chafer  was  very  troublesome 
in  that  vicinity,  defoliating  whole  vineyards,  as  well  as  doing  much  damage 
to  roses  and  other  cultivated  plants.  There  seemed  to  be  no  remedy  for 
the  pests,  but  later  on  the}'  were  found  to  be  feeding  in  countless  numbers 
on  the  foliage  of  an  Ailanthus  glandulosus  tree  which  stood  in  the  court- 
house yard,  and  it  was  also  discovered  that  in  a  very  short  time  the  beetles 
commenced  falling  to  the  ground  dead;  and,  as  the  janitor  of  the  court- 
house expressed  it  to  me,  "the  ground  under  the  tree  was  literally  cov- 
ered with  dead  insects,  and  they  did  not  recover  again  either."  I  was 
shown  the  tree,  which  was  certainly  Ailanthus  glandulosus.  May  it  not 
be  possible  that  the  foliage  of  this  tree,  if  not  the  blossoms,  possesses 
poisonous  properties  which  may  render  it  an  effectual  remedy  for  this 
insect? — Prof.  J.  TROOP,  Indiana  Experiment  Station. 

Cossid  or  Hcpialid?- — I  have  found  in  northern  New  York  what  appears 
to  be  a  Cossid  or  Hepialid  larva  boring  the  trunks  of  black  ash  growing 
in  swamps.  They  work  in  young  and  vigorous  trees;  the  pupal  shells, 
seen  protruding  near  the  ground,  indicate  a  size  nearly  that  of  P.  robinicz. 
Does  any  reader  of  this  note  know  what  species  has  this  habit  ? — D.  S.  K. 

TRANSACTIONS  of  the  American  Entomological  Society,  vol.  xix  (1892). 
—Pages  41-88  inclusive,  have  been  printed  since  our  last  issue,  containing 
the  conclusion  of  Dr.  Horn's  "  Random  Studies  of  North  American  Co- 
leoptera;"  also  "The  North  American  species  of  Ceropalcs"  by  W.  J. 
Fox;  "A  Revision  of  N.  American  species  of  Phlepsius  (with  a  plate)," 
by  E.  P.  Van  Duzee;  "The  Mouth  Parts  of  Copris  Carolina,  with  notes 
on  the  homologies  of  the  mandibles  (with  two  plates),"  by  John  B.  Smith; 
and  the  beginning  of  "  Notes  on  North  American  Tachinidce,  Paper  III," 
by  C.  H.  Tyler  Townsend. 


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on  the  process  of  completion  of  coloration,  C.  Verhoeff.  The  ZoocecicUe 
of  Lorraine  (cont.),  J.  Kieffer. — No.  5,  March.  On  some  new  and  rare 
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1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  125 

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Man,  H.  S.  Clarke.  Lepidoptera  of  Aberdeenshire  and  Kincardineshire, 
W.  Reid. 

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scribed species  of  the  world,  W.  J.  Fox. 

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The  Termita,  Odonata  and  Neuroptera  collected  by  Dr.  F.  Stuhlmann  in 
East  Africa,*  Dr.  A.  Gerstaecker.  The  Collembola  of  South  Georgia 
[Antarctic]  from  the  collections  of  the  German  station  of  1882-1883,*  Dr. 
C.  Schaeffer,  i  pi. 

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of  Xyloperta  pnstnlata  Capt.  Xambeu.  Two  new  Sphingida;  from  Eastern 
Asia,*  L.  Austant.  Carnivorous  caterpillars,  F.  Plateau,  figs. 

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Greenland,  W.  J.  Fox. 

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1892.  —General  considerations  on  the  classification  of  the  Acarina,  followed 
by  an  attempt  at  a  new  classification,  Dr.  Trouessart.  Extends  to  families 
and  subfamilies. 

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1892. — Notes  on  the  life  and  habits  of  insects  :  Observations  on  Atinuo- 
phila  affinis  Kirby,  Dr.  P.  Marchal. 

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xxxii,  6,  1891;  xxxiii,  i,  1892. — New  Hemiptera  of  the  Argentine  and 
Uruguayan  faunas, *f  Dr.  C.  Berg;  Glyphcpomis,  l\ircnthi-ca  n.  gen. 
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American  Tachinidce,  with  descriptions  of  new  genera  and  species,  v,  C. 
H.  T.  Townsencl.  Clerck's  Icones,  W.  J.  Holland.  Hermaphrodite 
Gypsy  Moths,  C.  H.  Fernald.  A  classification  of  the  North  American 
Spiders,  N.  Banks.  Canadian  Hymenoptera,  i,  W.  H.  Harrington.  Our 
Winter  beetles,  H.  F.  Wickham.  Chionobas  Uhleri,  T.  D.  A.  Cockerell. 
How  to  take  the  oil  or  grease  out  of  specimens  of  natural  history,  P. 
Fisher. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  t  Contains  new  genera. 


126  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [May, 

TWENTY-SECOND  ANNUAL  REPORT  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY 
OF  ONTARIO,  Toronto,  1892. — Noteworthy  injuries  caused  by  insects 
during  the  past  season,  C.  J.  S.  Bethune.  A  microscopical  examination 
of  an  unexpanded  wing  of  Callosatnia  promethea,  J.  A.  Moffat.  Notes 
on  Japanese  insects,  W.  H.  Harrington.  Numerous  articles  on  Economic 
Entomology  by  various  authors. 

NEW  MEXICO  COLLEGE  OF  AGRICULTURE  AND  THE  MECHANIC  ARTS, 
Bulletin  No.  5,  Las  Cruces,  N.  Mex.,  March,  1892. — Notices  of  importance 
concerning  fruit  insects,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend. 

ENTOMOLOGISTS'  RECORD,  London,  March  15,  1892. — Effects  of  tem- 
perature on  the  coloring  of  Lepidoptera,  F.  Merrifield.  Classification  by 
neuration,  J.  W.  Tutt.  The  genus  Hepialus,  J.  E.  Robson.  Numerous 
notes  on  variations  in  British  insects. 

DEUTSCHE  ENTOMOLOGISCHE  ZEITSCHRIFT,  IRIS,  Dresden,  iv,  2,  Ber- 
lin, February,  1892.— A  new  form  of  Morpho*  Dr.  O.  Staudinger.  The 
development  of  the  butterfly  after  leaving  the  pupal  envelope,  W.  Peter- 
son. New  African  Lycaenidae,*f  Dr.  O.  Staudinger.  New  species  and 
varieties  of  Lepidoptera  of  the  palaearctic  faunal  region, *f  id.,  2  pis. 

SUPPLEMENTARY  APPENDIX  to  Travels  among  the  Great  Andes  of  the 
Equator,  by  Edward  Whymper.  London,  John  Murray,  1891. — This 
volume  is  made  up  of  a  series  of  papers  by  a  number  of  specialists,  and 
baseo!  on  some  of  the  zoological  and  mineralogical  collections  made  by 
Mr.  Whymper  among  the  Ecuadorian  Andes,  for  the  most  part  at  eleva- 
tions above  8500  feet.  The  greater  part  of  the  book  is  entomological, 
the  groups  treated  being  Coleoptera*f  by  (the  late)  H.  W.  Bates,  D. 
Sharp,  Rev.  H.  S.  Gorham,  A.  S.  Olliff  and  M.  Jacoby;  Formicidae*t  by 
P.  Cameron;  Lepidoptera*  by  F.  Du  C.  Godman  and  O.  Salvin  ;  and 
Rhynchota*t  by  W.  L.  Distant.  The  general  entomological  results  as 
bearing  on  questions  of  Geographical  Distribution  are  discussed  in  an 
introduction  by  Mr.  Bates.  Numerous  excellent  wood-cuts,  engraved  by 
Mr.  Whymper  hftnself,  illustrate  the  text. 

PUBLICATIONS  DE  L' INSTITUTE  ROYAL  GRAND-DUCAL  DE  LUXEM- 
BOURG, xxi,  Luxembourg,  1891. — Materials  for  the  entomological  fauna 
of  the  province  of  Belgian  Luxembourg:  Coleoptera,  third  century,  A. 
P.  de  Borre. 

KNOWLEDGE  (London),  April,  1892.— The  life  of  an  Ant,  E.  A.  Butler. 

ENTOMOLOGIST'S  MONTHLY  MAGAZINE  (London),  April,  1892. — Anno- 
tated list  of  British  Tachiniidas,  R.  H.  Meade.  Notes  on  collecting  Tor- 
trices  (the  Pole  system),  C.  Fenn.  On  some  new  species  of  Histericla1 
and  one  new  genus,*  G.  Lewis.  Notes  on  some  British  and  exotic  Coc- 
cidse,  J.  W.  Douglas.  On  an  Indian  Ant-mimicking  Hemipteron,*  E. 
Bergroth.  Note  on  Pentaria  badia  Rosenh.  (=  sericaria  Mills.)  with  de- 
scription of  a  second  species  from  the  Ea^t  Pyrenees,*  G.  C.  Champion. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.          t  Contains  new  genera. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  12J 

ENTOMOLOGIST  (London),  April,  1892. — Portrait  and  sketch  of  Henry 
Walter  Bates.  Hellebore  as  an  insecticide,  W.  W.  Smith.  "Assem- 
bling" in  Lepidoptera,  H.  D.  Sykes.  Notes  on  Lepidoptera  taken  in 
1891,  Rev.  O.  Pickard-Cambridge.  Notes  on  British  Lepidoptera,  Mc- 
/anippe,  R.  South.  Notes  on  the  synonymy  of  Noctuid  Moths,  A.  G. 
Butler.  Descriptions  of  some  new  species  of  Phytophagous  Coleoptera 
and  synonymic  notes,*  M.  Jacoby. 

SOCIETE  LlNNEENNE  DU  NORD  DE  LA  FRANCE  (Amiens),  No.  232,  Oc- 

tober,  1891. —Contributions  to  the  local  fauna  (Arachnida),  M.  Du  Roselle. 

ZOOLOGICAL  RECORD  for  1890. — Published  by  the  Zoological  Society, 
London,  1892.  Insecta  by  D.  Sharp.  Arachnida  and  Myriapoda  by  R. 
I.  Pocock. 


NEW  SPECIES  OF  NORTH  AMERICAN  INSECTS  DESCRIBED 
IN  THE  PRECEDING  LITERATURE. 

COLEOPTERA. 

Nine  n.  sp.  Rhipidophorus,  Ncmognatha,  Zonitis,  Mex.,  Centr.  Am., 
Champion,  Biol.  Centr.  Amer.,  Coleop.  iv,  pp.  361-368.  Phytophaga, 
n.  genera  and  species,  Jacoby,  id.,  vi,  suppl.,  pp.  281-312. 

Zygops  (Apatorhynchus}  leopardinus  des  Loges,  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  Belg. 
xxxv,  p.  40,  Mex. 

Amara  femoralis  Horn,  Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  xix,  p.  30.  A.  robitsfiifa, 
p.  32,  Calif.  A.  nupera,  p.  33,  Col.,  N.  Mex.  A.  imitatrix,  p.  34,  Calif., 
Wash.,  Vancouver.  Trechus  barbara",  p.  41,  Calif.  Platyniis  inyniie- 
codes,  arizoncnsis,  langnidus,  p.  42,  Ariz.  Pinodytes  Hamilton!,  p.  45, 
Pa.  P.  pusio,  p.  45,  Cal.  Dendrophilus  californicits,  p.  46,  Cal.  Aitla- 
cosce/is purpurea,  p.  46,  Ariz.  Notoxits  Sc/ra'arzi,  p.  47,  Utah. 

DIPTERA. 

Syrphidae:  n.  gen.,  sp.  and  synopses  of  genera,  Williston,  Biol.  Centr. - 
Amer.  Diptera,  III,  pp.  1-72. 

One  new  genus  (C/isfoinorpha)  and  ten  new  species  of  Tachinidce,  U. 
S.,  Townsend,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  pp.  77-82. 

Hcematobia  aids,  Snow,  220!  Rep.  Ent.  Soc.  Out.,  p.  96,  Minn. 

HYMENOPTERA. 

Cercopales  Stretchii,  Fox,  Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  xix,  p.  52,  Cal. 

Nematus  borea/is  Marlatt,  Proc.  Acad.  Phila.  1892,  p.  133,  Disco  Is. 

Ichneumon  Jisca'Hsis  Fox,  Proc.  Acad.  Phila  1892,  p.  134,  Disco  Is. 

Nolopygiis  aiiicricana  Harrington,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  98,  rrionopoda 
canadensis  p.  98,  Ischyrocnemis  otlawaensis  p.  98,  Pimpla  cllophc  p.  99, 
Can. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American. 


128  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May, 

Doings  of  Societies. 

A  REGULAR  STATED  MEETING  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION  OF 
THE  ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES  was  held  March  24th  at  the  hall 
S.  W.  cor.  Nineteenth  and  Race  Streets,  Dr.  Horn,  director,  presiding. 
Meeting  called  to  order  at  8.20  p.  M.  Members  present:  Laurent,  Ridings, 
Blake  and  Skinner.  Associates:  Calvert,  Fox  and  Nell.  A  letter  was 
read  from  Prof.  C.  H.  Fernald,  in  which  he  stated  that  he  had  finished 
studying  the  Pyralidae  belonging  to  the  American  Entomological  Society, 
and  had  returned  them  correctly  named.  Prof.  Fernald  says:  "It  is  a 
valuable  collection,  and  I  have  put  a  great  deal  of  work  on  it  so  as  to 
have  everything  accurately  named,  and  have  written  and  put  a  label  on 
each  individual  specimen,  so  that  no  confusion  nor  doubt  can  arise  about 
any  specimen.  The  collection  contains  about  1200  examples,  and  I  added 
a  large  number  of  species  from  my  own  collection  which  were  not  repre- 
sented in  the  collection,  and  have  followed  the  order  and  names  in  the 
new  catalogue.  Where  I  felt  certain  an  insect  was  a  type  I  have  so 
marked  it,  but  Grote  and  Robinson  did  not  mark  their  types,  so  that  there 
may  be  types  in  the  collection  which  I  have  not  marked  as  such.  The 
fact  is,  a  part  of  the  types  went  to  the  New  York  Museum,  and  I  fear  may- 
have  been  destroyed,  but  I  have  no  means  of  knowing  what  ones.  I  care- 
fully compared  these  in  your  collection  with  the  original  description,  and, 
where  I  felt  quite  sure,  marked  them;  anyway,  1  believe  all  their  species 
are  represented  by  authentically  named  specimens,  whether  types  or 
otherwise."  Mr.  Calvert  presented  the  fourth  lot  of  European  Odonata. 
Mr.  Laurent  exhibited  a  large  number  of  specimens  of  Coleoptera  which 
he  had  collected  by  sieving  earth.  Dr.  Horn  exhibited  the  type  material 
used  in  writing  his  paper  on  Eumolpini.  This  is  the  first  time  the  group 
has  been  treated  in  its  entirety.  They  are  a  difficult  lot  for  study,  of  more 
recent  geological  time,  being  feeders  on  plants  of  the  present  period. 
Nineteen  genera  were  considered.  Mr.  Calvert  stated  that  five  years  had 
elapsed  since  his  election  as  an  associate  of  the  Section,  and  it  was  ap- 
propriate that  he  should  make  a  statement  of  the  growth  and  present 
status  of  the  Society's  collection  (Odonata)  and  his  own.  The  Entomo- 
logical Society's  collection  contains,  at  present,  identified  specimens  of 
Odonata  representing  in  all  77  genera  and  189  species.  This  total  is  made 
up  of  62  genera  and  147  species  from  America,  21  genera  and  37  species 
fromj  Europe,  3  genera  and  3  species  fro'm  New  Zealand,  4  genera  and  6 
spec  es  from  Japan  (13  genera  and  4  species  being  repeated  in  this  sub- 
division). According  to  present  calculations,  there  are  in  America  North 
of  Mexico  58  genera  and  245  species.  Of  these  54  genera  and  136  species 
are  represented  in  the  Society's  collection;  of  the  remaining  four  genera, 
two  are  represented  by  European  species  and  one  in  his  own  collection, 
leaving  but  one  genus,  Oxyagrion,  represented  in  N.  America  by  but  one 
species,  O.  rufuhim,  from  northern  California,  but  even  this  locality  is 
considered  to  be  very  doubtful  by  the  best  authority.  In  the  Society's 
collection  and  his  own  collection  together,  there  are  represented  57  genera 
and  164  species  of  the  Odonat  fauna  of  America  North  of  Mexico,  that  is, 
sixty-seven  per  cent,  of  all  the  species.  The  Odonata  of  the  European 
faunal  district  (/.  e.,  geographical  Europe,  N.Africa,  Asia  Minor)  includes 
36  genera  and  103  species.  Of  these  the  Society's  collection  has  21  genera 
and  37  species.  My  own  collection  includes  31  genera  and  77  species, 
that  is.  seventy-five  per  cent,  of  the  species.  Of  the  other  five  genera, 
two  are  represented  by  species  from  other  parts  of  the  world  leaving  three 
unrepresented.  The  Society's  collection  does  not  include  any  species 
from  the  European  fauna  not  represented  in  his  own  collection.  Mr. 
Chas.  Liebeck  and  Mr.  C.  W.  Johnson,  were  duly  elected  members  of 
the  Section.  HENRY  SKINNER,  Recorder. 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  for  April,  was  mailed  March  31,  1892. 


.   NEWS.   Vol.   III. 


PI.  V. 


•^ 


DATANA  MINISTRA. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 

AND 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION, 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

VOL.  in.  JUNE,   1892.  No.  6. 

CONTENTS: 


Townsend — New  N.  Am.  Tachinidse 129 

Blatchley — Entomologizing  in  Mexico..  131 

Bruce — Oncocnemis  in  Colorado 136 

Fox — Notes  on  the  Larradse 138 

Wickham—  Collecting  in  the  far  North.  139 
Blaisdell — Notes  on  the  Coccinellidae...  143 


Townsend — New. Jamaica  Tachinidse....  146 

Banks — Atypidae  and  Theraphosidae 147 

Coquillett— A  new  Dalmannia  from  Cal.  150 

Editorial 152- 

Notes  and  News 154 

Entomological  Literature 157 


Williston — A  n.  sp.  of  Criorhinia 145    i    Doings  of  Societies 164 

OUR  illustration  this  month  represents  part  of  the  life-history 
of  Datana  ministra.  The  plate  was  made  from  a  photograph 
of  a  drawing'  found  among  the  unpublished  plates  of  the  late  T. 
R.  Peale,  of  Philadelphia. 


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NEW  NORTH  AMERICAN  TACHINID/E. 

By  C.  H.  TYLER  TOWNSEND,  Las  Cruces,  N.  Mex. 

(Continued  from  page  Sr,  Vol.  Ill,  No.  4) 

Loewia  globosa  n.  sp.  rf1. — Eyes  cinnamon-brown,  thickly  short  hairy, 
edges  touching  in  front  of  ocelli;  frontal  villa  light  brown,  vertex  blackish; 
anterior  pair  of  ocellar  bristles  stronger  than  frontal  bristles,  directed 
strongly  forward,  decussate;  sides  of  front,  face  and  cheeks  silvery-white; 
the  prae-genal  area  very  large,  brownish,  encroaching  on  sides  efface  and 
extending  narrowly  to  bases  of  antenna';  sides  of  face  with  fringe  of 
bristles;  antennae  and  arista  brownish,  second  anlennal  joint  orange  ru- 
fous, third  joint  one  and  one-half  times  as  long  as  second,  more  or  less 
rufous  on  sides;  proboscis  about  two-thirds  bight  of  head,  slim,  brownish, 
labella  developed;  palpi  curved,  thickened  apically,  brown,  bristly;  oc- 
ciput blackish,  black-hairy.  Thorax  and  sculellum  black,  with  a  faint 
purplish  shade,  scutellum  with  an  apical  decussate  and  a  lateral  pair  of 
macrochcuUe.  Abdomen  shining  greenish  black,  in  some  lights  dark  me- 
tallic-green; second  segment  with  a  median  marginal  pair  and  a  weak 
lateral  pair  of  mam  ichaetae;  third  with  a  stn  mger  lateral  pair  and  a  median 


130  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June, 

marginal  pair;  anal  with  a  submarginal  row  of  six.  Legs  black,  claws 
and  pulvilli  rather  elongate,  pulvilli  whitish.  Wings  grayish  hyaline,  basal 
portion  and  wing  veins  yellowish;  tegulse  soft  brownish  yellow,  halteres 
tawny.  Length  of  body  4.5  mm.;  of  wing  4  mm. 

Described  from  one  specimen;  So.  Florida  (Robertson).  This 
genus  differs  from  Ennyomma  Twns.  in  the  closed  apical  cell, 
which  terminates  just  before  tip  of  wing. 

ATROPHOPALPUS  n.  gen. 

Considerably  resembling  Ccratomyiella,  but  differs  in  the  char- 
acter of  the  palpi.  Belongs  in  Phytoinae.  Head  more  or  less 
triangular  in  profile.  Front  rather  prominent,  narrow  in  $  , 
about  one-fifth  width  of  head,  widened  before,  face  widening  at 
same  angle;  frontal  bristles  in  a  single  row,  descending  on  sides 
of  face  to  lower  border  of  eyes;  vertical  and  next  two  pairs  di- 
rected backward,  rest  forward  and  inward,  the  descending  ones 
downward;  no  orbital  bristles  (.$).  Face  receding,  epistoma 
somewhat  prominent;  facial  depression  two-thirds  width  of  face, 
not  deep;  facial  ridges  bare,  except  a  bristle  or  two  next  vibrissse, 
latter  inserted  at  constriction  of  ridges  about  on  oral  margin, 
rather  stout,  decussate;  sides  of  face  narrow,  bare  except  for  the 
fringe  of  descending  frontal  bristles;  cheeks  nearly  one-third  eye- 
hight,  hairy.  Eyes  very  thinly  hairy,  almost  bare.  Antennae 
as  long  as  face,  second  joint  not  elongate,  third  about  five  times 
as  long  as  second,  narrow;  arista  thickened  on  basal  third,  mi- 
croscopically pubescent,  apparently  only  2-jointed,  basal  joint 
short.  Proboscis  somewhat  elongate,  about  as  long  as  hight  of 
head,  not  very  stout,  labella  present;  palpi  very  small,  short  fili- 
form, terminating  in  a  long  bristle.  Thorax  about  as  wide  as 
head;  scutellum  with  an  apical  decussate,  and  two  lateral  pairs 
of  macrochaetae.  Abdomen  narrower  than  thorax,  elongate  cy- 
lindro-conical,  first  segment  not  shortened;  macrochaetae  only 
marginal;  hypopygium  more  or  less  exserted.  Legs  rather  long 
and  slender,  not  very  bristly;  claws  and  pulvilli  of  $  rather  elon- 
gate, front  ones  apparently  longest.  Wings  a  little  longer  than 
abdomen,  with  costal  spine,  third  vein  bristly  half  way  to  small 
cross-vein;  apical  cell  closed  in  border  at  tip  of  wing,  fourth  vein 
bent  at  wide  angle,  without  stump  or  wrinkle,  apical  cross-vein 
very  slightly  concave;  hind  cross- vein  nearly  straight,  rather 
oblique,  nearer  to  bend  of  fourth  vein.  Type,  A.  angusticornis 
n.  sp. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  131 

Atrophopalpus  angusticornis  n.  sp.  tf. — Eyes  light  brownish;  frontal  vitta 
dark  brown,  narrow;  sides  of  front,  face  and  cheeks  silvery-white,  except 
brownish  prae-genal  area;  antennae  grayish  black,  second  joint  more  or 
less  rufous  apically,  arista  blackish;  proboscis  dark  brown,  palpi  appar- 
ently grayish;  occiput  cinereous,  silvery  on  edges,  gray-hairy.  Thorax 
silvery,  with  four  black  vittae,  scutellum  silvery,  clouded  with  blackish. 
Abdomen  shining  black,  segments  two  to  four  narrowly  silvery  white  at 
base,  all  segments  very  faintly  silvery,  anal  segment  light  rufous;  first 
segment  with  a  lateral  macrochaeta  surrounded  with  bristles,  second  with 
a  lateral  one  and  a  median  marginal  pair,  third  with  a  marginal  row  of 
about  six,  anal  with  marginal  row  of  eight.  Legs  black,  front  and  middle 
femora  faintly  silvery  below,  pulvilli  fuscous.  Wings  grayish  hyaline, 
tegulae  translucent  white;  halteres  pale  brownish  at  base,  knobs  luteous. 
Length  of  body  4%  mm.;  of  wing  3%  mm. 

Described  from  one  specimen;  So.  Florida  (Robertson). 

Myothyria  vanderwulpi  n.  sp.  $  (?). — Eyes  light  brownish;  frontal  vitta 
blackish,  narrow,  one-third  width  of  front;  front  hardly  one-third  width 
of  head,  equilateral,  face  widened;  two  orbital  bristles;  sides  of  front, 
face  and  cheeks  dark  cinereous,  slightly  silvery;  antennae  and  arista  black, 
third  antennal  joint  about  two  and  one-half  times  as  long  as  second;  pro- 
boscis brownish,  fleshy,  not  as  long  as  hight  of  head;  palpi  brownish, 
testaceous  at  tip;  occiput  blackish,  thinly  black-hairy.  Thorax  black, 
cinereous  pollinose,  scutellum  black.  Abdomen  black,  bases  of  second 
to  fourth  segments  silvery-white;  first  two  segments  with  a  lateral  pair  of 
macrochastas,  the  second  with  a  median  marginal  pair;  third  with  a  mar- 
ginal row;  anal  with  several  lateral  submarginal,  and  a  median  discal  pair. 
Legs  black,  claws  and  pulvilli  very  short.  Wings  grayish  hyaline,  with 
costal  spine,  tegulae  nearly  white,  halteres  blackish,  tawny  at  base.  Length 
of  body  3%  mm.;  of  wing  3^  mm. 

Described  from  one  specimen;  So.  Florida  (Robertson). 


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ENTOMOLOGIZING  IN  MEXICO. 

By  W.  S.  BLATCHLEY,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

(Continued  from  page  114,  Voi.  Ill,  No.  4) 

Other  interesting  and  typical  tropical  forms  were  the  Heliconias 
with  their  brilliant  colors  and  long  and  narrow  wings.  As  many 
as  a  dozen  of  them  were  often  seen  fluttering  about  a  clump  of 
flowers,  and  four  or  five  would  at  times  be  captured  with  a  single 
scoop  of  the  net.  The  Nconymphas  were-  also  well  represented, 
two  .or  three  species  being  found  everywhere  living  close  to  the 
ground  with  that  queer  jerky  flight  so  characteristic  of  tin-  mem- 
bers of  that  genus.  Among  the  Nymphalidae,  however,  the  spe- 


132  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June, 

cies  of  Argynnis,  Melitcea  and  Limenitis,  were  the  most  common, 
and  some  of  them  exceedingly  brilliant  in  color.  The  genus 
Eudamus  was  especially  well  represented  among  the  Hesperidae, 
E.  proteus  Linn,  being  most  noticeable  on  account  of  its  num- 
bers, the  long  tails  of  its  hind  wings,  and  the  surprising  swiftness 
of  its  flight. 

At  Fortin,  a  station  nine  miles  below  Orizaba,  the  difference  in 
level  being  700  feet,  a  number  of  species  were  taken  which  were 
not  found  at  the  higher  altitude.  Among  them  was  a  long-beaked 
Libythea,  a  genus  which  is  represented  in  all  the  eastern  United 
States  by  but  a  single  species,  and  a  large  and  beautiful  Caligo, 
which,  at  that  height,  was  very  rare,  but  two  specimens  having 
been  seen.  At  a  still  lower  level,  however,  it  is  said  to  be  one 
of  the  commonest  of  species. 

To  the  average  Mexican  a  collector  of  "  chinches"  or  "  bugs," 
was  a  somewhat  novel  sight,  and  many  were  the  curious  eyes 
which  followed  my  every  movement.  At  night,  especially  when 
I  set  out  to  seek  what  I  might  find  about  the  electric  lights,  I  was 
sure  to  be  followed  by  a  motly  crowd  of  all  ages,  sizes,  sexes  and 
conditions.  They  would  watch  me  capture  a  specimen  or  two 
with  the  net  and  then  each  one  would  rush  after  the  largest  and 
finest  moth  to  be  seen  and  endeavor  to  catch  it  with,  his  hands. 
The  moths  were  usually  taken  from  the  sides  or  walls  of  houses 
near  the  lights.  The  houses  were  mostly  of  stone,  plastered  and 
whitewashed  on  the  outside,  and  jut  right  onto  the  street  with  no 
yard  intervening.  The  light,  reflecting  from  the  walls,  would 
attract  the  insects  and  often  fifty  or  more  of  them  were  to  be  seen 
on  the  sides  of  a  single  building.  I  usually  captured  the  smaller 
moths  by  inverting  over  them  a  wide  mouthed  cyanide  bottle 
into  which  they  would  flutter  quickly,  and  in  less  than  half  a 
minute  would  be  dead.  The  larger  ones  were  captured  with  the 
net  and  chloroformed.  Of  course  every  specimen  caught  with 
the  hands  was  ruined,  and  when  the  natives  went  after  them  or 
brought  me  fluttering  specimens  with  half  the  scales  knocked  off 
their  wings,  I  would  shake  my  head  and  inform  them  as  best  I 
could  that  when  thus  captured  the  insects  were  sure  to  be  "  rote," 
i.e.  broken,  and  therefore  worthless.  Then  the  older  persons 
would  cease  trying  to  catch  them,  but  it  was  hard  work  to  keep 
the  boys  back  when  a  large  or  showy  specimen  settled  near  them. 

Oftentimes  they  would  attract  my  attention  to  a  large  moth 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  133 

which  I  had  not  noticed  by  clapping  me  on  the  shoulder  and 
pointing  to  it,  at  the  same  time  uttering  in  a  whisper,  as  if  afraid 
the  insect  would  hear,  the  words  "  Esta  ime  grande,  esta  unc 
grande,  esta,  esta,  esta,  esta,"  which  were:  "There  is  a  large 
one;  there  is  a  large  one,  there,  there,  there."  If  a  small  one 
they  would  say  ' '  esta  chica,  esta  chica, ' '  and  if  a  very  small  one, 
"  esta  chicita,  esta,  esta,  esta." 

The  houses  have  the  windows  very  low  and  protected  by 
gratings  which  extend  out  six  or  eight  inches  from  the  wall.  The 
boys  often  aided  me  by  climbing  upon  these  gratings  and  reaching 
with  the  net  a  large  specimen  which  had  settled  close  up  under 
the  projecting  eaves. 

On  one  occasion,  about  twelve  o'clock  at  night,  a  drunken 
fellow  with  two  or  three  companions  came  along,  and  grabbing 
the  handle  of  the  net,  he  insisted  on  climbing  the  window  grating 
of  the  most  palatial  residence  of  the  town  for  a  large  brown  moth 
which  was  high  upon  the  wall.  I  remonstrated  with  him  as  best 
I  could,  but  no  policeman  being  near  he  insisted  on  his  point, 
and  I  finally  had  to  yield.  Up  he  clambered,  making  noise 
enough  to  be  heard  half  a  square  away,  and  I  fully  expected  to 
see  him  shot  by  one  of  the  occupants  of  the  dwellings.  How- 
ever, he  finally  got  within  reaching  distance  of  the  moth,  and 
after  several  ineffectual  attempts,  during  which  he  came  near 
falling,  succeeded  in  getting  it  into  the  net,  and  brought  it  down 
in  triumph  to  me.  I  thanked  him  graciously,  and,  getting  hold 
of  the  net,  quickly  left  the  scene,  although  half  a  dozen  desirable 
specimens  were  in  view. 

About  1 200  moths,  representing  160  species,  were  taken  during 
my  stay  at  Orizaba,  but  as  yet  little  has  been  done  towards 
mounting  or  classifying  them,  and  hence  nothing  is  known  as  to 
the  number  of  rare  forms  taken.  Among  the  larger  ones  were 
numerous  species  of  Sphingidce,  some  of  which  were  exceedingly 
abundant.  Of  these  the  largest  species  taken  was  Sphinx  leuco- 
phreataf,  which  expands  seven  inches.  A  number  of  its  larvae 
were  taken  from  the  trunk  of  a  shrub  which  is  extensively  used 
for  hedges.  When  discovered  they  were  stretched  out  side  by 
side  on  the  trunk  of  the  shrub,  and  were  as  close  together  as  they 
could  lie. 

Four  hundred  Coleoptera,  representing  one  hundred  and 
twenty-five  species,  were  taken  in  the  vicinity  of  Orizaba.  As 


134  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June> 

mentioned  above,  no  attempt  was  made  to  take  a  full  series  of 
them,  but  only  those  as  happened  in  the  way  were  picked  up. 
Of  those  taken  by  far  the  larger  numbers  were  Chrysomelidae,  a 
family  which  is  extensively  represented  there,  almost  every  kind 
of  plant  having  some  species  which  feeds  upon  it.  A  Doryphora, 
very  similar  to  decimlineata  Say,  but  smaller  and  darker,  was 
found  feeding  upon  a  cultivated  species  of  Solammi,  showing  that 
that  genus  of  plants  is  the  favorite  food  of  these  beetles.  Of  the 
Carabidae,  the  family  most  largely  represented  in  Indiana,  but 
half  a  dozen  species  were  collected,  although  a  person  looking- 
for  them  especially,  could  undoubtedly  have  found  many  more. 
The  largest  and  most  striking  beetles  taken  were  the  Dynastes 
and  Xylorycies  already  mentioned,  of  which  the  latter  were  very 
common  about  the  lights  at  night,  though  more  were  seen  during 
the  day;  and  the  gigantic  long-armed  beetle  Acrocimts  longimanus, 
three  specimens  of  which  were  also  taken  about  the  lights.  A 
single  male  of  the  handsome  and  peculiar  Scarabaeid  Inca  clath- 
ratus,  was  also  secured. 

Of  the  Orthoptera,  forty  species  of  Acrididae  or  locusts,  were 
taken,  the  giant  of  this  number  being  Rhomalia  auricornis  Walk., 
which  was  not  found  above  Fortin,  but  was  quite  frequent  at  Cor- 
doba. Unlike  most  of  our  species  it  is  not  found  on  the  ground, 
but  on  tall  weeds  and  bushes,  upon  whose  leaves  both  adults  and 
larvae  feed.  Like  all  the  larger  locusts  it  is  very  clumsy  in  its 
movements  being  easily  captured  with  the  fingers.  Locustidae, 
or  "Katydids,"  were  common,  especially  about  the  lights,  and 
some  of  them  were  of  enormous  size.  The  Blattidae,  or  cock- 
roaches, are  represented  in  the  collection  by  six  or  seven  species, 
the  most  abundant  ones  seen  being  the  well-known  Croton  bug 
and  the  Oriental  cockroach  (Periplancta  orientalis  L.),  both  of 
which  are  cosmopolitan.  The  "  earwigs,"  formerly  classed  under 
this  order,  but  now  placed  by  themselves  under  the  order  Der- 
maptera,  are  with  us  very  rare  insects,  but  in  Orizaba  they  literally 
swarmed  on  the  sides  of  the  houses,  and  three  or  four  species  of 
them  were  secured. 

Sixty  species  of  Hemiptera,  or  ' '  bugs' '  proper,  were  taken  as 
opportunity  offered.  Leaf  and  tree  hoppers  were  to  be  seen  by 
thousands,  and  varied  much  in  size  and  color.  Pachycornis  tor- 
ridus  Scop,  and  Stiretru.r  anchorago  Fab.,  which  are  among  the 
most  brilliant  of  the  Heteroptera,  and  so  variable  in  color,  that 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  135 

each  has  been  described  under  at  least  half  a  dozen  names  were 
taken  in  small  numbers,  while  that  pest  of  the  market  gardener, 
Murgantia  histrionica  Hahn.  was  present  everywhere.  Belos- 
toina  americanum  Leidy,  the  "electric  light  bug,"  is  becoming 
as  well  known  in  Orizaba  since  the  advent  of  the  lights  as  its  con- 
gener, Benacus  griseus  Say,  which  bears  the  same  common  name, 
is  known  to  the  inhabitants  of  our  northern  cities.  Nor  can  we 
forbear  mentioning,  while  speaking  of  Hemiptera,  those  species 
of  Acanthia  which  were  felt  on  various  occasions,  but  were  diffi- 
cult, to  capture. 

If  a  Mexican  discovers  that  an  American  or  "  Gringo,"  desires 
to  secure  any  special  article  or  group  of  articles  the  price  of  those 
articles  suddenly  advances  one  thousand  per  cent.  "Bugs," 
which  were  quoted  away  below  par  before  our  advent  into  the 
city  of  Orizaba  took  an  upward  impetus  in  value  each  day  of  our 
stay,  and  every  street  urchin  and  many  men  began  to  deal  in 
them,  or  rather  to  try  and  deal  in  them.  One  day  the  landlord 
informed  me  that  a  native  was  in  the  office  who  had  ' '  an  exceed- 
ingly rare  butterfly"  which  he  wished  to  dispose  of.  I  went 
down  and  found  that  he  had  a  small  gray  moth  with  a  silvery 
band  across  its  wings.  I  looked  at  it  and  asked  him  ' '  quantoT 
(how  much?)  "Unpeso"  (one  dollar)  was  the  answer.  I  did 
not  care  to  purchase,  but  offered  him  a  "  media,'1''  six  cents.  He 
walked  out  with  a  look  of  disgust,  carrying  the  precious  insect 
with  him,  and  that  night  I  captured  five  of  them  from  the  side  of 
our  building.  Another  native  had  a  large  click  beetle  with  enor- 
mous mandibles,  which  he  asked  me  two  dollars  for.  I  finally 
offered  him  fifty  cents,  but  he  evidently  thought  I  would  give 
more  before  I  left  the  city  and  refused  the  offer,  although  he  did 
not  appear  as  if  he  had  seen  fifty  cents  in  as  many  months. 

After  eleven  days  spent  in  collecting  in  the  vicinity  of  Orizaba 
we  left  that  fair  city  with  many  regrets  and  made  our  way  to  the 
town  of  San  Andres,  4000  feet  higher  up  the  slope.  The  differ- 
ence in  the  numbers  and  variety  of  insects  which  this  ascent  of 
4000  feet  made  was  remarkable.  During  two  day's  collecting 
about  San  Andres  not  more  than  half  a  dozen  species  of  butter- 
flies and  as  many  of  beetles  were  taken,  while  the  other  orders 
were  as  sparingly  represented.  As  the  ascent  continued  this 
number  became  gradually  less.  At  a  camp  at  12,000  feet  a  half 
day's  search  was  rewarded  with  four  species  of  beetles  which 


136  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June, 

were  captured  from  beneath  the  bark  of  logs;  one  small  brown 
butterfly,  a  Chionobus  ?,  whose  range  was  between  9500  and 
13,000  feet,  and  one  species  of  locust,  a  Pezotettix,  which  was 
there  quite  abundant,  and  a  single  specimen  of  which  was  after- 
ward taken  near  the  14,000  feet  level. 

At  the  latter  point,  which  was  near  the  lower  limit  of  snow  and 
as  high  as  I  ascended  two  species  of  rough-backed  beetles  be- 
longing to  the  genus  Phellopsis  f  ;  one  species  of  Phalangidae,  or 
harvestmen;  the  Pezotettix  mentioned  above,  and  three  species 
of  small-sized  myriopods  were  found  during  several  hour's  search, 
the  beetles  and  myriopods  being  quite  common  beneath  the  bark 
of  logs  and  beneath  rocks.  A  few  half-grown  specimens  of  a 
Centhophilus,  a  genus  of  wingless  Locustida±,  were  also  secured. 
These  were  evidently  the  bulk  of  the  species  of  insects  found  at 
that  altitude  at  that  season  of  the  year,  though  Dr.  Scoville  saw 
at  the  top  of  the  mountain,  18,000  feet,  two  specimens  of  a  small 
white  butterfly,  but  was  unable  to  capture  either  of  them. 


-o- 


On  the  Species  of  ONCOCNEMIS  in  Colorado. 

By  DAVID  BRUCE. 

As  the  Noctuid  genus  Oncocnemis  Lederer  is  not  very  abun- 
dantly represented  in  the  majority  of  our  collections,  perhaps  a 
few  observations  on  the  species  I  have  taken  in  Colorado  may  be 
acceptable. 

1.  O.  Haycsii  Grt. — Not  very  rare  at  light  and  over  flowers 
at  night  in  central  Colorado,  August  and  September.      I  took 
two  examples  in  July  this  year  in  western  Colorado  flying  round 
flowers  by  day. 

2.  O.   Dayi  Grt. — Abundant,   flying  over  flowers   by  day  in 
South  Park  at  10,000  feet  elevation;  it  has  all  the  habits  of  Plusia 
Snowi  and  P.  Hochenwarthi,  and  can  scarcely  be  distinguished 
from  these  species  until  captured.      I  have  seen  it  no  place  but 
at  the  locality  named,  August  and  September. 

3.  O.  fasciatus  Smith. — One    beautiful    example   flying    over 
flowers  by  day  August  2oth,  southwest  Colorado. 

4.  O.  tenitifascia  Smith. — Common  just  at  timber  line  in  South 
Park,   flying  with   Dayi  over  flowers  in  bright  sunshine;  looks 
extremely  like  a  Botis  when  flying,  August  and  September. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  137 

5.  O.  tcrminalis  Smith. — Not  uncommon  at  Boulder  and  vi- 
cinity; sitting  on  rocks  by  day,  and  have  taken  several  at  light 
at  Denver,  August. 

6.  O.    levis  Grt. — Common   in   August   at   Golden   City  and 
Denver;  can  be  found  in  plenty  by  day  by  examining  crevices 
and  under  projections  near  electric  lights. 

7.  O.    tricolor  Smith. — This    beautiful   species    is   sometimes 
abundant  at  Denver;    I  have  picked  off  more  than  a  dozen  ex- 
amples from  a  building  near  an  electric  light  in  one  morning, 
August  and  September. 

8.  O.  homogena  Grt. — I  met  with  this  species  in  some  numbers 
near  Aspen,  flying  over  flowers  in  the  sunshine;  have  also  taken 
a  few  examples  at  light  in  Denver,  August. 

9.  O.  Glennyi  Grt. — Occurs  in  the  greatest  profusion  during 
September  and   October  at  light  in  Denver  City.      Walls  and 
fences  near  electric  lights  are  spotted  with  thousands  in  the  early 
morning,  the  moths  flying  off  or  hiding  in  crevices  as  the  sunshine 
gets  on  them.     This  species  is  a  positive  nuisance  every  fall;  the 
store  windows  and  hallways  of  hotels  are  covered  with  them. 

10.  O.  occata  Grt. — Occasionally  at  sugar  in  Platte  Canon.      I 
met  with  a  few  fine  examples  this  Summer  near  Canon  City,  flying 
by  day  over  flowers,  August. 

11.  O.    Chandleri  Grt. — Occasionally  at  light  in  the  western 
part  of  the  State;  this  year  I  found  it  common  in  July  by  beating 
old  cedars;  they  were  hiding  under  the  ragged  bark. 

12.  O.  major  Grt. — Several  on  buildings  and  in  crevices  of 
sidewalks  near  electric  lights  at  Salida,  July.      I  have  also -taken 
it  flying  by  day. 

13.  O.  cibalis. — Not  common;   have  taken  one  or  two  every 
Summer  near  the  foothills  in  the  eastern  part  of  the  State;  they 
start  up  from  the  herbage  like  Crambodes  talidifonnis. 

14.  O.  Colorado  Smith. — Not  uncommon  at  light  in  central  and 
western  Colorado  in  July  and  August. 

15.  O.  atricollaris  Harr. — Occasionally  at  light  in  various  parts 
of  the  State,  August. 

1 6.  O.  umbrifascia  Smith. — Two  examples  only,  last  July,  at 
light  in  southwestern  Colorado. 

I  have  also  two  or  three  species  taken  this  Summer,  the  names 
of  which  I  have  not  yet  learned;   they  are  probably  undcscribed. 


138  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June, 

Notes  on  the  LARRAD/E,  by  William  H.  Patton. 

By  WILLIAM  J.  Fox. 

In  the  April  number  of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  under  the 
title  "  Notes  on  the  Larradae,"  Mr.  Patton  has  made  several  as- 
sertions which,  if  not  corrected,  would  ultimately  cause  much 
confusion,  as  they  are  entirely  in  error.  In  correcting  these  state- 
ments I  wish  to  state  that  I  do  it  in  the  best  of  good-will  and 
friendliness  to  Mr.  Patton,  to  whom  I  had  written  some  time 
ago,  pointing  out  the  errors. 

Liris  Fab. — I  am  not  acquainted  with  this  genus,  but  accord- 
ing to  Kohl,  who  must  certainly  be  acquainted  with  it,  the  outer 
edge  ol  the  mandibles  are  without  a  notch;  both  sexes  have  the 
mandibles  bidentate  within,  not  only  those  of  the  9  .  In  the 
original  description,  or  in  any  other  of  this  genus,  no  mention 
whatever  is  made  of  the  tarsi,  yet  Mr.  Patton  states  that  it  is 
"  founded  on  a  male  type  with  peculiar  tarsi." 

Liris  coxalis  Patt.  is  synonymous  with  Tachytes  aurulenta  Fab. 

Tacky sphex  Kohl. — This  genus  is  characterized  and  distin- 
guished from  Tachytes,  to  which  it  is  allied,  by  the  more  slender 
form  and  more  feeble  hairing;  the  anterior  femora  of  the  £  are 
notched  near  the  base  beneath;  the  fore  tarsi  9  having  very  long, 
flexible  spines,  and  the  pygidium  being  naked.  It  is  certainly 
not  represented  in  this  country  by  Larra  analis  Fab.  as  an  ex- 
amination of  that  species  will  show. 

Lyroda  subita  Say  certainly  does  not  belong  to  Didineis, 
which  belongs  to  the  Nyssonidae.  The  hind  femora  are  toothed 
near  the  apex  in  Didineis,  which  is  not  the  case  in  Lyroda  subita. 

I  am  not  acquainted  with  Pisonitus  and  Sylaon,  so  again  refer 
to  Kohl.  Pisonitus  Shuck,  is  a  synonym  of  Pison  Spin.  Sylaon 
Pice,  and  Bothynostelhus  Kohl,  differ  from  Pison  in  having  the 
marginal  cell  appendiculate,  and  a  pygidial  area  on  the  last  dorsal 
segment  9.  Bothynostethus  differs  from  Sylaon  by  having  a. 
notch  on  outer  margin  of  mandibles. 

"Larra  divisa  Pttn.  is  9  of  L.  ccthiops  Cress."  How  can  this 
be  ?  The  type  of  (zthiops  is  a  9  ,  ^nd  is  distinct  from  divisa  in 
having  the  pygidial  area  differently  shaped. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  139 

COLLECTING  IN  THE  FAR  NORTH. 

* 

I.— THE  ALASKAN  COAST. 

By  H.   F.   WICKHAM,   Iowa  City,   Iowa. 

By  request  of  the  Editor  of  ENT.  NEWS  I  place  before  the 
reader  some  account  of  a  Summer  trip  to  Alaska  and  that  part 
of  British  Columbia  lying  back  of  it  drained  by  the  Stikine  Cor 
Stikeen)  River.  Although  some  parts  of  the  territory  are  quite 
easy  of  access,  the  distance  from  all  centres  of  trade  and  ordinary 
routes  of  travel  have  combined  with  the  general  ideas  as  to  climate 
and  the  unattractiveness  of  the  insect  fauna,  to  keep  entomolo- 
gists from  visiting  them — consequently  comparatively  little  has 
been  done  to  increase  our  knowledge  in  this  direction  since  the 
time  of  the  Russian  explorations.  The  following  notes  are  in- 
tended simply  to  convey  an  idea  as  to  the  general  character  of 
the  places  visited  from  an  entomological  standpoint,  but  by  the 
kindness  of  Dr.  Horn,  in  giving  his  aid  in  identifying  beetles,  the 
correctness  of  what  is  placed  on  record  relating  to  the  Coleoptera 
is  secured.  A  complete  list  of  these  insects  is  in  preparation,  and 
will  be  presented  at  as  early  a  date  as  practicable,  so  that  any 
indefiniteness  of  specification  in  this  paper  will  be  remedied. 

Leaving  Tacoma  about  the  middle  of  June,  a  run  of  four  days 
brought  me  to  the  first  stopping-place  in  Alaska — the  Yes  Bay 
cannery — and  as  the  steamer  was  to  remain  a  few  hours  unloading 
freight,  I  went  ashore  to  get  some  insects  if  possible.  The  rugged 
surface  of  the  land  with  its  heavy  growth  of  conifers  and  thickets 
of  blueberry  intermixed  with  a  vile  plant  known  as  the  "devil's 
club"  (Fatsia  horrida)  is  not  conducive  to  either  ease  or  comfort 
while  collecting,  and  the  excessive  dampness  forms  still  another 
drawback.  The  ground  is  covered  everywhere  with  a  luxuriant 
carpet  of  moss,  often  many  inches  deep,  into  which  the  feet  sink 
at  every  step.  But  little  was  found  here,  only  a  half  dozen  Ptcr- 
ostichus  castaneus,  a  few  Staphylinidae,  twenty  or  thirty  little 
moths,  a  fly  or  two  and  a  couple  of  Hymenoptera.  The  moths 
were  flying  around  the  flowers  of  the  devil's  club,"  and  before  I 
had  taken  all  the  whistle  of  the  steamer  called  me  back.  Shortly 
after  we  touched  at  the  Loring  cannery,  where  I  took  nothing 
but  one  or  two  Scolyticlae  flying  around  newly-cut  timber. 

Early  the  next  morning  we  were  running  along  the  shore  of 
Wrangel  Island,  which  lies  close  to  the  mainland  of  Alaska,  the 


14°  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [  June, 

upper  end  being  directly  opposite  the  mouth  of  the  Stikine  River. 
On  the  seaward  side,  only  a  very  few  miles  from  the  river  mouth, 
the  town  of  Fort  Wrangel  lies  on  a  narrow  strip  of  beach,  backed 
by  high  hills  covered  with  the  usual  conifers  and  blueberry  un- 
dergrowth; close  to  the  beach  this  growth  is  replaced  by  thickets 
of  salmon-berry  and  thimble-berry,  the  fruit  of  both  being  used 
as  food  by  the  native  and  white  residents,  but  supporting  little  in 
the  way  of  insect  life.  The  great  nettles,  taller  than  a  man,  which 
are  plentiful  in  these  thickets,  make  the  task  of  forcing  a  way 
through  them  or  searching  the  ground  anything  but  pleasant. 
However,  I  expected  to  make  this  place  my  base  of  operations 
for  some  weeks,  and  so  made  preparations  accordingly. 

Investigation  showed  the  insect  fauna  of  the  island  to  be  by  no 
means  varied,  and  to  present  nothing  remarkable  as  compared 
with  other  points  in  the  North  Pacific.  A  number  of  Carabidae 
may  be  taken,  mostly  along  the  edge  of  the  beach,  just  above 
high-tide  mark;  among  them  may  be  mentioned  Cychms  angus- 
iicollis,  C.  marginatns,  Loricera  io-punctata,  Nebria  sp.,  Pteros- 
tic/ms  crenicollis,  P.  vitreus,  P.  riparius,  Bembidium  fimereum, 
B.  flavopictum,  B.  cautnui,  Patrobus  septentrionis,  P.  aterrimus, 
Platynus  erasus  and  Amara  littoralis.  Of  the  Dytiscidae  only  an 
Agabus  and  a  few  specimens  of  Hydroporus  oblitus  were  found, 
and  these  not  in  water,  but  under  stones  or  pieces  of  wood  in 
very  wet  places — the  use  of  a  net  in  pools  and  streams  yielding 
nothing.  Search  under  seaweed  and  other  debris  cast  up  by  the 
sea  proved  much  less  productive  than  I  had  anticipated,  very 
little  except  a  few  Staphylinidae  being  taken  here.  Trichopteryx 
parallela  and  a  species  of  Ptenidium  were  found  sparingly  under 
logs  and  chips,  while  Cryptohypnus  musadus  occurred  in  some 
numbers  under  the  shingle. 

Just  within  and  along  the  outskirts  of  the  brush,  Athous  ferrn- 
ginosus  is  seen  quite  commonly,  flying  where  footsteps  disturb 
the  quiet  of  the  spot.  On  rolling  over  sticks  or  small  logs  here, 
which  were  deeply  imbedded  in  moss  and  much  overgrown  with 
grass,  these  insects  would  fly  around  in  numbers,  alighting  on  un- 
clothes and  very  easily  captured — they  often  came  from  resting 
places  near  or  upon  the  ground,  running  up  the  stems  of  plants 
until  a  good  place  was  reached  from  which  to  take  wing,  when 
they  would  let  go  and  fly  slowly  around  the  spot,  something  after 
the  manner  in  which  Myodites  may  be  seen  about  golden-rods  in 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  141 

the  States  during  Autumn.  Occasionally  Podabrus  piniphilus 
may  be  found  in  the  same  localities  as  the  Athous,  but  not  in  such 
large  numbers.  Far  back  in  the  woods  but  little  can  be  found, 
except  Pterostichus  castaneus,  and  this  only  in  small  numbers, 
the  growth  of  moss  being  so  rank  as  to  greatly  obstruct  search, 
and  by  it  any  logs  that  may  chance  to  lie  on  the  ground  are  soon 
bound  down  so  lightly  as  to  defy  efforts  to  move  them.  Aphodius 
aleutus  occurred  once  or  twice  in  the  first,  also  an  Eros  of  a 
species  not  yet  determined. 

Experience  proved  it  more  profitable  to  set  traps  for  certain 
kinds  of  beetles  rather  than  to  go  after  them  in  their  almost  in- 
accessible haunts.  With  an  eye,  therefore,  to  the  capture  of  such 
species  as  live  in  carrion,  I  piled  up  a  great  heap  of  carcasses  of 
birds  in  a  little  thicket  a  few  feet  from  my  cabin-door,  every  day 
looking  them  over  carefully  and  sifting  the  soil  on  which  they  lay, 
that  nothing  might  escape.  The  results  were  far  above  what  I 
had  hoped,  numerous  species  of  Staphylinidae  being  thus  obtained 
in  large  numbers,  also  many  Cercyon  fulvipennis,  some  C.  aduin- 
bratum,  Choleva  egena,  Ptilium  columbianum,  and  occasionally 
other  Trichopterygidae.  Taking  into  account  the  seeming  dearth 
of  Coleopterous  life  on  the  island,  the  number  of  specimens  taken 
in  this  way  was  really  surprising. 

Little  in  the  way  of  wood-  or  leaf-eating  beetles  was  seen  on 
the  island,  though  careful  search  was  made  for  them.  A  couple 
of  specimens  of  Opsimus  quadrilincatus  were  found,  one  of  them 
under  the  wharf  at  Wrangel,  the  other  resting  on  a  fence,  and  a 
single  dead  Phymatodes  was  taken  on  a  window.  Not  a  single 
Chrysomelid  \vas  secured,  and  beating  trees  yielded  only  two 
specimens  of  a  Magdalis.  T\vo  Hylobiini  were  taken  from  low 
sprouts.  But  little  can  be  said  of  the  insect  fauna  of  the  place  as 
regards  the  other  orders.  Hymenoptera  were  scarce,  Lepidop- 
tera  by  no  means  common,  and  Dipteni  numerous  only  in  indi- 
viduals. A  large  species  of  Dragon-fly  was  the  chief  representa- 
tive of  the  Neuroptera,  while  of  Orthoptera  there  seemed  to  be  a 
total  lack.  The  few  Hymenoptera  that  were  taken  were  mostly 
Humble-bees,  captured  around  the  blossoms  of  white  clover. 

Having  spent  several  clays  on  the  island  I  determined  to  make 
a  trip  to  the  mainland,  and  engaged,  for  the  purpose,  a  white 
trapper  and  an  Alaskan  Indian,  intending  to  send  them  after 
mammals  while  I  employed  my  own  time  collecting  insects.  We 


ctl  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June, 

left  Fort  Wrangel  early  one  morning,  and  about  half  past  four 
next  afternoon  reached  our  destination — about  twenty-five  miles 
from  Fort  Wrangel — which  was  to  be  my  stopping  place  for  two 
days.  Next  morning  I  sent  my  men  across  the  bay  with  instruc- 
tions to  ascend  the  snow-capped  mountains  opposite,  in  search 
of  the  mountain  goat,  and  to  bring  back  any  insects  that  they 
might  come  across.  Then,  as  it  was  raining  and  all  vegetation 
was  soaked,  I  could  do  little  but  turn  over  a  few  logs  along  the 
beach  and  search  under  seaweed  for  Staphylinidae.  I  was  re- 
warded by  finding  a  Liparocephalus ,  but  took  little  else,  and  filled 
out  the  day  by  skinning  birds  shot  on  the  way  down. 

The  night  passed  without  interruption,  except  that  caused  by 
the  cries  of  a  captive  baby  seal  which  we  had  placed  in  a  pen 
back  of  the  camp — cries  of  the  most  homesick  intonation,  calcu- 
lated to  melt  the  heart  even  of  an  entomologist  without  babies 
of  his  own.  Morning  dawned  clear  at  last  and  promised  a  good 
day  for  collecting,  so  I  lost  no  time  in  getting  out  and  to  work, 
with  better  success  in  some  directions  than  on  the  island.  By 
beating  I  took  a  few  Syneta  simplex,  Corymbites  caricinus,  C. 
tarsalis  and  Anaspis  rufa.  A  number  of  Anthobiums  were  found 
and  one  or  two  examples  each  of  Leptalia  macilenta  and  Pachyta 
monticola,  but  this  was  about  all  of  the  beetles,  the  remainder  of 
the  catch  consisting  of  flies,  moths  and  a  few  Hymenoptera. 
Midges  and  mosquitoes  were  an  almost  intolerable  nuisance,  and 
it  was  quite  a  relief  to  get  back  to  the  cabin,  build  a  "  smudge" 
and  look  over  the  day's  catch.  In  the  evening  my  men  came 
back  without  the  goat,  though  they  had  shot  one  away  up  towards 
the  summit  of  the  mountain  and  found  the  difficulties  in  bringing 
down  the  skin  and  necessary  parts  of  the  skeleton  so  great  that 
the  attempt  was  abandoned.  However,  they  brought  down  a 
Donacia,  which  they  had  found  in  a  snow-bank  at  a  considerable 
altitude,  an  Eros  and  a  Rhyncholus,  all  of  interest  from  the  locality 
in  which  they  were  taken.  Both  men  were  so  weary  that  they 
said  they  were  too  tired  to  pick  up  any  of  the  "  bugs"  they  came 
across  on  the  way  down.  Our  return  trip  took  us  only  a  single 
day,  and  next  day  I  was  on  hand  to  resume  my  entomological 
labors  at  Fort  Wrangel. 

Leaving  the  Stikine  River  country  for  discussion  in  another 
paper,  but  two  points  remain  to  be  spoken  of — Hunter's  Bay  on 
Prince  of  Wales  Island  (if  we  may  rely  on  the  information  as  to 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  143 

locality  given  by  officers  of  the  steamer),  and  Metlakahtla  or 
Port  Chester,  a  large  Indian  settlement  under  direction  of  a  mis- 
sionary. At  Hunter's  Bay  a  few  hours  were  spent  with  fair  suc- 
cess, the  same  general  character  of  country  obtaining  as  in  other 
places  spoken  of  though  some  of  the  species  of  beetles  were  not 
found  elsewhere.  Pterostichus  castancus,  P.  amethystinus,  Epurtea 
truncatella,  a  fine  Byrrhide,  Pedilophorus  acuminatus,  a  Scyd- 
msenid  of  considerable  size,  and  a  number  of  Xyloterus  bivittatus 
were  seen.  At  Metlakahtla  the  rain  again  interfered,  but  a  few 
other  species  were  added  to  my  list,  among  them  Pterostichus 
validus  and  Megapenthes  stigmosns.  All  of  the  narrow  coast 
strip  as  well  as  the  islands  which  constitute  southern  Alaska  con- 
sists of  rocky  and  rugged  hills  with  very  little  variety  of  soil  or 
vegetation,  so  that  an  entomologist  would  hardly  expect  to  find 
a  great  variety  of  species.  Every  spot  seems,  however,  to  yield 
something  not  found  at  others,  and  doubtless  much  that  is  new 
yet  remains  to  be  discovered.  The  difficulties  of  exploration 
have  rendered  anything  more  than  a  superficial  examination  out 
of  the  question,  except  in  isolated  localities,  and  the  day  is  yet 
far  distant  when  we  shall  be  able  to  say  that  our  knowledge  of 
the  Alaskan  insect  fauna  approaches  completeness. 


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Notes  on  the  COCCINELLID/E  observed  in  San  Diego  Co.,  Cal. 

By  F.  E.  BLAISDELL,  M.D. 

Anisosticta  seriata  Melsh. — Plentiful  in  September.  Occurring 
along  the  bay-shore  in  favorable  localities.  Large  numbers  are 
on  the  wing  during  warm  sunny  days;  when  at  rest,  clustered  in 
the  tops  of  small  shrubs  and  in  the  ice-plant  {Mesembryanthemum 
crystallinum). 

Megilla  maculata  DeG. — Rare.  Occurs  in  the  eastern  portion 
of  the  country,  along  the  Colorado  River. 

Megilla  vittigera  Mann. — Quite  plentiful  in  Summer  on  sedges 
along  water  courses. 

Hippodamia  ambigua  Lee. — Common  everywhere. 

Hippodamia  convergens. — Guer. — Abundant.  Interbreeds  with 
the  preceding  species  ;  both  congregating  during  the  colder 
months  of  the  year  under  bark  on  trees,  and  in  the  dead  leaves 


144  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June, 

heaped  about  the  bases  of  clumps  of  sycamores,  where  they  can 
often  be  observed  in  immense  numbers. 

Hippodamia  parenthesis  Say. — Very  rare.  Occurs  on  squash 
vines  at  Povvay.  Identical  with  eastern  examples  in  my  collection. 

Coccinella  q-notata  Hbst. — Plentiful.  Confined  to  the  coast 
region ;  not  observed  in  the  interior — at  least,  fourteen  years'  col- 
lecting has  failed  to  discover  it  at  Povvay  (fourteen  miles  from 
coast,  elevation  700  feet)  and  higher  altitudes. 

Coccinella  californica  Mann. — Very  common.  This  species, 
besides  being  aphidivorous,  feeds  upon  the  buds  of  the  wild  sun- 
flower {Helianthus  californica}.  Interbreeds  with  the  preceding 
species. 

Coccinella  sanguined  Linn. — Plentiful  throughout  the  county. 

Coccinella  abdominalis  Say. — Not  common.  Frequents  citrus 
groves,  loco-weed  (Astragalus  leucopsis),  and  pig-weeds  (Cheno- 
podiuni). 

Psyllobora  ttzdata  Lee. — Plentiful  on  plants  along  water  courses 
and  in  vineyards.  Have  observed  them  feeding  upon  a  small 
aphis  infesting  the  under  surface  of  the  grape  leaf,  where  the 
beetle  was  also  noticed  in  all  stages  of  development. 

Chilocorus  cacti  Linn. — Quite  abundant  in  certain  localities 
upon  Agave  americana,  Astragalus  leiicopsis,  and  citrus  and  olive 
trees  infested  with  the  Black  Scale. 

Exochomus pilate i  Muls. — Rare.  Occasionally  taken  with  the 
preceding  species  on  Astragalus  leucopsis. 

Exochomus  marginipennis  Lee. — Moderately  common  on  dif- 
ferent flowering  shrubs,  especially  Primus  demissus. 

Scymnus  lophanthce*  Blais. — Vortriede's  Ladybird  is  not  widely 
distributed,  occurring  mostly  on  the  Coronadian  peninsula.  In 
color,  the  elytra  are  a  shining  black,  with  a  feeble  purpurescent 
lustre,  and  not  strongly  metallic  as  stated  in  my  descrption  in 
ENT.  NEWS,  March  number  p.  51.  Post-coxal  arcs  distinct  in 
outline,  semi-circular;  outer  margin  feebly  concave,  terminating 
at  apex  of  metathoracic  episternuin. 

Scymnus  marginicdllis  Mann.  —  Plentiful  everywhere. 

Several  undetermined  species  ot  Brachyacantha,  Hyperaspis 
and  Scymnus. 

*  We  are  informed  by  the  Agricultural  Department  at  Washington  that  this  is  one  of  the 
introduced  Australian  species,  the  name  of  which  has  not  yut  been  ascertained. — ED. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  145 

A  new  species  of  CRIORHINIA  and  Notes  on  Synonymy. 

By  Dr.  S.  W.  WILLISTON,  Lawrence,  Kan. 

Criorhinia  coquilletti  n.  sp.  cf. — Front  separated  by  nearly  the  width  of 
the  ocelli;  ocellar  prominence  shining  black;  front  below  and  the  face 
covered  with  dense,  light  yellow  pubescence  and  pollen,  and,  on  the  sides 
of  the  face  above,  with  long,  light  yellow  pile;  cheeks  broadly  shining 
black.  Antennae  brownish  red,  first  joint  but  little  longer  than  the  second, 
third  joint  much  broader  than  long,  produced  somewhat  acutely  above  to 
the  base  of  the  arista.  Proboscis  moderately  elongate.  Thorax  deep, 
shining  black;  on  the  dorsum,  metallic;  the  color,  however,  is  largely 
concealed  beneath  dense,  long  pile,  which  is  yellow  in  front  of  the  wings, 
both  on  dorsum  and  on  the  pleurae,  and  black  behind  the  wings.  Abdo- 
men deep  black,  shining,  somewhat  metallic,  on  the  fourth  segment 
markedly  so;  pile  long,  moderately  dense,  on  the  first  three  segments 
black,  [slightly  intermixed  on  the  third],  on  the  fourth  segment  yellow. 
Legs  deep  reddish  brown  or  reddish  black;  the  knees,  the  narrow  base 
of  the  tibiae,  and  the  basal  joints  of  the  four  anterior  tarsi  yellowish;  pile 
black.  Wings  brown  on' the  anterior  and  distal  parts;  subhyaline  behind. 
Length  9 — 10  mm. 

Hab. — Southern  California.  The  specimen  upon  which  the 
foregoing  description  is  based,  was  sent  me  by  my  friend,  Mr.  D. 
W.  Coquillett,  who  had  recognized  it  as  belonging  to  a  new  spe- 
cies. The  species  is  closely  allied  to  C.  lupina  Will.,  but  differs 
in  having  the  first  antennal  joint  less  elongated,  in  having  the 
third  joint  more  acute  above,  a  shorter  proboscis,  and  in  the  ab- 
sence of  the  facial  stripes,  etc.  I  have  seen  but  very  few  species 
in  this  family  since  the  publication  of  my  "  Synopsis."  Several 
of  these,  of  not  a  little  interest,  will  be  shortly  described  by  Mr. 
W.  A.  Snow.  Since  my  studies  of  the  North  American  forms, 
however,  I  have  had  the  opportunity  of  studying  nearly  three 
hundred  species  from  Central  America,  the  West  Indies  and 
South  America.  The  nomenclature  of  a  few  North  American 
species  is  affected  by  the  results  of  these  studies,  as  follows: 

Melanostoma  stegnum  Say,  Journ.  Acad.  Phil,  vi,  p.  163;  Com  pi.  YVr.  ii, 
p.  358  \_Syrphits~\ ;  \Yilliston,  Biol,  Centr.-Amer.  Diptera,  iii,  p.  io.=ltfe- 
lanostoma  tigrina  Osten  Sacken,  Western  Dipt.  p.  323;  Williston,  Syn- 
opsis, etc.,  p.  47,  pi.  iii,  fig.  8. 

Melanostoma  mellinum  Linne",  etc.  I  identify  M.  prninosuin  Bigot  as  a 
closely  allied,  but  distinct  species. 

Baccha  clavata  Fabricius,  Ent.  Syst.  iv,  p.  298  [Syrphns];  Syst.  Antl.  p. 
298;  Wiedemaun,  Auss.  Zweifl.  Ins.  ii,  p.  94;  Schiner,  Reise  d.  Xovara, 

6* 


146  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [  June, 

Diptera,  p.  341;  Williston,  Trans.  Amer.  Ent.  Soc.  xv,  p.  270;  Biol.  Cent.- 
Amer.  Diptera,  iii,  p.  ^.^Baccha  babista  Walker,  List,  etc.,  iii,  p.  549; 
Williston,  Synopsis,  p.  117,  pi.  iv,  fig  9.  =Baccha  facia/is  Thomson, 
Eugen.  Resa,  Ins.  p.  sv\.=Spazigaster  bacchoides  Bigot,  Ann.  Soc.  Ent. 
Fr.  1883,  p.  326. 

Ocyptamus  trigonus  Wiedemann,  Auss.  Zweifl.  Ins.  ii,  p.  125  \_Syrphus\\ 
Schiner,  Reise  d.  Novara,  Diptera,  p.  346;  Williston,  Trans.  Amer.  Ent. 
Soc.  xv,  p.  265;  Biol.  Centr.-Amer.  iii,  p.  $o.=Baccha  torva  Williston. 
Synopsis,  etc.,  p.  124.  Males  which  seem  to  be  of  this  species  have  the 
wings  hyaline. 

Volucella  pallens  Wiedemann,  Auss.  Zvveifl.  Ins.  ii,  p.  204;  Williston, 
Trans.  Amer.  Ent.  Soc.  xv,  p.  275;  Biol.  Centr.-Amer.  Diptera,  iii,  p.  53, 
=  1'olncelia  sc.vpunctata  Loew,  Wien.  Ent.  Monatschr.  v,  p.  38;  Centur.  vi, 
37;  Williston,  Synopsis,  etc.,  p.  141,  pi.  vi,  fig.  2. 

Eristalis  vinetorum  Fabricius,  etc.  Eristalis  thoracica  Jaenuicke  is  not 
a  synonym  of  this  species,  but  of  E.  obsoletus  Wiedemann. 

Eristalis  albifrons  Wiedemann,  Auss.  Zweifl.  Ins.  ii,  p.  189;  Roeder, 
Stett.  Ent.  Zeit.  1885,  •  p.  341;  Williston,  Trans.  Amer.  Ent.  Soc.  xv,  p. 
283;  Biol.  Centr.-Amer.  iii,  p.  62.=  Eristalis  albiceps  Macquart,  Dipt. 
Exot.  ii,  p.  56;  Williston,  Synopsis  N.  Amer.  Syrphida;,  p.  i72.=Erisfalis 
seniculus  Loew,  Centur.  vi,  p.  63. 

Eristalis  scutellaris  Fabricius,  Syst.  Ami.  p.  190  {_Milesia}\  Wiedemann, 
Auss.  Zweifl.  Ins.  ii,  p.  159;  Macquart,  Dipt.  Exot.  ii,  2,  p.  41;  Schiner, 
Novara  Exped.  p.  364;  Williston,  Trans.  Amer.  Ent.  Soc.  xv,  p.  279;  Biol. 
Centr.-Amer.  iii,  p.  d$=Palpada  scutellata  Macquart,  Hist.  Nat.  Dipt,  i, 
p.  513;  Dipt.  Exot.  ii,  2,  p.  38  [Eristalis~\.  =Eristalis  fascithorax  Mac- 
quart,  Dipt.  Exot.  4  Suppl.  p.  \y).=Doliosyrphus  scutcllatus  Bigot,  Ann. 
Soc.  Ent.  Fr.  1883,  p.  222.=Do!iosyi-p/iits  rilcyi  Williston,  Synopsis,  p. 
1 78,  pi.  viii,  fig.  8.  A  wider  acquaintance  with  allied  species  makes  me 
disinclined  to  accept  the  genus  Doliosyrphus  Bigot. 

Trojridia  albistylum  Macquart,  is  a  distinct  species,  a  specimen  of  which 
is  in  the  National  Museum. 

Xylota  elongata  Williston,  Synopsis,  p.  234,  is  a  synonym  of  A",  angus- 
lircutris  Loew. 


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NEW  JAMAICA  TACHINID/E.-I. 

By  C.  H.  TYLER  TOWNSEND. 

The  following  species  was  transmitted  to  me  by  Mr.  Cockerell. 
Curator  of  the  Museum,  with  the  record  that  it  was  taken  at 
Cinchona,  Jamaica,  a  place  which  is  high  up  in  the  mountains. 

Pseudoliystricia  exilis  n.  sp.  $.— Eyes  brown,  with  some  bronzy  reflec- 
tions, pubescent;  front  averaging  one-third  width  of  head,  frontal  vitta 
blackish,  velvety,  hardly  one-iifth  width  of  front;  five  posterior  pairs  of 


1892.]  ,  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  147 

frontal  bristles  directed  backward,  two  orbital  bristles;  front,  face  and 
cheeks  of  a  clear  golden-yellow,  shading  to  brassy  or  cinereous  in  spots 
on  front,  pile  on  sides  of  face  and  cheeks  golden-yellow;  antennce  brown- 
ish, first  two  joints  dark,  base  and  posterior  half  of  third  rose-rufous, 
third  joint  one  and  a  half  times  as  long  as  second;  arista  blackish,  first 
two  joints  elongate  and  of  equal  length;  proboscis  black,  palpi  elongate, 
widened  and  enlarged  toward  tip,  rufous-yellow,  occiput  brassy,  thickly 
clothed  with  brassy  pile.     Thorax  black,  thinly  silvery,  with  four  narrow 
vittse,  the  outer  ones  heavier  and  interrupted  at  suture;  humeri  and  pleurae 
black,  very  faintly  silvery;  scutellum  deep  brownish  rufous,  very  spiny. 
Abdomen  deep  brownish  rufous,  with  purplish  reflections,  densely  beset 
everywhere,  except  on  sides  anteriorly,  with  spiny  macrochaetae;  venter 
with  macrochastae  on  median  portion  and  on  sides  posteriorly.      Legs 
black,  front  femora  somewhat  silvery  on  outside,  tibiae  spiny,  especially 
middle  and  hind  pairs,  claws  and  pulvilli  a  little  elongate,  pulvilli  tawny 
yellowish;  front  tarsi  not  dilated.    Wings  brownish  fuscous,  veins  blackish 
at  base;  tegulas  fuscous,  halteres  rufous.    Length  of  body  n  mm.;  of  wing 
9.5  mm. 

Described  from  one  specimen;  Cinchona,  Jamaica.     Collected 
by  Mr.   W.    Fawcett,    Head   of   the    Botanical    Department   of 

Jamaica. 

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Our  ATYPID/E  and  THERAPHOSID/E. 

By  NATHAN  BANKS,  Washington,   D.   C. 

These  two  families  of  spiders  contain  what  are  commonly  called 
tarantulas,  the  Mygalidae  of  older  authors.    They  have  four  lun^- 
.  sacs,   the  fang  of  the  mandibles  moves  vertically,  the  legs  are 
short  and  stout.     The  two  families  may  be  tabulated  thus: 

Maxillae  broadened  at  base,  palpi  lateral    .         .  .     Atypidae. 

Maxillae  not  broadened  at  base,  palpi  terminal,  or  almost  so.  Theraphosidae. 

Of  Atypidae  we  have  but  one  genus,  Atypus;  two  species  of 
which  have  been  described  from  the  Western  States.  A.  bicolor 
Lucas  may,  if  any  one  is  fortunate  enough  to  obtain  a  specimen, 
form  another  genus  on  account  of  the  arrangement  of  the  eyes. 
It  is  probably  the  species  to  which  Hentz  refers  as  the  "A.  rujipes 
found  by  Mr.  Milbert."  A.  bicolor  Lucas  is  black,  with  red  Ic^s; 
only  known  from  "Philadelphia."  A.  niger  Hentz  is  wholly 
black;  from  Mass.,  Md.,  D.  C.,  Va.,  N.  C. 

The  Theraphosidae  may  be  divided  into  two  subfamilies: 
Inner  distal  angle  of  maxillae  slightly  prolonged,  palpi  somewhat  lateral. 

Eriodontiuee. 
Inner  distal  angle  of  maxillae  not  prolonged,  palpi  terminal.  Theraphosinae. 


148  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [June, 

The  Eriodontinae  are  represented  by  three  genera: 

A.  S.  E.  the  largest  eyes        .........     2. 

A.  M.  E.  the  largest  eyes       .......  Anthrodiaetus. 

2.—  S.  E.  farther  apart  than  M.  E.          ....        Myrmekiaphila. 

S.  E.  not  farther  apart  than  M.  E  ......      Nidivalvata. 

In  Anthrodicetus  the  S.  E.  are  widely  separated,  the  anterior 
row  is  longer  than  the  posterior  row  and  recurved.  One  species, 
A.  unicolor  Hentz  is  described  from  Alabama.  Myrmekiaphila 
has  the  S.  E.  widely  separated,  but  the  anterior  row  is  not  longer 
than  the  posterior  row,  and  is  slightly  procurved.  One  species, 
M.  foliata  Atk.  is  described  from  North  Carolina.  Nidivalvata 
has  the  S.  E.  close  together  or  touching,  anterior  row  procurved, 
a  little  shorter  than  the  posterior  row.  Two  species  are  described, 
both  from  North  Carolina,  by  Prof.  Atkinson: 

S.  E.  and  P.  M.  E.  touching,  in  one  group       .         .         .         .     N.  marxii. 
S.  E.  and  P.  M.  E.  distinctly  separated  N.  angustata. 

The  Theraphosinse  may  be  divided  into  two  tribes: 

Three  claws  to  tarsi     .........     Trionchi. 

Two  claws  to  tarsi       .........      Dionclii. 

The  Dionchi  have  one  genus,  Eurypelma,  in  Western  States, 
of  which  five  species  are  described.     These  are  the  genuine  ta- 
rantulas.    As  the  species  are  extremely  close,  a  key  will  not  be 
given,  but  the  species  arranged  in  two  series  according  to  locality. 
California:  E.   californica  Auss.,   E.   rileyii  Marx,   E.  leiog  aster 
Auss.     Southern  W.  S.  :  E.   hentzii  Girard,   La.,   Tex.,   Kans.  ;  * 
E.  steindacherii  Auss.  ,  N.  Mex.    E.  kentzuis'the  most  common; 
E.  mordax  Auss.  is  the  same  as  E.  hentzii  Girard. 

The  Trionchi  are  divided  into  two  groups: 

Median  groove  longitudinal          ......     Mecicobothri. 

Median  groove  transverse    .......       Aepicephali. 

Group  MECICOBOTHRI. 

Spinnerets  four        ......  .     Brachybothriiun. 

Spinnerets  six          ............     2. 

2.  —  Eyes  about  equal  in  size,  third  article  of  spinnerets  hut  little  longer 

than  second  .........       Atypoides. 

A.  M.  E.  much  smaller  than  others,  third  article  of  spinnerets  much 

longer  than  second        ........  Hexiira. 


Brachybothrium  is  represented  by  two  species,  one  B.  pacijicum 
Simon  from  Wash.  State,  the  other  B.  accentuation  Simon  from 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  149 

North  Carolina.      Hexura  and  Atypoides  have  each  one  species: 
H.  picea  Simon  from  Wash.  State;  A.  riversi  Cambr.  from  Cala. 

Group  AEPICEPHALI. 

Tibia  III  flattened  at  base  ....  .     Pachylomerus. 

Tibia  III  not  flattened  at  base    ...  ....         2. 

2. — Lip  much  longer  than  broad  at  base  ......  5. 

Lip  at  most  as  long  as  broad  at  base  .  ...  3. 

3. — Abdomen  truncated  behind  .  .  .  Cyclocosmia. 

Abdomen  rounded  behind  ...  ...          4. 

4. — Mandibles  pointed  in  front  .  .  ...  Cteniza. 

Mandibles  rounded  in  front  ...  .  Bolostromus. 

5. — Eyes  crowded  together  in  two  curved  parallel  rows  .  Madocjnatha. 

Eyes  more  separated,  in  two  rows  not  parallel  .         .    Clllosterochilus. 

Cyclocosmia  truncata  Hentz  from  Alabama.  Cteniza  calif ornica 
Cambr.  from  California.  Bolostromus  fluvialilis  Hentz  from 
Alabama.  Maclognatha  abbottii  Lucas  from  Georgia  and  "  Phila- 
delphia." Chlosterochilus  gracilis  Hentz  from  Alabama.  Chlo- 
sterochilus pertyii  Lucas,  Ann.  Ent.  Soc.  Fr. ,  Second  Series, 
Vol.  Ill,  1845,  p.  60;  not  Vol.  VI,  p.  377,  as  given  by  Marx  in 
the  Catalogue.  This  was  described  as  Actinopus  by  Lucas,  but 
the  eyes  do  not  differ  in  arrangement  from  Ch.  gracilis;  the  A. 
S.  E.  are,  however,  much  larger  than  the  A.  M.  E.,  while  in  Ch. 
gracilis  the  A.  S.  E.  are  about  equal  to  the  A.  M.  E.  It  was 
de.-cribed  from  "  Amerique  du  Nord."  Dr.  Marx,  in  his  Cata- 
logue, also  places  Pachyoscelis  nifipes  and  Theragreteswalkenaerii 
(the  male  of  Sphodros  abbottii  according  to  Walckenaer)  as  in 
our  fauna.  This  is  not  the  case,  as  may  be  seen  from  the  follow- 
ing quotation  from  Lucas  in  his  article  on  the  subject:  .  .  .  "  car 
1'espece  que  M.  Walckenaer  regarde  com  me  le  male  du  6".  ab- 
bottii 9  se  trouve  dans  le  meme  localite  que  mon  Pachyloscclis 
rufipes,  1'un  et  1'sutre  out  ete  trouves  au  Bresil  dans  les  Campos 
geraes. ' ' 

Of  Pachylomerus  we  have  two  species.  There  seems  to  be 
considerable  trouble  in  the  genus.  Prof.  George  Atkinson  de- 
scribed three  species  as  new,  and  redescribed  P.  carolinensis 
Hentz,  and  suggested  that  P.  solstitialis  Hentz  was  the  male  of 
the  same  species.  It  is  very  probable  that  P.  carolinensis  and 
P.  solstitialis  are  the  same,  though  there  may  be  a  slight  differ- 
ence in  the  proportionate  width  of  the  cephalothorax.  But  as 
P.  solstitialis  comes  before  P.  carolinensis  in  the  descriptions, 


150  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June, 

and  as  it  is  a  male,  I  think  there  is  no  doubt  but  what  the  species 
should  be  called  P.  solstitialis  Hentz.  Moreover,  the  species 
identified,  described  and  figured  by  Prof.  Atkinson  as  P.  caro- 
linensis  does  not  agree  with  Hentz's  figure  of  that  species.  But 
P.  turris  Atk.  does  agree  with  Hentz's  figure  of  the  eyes.  There- 
fore I  consider  P.  turris  =  P.  carolinensis  =  P.  solstitialis.  I 
see  no  characters  of  specific  value  between  Prof.  Atkinson's  P. 
carabivorus,  P.  carolinensis  and  P.  quadrispinosus.  The  varia- 
tion of  width  in  the  cephalothorax  is  so  slight  as  to  be  of  no 
value;  the  arrangement  of  spines  and  teeth  on  claws  are  not  of 
specific  importance.  The  males  are  not  known.  There  is  no 
great  difference  in  the  eyes.  I  thus  write  the  species  under  one 
name,  P.  carabivorus  Atk.,  at  least  until  the  males  show  differ- 
ences in  the  palpal  structure.  The  two  species  may  be  separated 
thus: 

P.  S.  E.  as  near  to  A.  S.  E.  as  to  P.  M.  E.  .  .  .  P.  solstitialis. 
P.  S.  E.  nearer  to  P.  M.  E.  than  to  A.  S.  E.  .  .  .  P.  carabivorus. 

P.  audouiniiLueas,  1837,  described  from  "Ameriquedu  Nord;" 
if  from  W.  S.  may  be  one  of  the  above  species.  Lucas  placed  it 
in  Actinopus;  Ausserer  says  it  is  a  Pachylomerus;  why,  I  do  not 
know. 


A  NEW  DALMANNIA  FROM  CALIFORNIA. 

By  D.  W.  COQUILLETT,  Los  Angeles,  California. 

Up  to  the  present  time  only  two  species  of  the  Conopid  genus 
Dahnannia  have  been  reported  from  America  north  of  Mexico. 
To  these  I  now  add  a  third,  and  present  a  table  for  identify  ing 
these  three  species  : 

1.  Scutellum  and  humeri  marked  with  bright  yellow    .         .         .        .2. 
Scutellum  and  humeri  wholly  black          ....    vitiosa  n.  sp. 

2.  The  yellow  on  hind  margins  of  abdominal  segments  three  and  four 

prolonged  forward  each  side,  nearly  crossing  the  segments;  cheeks 

of  male  yellow picta  Will. 

The  yellow  not  prolonged  forward  each  side;  cheeks  of  male  with  a 
large  black  spot nigriceps  Lw. 

Dalmamiia  Vitiosa  n.  sp.  r?\ — Front  yellowish  brown,  darkest  on  the 
upper  half,  where  the  dark  color  forms  two  indistinct  stripes;  antenna? 
black,  apex  of  style  yellowish;  face  and  cheeks  yellow,  the  former  with 
two  brown  median  stripes;  occiput  black.  Thorax,  pleura,  breast  and 
scutellum  wholly  black.  Abdomen  black,  hind  margin  of  the  second, 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  151 

third  and  fourth  segments  yellow;  segments  three,  four  and  five  each  with 
a  median  yellow  stripe  and  a  broader  one  each  side;  venter  yellow,  a 
basal  triangle  and  sides  before  the  apex,  black.  Legs  yellow,  apices  of 
middle  and  hind  femora,  upper  side  of  front  femora,  tibiae,  except  at  the 
apex  of  each,  and  whole  of  tarsi,  brownish.  Wings  grayish  hyaline; 
halteres  brown,  the  knob  yellow.  Length  4  mm. 

Los  Angeles  County,  California.     A  single  specimen. 

The  second  basal  and  discal  cells  are  united  in  each  wing,  but 
whether  this  is  a  permanent  character,  or  simply  a  defect  of  this 
individual  specimen,  I  am  unable  to  say.  In  all  other  structural 
characters  it  agrees  perfectly  with  Dalmannia  picta  Williston, 
originally  described  from  Arizonia,  but  which  I  have  collected  in 
various  parts  of  southern  California. 


NOVEL  SMUGGLING. — The  account  of  the  smuggler  recently  arrested 
by  the  Customs  authorities  in  this  city,  who  had  a  quantity  of  diamonds 
under  a  porous  plaster  on  his  back,  reminds  me  of  an  even  more  in  A  el 
device  that  came  to  my  knowledge  some  years  ago.     A  Philadelphia 
physician  was  attacked  by  that  most  seductive  craze,  the  collector's  mania 
for  beetles  and  bugs.     After  this  had  been  going* on  for  some  years  and 
the  result  had  become  one  of  the  finest  collections  of  Coleoptera  anywhere 
extant,  he  began  to  find  that  the  mad  desire  for  very  rare  specimens  to 
rill  up  the  occasional  gaps  in  his  otherwise  perfect  series  of  creeping 
things  was  too  great  a  drain  on  his  exchequer.     To  be  sure  he  was  a 
bachelor,  under  light  expenses,  and  already  blessed  with  a  fair  inheritance. 
Then,  too,  he  had  built  up  a  considerable  practice  in  that  branch  of  medi- 
cine which  he  described  as  "  leading  man  at  baby  matinees."     Still,  rare 
bugs  come  high,  and  he  could  not  afford  the  continually  increasing  drain. 
Just  at  this  juncture  some  one  seems  to  have  hit  upon  a  very  novel  expe- 
dient.    Whether  the  fertile  brain  belonged  to  the  doctor,  or  to  a  young 
friend,  a  scion  of  one  of  Philadelphia's  oldest  and  proudest  families,  who 
was  and  is  a  member  of  a  prominent  house  of  jewelers,  I  never  learned. 
However  that  may  be,  the  interest  of  the  story  hinges  on  the  fact  that 
certain  rare  beetles  came  in  from  South  Africa — the  Kimberly  diamond 
fields,  in  fact — nicely  packed  in  raw  cotton,  and  some  of  the  largest  of 
these  were  most  unaccountably  heavy.     While  the  outer  anatomy  was  of 
most  interest  to  the  doctor,  who  valued  these  rare  specimens  as  such,  the 
inner  anatomy  appeared  to  be  of  far  greater  interest  to  his  friend.     A 
careful  investigation,  I  am  told,  resulted  in  demonstrating  the  fact  that  the 
added  weight  in  these  specimens  was  due  to  a  certain  undigested  mineral 
substance  that  was  found  in  the  abdominal  cavities  of  some  of  the  largest 
specimens.    Though  these  specimens  were  pronounced  to  be  herbifenms, 
still  when  certain  cutting  and  polishing  processes  were  finished  1  heard 
that  these  mineral  substances  were  found  to  be  "of  good  color  and  the 
first  water."     Whether  the  method  of  thwarting  the  watchful  Customs 
agents  is  still  in  use  I  cannot  say. — AViv  York  Toicn  Topics. 


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We  publish  below  an  interesting  extract  from  the  "American  Farmer," 
which  has  a  direct  bearing  on  Entomology,  and  shows  the  magnitude  and 
importance  of  agricultural  experimentation.  We  predict  that  in  the  future 
the  interest  in  Entomology  will  be  largely  increased,  and  also  the  number 
of  students  of  this  branch  of  natural  history,  more  especially  as  it  is  now 
being  more  fully  recognized  as  a  study  of  practical  value. 

The  iiiiigiii/itiff  of  t/i<'  .l^rii'iillnral  l<~.\-f>eriinenl  Station  aw/-  /;/  the 
U.  S. — Few  persons  reali/e  the  vast  proportions  to  which  agricultural 
experiment  work  has  grown  in  this  country.  The  chief  part  of  the  growth 
has  been  within  the  last  live  years,  since  the  Hatch  bill  went  into  opera- 
tion. Jiy  the  terms  of  this  law  there  are  appropriated  annually  by  the 


I8g2.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  153 

General  Government  $15,000  to  each  State  and  Territory  that  shall  accept 
the  terms  of  the  grant  and  establish  and  maintain  an  Agricultural  Experi- 
ment Station.  There  is  also  established  in  Washington  a  central  office, 
called  the  Office  of  Experiment  Stations,  in  which  the  results  of  the  station 
work  in  the  various  States  are  digested  and  tabulated,  and  which  also  has 
a  consulting  and  advisory  interest  in  the  progress  and  execution  of  the 
work. 

Under  the  act  of  Congress,  approved  March  2,  1887.  known  popularly 
as  the  Hatch  bill,  agricultural  experiment  stations  are  now  in  operation  in 
all  the  States  and  Territories  with  the  exception  of  Alaska,  Montana  and 
Idaho.  In  a  few  of  the  States  more  than  one  station  has  been  established, 
so  that  in  all  49  are  now  in  operation.  In  Alabama,  Connecticut,  Massa- 
chusetts, New  Jersey  and  New  York,  separate  stations  are  maintained 
wholly  or  in  part  by  State  funds.  The  total  grant  of  money  made  last 
year  by  Congress  for  the  experimental  work  amounted  to  $728,000  for  the 
Hatch  bill  stations  and  the  office  of  experiment  stations,  and  $50,000  for 
the  sugar  experiments.  The  amount  expended  in  experimental  work  by 
the  grass  stations  and  entomological  division  is  not  accurately  known,  but 
reaches  probably  not  less  than  $20,000,  making  the  total  expenditure  by 
the  Department  of  Agriculture  for  experimental  work  in  round  numbers 
$800,000.  In  regard  to  the  particular  amounts  expended  by  the  Depart- 
ment of  Agriculture  in  direct  co-operation  with  the  experimental  work  in 
the  several  States,  the  following  list  will  be  found  reliable:  For  entomo- 
logical work— Nebraska,  $600;  Iowa,  $600;  Ohio,  $1500;  Michigan,  5ioco. 
For  botanical  work — Texas,  $700;  Arizona,  $700;  Colorado,  $1000;  Utah, 
$500;  South  Dakota,  $500;  Wyoming,  $500;  North  Dakota,  $500;  New 
'Mexico,  $500;  Louisiana,  $750;  Florida,  $250;  Georgia,  $500;  North  Caro- 
lina, $500;  Mississippi,  $1600.  In  addition  to  this  the  State  and  private 
contributions  to  this  work  amount  to  fully  $200,000,  making  in  all  the  sum 
of  $r,ooo, ooo  devoted  annually  to  thecauseof  the  experimental  promotion 
of  Agriculture.  Five  hundred  persons  are  employed  actively  in  this  work. 
Among  these  are  71  directors,  120  chemists,  47  agriculturists,  50  horticul- 
turists, 30  botanists,  36  entomologists,  22  veterinarians,  14  meteorologists 
(excluding  all  employed  by  the  Weather  Bureau),  4  biologists,  etc.  During 
the  year  1891,  excluding  publications  coming  directly  from  the  Depart- 
ment, the  stations  published  49  annual  reports  and  255  bulletins.  The 
mailing  list  of  the  stations  (exclusive  of  the  Department  lists)  now  con- 
tains 350,000  names.  About  40,000,000  pages  devoted  to  information  on 
agricultural  subjects  were  printed  and  distributed  during  tin-  year,  not 
counting  the  Department  publications.  This  does  not  include  the  hun- 
dreds of  newspapers  which  publish  accounts  of  the  work.  It  is  safe  to 
say  that  at  least  10,000, ooo  of  our  reading  people  read  moiv  or  less  ol  tin's 
work  every  year.  In  addition  to  this  acid  the  number  reached  directly  by 
the  Department,  and  the  vastness  of  the  interests  of  this  work,  measured 
by  the  number  of  people  directly  benefited,  is  at  OIK  e  apparent. 


154  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  |_June, 

Notes  and. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  GLEANINGS  FROM  ALL  QUARTERS 
OF  THE  GLOBE. 

[The  Conductors  of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  solicit,  and  will  thankfully  receive  items 
of  news,  likely  to  interest  its  readers,  from  any  source.  The  author's  name  will  be  given 
in  each  case  for  the  information  of  cataloguers  and  bibliographers.] 


To  Contributors.— All  contributions  will  be  considered  and  passed  upon  at  our 
earliest  convenience,  and  as  far  as  may  be,  will  be  published  according  to  date  of  recep- 
tion. ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  has  reached  a  circulation,  both  in  numbers  and  circumfer- 
ence, as  to  make  it  necessary  to  put  "  copy'1  into  the  hands  of  the  printer,  for  each  number, 
three  weeks  before  date  of  issue.  This  should  be  remembered  in  sending  special  or  im- 
portant matter  for  certain  issue.  Owing  to  low  subscription  rate,  "  extras"  will  be  charged 
for,  and  when  they  are  wanted,  it  should  be  so  stated  on  the  MS.  along  with  the  number 
desired.  The  receipt  of  all  papers  will  be  acknowledged. — ED. 


Mr.  E.  V.  B  BALES,  of  Denver,  Col.,  is  doing  a  good  work  in  trying  to 
interest  the  boys  and  girls  of  his  city  in  Entomology  by  means  of  popular 
articles  in  the  Denver  Sun.  It  is  said  that  many  nets  are  to  be  seen  in 
Denver  this  Spring.  This  should  stimulate  others  to  try  and  make  young 
entomologists  in  the  same  way. 

Rev.  C.  J.  S.  BETHUNE,  editor  of  the  "  Canadian  Entomologist,"  spent 
the  month  of  March  in  the  Bermudas  in  order  to  get  over  an  attack  of 
grip.  We  are  glad  to  say  he  has  returned  in  good  health. 

BARON  VON  FELDER,  of  Vienna,  has  sold  his  famous  collection  of  but- 
terflies to  Hon.  Walter  Rothschild,  of  London,  for  $25,000.  The  Baron, 
who  is  now  seventy-eight  years  of  age,  believed  that  he  was  too  old  to 
care  for  his  collection  properly.  It  is  said  that  Hon.  Walter  Rothschild 
intends  to  leave  his  collection,  now  the  finest  in  the  world,  to  the  British 
Museum  when  he  dies. — Newspaper  clipping. 

Miss  PALMER'S  "  SILK  WORMS." — Chambersburg,  Pa.,  January  28th. 
Pretty  Miss  Aloysius  Marguerite  Palmer,  formerly  of  this  city,  and  whose 
parents  still  reside  here,  was  yesterday  convicted  in  the  Federal  Court  at 
Topeka,  Kan.,  of  fraudulently  obtaining  $3000  from  E.  E.  McClelland,  of 
Topeka,  claiming  that  she  sold  him  silk  worm  eggs,  though  she  really- 
sold  only  mustard  seeds.  She  is  liable  to  imprisonment  for  from  one  to 
five  years. — Newspaper  clipping. 

TRANSACTIONS  of  the  American  Entomological  Society,  vol.  xix  (1892). 
—Pages  89-128  inclusive,  have  been  printed  since  our  last  issue,  contain- 
ing the  continuation  of  C.  H.  T.  Townsend's  "  Notes  on  North  American 
Tachinida;.  Paper  III." 

DOES   ACANTHIA    PIPISTRELLI   OCCUR    IN    NORTH    AMERICA? — 111  ENT. 

NEWS,  Vol.  I,  pp.  26-27,  is  a  note  by  Mr.  C.  P.  Gillette,  stating  that  he 
has  found  numerous  specimens  of  an  Acanthia  in  the  nests  ol  Barn  Swal- 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  155 

lows,  and  that  Mr.  Ashmead  had  determined  the  species  as  A.  pipistrelli 
(notpapishitta,  as  the  name  is  written  in  KNT.  NEWS).  As  A.  pipistrelli 
does  exclusively  live  on  Bats  (/ --'espcrtilio pipistrcllns  and  other  species) 
and  in  their  nests,  the  American  specimens  must  certainly  belong  to  A. 
hintndinis,  which  is  not  uncommon  in  the  nests  of  Barn  Swallows  in  North 
and  Central  Europe.  A.  pipistrelli  is  a  rare  species,  which  has  been  found 
in  Central  Europe  and  once  in  great  abundance  in  Sweden  in  an  old  hol- 
low tree  inhabited  by  bats.  It  is,  however,  very  possible  that  both  A. 
pipistrelli  and  A.  columbaria,  which  lives  in  dove-cots,  also  occur  in  N. 
America,  although  they  have  been  overlooked.  Descriptions  and  figures 
of  these  three  species  are  published  by  Jenyns  in  Annals  of  "  Natural  His- 
tory" 1839,  pp.  241-244,  and  by  Schenck  in  "  Entom.  Nachrichten"  1877, 
pp.  182-183.— Dr.  E.  BERGROTH,  Tammerfors,  Finland. 

FOURTH  ANNUAL  MEETING  OF  THE  ASSOCIATION  OF  ECONOMIC  EN- 
TOMOLOGISTS.— In  accordance  with  an  action  of  the  Association,  taken  at 
the  Washington  meeting,  the  fourth  annual  meeting  will  be  held  at  Roch- 
ester, N.  Y.,  two  days  prior  to  the  meeting  of  the  American  Association 
for  the  Advancement  of  Science.  All  members  intending  to  present 
papers  are  requested  to  forward  titles  to  the  undersigned  before  August 
ist,  in  order  that  the  program  may  be  prepared  in  proper  season.  The 
proceedings  of  our  meetings  are  attracting  the  attention  of  working  en- 
tomologists of  other  countries,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  members  will 
spare  no  efforts  to  make  the  coming  meeting  even  better  than  those  which 
have  preceded  it.  Owing  to  the  continued  ill-health  of  President  Lintner, 
and  in  order  to  relieve  him  of  as  much  labor  as  possible,  all  correspond- 
ence, unless  of  a  nature  necessitating  his  attention,  may  be  addressed  to 
the  Secretary,  F.  M.  Webster,  Columbus,  Ohio. 

I  FIND  from  Dr.  McKnight's  paper  in  April  NEWS  concerning  the  Le- 
pidoptera  of  the  Adirondacks,  that  the  fauna  of  that  region  is  very  similar 
to  ours  at  Franconia.  I  have  taken  there  every  moth  of  his  list  with  these 
exceptions  :  LUhosia  Candida,  Adoncta  spinuloides,  Arzaina  di/fitsa, 
Pseudanthroecia  coracias,  Pityolita  pfdipalalis,  Tortricodes  bifutalis,  and 
perphaps  three  or  four  species  of  Agrotis,  Ticniocampa  and  Iladcim,  us 
these  last  are  not  yet  fully  identified  in  my  collection.  Of  Lophoptcryx 
elegans  Strk.  1  have  a  fine  pair,  male  and  female.  They  were  taken  at 
light  in  June,  1886,  and  were  named  for  me  by  Mr.  Hy.  Edwards.  Like 
Mr.  McKnight's  specimen,  mine  are  suffused  with  brown  from  base  to 
subterminal  space.  In  other  respects  they  answer  to  description  of  .\'<>- 
todonta  simplaria  Hy.  Edw. — ANNIE  TRUMBULL  SLOSSON. 

CAPTURING  BEMBIDIUM  AND  OTHER  SMALL  COLEOPTERA. — It  may  pr<  ive 
a  help  to  some  of  our  numerous  Coleopterists  to  know  how  to  i-asily  col- 
lect these  active  little  beetles  which  are  so  common  along  the  shores  <  >f 
lakes  and  rivers.  Is  there  a  collector  who  lias  not  endeavored  to  pick 
them  up  between  his  (her?)  thumb  and  forefinger  and  transfer  the  speci- 
mens to  the  cyanide  or  alcohol  bottle,  only  to  find  them  >ion  <•>/  just  as 


156  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June, 

he  supposes  they  are  safely  inside.  Here  is  a  method  that  worked  very 
successfully  with  me  while  at  Chautauqua,  N.  Y.,  during  July  and  August 
of  last  Summer.  Procure  a  two-drachm  vial  one-quarter  full  of  chloro- 
form or  ether;  a  larger  bottle  containing  alcohol  and  a  penny  camel's-hair 
brush.  Now,  having  found  a  locality  where  the  beetles  are  plenty,  drop 
the  brush  in  the  ether  and  apply  it  to  the  specimens  wanted.  It  is  sur- 
prising to  see  how  quickly  they  are  put  to  sleep.  Almost  immediately 
they  may  be  transferred  to  the  alcohol  bottle  on  the  tip  of  the  brush  and 
you  are  ready  for  more.  In  this  manner  hundreds  can  be  taken  within  a 
short  time,  and  I  am  sure  it  would  work  admirably  with  the  insects  of 
other  orders  besides  Coleoptera,  especially  where  the  species  are  minute, 
but  too  quick  to  take  in  the  usual  manner.  Try  it. — LEE  B.  WALTON, 
Kenka  College,  N.  Y. 

AILANTHUS  FOLIAGE  AND  THE  ROSE-BEETLE. — Concerning  Professor 
Troop's  note  in  the  May  number  of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  the  New 
Jersey  experience  has  been  that  the  insect  favors  the  blossom  in  prefer- 
ence to  the  leaves,  which  are  little  eaten.  With  us  the  Ailanthus  is  knowrn 
as  the  "  tallow  tree,"  and  the  observation  that  dead  beetles  in  abundance 
were  found  under  the  trees,  led  to  the  experiment  with  decoctions  of  the 
blossoms.  The  secret  of  the  effect  observed  is  in  the  word  "  later,"  that 
is,  only  late  in  the  season  the  worn  out  specimens  feed  on  Ailanthus  and 
die  naturally.  I  have  seen  the  ground  beneath  a  chestnut  tree  strewn  in 
the  same  way;  but  all  specimens  were  old,  and  had  died  of  some  senile 
weakness  rather  than  from  any  poison  contained  in  the  food.  The  fox 
glove  only  seems  to  act  as  a  poison  on  the  virile  insect,  and  this  used  as 
a  decoction  acted  too  slowly  to  be  effective  in  protecting  vineyards.  Yet, 
it  may  be  well  to  try  a  decoction  of  Ailanthus  foliage.  Finally,  a  printer's 
error  makes  it  Bulletin  "32"  instead  of  82. — Prof.  J.  B.  SMITH. 


Identification  of  Insects  (Imagos)  for  Subscribers. 

Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions:  ist,  The  number  of  speci- 
mens to  be  unlimited  for  each  sending;  2d,  The  sender  to  pay  all  expenses  of  transporta- 
tion and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  ; 
3d,  Each  specimen  must  have  a  number  attached  so  that  the  identification  may  be  an- 
nounced accordingly.  Exotic  species  named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor, 
who  should  be  consulted  before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  2  cent  stamp  with  all  insects 
for  return  of  names.  Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  read  page  41,  Vol.  Ill- 
Address  all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Logan 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Insects  have  been  named  for  F.  D.  Twogood,  D.  G.  Cox,  D.  B.  Young, 
Charles  U.  Clark,  J.  S.  Hine,  W.  T.  Davis,  M.  Y.  Slingerland,  J.  H.  Bom- 
berger,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend,  Henry  Bird,  C.  M.  Weed. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  157 

Entomological   Literature. 


INDIAN  MUSEUM  NOTES,  II.  Calcutta,  1891. — No.  i.  (i  pi.)  Economic 
Entomology:  Miscellaneous  Notes,  E.  C.  Cotes,  figs.  A  new  species  of 
Tineidje,*  Lord  Walsingham,  figs.  The  Baluchistan  Melon  Fly,*  }.  M. 
F.  Bigot.  American  blight,  E.  T.  Atkinson.  Descriptions  of  new  Coc- 
cidce,*  W.  M.  Maskell.  A  Darjiling  Sal  pest,  G.  C.  Dudgeon.  A  new 
Psychid  injurious  to  Sal,*  F.  Moore. — No.  2.  The  wild  silk  insects  of  India, 
E.  C.  Cotes,  14  pis. — No.  3.  On  white  insect  wax  in  India,  E.  C.  Cotes,  i 
pi. — NO.  4.  The  locusts  of  Bengal,  Madras,  Assam  and  Bombay,  id,  i  pi. 
— No.  5.  Methods  adopted  in  Tunis  for  destroying  locusts,  R.  Drummond- 
Hay. 

ANNALS  AND  MAGAZINE  OF  NATURAL  HISTORY  (6),  i.x,  52,  London, 
April,  1892.— Description  of  a  new  genus  and  some  new  species  of  Het- 
erocera  from  Central  America,  H.  Druce.  Descriptions  of  new  genera 
and  species  of  Pyralidae  contained  in  the  British  Museum  collection, *f  W. 
Warren.  On  some  undescribed  Cicadidae,  with  synonymical  notes,*!  ^  - 
L.  Distant. 

THE  IRISH  NATURALIST,  I,  i,  Dublin,  April,  1892.  Edited  by  George 
H.  Carpenter  and  Lloyd  Praeger.— The  Coleoptera  of  the  Armagh  dis- 
trict, Rev.  W.  F.  Johnson. 

LE  NATURALISTE,  Paris,  April  i,  and  May  i,  1892.— Cabbage  worms,  P. 
Chretien,  figs.  Dichotomous  tables  for  determining  the  European  species- 
of  Colias  (con't.),  K.  Bramson.  Description  of  new  Lepiduptera,*  P. 
Dognin.  On  difference  in  development  in  Coleoptera,  L.  Planet,  figs. 

HARDWICKE'S  SCIENCE  GOSSIP,  London,  April,  1892.— A  few  remarks, 
on  our  commonest  spiders,  K.  H.  Jones.  Secreting  glands  in  the  feet  of 
flies,  W.  Jenkinson,  figs. 

WEST  VIRGINIA  AGRICULTURAL  EXPERIMENT  STATION,  Bull.  No.  21, 
Charleston,  W.  Va.,  1892. — Methods  of  dealing  with  injurious  insects,  A. 
D.  Hopkins. 

COMPTE  RENDU,  L'ACADEMIE  DES  SCIENCES,  Paris,  March  28,  1892.— 
On  the  mode  of  articulation  of  the  abdominal  rings  (zigzag  articulation) 
in  Hymenoptera,  G.  Carlet. 

COMPTE  RENDU,  SOCIETE  DE  BIOLOGIE,  Paris,  April  i,  1892.— Origin 
of  the  achromatic  nuclear  spindle  in  the  seminal  cells  of  Scolopendra,  A. 
Prenant.  The  alar  nerve  in  some  apterous  Coleoptera,  A.  Binet.— April 
30th.  Comparative  researches  on  the  organization  of  the  brain  in  the  prin- 
cipal groups  of  Arthropods,  H.  Yiallanes.  The  nerve  of  the  balancer  in 
some  Diptera,  A.  Binet. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  t  Contains  new  genera. 


158  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June, 

BULLETIN  DE  L'ACADEMIE  ROYALE  DE  BELGIQUE  (3),  xxiii,  2,  Brussels, 
1892. — Protective  resemblance  in  the  animal  kingdom,  F.  Plateau. 

JOURNAL  OF  THE  TRINIDAD  FIELD  NATURALISTS'  CLUB,  I,  i,  Port-of- 
Spain,  April,  1892.— This  is  the  first  number  of  a  new  journal  issued  under 
the  direction  of  a  publication  committee  consisting  of  Henry  Caracciolo, 
Esq.,  president,  Prof.  P.  Carmody,  F.  I.  C.,  Syl.  Devenish,  Esq.,  M.  A., 
.and  Mr.  R.  R.  Mole.  The  journal  has  for  its  object  to  keep  those  mem- 
bers of  the  Club  in  Europe,  America,  Venezuela,  and  throughout  Trinidad 
en  rapport  with  what  the  Club  accomplishes.  One  of  its  special  features 
will  be  Economic  Entomology.  Mr.  Caracciolo  is  a  valued  correspondent 
of  the  NEWS,  and  we  wish  him  and  his  colleagues  success  in  their  new 
undertaking. 

SOCIETE  ENTOMOLOGIQUE  DE  BELGIQUE,  Compte  Rendu,  March  5, 
1892. — The  African  Gomphina,*t  E.  de  Selys-Longchamps.  Insects  of 
western  Bengal:  xv,  Coprophagous  Lamellicornia,  H.  von  Schoenfeldt; 
xvi,  Hydrocanthari,*  Dr.  M.  Regimbart;  xvii,  List  of  a  collection  of  Le- 
pidoptera,  Dr.  H.  Robbe.  Lepidoptera  from  the  Congo,*  id.  Materials 
for  a  study  of  the  Tabanidse  of  Belgium,  L.  Coucke. 

OREGON  AGRICULTURAL  EXPERIMENT  STATION,  Bull.  No.  iS,  Corvallis, 
Ore.,  1892. — Economic  Entomology,  F.  L.  Washburn. 

JOURNAL  OF  THE  HORTICULTURAL  SOCIETY,  Columbus,  Ohio,  Decem- 
ber, 1891. — Insect  parasites,  F.  M.  Webster,  figs. 

ENTOMOLOGISCHE  NACHRICHTEN,  xviii,  6,  Berlin,  March,  1892. — Bra- 
chyta  bifasciata  Oliv.  v.  cancasica,  C.  Rost.  List  of  Lucanoidas,  Sca- 
rabeidse,  Buprestida?  and  Cerambycidas  collected  near  Nienghali  in  South 
China,*  A.  F.  Nonfried. — 7,  8,  April,  1892.  A  new  variety  of  Lyc<zna 
from  Russia,*  L.  Krulikowsky.  Sawfly  studies,*  Dr.  Kriechbaumer.  A 
new  Psilomastax,  id.  On  Tryphon  puuctiis  Grav.,  R.  v.  Stein.  Contri- 
butions to  the  Coleopterous  fauna  of  Africa  and  Madagascar,*  A.  F.  Non- 
fried.  Preliminary  descriptions  of  three  new  Lepidoptera  from  Bismarck- 
burg  in  Togoland,  German  West  Africa,*  Dr.  F.  Karsch. 

NATURE,  London,  April  7,  1892. — On  insect  colors  II,  F.  H.  P.  Coste. 
—April  21,  1892.  Pigments  of  Lepidoptera,  F.  G.  Hopkins. 

LEPIDOPTERA  INDICA,  by  F.  Moore,  London:  L.  Reeve  &  Co.,  1892. 
Pt.  ix,  pp.  177-208,  pis.  65-71. 

ZOOLOGISCHER  ANZEiGER,  Leipzig,  April  n,  1892. — The  development 
of  the  coxal  gland  in  Phalaii^iinn,  J.  Lebedinsky,  ligs.  New  observations 
on  symbiosis  between  Ants  and  Acacias,  Dr.  C.  Keller.  The  Acacia- 
Crematogaster  by  Prof.  Keller  from  Somaliland,*  A.  Forel. — April  25th. 
Labial  palps  of  Hemiptera,  Dr.  N.  Leon,  fig. — May  2(1.  Systematic  list 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  t  Contains  new  genera. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  159 

of  the  Canarian   Dermaptera  and  Orthoptera,   with  diagnoses  of  new 
genera  and  species, *f  Dr.  H.  Kraus. 

ZEITSCHRIFT  FUR  WISSEXSCHAFTLICHE  ZOOLOGIE,  liii,  4,  Leipzig,  April 
5,  1892. — On  the  phylogeny  and  ontogeny  of  the  wing-veins  of  butterflies, 
Dr.  A.  Spuler,  2  pis. 

THE  AMERICAN  NATURALIST,  Phila.,  March,  1892.— Descriptions  of  new 
North  American  Bees,  C.  Robertson. 

THE  BRITISH  NATURALIST,  London,  May,  1892. — The  secondary  sexual 
characters  of  the  British  Coleoptera,  J.  W.  Ellis.  Local  lists,  etc. 

BERLINER  ENTOMOLOGISCHE  ZEITSCHRIFT,  xxxvi,  2,  Berlin,  March, 
1892. — New  African,  Central  American  and  East  Asiatic  Melolonthidae  and 
Rutelidae,*  A.  F.  Nonfried.  To  the  knowledge  of  the  willow  gall-flies,* 
J.  J.  Kieffer,  i  pi.,  figs.  Communications  on  gall-flies,*  id.,  figs.  Arach- 
nida  from  Ceylon  and  Minikoy  collected  by  Drs.  P.  and  F.  Sarasin,*f  Dr. 
F.  Karsch,  3  pis.  Second  notice  on  the  Apiocerina,  C.  R.  Osten  Sacken. 
Arota  rosaura  Karsch,  Dr.  F.  Karsch,  fig.  Review  of  the  Locustodeas 
collected  by  Dr.  Paul  Preuss  at  the  Barombi  Station  in  Cameroons,*f  id., 
figs.  List  of  the  Rutelidae  described  after  the  publication  of  the  Munich 
Catalogue,  and  Additions  to  the  same,  A.  F.  Nonfried.  Further  contribu- 
tions to  the  beetle  fauna  of  southern  Asia  and  New  Guinea,*  id.  On  gall- 
fly larva?,  E.  H.  Ruebsaamen,  i  pi.  New  gall-flies  and  galls,*  id.  Syn- 
opsis of  the  described  genera  and  species  of  the  Blepharocediae,  C.  R. 
Osten  Sacken.  On  the  Chretotaxy  of  Caco.renns  iiidagator  Lw.,  id. 
Synonymy  of  Antocha  O.  S.  and  Orimargiila  Mik.,  id.  Additions  and 
corrections  to  the  catalogue  of  the  described  species  of  South  American 
Asilicke  by  S.  W.  Williston  in  the  Trans.  F.nt.  Soc.  xviii,  1891,  id.  New 
Rhopalocera,*t  E.  G.  Honrath,  i  pi.  Little-known  butterflies,  id.  A 
new  Notodonta*  id.  A  local  variety  of  Biston  hirtarius,  H.  Heymons. 
Two  new  Chinese  dragonflies  of  the  family  Calopterygidae,*  Dr.  F.  Karsch. 
Results  of  the  anatomical  research  on  a  lateral  hybrid  of  SincriiitJiits 
populi  L.  with  some  general  considerations,  H.  Tetens,  i  pi.  figs.  Epi- 
nephclc  lithonns  var.  mincki,  T.  Seebold. 

REVUE  D'ENTOMOLOGIE,  CAEN,  x,  pp.  199-236. — Description  of  a  new 
species  of  Tropideres*  Fr.  Guillebeau.  Contributions  to  the  study  of 
the  Pentatomida-,*  Dr.  E.  Bergroth.  Third  note  on  the  genus  Phalcria. 
C.  L.  Rey. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  RECORD,  London,  April  15,  18*92. — The  genus 
Acronycta  and  its  allies,  Dr.  T.  A.  Chapman.  Ammonia,  verdigris  and 
black  pins,  W.  H.  Harwood,  J.  \V.  Tutt.  A.  Robinson. 

INSKCT  LIFE,  iv,  7  and  S,  Washington,  April,  1892. — The  potato-tuber 
moth  \Li/a  sofancl/a  Bd.),  Eds.,  figs.     A  genus  of  Mantis  c-gg-p.irasites, 
*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American,  t  Contains  new  genera. 


160  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June, 

id.,  figs.  Notes  on  the  grain  Toxoptera,  F.  M.  Webster.  The  larger 
digger-wasp,  C.  V.  Riley,  figs.  The  habits  of  Elasmus,  L.  O.  Howard, 
figs.  Bees  of  great  value  to  fruit  and  seed  growers,  F.  Benton.  Some 
bred  West  Virginia  Braconidae,  A.  D.  Hopkins.  Notes  on  the  habits  of 
some  California  Coleoptera,  D.  W.  Coquillett.  Early  published  refer- 
ences to  some  of  our  injurious  insects,  F.  M.  Webster.  The  color  of  a 
host  and  its  relation  to  parasitism,  C.  W.  Stiles  and  A.  Hassall.  The 
usual  numerous  notes. 

YERHANDLUNGEX  DER  K.  K.  ZOOL.-BOT.  GESELLSCHAFT  IN  WIEN,  xlii, 
i,  April,  1892. — On  the  so-called  "  stand  still  stage"  in  the  development  of 
Oestrid-larvae,  Dr.  F.  Brauer.  Four  new  species  of  Hymenoptera,*  Dr. 
R.  Cobelli.  Communications  on  gall-flies,*  E.  H.  Ruebsaamen,  i  pi. 
figs.  The  Austrian  species  of  the  genus  Hilara  Melg.,*  Prof.  G.  Strobl. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES  OF  PHILA- 
DELPHIA, 1892,  pt.  i,  January-March. — The  spider  fauna  of  the  Upper 
Cayuga  Lake  basin,  N.  Banks,  5  pis.  Drexelia,  a  new  genus  of  spiders, 
Rev.  H.  C.  McCook,  D.  D.  Greenland  Lepidoptera,  H.  Skinner,  M.  D., 
and  L.  W.  Mengel. 

TRANSACTIONS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY  OF  LONDON,  1892, 
pt.  i,  March,  1892. — New  species  of  Heterocera  from  the  Khasia  Hills, *f 
ii,  Col.  C.  Swinhoe,  i  pi.  Additional  notes  and  observations  on  the  life- 
history  of  Atypus  piceus,  F.  Enock.  Notes  on  Lyccena  (recte  Thecla] 
rhyinnus,  tengstrcemii  and  pretiosa,  G.  T.  Bethune-Baker,  i  pi.  The 
effects  of  artificial  temperature  on  the  coloring  of  several  species  of  Le- 
pidoptera, with  an  account  of  some  experiments  on  the  effects  of  light, 
F.  Merrirield.  On  variation  in  the  color  of  cocoons  of  Eriogaster  lanes- 
iris  and  Saturnia  carpini,  W.  Bateson.  On  the  classification  of  the  Geo- 
metrina  of  the  European  fauna,!  E.  Meyrick,  i  pi. 

ARCHIVES  DE  PHYSIOLOGIE  NORMALE  ET  PATHLOGIQUE  (2),  iv,  2,  Paris,. 
April,  1892.— The  intermediary  body  of  Fleming  in  the  seminal  cells  of 
Scolopendra  and  Lithobiiis,  A.  Prenant,  i  pi. 

ZOOLOGISCHE  JAHRBUCHER,  vi,  2,  Jena,  March  30,  1892.— The  tree 
whiting,  Aporia  crattzgi  Hb.,  Dr.  K.  Eckstein.  Tegonotus,  a  new  Phy- 
toptid  genus,*  Dr.  A.  Nalepa,  i  pi. 

BOLLETINO  DELLA  SOCIETA    ROMANA    PER    GLI   STUDI   ZOOLOGICI,   I,   I 

and  2,  Rome,  1892.— On  species  of  Hemiptera  of  the  R.  Museo  Zoologico 
of  Rome,  Dr.  C.  de  Fiore. 

TRANSACTIONS  OF  THE  ACADEMY  OF  SCIENCE  OF  ST.  Louis,  v,  3-4, 
1892. — Transformations  of  a  Carabid  (Plochiotius  fiinutns)  and  observa- 
tions on  a  Coccinellid  enemy  of  the  red  spider,  J.  C.  Duffey. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  t  Contains  new  genera. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  l6l 

CANADIAN  ENTOMOLOGIST,  London,  Ont.,  May,  1892. — Miscellaneous 
notes  on  butterflies,  larvae,  etc.,  W.  H.  Edwards.  Two  distinguished 
settlers,  W.  H.  Harrington.  New  North  American  Homoptera,  iv,  E.  P. 
Van  Duzee.  Packing  insects  for  transportation,  H.  F.  Wickham.  Notes 
on  North  American  Hesperidae,  E.  M.  Aaron.  New  North  American 
Microlepidoptera,  Prof.  C.  H.  Fernald.  Notes  and  descriptions  of  Bom- 
hylidae,  D.  \V.  Coquillett.  A  Sarcophagid  parasite  of  Cimbc.v  americana, 
C.  H.  T.  Townsend.  Ovipositing  in  the  genus  Argynnis,  H.  Skinner, 
Notes  on  Mclittia  ceto  Westw.,  }.  B.  Smith.  A  new  Ischalia  from  Van- 
couver Island,  W.  H.  Harrington.  Obituary  of  Abbe  Provancher,  id. 

CANADIAN  RECORD  OF  SCIENCE,  v,  i,  Montreal,  January,  1892.  — List 
of  Coleoptera  collected  in  the  vicinity  of  St.  Jerome,  Que.,  J.  F.  Hausen. 

NOVA  ACTA  ACADEMIC  CAES.  LEOP.-CAROL.  GERMANICS  NATUR/K 
CI/RIOSORUM,  Iv,  Halle,  1891.— New  gall  mites,*  Dr.  A.  Nalepa,  4  pis. 

BOLLETINO   DEI    MUSEI    DI    ZOOLOGIA  ED  ANATOMIA  COMPARATA  D.   R. 

UNIVERSITA  DI  TORINO,  No.  115,  March  9.  1892. — On  the  variability  of 
the  metasternal  apophysis  of  Dytiscus  i>iargina/is  L.,  A.  Griffini,  figs.— 
116,  March  15.  On  the  parasitism  of  a  larva  of  Aricia  in  a  Cant  bus,  Dr. 

E.  Giglio-Tos. — 117,    March   18.    A  new  genus  of  Syrphidae,   id.  — 118, 
March  24.    On  two  genera  of  Syrphidae  Rhopalosyrphus  and  Oinegasvr- 
p/ius,  id. 

ANALES  DE  LA  SOCIEDAD  CIENTIFICA  ARGENTINA,  xxxiii,  2,  3,  Buenos 
Ayres,  February,  March,  1892. — New  Hemiptera  of  the  Argentine  and 
Uruguayan  faunas  (cont.),*  Dr.  C.  Berg.  Argentine  Dipterology,  Syr- 
phidae (cont.),  F.  L.  Arribalzaga. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST,  London,  May,  1892.— Note  on  generic  characters 
in  the  Noctuidae,  J.  B.  Smith.  On  some  Macro-Lepidoptera  collected  at 
Rannoch  in  1891,  R.  Adkin.  Notes  on  British  Lepidoptera,  the  genus 
Melanippe  (cont.),  R.  South.  Preliminary  list  of  the  insect  fauna  of  Mid- 
dlesex (cont.),  T.  D.  A.  Cockerell.  Green  and  brown  pupce  of  Papilla, 

F.  \V.  Frohawk,  F.  P.  Bedford. 

BULLETIN  OF  THE  OHIO  AGRICULTURAL  EXPERIMENT  STATION  (2),  v, 
4,  Columbus,  Ohio,  April,  1892. — Insects  which  burrow  in  the  stem  of 
wheat,  F.  M.  Webster. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  MONTHLY  MAGAZINE,  London,  May,  1892.— Our 
Rush-feeding  Colcophuree*  }.  H.  \Yood.  Further  notes  on  l-lnf>ithecia 
extcnsaria,  G.  T.  Porritt.  On  a  new  Onthophilus  from  Mexico,  G.  Lewis. 
Annotated  list  of  British  Tachiniichi-  u-ont  ),  R.  H.  Meade.  The  butter- 
Hies  of  Rawal  Pindi  and  tin-  Murree  Hills,  Punjab  iomt.i,  N.  Manders. 
On  new  or  little-known  Coccidae,  chiefly  English-2,*  K.  NYwsteud,  i  |)1. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American. 
6** 


162  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June, 

SEVENTH  REPORT  on  the  injurious  and  other  insects  of  the  State  of 
New  York  by  J.  A.  Lintner,  Ph.D.,  State  Entomologist,  Albany,  1892. 
Pp.  200-404,  40  figs. 

BULLETIN  DE  LA  SOCIETE  VAUDOISE  DBS  SCIENCES  NATURELLES  (3), 
xxvii,  Lausanne,  February,  1892.— Origin  of  the  existing  Ant  fauna  of 
Europe,  C.  Emery. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ZOOLOGICAL  SOCIETY  OF  LONDON,  1891,  pt.  4, 
April  i,  1892.— On  the  Micro-Lepidoptera  of  the  West  Indies,  Lord  Wal- 
singham,  i  pi.  On  the  spiders  of  the  island  of  St.  Vincent,  E.  Simon,  i 
pi.  Descriptions  of  new  butterflies  collected  by  Mr.  F.  J.  Jackson,  F.  Z. 
S.,  in  British  East  Africa  during  his  recent  expedition,  II,  E.  M.  Sharpe, 
i  pi.  On  the  association  of  Gamasids*  with  Ants,  A.  D.  Michael,  2  pis. 

TRANSACTIONS  AND  PROCEEDINGS  AND  REPORT  OF  THE  ROYAL  SO- 
CIETY OF  SOUTH  AUSTRALIA,  xiv,  2,  Adelaide,  December,  1891.— Further 
notes  on  Australian  Coleoptera,  with  descriptions  of  new  genera  and 
species,  Rev.  T.  Blackburn. 


NEW  SPECIES  OF  NORTH  AMERICAN  INSECTS  DESCRIBED 
IN  THE  PRECEDING  LITERATURE. 


LEPIDOPTERA. 

Aegeria  armasata  Druce,  Ann.  Mag.  N.  H.  (6),  ix,  p.  275,  Ae.  mardia 
p.  275,  Melitta  beckeri  p.  276,  Durango,  Mex.  Metosamia  (n.  g.  Satur- 
niidae),  p.  276,  M.  godmani,  p.  277,  Oaxaca,  Mex.  Telca  aure/ia,  Phassits 
marcius,  p.  278,  Durango. 

Pyralidse:  Sericoplaga  n.  gen.  Warren,  Ann.  Mag.  N.  H.  (6),  ix,  p. 
295.  S.  externalis,  p.  296,  Tex. 

Anarta  besla,  Skinner  and  Mengel,  Proc.  Acad.  Phila.,  1892,  p.  158; 
Glancopteryx  immaciilata,  p.  159,  Greenland. 

Argynnis  oweni,  Edwards,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  105,  Cal.  A.  Cornelia, 
106,  Col. 

Teras  comandrana  Fernald,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  121,  Mass.,  Pa.,  Tex. 
Caccecia  magnoliana,  p.  121,  N.  Y.  Pyrausta  inagdalena,  p.  122,  Tex., 
Fla.  Coleophora  fletcherella,  p.  122,  Ont.,  N.  Y. 

Four  n.  gen.  8  n.  sp.  Pterophoridae,  4  n.  gen.  31  n.  sp.  Tineidas,  Wal- 
singham,  Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  Lond.,  1891,  pp.  492-549,  West  Indies. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  163 

DIPTERA. 

Sarcophaga  helicis  Townsend,  Psyche  vi,  p.  221,  Ohio.  -S".  imbicis 
Townsend,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  126,  S.  Dak. 

Exoprosopa  grata,  Coquillett,  Can.  £nt.  xxiv,  p.  124,  Cal.,  Wash. 
Geronfasciola,  p.  125;  G.  capax,  p.  126,  Cal. 

Camerania  n.  gen.  Syrphidte,  Giglio-Tos,  Bull.  Mus.  Zool.  Anat.  Com  p. 
Univ.  Torino,  No.  117,  for  Temnocera  megacephala?  Loew. 

Blepharipeza  rufescens  Townsend,  Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  xix,  p.  90, 
Md.  Hystricia  aldrichi,  p.  91,  S.  Dak.  Atropharista  n.  gen.  TachinidcC, 
p.  92;  A.  jurinoides,  p.  92,  S.  Dak.  Echinomyia  dakotensis,  p.  94,  S. 
Dak.  Tachinoinyia  n.  gen.  Tachinidae,  p.  96;  T.  robusfa,  p.  96. 

HYMENOPTERA. 

Eleven  n.  sp.  Halictus,  i  n.  sp.  Andrena,  i  n.  sp.  Ca/liopsis,  i  n.  sp. 
Melissodes,  Robertson,  Amer.  Nat.  xxvi,  pp.  267-274,  U.  S. 

Ceropales  cressoni  Fox,  Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  xix,  p.  58,  Neb.,  Wash. 

HEMIPTERA. 

Fourteen  n.  sp.  Phlepsius  Van  Duzee,  Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  xix,  pp. 
63-82,  U.  S. 

Dendrocorisfruticola  Bergroth,  Rev.  d'Ent.  x,  p.  228,  Fla. 

Gnathodus  imp  ictus,  abdominals,  Van  Duzee,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  113, 
N.  J.  Athysanus  comma,  p.  114,  la.;  A.  bico/or,  p.  114,  Kan.,  Miss.;  A. 
obtusus,  p.  115,  Miss.  Deltocephalusflavocostatus,  p.  116,  Miss. 

COLEOPTERA. 

Isonychus  prasinus  Nonfried,  Berl.  Ent.  Zeit.  xxxvi,  p.  223;  Ceraspis 
elegans,  p.  223;  C.  imitatrix,  p.  224;  Epectinaspis  hondnrce,  p.  231; 
Phyllopertha  latitarsis,  p.  233;  P.  sericeo-micans,  p.  233,  Honduras. 

Isclialia  vancouverensis  Harrington,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  132,  Yanc.  Is. 

Onthophilus  julii  Lewis,  Ent.  Mo.  Mag.  (2),  II,  p.  124,  Mex. 

ARANEINA. 

One  hundred  and  fourteen  n.  sp.,  Banks,  Proc.  Acad.  Nat.  Sci.  Phila., 
1892,  pp.  11-81,  5  pis. 

Drexelia  n.  gen.  for  Epeira  dirccta  Hentz,  McCook,  id.,  p.  127. 

Fourteen  n.  gen.  31  n.  sp.  Simon,  Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  Loud.  1891,  pp.  549- 
575,  St.  Vincent. 


164  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [June, 

Doings  of   Societies. 


A  MEETING  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION  OF  THE  ACADEMY  OF 
NATURAL  SCIENCES  OF  PHILADELPHIA  was  held  April  28th  Meeting: 
called  to  order  at  8.20  p.  M.  In  the  absence  of  the  director  Mr.  James 
Ridings  was  called  to  preside.  Members  present:  Ridings,  G.  B.  Cresson. 
Liebeck,  Skinner,  Laurent.  Associates:  Calvert,  Fox,  Dr.  Castle.  Mr. 
Henry  Bird,  of  Rye,  N.  Y.,  presented  two  specimens  of  Gortyna  itiqucs- 
.?//<?.  Four  specimens  of  Hymenoptera  were  presented  by  Mrs.  Annie 
Trurnbull  Slosson,  including  an  undescribed  species  from  Florida.  Mr. 
Calvert  presented  a  paper  for  publication  in  the  "Transactions"  of  the 
American  Entomological  Society,  which  refers  to  material  (Odonata)  col- 
lected by  the  U.  S.  Eclipse  Expedition  to  the  Congo  and  by  Dr.  W.  L. 
Abbott  at  Zanzibar  and  in  the  Kalimanjaro  region.  Inasmuch  as  the  paper, 
in  its  entirety  presented  to  the  U.  S.  National  Museum  for  publication, 
would  be  long  in  coming  out  he  had,  by  permission  from  Dr.  Riley,  pre- 
sented an  abstract  to  night.  Mr.  Calvert  reviewed  the  contents  of  the 
paper  and  made  drawings  on  the  black-board  to  illustrate  points  in  the 
neuration  of  the  old  world  genus  Orthetrum.  The  characters  of  some  of 
the  species  were  dwelt  on  at  length.  Mr.  Calvert  also  exhibited  a  speci- 
men of  Pantala  hymencza  Say,  which  had  been  obtained  from  Mr.  C.  \V. 
Johnson,  to  whom  it  had  been  presented  by  Mr.  H.  D.  Coyle,  a  park  guard. 

who  had  captured  it  in  Fairmount  Park. 

HENRY  SKINNER,  Recorder. 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY  OF  WASHINGTON. — The  seventy-ninth  reg- 
ular meeting  was  held  March  3,  1892,  at  the  residence  of  Mr.  E.  A. 
Schwarz.  Mr.  Wm.  Ross  Harris,  of  Texas,  was  elected  a  corresponding 
member  of  the  Society.  Dr.  Stiles  gave  a  talk  on  the  "  Histology  of 
Ticks."  He  made  some  blackboard  sketches  and  exhibited  a  number 
of  slides  illustrating  the  subject.  He  dwelt  especially  on  the  cuticular 
tissue,  alimentary  canal,  stigma,  excretory  organs  and  glands  of  the  head. 
Discussed  by  Dr.  Marx.  Dr.  Theo.  Gill  presented  a  paper  on  "The 
Larva  of  Insects  as  an  intercalated  Stage."  He  quoted  and  criticised 
certain  statements  in  Agassiz,  "Class,  of  Animals  from  Embry.  Data." 
From  these  criticisms  he  argued  to  show  that  the  larva  of  insects  was  an 
added  or  intercalated  stage.  He  had  prepared  a  table  giving  the  distri- 
bution of  fossil  insects.  This  showed  that  the  Orthopteroid,  Neuropteroid, 
Hemipteroid  and  Coleopteroid  insects  were  not  only  the  insects  of  the 
PaUeozoic,  but  also  the  prevailing  insect  types  of  the  Mesozoic  age.  The 
I  >iptera,  Lepidoptera  and  Hymenoptera,  which  have  a  larva  or  caterpillar 
stage,  were  later  developments.  Discussed  by  Messrs.  . \shmead,  Banks 
and  Gill.  NATHAN  HANKS,  A'< •,»;-<//;/<,'  St-cirtary. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  for  May,  was  mailed  May  2,  1892. 


ENT.  NEWS,  Vol.  III. 


PI.  VI. 


GLOVERIA  ARIZONENSIS  Pack. 
CALOSATURNIA  MENDOCINO  Behr. 

ClTHERONIA  SEPULCRALIS  G.  &  R. 


COSSUS  BRUCEI  French. 

HYPERCHIRIA  zEPHYRiAGrt. 
HYPERCHIRIA  PAMINA  N 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 

AND 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION, 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

VOL.  in.  SEPTEMBER,   1892.  No.  7. 


CONTENTS: 


Townsend— Some   Deformities    in    the  1  Dyar.— Preparatory  stages  of  P.  errans  175 

Abdominal  Segments  of  Tachinidse  166  Townsend— Note  on  Trichobiusdugesrt  177 

Dyar— A  new  Gluphisia 168  Editorial....  i->> 

Harvey — A  new  Symnthurus 169  Notes  and  News oo 

Fox— Description  of  Fossorial  Hymen.  170  Economic  Entomology 


Smith— Elementary  Entomology 172 

Skinner.— A  new  species  of  Pamphila...  174 


Entomological  Literature 183 

Doings  of  Societies : igo> 


OUR  picture  this  month  represents  some  rare  moths  generously 
loaned  for  illustration  from  the  fine  collection  of  I.  C.  Martindale, 
Esq.  The  negative  was  kindly  made  for  the  NEWS  by  Dr.  \V. 
D.  Robinson,  of  Philadelphia.  Glorcria  arizonensis  is  a  -ray 
moth,  and  its  name  indicates  its  home.  Calosaturnia  mcndocino 
is  fqom  California;  the  primaries  are  dark  smoky-brown,  and  the 
inferiors  tawny,  with  a  black  band  as  shown  in  figure.  Cithcronia 
sepulcralis  is  found  from  Pennsylvania  southward;  the  primaries 
are  dove  color,  and  the  secondaries  are  same  color,  but  lighter, 
and  the  markings  are  wine  color.  COSSHS  brucri,  irom  Colorado, 
is  white  with  black  lines.  Hypcrchiria  -j'-p/ivrid  is  Irom  .\Yw 
Mexico,  and  was  discovered  by  Prof.  F.  PI.  Snow.  The  \\hite 
line  across  the  primaries  is  quite  characteristic.  ffv/>cir/iii-ia 
paniiiia  is  readily  distinguished  by  its  pale  color;  it  is  a  very 
pretty  species.  The  NK\VS  hopes  to  publish  figures  of  moths,  as 
there  is  such  a  demand  for  figures  in  the  Heterocera.  As  the 
methods  improve  we  will  descend  in  the  scale  and  study  the 
smaller  species.  The  figures  on  plate  are  somewhat  smaller  than 
the  normal  si/c  of  the  insects/ — KD. 


166  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [September, 

Some  Deformities  in  the  Abdominal  Segments  of  Tachinidae. 

By  C.   H.  TYLER  TOWNSEND. 

In  the  examination  of  material  in  the  Tachinidae,  I  have  run 
across  several  cases  of  deformity  in  the  abdominal  segments, 
which  are  worthy  of  being  placed  on  record  as  a  contribution  to 
the  subject.  Four  specimens,  belonging  to  as  many  different 
species  and  genera,  are  noticed  below. 

Echinomyia  thomsoni  Will. — A  9  ,  taken  June  8th,  Las  Cruces, 
N.  M.,  exhibits  the  following  peculiarities  :  The  first  segment  is 
normal;  the  right  half  of  the  second  segment  is  quite  normal, 
but  the  left  half  is  very  considerably  lengthened  and  joins  the 
fourth  segment  for  nearly  one-third  of  its  width,  crowding  out 
the  third  segment  entirely  on  that  side  ;  the  third  segment  is 
represented  by  about  two-thirds  of  that  segment  on  the  right 
side  above,  and  about  one-half  of  the  segment  below;  the  fourth 
or  anal  segment  is  but  slightly  lengthened  on  its  left  one-third. 
Thus  the  abdomen  appears  drawn  up  on  the  left  side,  the  anal 
segment  being  set  on  to  the  second,  on  the  left,  at  an  acute  angle 
to  supply  the  deficiency  in  the  third  segment.  None  of  the 
macrochaetae  belonging  to  the  third  segment  are  present  at  the 
suture  between  the  second  and  fourth  segments,  and  this  suture 
is  abnormally  deep  and  wide,  and  presents  the  appearance  of  a 
scar. 

Hyphantrophaga  hyphantricz  Twns. — A  2  ,  bred  from  Hyphan- 
tria  cunea,  issued  August  25th,  Las  Cruces,  N.  M.,  presents  a 
more  peculiar  deformity.  In  this  specimen  the  abdomen  is  drawn 
up  on  the  right  side;  the  first  segment  is  somewhat  lengthened 
and  bulging  behind  on  the  right  side,  making  the  suture  between 
the  first  and  second  segments  sinuate:  the  second  and  third  seg- 
ments are  separated  by  a  suture  on  the  left  side  extending  hardly 
to  the  median  line,  while  on  the  right  they  are  merged  into  a 
single  long  segment  about  two-thirds  the  normal  length  of  thr 
two;  the  anal  segment  is  quite  normal  in  its  proportions,  but 
points  a  little  to  the  right  in  consequence  of  that  side  of  the  ab- 
domen being  shortened.  The  normal  hind  marginal  macrochaetae 
of  the  second  and  third  segments  are  wholly  wanting  on  the  right 
side.  The  ventral  portion  presents  the  same  appearance. 

Clytia  flava  Twns. — A  S,  from  S.  Illinois  (Robertson),  ex- 
hibits a  still  more  marked  deformity.  The  second  segment  seems 


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to  be  split  diagonally  by  an  abnormal  suture  running  from  the 
left  anterior  corner  to  the  right  posterior  one;  a  blind  suture  on 
the  right  side  occupies  nearly  the  place  of  the  normal  one  between 
the  first  and  second  segments,  while  a  similar  suture  on  the  left 
side  occupies  the  position  of  the  normal  one  between  the  second 
and  third  segments;  these  two  sutures  reach  only  to  -the  median 
line  and  there  disappear;  the  anal  segment  is  quite  normal  in 
form,  but  is  somewhat  inclined  toward  the  right,  as  the  posterior 
margin  of  what  should  normally  constitute  the  third  segment  is  a 
little  oblique  to  the  median  line  and  is  inclined  anteriorly  on  the 
right.  There  is  no  special  abnormal  feature  in  the  disposition  of 
the  macrochaetae,  except  that  the  normal  median  marginal  pair 
of  the  second  segment  is  obsolete  and  that  of  the  first  segment 
nearly  so.  The  ventral  portion  does  not  share  the  deformity  to 
such  a  degree  as  the  dorsal.  This  specimen  shows  an  inclination 
toward  either  an  absorption  of  one  abdominal  segment,  or  the 
acquisition  of  a  fifth  one. 

Eustomatodexia  insulensis  Twns.  ms. — A  £  ,  from  Jamaica  (C.  \ 
\Y.  Johnson),  May,  shows  the  following  peculiarities:  The  first 
segment'  is  lengthened  by  one-fourth  on  the  right  half,  where  it 
joins  the  right  side  of  the  third  segment,  its  posterior  suture 
being  sinuate;  only  the  left  half  of  the  second  segment  is  present, 
extending  to  and  including  the  median  line,  its  anterior  and  pos- 
terior sutures  uniting  in  a  curve  on  the  median  line;  the  right 
side  of  the  third  segment  is  lengthened  by  one-third,  which  still 
leaves  the  right  side  of  the  abdomen  somewhat  shortened  or 
drawn  up,  on  account  of  the  absence  of  the  second  segment  on 
that  side;  the  fourth  or  anal  segment  is  normal.  The  venter 
agrees  with  the  dorsum;  the  macrochueUt  on  hind  mar-ins  of  last 
two  segments  are  normal;  the  normal  lateral  marginal  one  on  each 
side  of  first  segment  is  present;  the  Literal  marginal  pair  of  the 
second  segment  is  present  only  on  the  lett  side,  while  the  normal 
median  marginal  pair  is  represented  by  a  Mn^le  macrochaeta. 

The  last  mentioned  individual  is  a  d<\\iid.  In  all  of  the><-  spe- 
cies the  normal  number  of  abdominal  segments  is  lour.  I  have 
referred  to  the  antero -posterior  diameter  ot  the  M  -nients  as  the 
length,  although  it  is  the  lesser  diameter. 

In  all  probability  the  deformities  above  described  were  due  to 
injuries  received  in  the  larval,  not  in  the  pupal  >tate. 


168  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [September, 

A  new  GLUPHISIA  from  the  Pacific  coast. 

By  HARRISON  G.  DYAR. 

Gluphisia  quinquelinea  n.  sp.  <$. — Head  and  thorax  dark  gray  without 
marks.  Abdomen  and  legs  paler  gray;  fore  wings  even  gray,  not  quite 
as  dark  as  thorax,  black  and  whitish  scales  and  hairs  mixed,  not  anywhere 
distinctly  irrorate.  A  space  at  the  base  between  median  and  internal 
veins,  for  a  short  distance  on  both  sides  of  the  basal  line,  as  well  as  the 
lower  half  of  median  space  is  shaded  with  an  obscure  flesh-colored  tint. 
Basal  line  black,  starting  on  costa  2  mm.  from  base,  strongly  inwardly 
dentate  on  subcostal,  thence  proceeding  straight  towards  internal  margin, 
slightly  widened  and  marked  with  a  few  bluish  metallic  scales  on  subme- 
dian.fold,  but  ending  at  internal  vein;  transverse  anterior  line  black, 
rather  broad,  nearly  straight  from  costa  to  internal  margin,  arcuated  in- 
wards a  little  across  internal  vein;  median  line  blackish,  rather  obscure, 
parallel  with  t.  a.  line  slightly  undulate  and  diffuse  centrally;  transverse 
posterior  line  black,  nearly  straight  from  costa  to  internal  margin,  slightly 
undulate  and  inwardly  produced  on  submedian  fold.  It  is  slightly  oblique 
to  the  median  line,  starting  from  the  costa  at  2  mm.  distance  from  it,  and 
nearly  joining  it  at  internal  margin.  The  t.  a.  median  and  t.  p.  lines  are 
each  marked  with  a  few  bluish  metallic  scales  in  the  submedian  interspace; 
subterminal  line  black,  broken  by  the  gray  veins,  outwardly  arcuate  from 
costa  to  vein  5  and  again  from  vein  5  to  vein  2,  then  straight  to  anal  an- 
gle; fringe  gray,  faintly  spotted  with  blackish.  Secondaries  pale  gray, 
whitish  at  base,  shading  into  blackish  at  anal  angle.  Below  uniform 
whitish  gray,  darker  on  the  costa  of  fore  wings.  Expanse  31  mm. 

Described  from  one  male,  Portland,  Oreg.  A  table  to  separate 
the. American  species  of  Ghiphisia  will  appear  later  in  "  Psyche." 


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A  Local  List  of  the  Genus  CATOCALA. 

By  GEO.  A.  EHRMAN,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

The  genus  Catocala  is  well  represented  in  western  Pennsylvania 
as  the  following  list  will  show.  I  have  taken  all  the  species  and 
varieties  quoted,  during  the  last  twelve  years  of  my  entomological 
labors.  Prof.  John  B.  Smith  has  listed  seventy-eight  species 
apart  from  the  varieties  that  are  found  in  Boreal  America.  Of 
his  list  I  have  taken  thirty-two  species  in  Allegheny  Count}-,  Pa., 
not  mentioning  numberless  variations. 

CATOCALA. 

nubilisJt\\)\\. ,  common;  gracilis  Eclw.,  rare;  in  inn  fa  Ed\v.,  rare; 
grynea  Cram.,  rare;   cerogama  Gn.,   rare;    nltronia  Hbn.,   rare; 


I«92-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  169 

cocci nata  Grt.,  rare;  ilia  Cram.,  common;  parta  Gn.,  common; 
unijuga  Walk.,  rare;  briscis  Ed\v.,  rare;  concnmbcns  Walk., 
rare;  caraGn..,  common;  amatri.v  Hbn.,  rare;  tristis  Eclvv.,  rare; 
epione  Dru.,  common;  antinywpha  Hbn.,  rare;  serena  Ed\v., 
common;  habilis  Grt.,  common;  innubens  Gn.,  common;  v.  C, 
scintillans  G.  &  R.,  rare;  paleogama  Gn.,  common;  v.  A,  pha- 
langa  Grt.,  rare;  neogama  S.  &  A.,  common;  snbnata  Grt., 
common;  piatrix  Grt.,  rare;  nebnlosa  Edw.,  rare;  Judith  Strk., 
rare;  robinsonii  Grt. ,  rare;  mVrfo  Grt.,  rare;  v.  A,  flebilis  Grt., 
rare;  vidua  S.  &  A.,  rare:  lacryinosa  Gn.,  rare;  v.  D,  paulina 
H.  Edw.,  rare;  insolabilis  Gn.,  rare;  obscura  Strk.,  common; 
v.  A,  residua  Grt.,  rare. 

I  have  followed  in  the  footsteps  of  Prof.  John  B.  Smith  for  my 
classification  of  this  list,  and  no  matter  how  much  I  dislike  the 
system  of  his  Rhopalocera,  I  find  his  system  for  the  Heterocera 
is  the  best  that  we  ever  have  had  for  the  American  student  up  to 
the  present  time. 


A  NEW  SMYNTHURUS. 

By  F.  L.  HARVEY,  Orono,  Me. 

Smynthurus  6-maculata  n.  sp.— Deep  blue-black,  with  four  conspicuous 
enamel-white  spots  on  the  body  and  two  smaller  ones  between  the  eyes, 
located  as  shown  in  the  cut.  The  posterior  pair  of  spots  on  the  body 
largest,  both  pairs  on  the  body  somewhat  renifbrm  in  outline  with  the 
sinuses  on  the  dorsal  side.  Antenna;  and  le^s  paler,  shaded  with  purple. 

Eye  patches  conspicuous  and  darker  than 
the  coloring  of  the  head.  Head  broader 
than  lout;-,  nearly  in  the  ratio  of  3:2.  Body 
broad  behind,  where  the  breadth  about 
equals  the  length,  abruptly  narrowing 
from  the  broadest  part  to  the  last  seg- 
ments. Ant'-niKe  slender,  nearly  t\\o- 
thirds  tin-  length  of  the  body  and  head. 
The  joints  in  the  ratio  of  2:3:4:8,  and  el- 
bowed  between  the  third  and  fourth.  The 
terminal  segment  composed  of  about  nine 
subjoints.  Elater  Ion-,  slender,  the 
bran<-|ies  i  if  the  fork  widely  spr'-.ulinu;, 

second  and  third  joints  equal,  the  terminal  segment  i-oiiira',  slender  and 
ending  in  a  point.     Legs  rather  Ion;;  and  stout;  claws  lar_ 

Measurements.— TO\A\  length  .7 — i  mm.  Parts  of  a  full  grown  specimen 
about  as  follows:  head  .2  mm.  IOHL;,  .3  mm.  broad;  antenna-,  h  mm.;  ratio 


ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [September, 

of  segments  2:3:4-8;  body  .8  x  .8  mm.;  spring  .45  mm.;  second  and  third 
segments  each  .16  mm.;  largest  white  spot  on  body  about  .18  mm.,  or 
nearly  one-fifth  the  body  and  head. 

Hab. — Orono,  Me.,  July,  August  and  September,  1891,  F.  L. 
Harvey.  Under  bark  on  stumps  and  on  herbage  in  the  woods. 
Several  specimens  examined.  One  specimen  was  taken  July  7, 
1891,  with  Papints  mannoratus  Pack,  under  the  loose  bark  of  a 
fir  tree  stump.  During  July,  August  and  September,  they  were 
occasionally  seen  upon  grass  and  other  plants  in  the  woods. 
The  accompanying  cut  was  drawn  for  the  writer  from  live  speci- 
mens by  Mr.  J.  H.  Emerton,  Boston.  It  shows  the  insect  mag- 
nified about  thirty  times  and  a  little  too  broad,  due  to  compression 
necessary  to  hold  it  still  while  drawing. 

This  species  is  apparently  related  to  6".  quadrimaculata  Ryder 
(Proc.  Acad.  Nat.  Sci.  Phila.,  1878,  p.  335),  but  differs  in  the 
larger  size,  broader  body,  purplish  color  and  white  spots  between 
the  eyes.  The  dark  blue-black  color  of  the  body,  cleared  by 
balsam,  appears  decidedly  purple,  while  the  antennae  and  legs  are 
pale  purple  naturally.  This  form  is  rather  sluggish,  but  jumps 
well  when  disturbed.  A  beautiful  species,  not  easily  detected 
because  of  its  small  size  and  dark  color. 


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Description  of  four  new  species  of  Fossorial  Hymenoptera 

from  California. 

By  WILLIAM  J.  Fox,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Sphex  (Priononyx)  ferruginous  n.  sp.  ?. — Ferruginous;  tips  of  mandi- 
bles, ocellar  region,  antennae,  except  joints  one,  two  and  basal  half  of 
third  and  two  longitudinal  marks  on  metanotum  black;  front,  face,  clypeus 
and  the  thorax  densely  covered  with  bright  silver)'  pubescence.  Wings 
hyaline,  nervures  brownish;  clypeus  strongly  convex,  its  anterior  margin 
rounded,  entire;  inner  eye  margins  distinctly  converging  towards  the  cly- 
peus; frontal  furrow  strong,  beginning  from  a  depression  before  the  ante- 
rior ocellus;  scape  of  antenna;  long,  but  much  shorter  than  first  joint  of 
flagellum,  this  latter  a  little  longer  than  the  two  following  ones  united, 
these  joints  in  length  about  equal;  prothorax  above  very  broad  and  (-mi- 
vex,  not  impressed;  dorsulum  with  two  parallel,  raised,  smooth,  broad 
ridges,  which  extend  from  base  almost  to  apex;  srutellum  strongly  and 
widely  furrowed  medially,  having  the  appearance  of  being  bituberculate; 
metanotum  obliquely  striated,  the  stria-  are  only  seen  where  the  inetaiiotum 
is  Mack,  being  covered  by  the  silvery  pubescence  elsewhere;  first  recur- 
rent nervure  received  by  the  first  submarginal  cell  a  little  before  the  apex 


I.Sg2.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEW.-.  IJI 

the  second  recurrent  nervure  interstitial;  third  submarginal  cell  much 
narrowed  at  the  top;  petiole  nearly  as  long  as  joints  i  and  2  of  hind  tarsi 
and  slightly  curved;  all  the  tibia:  and  tarsi  spinose,  the  anterior  tarsi 
ciliated  with  abundant,  fine,  whitish  bristles  on  the  outer  side,  the  inner 
side  of  first  joint  with  several  stronger,  but  shorter  bristles,  the  femora 
and  tibiae  sparsely  clothed  with  long,  pale  hairs;  longer  spur  of  hind  tibia; 
within  on  the  apical  half  with  several  blunt  spines,  the  basal  half  with 
close-set  bristles.  Length  19  mm. 

Described  from  one  specimen,  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  ( D.  \Y.  Co- 
quillett).  The  U.  S.  National  Museum  collection  contains  six 
other  specimens  of  this  species. 

Pseudagenia  Blaisdelli  n.  sp.  9-— Ferruginous;  ocellar  region  black; 
clypeus  convex,  the  anterior  margin  slightly  incurved;  frontal  furrow  dis- 
tinct, though  not  strong;  space  between  eyes  at  top  and  beneath  about 
equal,  if  anything  wider  at  the  bottom;  first  joint  of  flagellum  less  than 
one-third  longer  than  the  second,  this  latter  about  one-filth  longer  than 
the  third;  inner  eye  margins  strongly  incurved;  ocelli  rather  small;  poste- 
rior margin  of  prothorax  slightly  angular,  scutellum  with  a  feeble,  longi- 
tudinal, raised  line,  medially;  metathorax  rounded  behind.  Wings  sub- 
fuscous,  the  apical  margins  darker,  first  recurrent  nervure  received  by  the 
second  submarginal  cell  at  the  middle,  the  second  recurrent  nervure  is 
received  by  the  third  submarginal  cell  a  little  beyond  the  middle;  third 
submarginal  cell  narrowed  nearly  one-half  at  the  top;  the  medial  and 
posterior  tibia;  very  feebly  spinose;  posterior  tarsi  very  long,  the  first  two 
joints  united  being  as  long,  or  a  little  longer  than  the  hind  tibia,-;  longer 
spur  of  hind  tibia;  about  one-third  as  long  as  the  first  joint  of  hind  tarsi; 
the  claws  armed  with  a  strong  basal  tooth.  Abdomen  with  a  sparse, 
sericeous  pile.  Length  9 — 10  mm. 

San  Diego,  Cal.,  Aug.  23,  1891,  sent  me  by  Dr.  F.  E.  Blais- 
dell,  of  Coranado,  to  whom  I  take  pleasure  in  dedicating  this 
pretty  species.  There  are  other  examples  in  the  collections  <>f 
the  Amer.  Ent.  Soc.  and  the  U.  S.  Xat.  Museum.  It  is  related 
to  Pseud,  mclanoccphala  Cam.  from  Mexico. 

PlanicepS  planatllS  n.  sp.  .'.'  . — Hlack  with  bluish  and  purplish  n-lk-ctioiis; 
clypeus  planate,  shining,  with  a  few  scattered  punctures,  its  anterior  mar- 
gin truncate  medially,  the  sides  rounded;  behind  the  antenna-  there  is  a 
short,  longitudinal,  dimple-like  impression;  antenna-  situated  in  two  strong 
excavations;  the  clypeus  produced  back  between  these  excavations;  s< 
shining,  the  remainder  of  the  antenna'  opaque,  first  joint  of  llagelhnn 
about  one-fifth  longer  than  the  second,  narn  wed  to  the  base ;  when  viewed 
from  the  front  tin-  occiput  i--  depressed  medially;  mandibles  reddish,  pos- 
terior margin  of  prothorax  subarruate,  nearly  transverse;  ni'-tailiorax 
with  a  slight  trace  of  an  impressed  line  ..n  upper  suiii  e,  the 


172  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [September, 

face  with  strong,  transverse  folds,  which  become  obsolete  medially;  suture 
between  meso-  and  metapleune  marked  by  small  fovece;  last  dorsal  and 
ventral  segments  with  long,  black  hairs.  Legs  black,  the  tibiae  and  tarsi 
more  or  less  armed  with  distinct  spines;  the  anterior  tibiae  and  tarsi 
clothed  with  a  sericeous  pile;  tarsal  claws  armed  with  a  large,  acute  tooth 
at  base.  Wings  very  dark,  with  a  slight  violaceous  reflection,  apical 
margins  darker.  Length  14  mm. 

Two  specimens;  San  Diego,  Cal.  (Blaisdell)  Related  to  P. 
Icevifrons  Cr.  and  P.  vicinus  Cr.  The  fact  of  this  species  having 
three  submarginal  cells  would  place  it  in  Parapompilus  Cress, 
(non  Smith),  which  is  but  a  section  of  Planiceps.  Parapompilus 
Sm.  has  the  wings  much  abbreviated. 

Sphaerophthalma  anthraciua  n.  sp..J\ — Entirely  black,  densely  clothed 
with  long,  black  pubescence.  Head  strongly  punctured;  scape  clothed 
with  black  pubescence;  thorax  strongly  punctured,  the  metathorax  with 
very  large  punctures  or  pits,  with  the  pubescence  sparser.  Wings  strongly 
fuscous,  with  three  submarginal  cells,  the  third  of  which  has  the  outer 
nervure  angulate.  Abdomen  strongly  punctured;  first  abdominal  segment 
sessile  with  the  second.  Length  9  mm. 

Two  specimens;  San  Diego,  Cal.  (Blaisdell)  This  is  our  only 
species  that  is  entirely  black. 


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ELEMENTARY   ENTOMOLOGY. 

LEPIDOPTERA-HETEROCERA  (Moths). 
By  Prof.  JOHN  B.   SMITH,   New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

The  Agaristidae,  as  they  are  represented  in  our  fauna  are  rather 
unsatisfactorily  denned,  and  the  position  of  Eudryas  and  allies  is 
not  settled.  Good  authorities  have  referred  these  forms  to  the 
Bombyces  or  Noctuidse,  and  tl*e  characters  allying  Eudryas  to 
Alypia  are  in  the  larva  rather  than  the  imago  state.  Species  of 
Alypia  are  found  in  all  parts  of  our  country  and  the  family  char- 
acters are  drawn  from  this  genus.  The  antennae  are  slender, 
thickened  beyond  the  middle  and  then  gradually  drawn  out  to  a 
point.  The  body  is  moderate  in  size,  the  head  rather  small,  with 
.1  pointed  front;  ocelli  present,  palpi  distinct.  The  primaries  are 
12-veined,  the  internal  (v.  i)  simple,  not  forked  at  base,  ^,  4  and 
5  rather  close  together  from  the  end  of  the  median;  6  to  10  sur- 
rounding or  out  of  an  accessory  cell  at  the  tip  of  the  subcostal. 
This  is  almost  exactly  as  in  the  Noctuida-  save  that  the  internal 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  173 

vein  in  the  latter  family  is  forked  at  base.  The  secondaries  have 
eight  veins,  the  two  internal  veins  counting  as  one,  vein  5  is  almost 
midway  between  4  and  6,  and  the  costal  in  out  of  the  subcostal  a 
short  distance  from  the  base.  The  venation  of  the  secondaries 
is  Bombycid  rather  than  Noctuid  in  character.  The  antennal 
structure  is  the  best  and  most  obviou>  character.  The  species 
strictly  belonging  to  this  family  are  usually  black  in  color  with 
white  or  yellow  spots  or  blotches  and  often  irrorate  with  blue 
scales.  They  fly  by  day  as  a  rule,  and  our  common  eastern  spe- 

J  J  J  J 

cies  is,  as  a  larva,  quite  destructive  to  grape. 

The  Syntomidae  are  poorly  represented  in  our  fauna,  but  are 
rich  in  genera  and  species  in  the  tropics  of  both  hemispheres. 
They  are  rather  small  insects  with  filiform  antennae,  ocelli  some- 
times absent,  but  more  usually  present,  body  usually  stout,  pri- 
maries large  and  secondaries  usually  proportionately  small.  The 
secondaries  have  only  one  internal  vein  and  lack  the  costal  vein 

J 

altogether.  There  are  never  more  than  seven  veins  all  told  and 
sometimes  only  four.  The  primaries  have  one  internal  vein; 
veins  2  to  5  are  quite  widely  separated,  veins  7  to  10  from  one 
stalk  and  crowded  together  close  to  the  apex.  Most  of  the  genera 
are  found  only  in  the  southern  part  of  our  country,  but  Lyco- 
morfyha,  which  is  an  aberrant  member  of  tin-  family,  extends  into 
Canada.  Our  common  species  is  L.  pholus.  and  has  the  wings 
yellow  at  base  and  black  toward  the  tip.  Though  this  species 
belongs,  structurally,  to  the  Syntomidar,  it  gives  but  a  very  feeble 
idea  of  the  beautiful  forms  that  are  allied  to  it  in  more  congenial 
climes.  Often  the  wings  are  transparent  or  nearly  so,  and  bright, 
even  striking  colors  abound.  Odd  and  interesting  structural 
modifications  are  common,  and  one  of  these  I  have  described  in 
volume  i  of  "  Entomologica  Americana,"  where  will  be  found  a 
complete  study  of  Cosmosoma  omphale. 

The  Pyromorphidae  are  moderate  or  small-sized  insects,  often 
with  thinly  scaled  semi-transparent  win-.->,  lender  body  and  fili- 
form antenna-,  which  in  the  male  are  olten  lengthily  pectinated. 
The  head  is  small  but  distinct,  and  the  ocelli  are  large  and  promi- 
nent. The  venation  is  distinctive.  <  >:i  the  primaries  then-  are 
two  inner  or  free  veins,  and  on  the  secondaries  there  are  three 
such  veins.  The  costal  vein  of  the  secondari«-^  is  wanting,  making 
a  combination  not  parallel*  d  in  any  other  family.  The  >pi 
are  rare  as  a  rule,  and  are  mo>tlv  southern  or  southwestern,  a 


i;4  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [September, 

few  only  extending1  to   the  New   England    States.       Harrisina 

J  O  ij  g 

americana  is  the  most  common  and  best  known  species,  and  dif- 
fers from  the  typical  genus  in  the  much  narrower  wings.  Black 
colors  with  reddish  or  yellowish  shades  basally  and  on  the  collar 
predominate  in  this  family. 

The  Ctenuchidas  contain  species  of  larger  size  making  a  very 
distinct  step  toward  the  Lithosiidae.  In  external  appearance  and 
habitus  they  are  very  like  the  Pyromorphidae,  Scepsis  having 
almost  precisely  the  form  of  Harrisina,  and  in  this  family  the 
male  antennae  are  also  lengthily  pectinated.  But  the  venation  is 
entirely  different,  the  primaries  having  only  one,  the  secondaries 
only  two  internal  of  free  veins.  The  secondaries  yet  lack  the 
costal  vein.  The  species  of  this  family  are  represented  in  all 
parts  of  our  territory  and  some  of  them  are  locally  common. 
Ctenucha  virginica  and  Scepsis  fithicollis  are  of  our  best  known 
eastern  species. 

All  the  families  mentioned  in  this  paper  were  formerly  included 
under  the  term  Zygaenidae.  A  more  detailed  statement  of  char- 
acters, with  figures  illustrating  the  same,  can  be  found  in  the 
Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  xii,  p.  77. 


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A  NEW  SPECIES  OF  PAMPHILA. 

By  HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 

Pamphila errans n.  sp.  £  . — Expands  i%  inches  (being  the  dis- 
tance from  the  middle  of  thorax  to  tip  of  one  wing,  doubled); 
female  a  little  more;  upperside  dark  brown;  superiors  have  two 
small  yellowish  spots  on  the  costal  nervures  about  one-third  the 
distance  from  tip  to  thorax,  and  an  interrupted  row  of  four  spots 
of  the  same  color  on  an  imaginary  line  running  from  the  tip  to  near 
the  middle  of  the  interior  margin;  the  uppermost  of  these  is  a 
mere  dot,  and  is  situated  at  end  of  discoidal,  just  below  the  point 
of  cell.  The  second  is  wedge  shaped  with  the  point  of  wedge 
inward,  and  is  at  the  junction  of  two  nervures  running  into  a 
point  at  the  discoidal  cell.  The  third  spot  is  nearly  quadrate 
and  larger  than  the  other  two.  The  fourth  is  resting  on  the  sub- 
median  nervure  and  is  nearly  a  rectangle.  The  fringes  are  yel- 
lowish white,  darker  towards  the  tips.  Interiors  are  immaculate, 
with  the  inner  two-thirds  covered  by  long  hairs  of  a  lighter  shade; 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  175 

underside  is  considerably  lighter  in  color,  and  the  neuration  is 
yellowish  and  quite  distinct.  The  spots  on  the  superiors  are  the 
counterpart  of  those  above,  except  that  there  are  two  small  spots 
instead  of  the  first  one  of  the  row  above.  The  inferiors  have 
three  spots  of  same  color,  the  first  in  the  third  subcostal  space; 
the  second  in  the  fourth  subcostal  space,  and  the  third  in  the  first 
median  interspace.  Fringes  of  superiors  dark,  and  oi  interiors 
same  as  above.  Body  and  antennae  above  dark  brown;  below 
body,  palpi  and  antennae  yellowish,  with  a  dark  stripe  down  the 
centre  of  the  abdomen. 

The  species  above  is  almost  the  exact  counterpart  of  ocola  Edw. 
but  smaller,  and  below  is  very  close  to  panoquin  and  panoquin- 
oides.  I  have  specimens  from  California  received  from  Mr.  H. 
G.  Dyar  and  Dr.  Blaisdell,  and  also  specimens  from  Texas. 


PREPARATORY  STAGES  OF  PAMPHILA  ERRANS  Skinner. 

By  HARRISON  G.  DYAR. 

Egg. — Elliptic-oval,  flattened  at  base,  a  round,  slightly  de- 
pressed spot  on  vertex.  Smooth,  slightly  shiny,  sordid  white, 
more  distinctly  white  on  top  and  in  several  obscure  vertical 
streaks  on  the  sides;  under  the  microscope  covered  with  little 
regular  raised  reticulations,  becoming  less  distinct  at  the  micro- 
pyle.  Diameter  .8  mm.  Laid  singly  on  the  upperside  near  the 
base  of  a  blade  of  the  food-plant. 

First  lamtl  stage. — Head  rounded  triangular,  nearly  pointed 
at  vertex,  which  surpasses  the  body,  lobes  not  separate:  smooth, 
dark  brown,  blackish  in  front;  a  small,  indistinct,  whitish  line 
above  the  mouth;  width  .45  mm.  Body  at  first  small,  entirely 
pale  yellow;  later  long,  cylindrical,  of  uniform  si/e;  feet  normal. 
but  short;  segmental  incisures  shallow,  color  uniform  pale  yel- 
lowish green,  with  double  dorsal  and  single  subdorsal,  narrow, 
even  yellowish  lines.  Anal  plate  large,  circular,  projecting  and 
bearing  a  few  pale  hairs.  The  little  larva  rests  on  the  upperside 
of  a  blade  in  the  fold  near  its  base,  feeding  entirely  or  mainly 
during  the  night. 

Second  stage.  —  Head  rounded  triangular,  very  slightly  notched 
on  vertex,  somewhat  shiny,  minutely  punctured  and  furnished 
with  scattered  pile;  pale  whitish  with  a  yellow  tinge,  a  broad 


176  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [September, 

brown  band  from  above  base  of  antennae  to  vertex,  joining  the 
one  from  the  other  side  below  the  apex  of  the  head  and  another 
similar  fainter  band  behind  and  parallel  to  this  passing  behind  the 
vertex;  mouth  brown,  width  .7  mm.  Body  light  green,  not 
shiny,  transversely  annulated,  the  two  dorsal  and  subdorsal  lines 
distinct,  narrow,  pale  yellow,  with  even  edges;  they  run  the  whole 
length  of  the  body,  and  the  subdorsal  line  is  slightly  wider  than 
the  dorsal  one.  Anal  plate  rounded,  projecting  with  some  pale 
hairs. 

Third  stage. — Head  rounded  triangular,  bulging  in  front  and 
at  the  sides,  clypeus  not  depressed,  pale  green  with  many  minute 
blackish  dots,  the  brown  bands  as  before,  but  much  less  distinct; 
labrum  whitish,  jaws  and  ocelli  black;  surface  minutely  pilose, 
width  i.i  mm.  Body  much  as  before,  but  more  of  the  color  of 
grass,  covered  with  very  minute,  dark  green  dots;  the  pale  yel- 
low lines  are  as  before,  rather  more  distinct  with  their  edges  de- 
fined by  a  darker  green  line;  they  begin  on  the  anterior  edge  of 
joint  2,  but  the  dorsal  one  terminates  at  the  beginning  of  the 
anal  plate.  There  is  a  substigmatal  ridge,  above  which  is  a  band 
slightly  darker  green  than  the  ground  color,  and  below  it  a  broad, 
distinctly  greenish  yellow  band,  which  becomes  more  distinct  as 
the  stage  advances. 

Fourth  stage.  —  Head  as  before,  but  the  brown  bands  entirely 
absent;  grass-green,  minutely  wrinkled  and  covered  with  very 
small  brown  dots;  jaws  and  ocelli  black,  labrum  white;  width 
1.6  mm.  Body  grass-green,  with  the  four  narrow  yellow  lines 
bordered  obscurely  with  dark  green,  the  space  between  them  and 
do\vn  the  sides  as  far  as  the  lateral  region  thickly  dotted  with 
dark  brown;  along  the  subventral  ridge  is  a  broad  greenish  yel- 
low band,  shading  off  above  into  the  ground  color. 

Fifth  stage. — Head  rounded  triangular,  bulging;  clypeus  small, 
grass-green,  minutely  clotted  with  black;  labrum  whitish,  jaws 
black,  ocelli  black,  ringed  with  white,  five  in  number,  the  lower 
one  remote  from  the  others;  width  2.4  mm.  Body  shaped  as 
before,  the  anal  plate  very  large  (1.5  mm.  loni;  I,  projecting  half 
its  length  beyond  the  last  pair  of  abdominal  feet,  ridiM-d  by  the 
subdorsal  line,  but  concolorous  with  the  body.  Feet  short,  grass- 
gRvii,  tinged  with  yellow,  the  lines  as  before,  namely,  a  double 
dorsal  and  single  subdorsal  line,  narrow  and  ratlu-r  ob>cure,  yel- 
lowish, i-d-rd  with  green;  the  body  is  densely  dotted  with  green, 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     XF.WS.  I  77 

darker  than  the  ground  color,  and  there  is  a  darker  superstig- 
inatal  shade.  Substigmatal  band  along  the  riclge  pale  yellow, 
distinct,  dotted  with  green;  spiracles  small,  and  situated  on  the 
upperside  of  the  stigmatal  ridge,  the  spiracles  on  joints  2  and 
12  being  larger  than  the  others,  the  one  on  joint  12  situated  above 
the  ridge. 

Chrysalis. — Fastened  by  cremaster  and  a  loop  of  silk  to  a  stem 
or  blade  of  grass,  on  which  a  mat  of  silk  had-  been  previously 
spun.  Cylindrical,  slightly  flat  ventrally,  long  and  slender.  Ab- 
domen tapering,  thickest  at  thorax;  a  tapering  process  like  a 
horn  projecting  from  the  head  in  front;  wing  cases  not  projecting, 
the  leg  cases  extending  a  little  further  along  the  abdomen  than 
the  wing  cases;  eyes  prominent;  cremaster  broad,  flat,  excavated 
below  and  ridged  subdorsally.  much  resembling  the  anal  plate  of 
the  larva;  width  3.5  mm.;  length  19  mm.;  length  of  "horn" 
1.5  mm.  The  color  of  the  living  chrysalis  was  not  ascertained, 
but  is  presumably  green. 

Food-plant. — Grass  growing  near  the  sea  (species  not  deter- 
mined). Another  larva  had  its  head  1.9  mm.  wide  in  the  fifth 
stage  and  died  while  preparing  for  another  moult.  It  would  thus 
have  had  six  stages  if  it  had  lived.  Larvae  from  Santa  Barbara 
County,  Cal.,  on  the  grass  very  near  the  sea,  where  they  were 
in  reach  of  the  salt  spray;  none  found  outside  this  region. 


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Note  on  Trichobius  dugesii  Twns. 
By  C.  H.  T.  TOWNSEND. 

U-W     «" 

It  will  perhaps  be  remembered  by  some  that  an  articlc.in  the 
last  volume  of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NK\VS  (vol.  ii,  pp.  105-6)  on  a 
new  hippoboscid  from  Mexico,  which  I  described  as  Trichobins 
n.  gen.  dugesii  n.  sp. ,  adopting  the  generic  name  Trichobius, 
which  was  apparently  long  ago  proposed  by  Gervais,  but  of  which 
no  description,  or  reference  to  such,  could  be  tound. 

Quite  recently  1  >r.  Alfredo  Dugvs,  who  originally  sent  me  the 
hippoboscid,  very  kindly  communicated  to  me  the  following  in- 
formation which  will  throw  much  li-lit  on  the  original  use  of  this 
generic  term,  and  for  which  I  am  under  main-  obligations  to  him. 

Dr.  Duges,  who  had  labeled  the  specimen  "  Trichobius  sp.," 
had  searched  in  vain  at  different  times  during-  the  la^t  y< -ar  for  the 


178  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [September, 

description,  or  figure,  which  had  led  him  to  label  it  thus.  Finally, 
while  looking  by  chance  in  the  ' '  Atlas  de  Zoologie  op  collection 
de  100  planches  .  .  .  par  M.  Paul  Gervais,  Paris,  1844,"  he  found 
a  figure  labeled  "  Trichobie  parasite''  and  also  the  following 
reference  in  the  text:  "  Trichobius  parasiticus  Gerv.,  de  la  Guiane. 
Petit  insecte  diptere  de  la  famille  des  Mallophages  de  Nitzsch, 
trouve  parasite  sur  une  chauve-souris  de  la  Guiane  appelee  Des- 
modus  rufus.  II  n'a  pas  encore  6te"  decrit. " 

Therefore,  to  Dr.  Duges  is  due  the  credit  for  at  last  finding  the 
source  of  this  name.  He  says,  in  conclusion:  "  L' insecte  res- 
semble  beaucoup  a  celui  que  je  vous  ai  envoye,  et  que  vous  avez 
decrit  le  premier." 


THKY  HAVE  SLAVES  WHO  ATTEND  TO  ALL  THEIR  WANTS. — Certain  war- 
like species  of  ants,  as  Formica  sanguined  and  F.  rufescens,  have  sub- 
jugated a  negro  species,  F.fusca.  Here  again  ants,  while  behaving  like 
men,  have  never  allowed  themselves  the  abuses  of  force  to  which  men 
are  accustomed.  They  never  enslave  adult  ants;  they  seize  upon  the 
pupa;,  bring  up  the  young,  treat  them  gently,  and  thus  turn  them  into 
docile  and  zealous  servants.  The  slave  ants  who  have  never  known  the 
city  from  which  they  sprang,  do  all  the  inferior  work  of  the  community 
with  eager  alacrity,  care  for  the  larva;,  carry  their  mistresses,  feed  them, 
barricade  the  approaches  in  case  of  siege,  receive  the  victorious  amazons 
with  joy  when  they  return  from  a  fruitful  expedition,  and  relieve  them  of 
the  pupa;  captured  in  the  raid.  They  are  so  thoroughly  on  the  side  of 
their  employers  that  it  is  believed  they  molest  those  who  return  from  an 
expedition  with  empty  mandibles.  As  for  these  slaves  their  labor  is  purely 
domestic.  In  some  English  ant  hills  the  slaves  never  leave  the  nest.  In 
Switzerland  some  go  aphis  hunting,  a  business  scorned  by  the  warrior 
ants.  The  warriors  always  seem  to  consider  the  black  ants  who  serve 
them  as  their  property,  and  though  they  may  allow  themselves  to  be  car- 
ried by  their  slaves,  these  soldiers,  in  their  turn,  do  not  disdain  to  carry 
their  servants  for  safety's  sake  when  changing  house,  or  in  case  of  a  siege, 
to  drag  them  hastily  down  into  the  depths  of  the  subterranean  dwelling. 
This  system  of  slavery  has  certainly  lasted  for  many  centuries  in  the  ant 
world,  but  it  has  not  existed  always,  as  is  attested  by  certain  survivals, 
because  in  certain  species,  that  pampered  progenetrix,  the  queen,  partici- 
pates in  the  labors  of  the  community  exactly  like  a  humble  worker. 

Prof.  J.  B.  SMITH,  New  Brunswick,  N.  |.,  is  engaged  on  a  monographic 
revision  of  the  Deltoid  group  of  the  Noctuida-,  and  desires  material  from 
all  parts  of  the  country.  He  will  name  and  return  all  material  sent  him 
for  the  privilege  of  retaining  such  specimens  as  may  be  needed  for  de- 
scription or  for  completing  the  collection  of  the  U.  S.  National  Museum. 


1892.]  IJ9 

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for,  and  when  they  are  wanted,  it  should  be  so  stated  on  the  MS.  along  with  the  number 
desired.  The  receipt  of  all  papers  will  be  acknowledged. — ED. 


Mr.  W.  F.  KIRBY,  in  an  article  in  the  August  number  of  the  "Ento- 
mologist" entitled,  "On  the  Identification  of  Attacus  atlas  Linn,  and  its 
allies,  with  remarks  on  some  other  species  of  the  genus"  says  "Attacus 
splendidus  Beauv.  from  St.  Domingo  may  prove  to  be  distinct  (from 
ery  ciiia  Shaw),  when  we  receive  a  series  from  that  island;  its  alleged 
o:currence  in  Texas  is  certainly  an  error." 

EARLY  CAPTURE  OF  C.  insolabilis. — While  running  over  lists  giving 
dates  of  capture  of  Catocake,  I  find  none  earlier  than  July  ist  for  the 
latitude  of  central  Ohio.  June  22,  1892,  I  took  the  above-named  Catocala 
resting  on  Robinia  pseudacacia  on  the  State  University  campus.  This 
species  is  comparatively  rare  in  this  vicinity,  Columbus,  O.,  June  2jth.— 
\Y.  E.  KELLICOTT. 

Lophopteryx  elegans. — In  ENT.  NEWS  for  April,  page  87,  Dr.  McKnight 
records  the  capture  of  this  moth  in  Franklin  County,  X.  V.,  and,  in  a  foot- 
note, notes  the  difference  between  his  specimen  and  the  description  of 
X.  notaria  Hy.  Edw.,  from  Colorado.  In  his  original  description  of  the 
species  Dr.  Strecker  says,  under  var.  grisea,  "  The  color  of  the  head  and 
primaries  slate-gray  instead  of  brownish."  which  would  correspond  with 
the  description  of  A7!  notaria.  Hence  the  synonymy  of  this  species  should 
.  be  : 

Lophopteryx  elegans  Strecker. 

iSS^.— Streck.,  Proc.  Acad.  Nat.  Sci.  Phil.  p.  285. 
1891. — Smith,  List  Lep.  No.  1273. 

var.  grisea  Strecker. 
1884. — Stri-rk.,  Proc.  Acad.  Xat.  Sci.   Phil.  p.  286. 

iiotiiritt  Hdwards.  4 

1885. — Hy.  Edw.,  Ent.  Amer.  vol.  i,  p.   17. 
1891. — Smith,  List  Lcp.  pr.  syn. 

HARRISON  G.  I  )YAR. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  l8l 

Bombus  fervidus  Fahr. — Tlie  males  referred  to  this  species  by  Cressmi 
really  belong  to  B.  borcalis  Kby.  Mr.  Robertson  suggests  A.  clatnx  Fabr. 
as  a  more  nearly  related  male,  ENT.  NEWS  i,  41.  B.  perplc.vns  and  /!. 
hndsonicus.  of  which  the  females  are  unknown,  may  belong  \.ofci"'u1ns; 
they  belong  to  the  section  containing  B.  vagans  Sm. — W.  H.  PATT<>.\. 

A  FATAL  MOSQUITO  BITE  (Bacillus  of  Anthrax  communicated  to  a  man 
by  the  insect). — New  York,  August  4th.  A  man  has  just  died  in  Bellevue 
Hospital,  according  to  the  doctors,  as  a  result  of  a  mosquito  bite.  While 
the  case  is  a  very  unusual  one,  it  is  not  unprecedented,  they  say.  The 
mosquito  had  absorbed  the  microbes  of  a  dangerous  disease,  which  he 
transmitted  to  the  patient  in  the  biting  process.  A  fatal  case  of  menin- 
gitis was  developed  as  a  result.  The  bacillus  of  Anthrax  is  the  scientific 
name  of  the  poisonous  germ  in  this  instance.  The  patient  was  Peter 
Kennedy,  sixty-nine  years  old.  It  was  about  ten  days  ago  when  he  was 
bitten  on  the  left  cheek  by  the  mosquito.  "The  case  is  a  very  interesting 
one,"  said  Dr.  DeLaney,  senior  surgeon  at  Bellevue,  to-day;  "but  it  is 
not  an  isolated  case  of  death  resulting  from  the  bite  of  a  mosquito.  Such 
cases  are  rare,  but  there  are  several  clearly  defined  ones.  "Anthrax  is 
a  disease  of  cattle.  When  we  know  that  mosquitoes  feed  on  dead  horses 
there  is  nothing  remarkable  in  their  absorbing  the  disease  germs  of  ba- 
cillus of  Anthrax,  which  are  germinated  in  the  putrifying  Mesh.  After  the 
mosquito  has  absorbed  the  bacilli  or  poisonous  ptomaines,  it  is  not  re- 
markable for  them  to  be  transmitted  to  the  human  system.  The  germs 
multiply  rapidly  and  soon  extend  to  nearly  all  parts  of  the  body." — Public 
Ledger. 


Identification  of  Insects  dmagos)  for  Subscribers. 

Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions:  ist,  The  number  of  speci- 
mens to  be  unlimited  for  each  sending;  ad,  The  sender  to  pay  all  expenses  of  transporta- 
tion and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  ; 
3d,  Each  specimen  must  have  a  number  attached  so  that  the  identification  may  be  an- 
nounced accordingly.  Exotic  species  named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor, 
who  should  be  consulted  before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  2  cent  stamp  with  all  insects 
for  return  of  names.  Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  read  page  41,  Vol.  111. 
Address  all  packages  to  ENTOM*  >i  <  >.  .1  AL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Logan 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


NOTES  ON  ECONOMK  ENTOMOLOGY. 


Prof.  LAWRKNCK  BKUXKR,  in  his  report  upon  Insect  Depredations  in 
Nebraska  for  1891,  gives  the  following  interesting  account  of  a  remedy  for 
the  cabbage  butterfly  (Picris  ;v/>,r  :  'These  insects  u< .-re  nut  <->prcially 
numerous  over  the  State  during  the  year,  but  are  referred  to  hen-  simply 
because  I  wish  to  call  attention  to  a  reported  'new'  rein.  -d\  -against  them." 
To  say  the  least,  it  is  unique  as  well  as  simple,  if  it  pro\es  as  etl'-ctnal  as 

7 


182  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [September, 

is  claimed  for  it.  This  remedy  was  brought  to  my  notice  about  two  weeks 
ago  while  at  West  Point,  my  old  home,  on  business  connected  with  my 
work  for  the  Division  of  Entomology.  The  remedy  i:;  simply  this:  The 
cabbage  plants  are  sprinkled  with  ordinary  corn-meal  while  they  are  wet 
with  dew  or  immediately  after  a  rain,  so  that  the  meal  will  cling  to  the 
leaves  at  all  points.  My  informant  certainly  had  nice  cabbages  that  were 
free  from  worms,  and  all  he  had  done  in  the  way  of  a  preventive  or 
remedy  was  to  use  this  corn-meal  as  above  directed  or  explained.  He 
claimed  that  in  a  few  days  after  sprinkling  on  the  meal  all  the  worms 
would  be  found  dead  and  turned  black,  clinging  to  the  leaves  of  the  plants. 
Several  cabbages  that  had  purposely  been  left  untreated  were  rather  full 
of  the  caterpillars  of  different  sizes.  In  order  to  test  the  corn-meal  remedy 
for  myself  I  treated  these.  On  the  loth  of  October  I  received  the  cab- 
bages thus  treated  by  express,  just  as  they  were  when  cut  from  the  roots. 
The  accompanying  letter  reads  as  follows  :  "  The  worms  seem  to  become 
torpid  at  first,  at  least  inactive,  and  then  seem  to  dry  up.  How  the  meal 
acts  on  the  worms  I  cannot  say.  Cannot  say  whether  they  eat  it  by  itself 
or  whether  it  gets  mixed  up  with  the  leaves  they  eat,  or  whether  the  meal 
that  gets  on  them  by  adhering  to  them,  acts  like  a  poison  on  them.  The 
meal  does  not  seem  to  do  any  good  unless  there  is  a  heavy  dew  on  the 
cabbages,  and  it  will  adhere  well.  Perhaps  they  get  killed  by  the  meal 
getting  on  them  while  the  dew  is  on  them.  But  I  think  not."  When  the 
cabbages  were  received  by  me  the  worms  were  dead  and  partly  dried  up, 
just  as  they  had  been  described  to  me.  I  do  not  know  what  to  think  of 
the  matter,  and  give  the  facts  as  they  appear  here. 

POTASSIUM  IODIDE  FOR  BEE  STINGS. — I  have  never  seen  this  salt  men- 
tioned as  a  sting-cure,  but  having  heard  of  its  use  by  a  bee  keeper  of  forty 
years  standing,  whose  verdict  was  "  relief  and  cure  instantaneous,"  I  tried 
it.  I  have  only  used  it  in  three  cases,  in  all  of  which  it  was  successful.  A 
juvenile  cousin  aged  seven,  was  stung  on  the  hand, land  the  cure  was  so 
effective  that  the  sting  only  "tickled"  next  day,  as  he  expressed  it,  though 
he  looked  as  if  the  tickling  was  too  much  for  him  at  the  time.  In  my  own 
case  the  relief  was  instantaneous,  and  no  swelling  ensued  the  first  time, 
when  the  remedy  was  applied  at  once,  and  very  little  the  second  time, 
when  applied  about  five  minutes  after.  The  method  of  application  is 
simply  to  hold  a  crystal  of  the  iodide  to  the  wound. — H.  E.  W.  in  the 
"British  Bee  Journal,"  June  23,  1892. 

SOAPSUDS  FOR  CABBAGE  LICE. — "Some  tiim-  ago  we  undertook  a  line 
of  experiments  against  them,  using  kerosene  emulsion  of  different 
strengths.  The  result  was  that  a  weak  emulsion  had  little  or  no  effect, 
while  a  stronger  one  thoroughly  applied  killed  the  lice,  but  at  the  same 
time  ruined  the  cabbage  by  giving  it  a  flavor  of  kerosene  which  remained 
\vht-n  it  was  brought  on  the  table.  After  some  further  study  a  trial  was 
made  of  strong  soapsuds  alone,  and  this  proved  highly  efficacious,  giving 
much  better  satisfaction  than  any  other  remedy  for  the  pest  ever  used  at 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  183 

the  station.  While  water  alone  will  roll  off  from  the  insects  without 
wetting  them,  the  addition  of  soap  gives  a  compound  that  penetrates 
readily  (Bull.  No.  30,  S.  Dakota  Agricultural  Experiment  Station)." 

Calandra  reniotepunctata  Gyll.  it  seems  has  not  been  noticed  heretofore 
attacking  grain,  although  two  allied  species,  namely,  C.  oryzte  and  C. 
granaria,  are  famous  for  their  depredations.  Recently  my  attention  was 
called  to  a  number  of  small  weevils,  which  were  found  in  freshly-made 
soup,  and  on  enquiry  being  made,  it  was  ascertained  that  the  barley,  ob- 
tained from  a  near-by  grocery,  contained  numerous  specimens  of  this 
insect.  It  is  evident  that  this  species  has  heretofore  been  confused  with 
C.  oryzt?  by  observers.— WM.  J.  Fox. 

A  CURCULIO  REMEDY. — "The  curculio  flies,"  says  a  plum  grower, 
"  are  our  greatest  enemy.  But  in  Florida  I  learned  of  a  curious  method 
of  saving  the  fruit,  which  the  flies  kill  when  it  is  very  young,  just  as  the 
bloom  is  falling  off,  and  when  the  plums  are  no  larger  than  marrowfat 
peas,  half  a  dozen  small  tin  cans,  empty  tomato  cans  will  do,  two-thirds 
full  of  molasses  and  water,  with  a  tablespoonful  of  vinegar  added,  must 
be  hung  from  the  branches  of  each  tree.  The  curculio  fly  will  be  attracted 
by  the  mixture  and  eat  it  greedily,  forgetting  at  the  same  time  to  sting  the 
baby  plums." — AVri1  York  Tribune. 


Entomological   Literature. 


AMERICAN  NATURALIST,  Philadelphia,  May,  1892. — A  spider  enemy  of 
Oeneis  semidea  S.  \Y.  Denton. 

HAKDWICKE'S  SCIENCE  GOSSIP,  London,  May,  1892. — Famous  collect- 
ing grounds  for  Dragonflies,  iii  (W.  H.  Bath).  The  constancy  of  the  Bee, 
G.  \V.  Bulman. 

GEOLOGICAL  MAGAZINE,  London,  May,  1892. — On  a  neuropterous  in- 
sect from  the  lower  Lias,*t  H.  Woodward,  i  pi. 

MKMOIRS  AND  PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  MANCHESTER  LITERARY  AND 
PHILOSOPHICAL  SOCIETY  1891-1892  (4),  v,  i. — Hymenoptera  orientalis; 
or  Contributions  to  a  knowledge  of  the  Hymenoptera  of  the  Indian  zo- 
ological region,*  P.  Cameron,  i  pi. 

VERHANDLUNGEN  UND  MrrTHEii.r.\r.KN  DES  SIEBENBURGISCHEN  YE- 
REINS  FUR  NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN  IN  HEKMANNSTADT,  xli,  1891. — On 
the  Coleopterous  fauna  of  the  vicinity  of  Schaessburg,  Dr.  K.  Petri. 

THE  ANNALS  AND  MAGAZINE  OF  NATTKAL  HISTORY  (6),  ix,  53,  Lon- 
don, May,  1892. — On  some  new  species  of  Histei-ida-,*  G.  Lewis.  On 
the  scale-like  and  flattened  hairs  of  certain  Lepidopterous  larva-,  A.  S. 
Packard,  rigs.  On  Ophidercs  princeps  Guen.  and  its  utter  dissimilarity 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  t  Contains  new 


184  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [September, 

in  structure  and  pattern  from  Ophideres  princeps  Boisd.,  A.  G.  Butler. 
Descriptions  of  new  genera  and  species  of  Pyralidae  contained  in  the 
British  Museum  collection, *f  W.  Warren.  On  the  anatomy  and  embry- 
ology of  the  Phalangidae,  V.  Faussek  (transl.).  On  the  genus  Polychrysia 
Hiibn.  (a  group  of  Plusiid  moths),  A.  G.  Butler. 

JAHRESBERICHT  DES  YEREINS  FUR  NATURKUNDE  zu  ZWICKAU  IN 
SACHSEN.  (1891),  1892. — The  gall  formations  of  German  vascular  plants; 
additions  and  corrections,  Dr.  D.  v.  Schlechtendal.  On  the  oviposition 
of  Lvodes  females,  id. 

AXTI  D.  R.  ACCADEMIA    D.    SCIENZE   FlSICHE  E  MATEMATICHE  (2).  iv, 

Naples,  1891. — Miscellanea  Entomologica,*  iii,  A.  Costa  (Hymenoptera* 
and  Blattidae*),  i  pi. 

DEUTSCHE  ENTOMOLOGISCHE  ZEITSCHRIFT,  1891,  2,  Berlin,  March, 
1892.— Remarks  and  Additions  to  the  Catalogus  Tenthredinidarum  Eu- 
ropae,*  F.  W.  Konow.  The  Beetles  collected  by  Dr.  A.  Stuebel  in  Hauran 
and  Tulul-es-Safa  in  Syria  in  1882,  Dr.  L.  v.  Heyden.  Letzneria  lineata 
Letzn.  var.  Weisi  Heyden,  id.  Is  it  necessary  to  find  a  new  generic  name 
for  Platycenis  raraboides  L.  and  its  allies?,  G.  Albers.  A  new  Lucanid 
from  the  Philippines,  id.  Second  supplement  to  the  Mylabridse  or  Bru- 
chidce,  F.  Baudi.  The  palaearctic  representatives  of  the  Coleopterous 
genus  Zonitis  F.,*  K.  Escherich.  A  new  Liinnobaris  from  Dalmatia,  J. 
Faust.  To  the  characterization  of  the  genus  Omotemnus  Chevr.,  id. 
The  genera  and  species  allied  to  the  Rutelid  genus  Singhala  Burni.,*f 
Dr.  K.  M.  Heller,  i  pi.  Further  notes  on  Dorcadion  l&ve  Fald.,  id. 
Remarks  and  Additions  to  the  Monograph  of  the  palaearctic  Cicindelidae 
by  himself  and  H.  Roeschke,  W.  Horn.  First  contribution  to  the  know- 
ledge of  the  Cicindeletae,  id.  On  the  African  Cicindelid  genus  Enry- 
Diot-pha  Hope,  Dr.  G.  "Kraatz.  On  the  genus  Sta/aginosoniaRurm.,  id. 
Chineosoma,  new  Melolonthld  genus,  id.  New  species,*  id.  Contribu- 
tion to  the  knowledge  of  some  new  exotic  Coleoptera,  A.  F.  Nonfried. 
List  of  the  Lucanidae  described  from  1875  to  the  end  of  1889,  id.  New 
species,*  Nonfried,  C.  Rost,  A.  Kuwert.  New  Melanotus  from  the  palae- 
arctic zone,*  O.  Schwarz.  New  Coccinelliclse,*f  J.  Weise.  Cryptoceph- 
alus  species  from  West  Africa,*  id.  Contributions  to  the  knowledge  of 
the  genus  Orina,  id. 

ANNALES  DE  LA  SOCIETE  ENTOMOLOGIQUE  DE  BELGIQUK,  xxxvi,  4, 
Brussels,  April  5,  1892. — On  a  hew  species  of  Histeridas  of  Bengal,*  G. 
Lewis,  figs.  Descriptions  x>f  Coleoptera  from  the  vicinity  of  Akbes 
(Syria),*  L.  Fairmaire.  Rhynchota  Aethiopica,*  E.  Bergroth.  Diagnoses 
of  new  Coleoptera  from  the  Congo, *f  A.  Duvivier. 

TRANSACTIONS  OF  THE  WISCONSIN  ACADEMY  OF  SCIENCES,  ARTS  AND 
LETTERS,  viii,  Madison,  Wis.,  1892. — On  the  appendages  ot  the  first  ab- 
dominal segment  of  embryo  insects,  W.  M.  Wheeler,  5  pis. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  '•  i  "iitains  ne\v  genera. 


l8Q2.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  185 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  RECORD,  London,  May  16,  1892.—  the  genus 
Acnntycla  and  its  allies,  Dr.  T.  A.  Chapman.  The  genus  Hepialus.  }.  E. 
Robson.  The  British  Coccinellida?,  G.  A.  Lewcock.  Classification  by 
structure  of  imago,  E.  Meyrick,  J.  \V.  Tutt. 

MATKKIAUX  POUR  LA  FAUXE  ENTOMOLOGIQUE  DE  LA  PROVINCE  o'Ax- 
VERS.—  Coleopteres  46  Centurie  par  A.  P.  deBorre,  Bruxelles,  1891. 

ZOOLOGISCHER  AxzEiGER   Leipsic,   May  16,   1892.  —  On  Lebedinsky's 
'  The  development  of  coxal  glands  in  Phalangimn"  Dr.  P.  Bertkau.    To 
the  knowledge  of  the  male  sexual  organs  in  Diptera,  N.  Cholodkovsky. 


:  SOCIETATIS  ENTOMOLOGIC/E  ROSSIC.E,  xxv,  St.  Petersburg, 
1891.—  Biology  of  Russian  Lepidoptera,  I.  Portschinsky,  figs.  New 
Asiatic  Coleoptera,*  B.  E.  Jakowleff.  Description  of  new  species  of  the 
palaearctic  fauna  of  the  genus  Sphenoptera  Sol.,*  id.  On  some  Feronia 
of  the  palaearctic  fauna,  T.  Tschitscherine.  Remarks  on  some  Feronia 
of  South  Africa  and  Madagascar,*!  id.  Some  additions  to  the  "Essay 
on  Feronia  of  Australia  and  New  Zealand"  by  Baron  de  Chaudoir,*f 
id.  Description  of  a  new  species  of  Feronia  (Latr.)  Dej.,*  id.  Diag- 
noses of  new  Coleoptera  from  central  and  eastern  Asia,*f  A.  Semenow. 
[Several  new  Coleoptera,*]  id.  On  Astrakhanish  Fossoria,*  Dr.  F. 
Morawitz.  On  some  species  of  Sphc.v,  id.  Revision  of  the  copulatory 
armature  of  the  males  of  the  genera  Cilissa  and  Psendocilissa*\  Gen.  O. 
Radoszkowski.  [The"  same]  of  the  genus  Colletes*  id.,  figs.  2  pis.  Hy- 
menopterological  studies:  Descriptions  of  new  species  of  the  Russian 
fauna,*  id.  figs.  Contributions  to  the  knowledge  of  the  beetles  of  Euro- 
pean and  Asiatic  Russia,  including  the  coasts  of  the  Caspian  Sea  (con- 
tinued),* J.  Faust.  Contribution  to  the  Lepidopterous  fauna  of  the  gov- 
ernment of  St.  Petersburg,  R.  Lang.  Two  new  Coleoptera,*  L.  Ganglbauer. 
New  Aphodina?,*  D.  Koshantschikoff.  New  Lepidoptera  recently  col- 
lected in  central  Asia,*  G.  Grum-Grshimailo. 

BULLETINO  DELLASOCIETA  YENETO-TRENTINA  DI  SciEXZE  N.\TUKALI. 

v,  2,  Padua,  1892.—  -On  two  new  species  of  Phytoptus,  G.  Canestrini. 

ANALES  DE  LA  SOCIEDAD  CIEXTIFICA  ARGENTINA,  xxxiii,  4,  Buenos 
Ay  res,  April,  1892.—  New  Hemiptera  of  the  Argentine  and  Uruguayan 
faunas  (cont.),*  Dr.  C.  Berg.  Argentine  Dipterology,  Syrphida;  (cont.),* 
F.  L.  Arribalzaga. 

BULLKTIXO  DELLA  SOCIETA  ENTOMOLOGICA  ITAI.IANA.  \\iii,  3,  4,  Flor- 

ence,  April  25,  1892.—  Contributions  to  the  Coleopterous  fauna  of  Trent 
icont.i,  S.  Bertrolini.     Anatomico-pliysiological  note  on  Ixodini,  A.  I 
telli,  fig.    Hymenopterological  contributions:  new  or  littlt-known  species 
of  Hymenoptera-Diploptera,*f  iv,  G.  Gribodo. 

LK  NATURALISTE,  Paris,  May  15,  1892.  —  Habits  and  metamorphoses  of 
Chrysochus  pretiosus  F.,  Ca]>t.  Xambeii.  New  Lepidoptera/-  P.  Dognin. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  t  Contains  new  genera. 


1 86  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [September, 

CENTRALBLATT  FUR  PHVSIOLOGIE,  Leipsic  and  Vienna,  May  7,  1892.— 
An  automatic  centre  for  the  production  of  light  in  Lnciola  italic  a  L.,  M. 
Verworm. 

COMPTE  RENDU.  L'ACADEMIE  DES  SCIENCES,  Paris,  May  16,  1892.— 
The  roots  of  the  alar  nerve  in  Coleoptera,  A.  Binet.  On  the  origin  and 
the  formation  of  the  chitinous  coat  in  the  larvae  of  Libelliitee  ].  Chatin. 

IL  NATURALISTA  SICILIANO,  Palermo,  November-December,  1891.— 
Description  of  new  Lepidoptera  from  Sicily,  R.  Pungeler.  Materials  for 
an  entomological  fauna  of  the  vicinity  of  Noto,  V.  Assenza.  Modern 
scientific  correspondence  of  the  animals  figured  in  Cupanis'  "  Pamphyton 
Sciculum"  (1713),  Dr.  G.  Riggio.  —January,  1892.  Catalogue  of  Sicilian 
Coleoptera  (cont.),  E.  Rogusa. 

OTTAWA  N^CTURALIST,  May  31,  1892. — Fauna  Ottawaensis — Hemiptera, 
\V.  H.  Harrington. 

BULLETIN  DE  LA  SOCIETE  PHILOMATHIQUE  DE  PARIS  (8),  iv,  i,  1892.— 
On  the  muscles  of  the  limbs  and  on  the  homology  of  the  joints  of  Arach- 
nids, P.  Gaubert. 

JOURNAL  OF  THE  INSTITUTE  OF  JAMAICA,  Kingston,  i,  3,  May,  1892.— 
A  Dexiid  parasite  of  a  longicorn  beetle,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend.  Caf/ictryas 
senna",  E.  S.  Panton.  Notes  on  some  Lepidoptera  captured  in  Jamaica 
by  Dr.  Percy  Rendell,  J.  J.  Weir. 

THE  AMERICAN  NATURALIST,  Philadelphia,  June,  1892. — Notes  on 
harvest  spiders,  C.  M.  Weed. 

BULLETIN  OF  THE  BOTANICAL  DEPARTMENT,  Jamaica,  No.  30,  King- 
ston, April,  1892. — The  sugar-cane  borer  (Diair&a  sacchara/is  Fabr. ),  T. 

D.  A.  Cockerell. 

ICONOGRAPHIE   DE   QUELQUES    SAUTERELLES   VERTES*f   par   AlphoilSC 

Pictet  et  Henri  de  Saussure,  Geneve,  1892,  26  pp.  3  pis. 

CANADIAN  ENTOMOLOGIST,  London,  Ont.,  June,  1892.— Synonymical 
notes  on  some  Heterocera  in  the  British  Museum,  J.  B.  Smith.  Canadian 
Galls  and  their  occupants — Eurosta  solidaginis  Fitch,  W.  Brodie.  De- 
scription of  four  insect  monstrosities,  H.  F.  Wickham,  figs.  New  species 
of  Phora,  J.  M.  Aldrich,  figs  The  Mole  Cricket—  Gryllotalpa  borealis, 

E.  W.  Doran.      New  North  American  species  of  Goryfes,  \\ .  ].  Fox. 
Catocala  a»iica,  A.  R.  Grote. 

BIOLOGIA  CENTRALI-AMERICANA,  Pt.  C,  March,  1892. — Coleoptera: 
vol.  iv,  pt.  2,  pi.  xvii,  G.  C.  Champion;  vol.  vi,  pt.  i,  Supplement,  pp. 
313-344,  M.  Jacoby;  vol.  vii,  pp.  161-168,  pi.  i.\,  II.  S.  Gorham,— Pt.  CI, 
April,  1892,  Arachnida-Araneidea,  pp.  89-96,  O.  P.  Cambridge.  CoU- 
optera:  vol.  ii,  pt.  i,  pi.  xiii,  D.  Sharp;  vol.  vi,  pt.  i,  Supplement,  pp. 
345~374>  etc.,  M.  Jacoby.  Neuroptera:  pp.  1-16,  pi.  i,  A.  E.  Eaton. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  t  Contains  new  genera. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  1 87 

ZEITSCHRIKT  FUR  WISSENSCHAFTEN,  64  Bd.  3  heft.  Halle-Saale,  1891. 
— Communications  on  new  or  known  gall-flies  and  galls,*  E.  H.  Rueb- 
saamen,  i  pi. 

THIRD  ANNUAL  REPORT,  MISSOURI  BOTANICAL  GARDEN,  St.  Louis, 
1892.— The  Yucca  Moth  and  Yucca  pollination,  C.  Y.  Riley,  10  pis. 

ANNUAL  REPORT  OF  NEBRASKA  STATE  BOARD  OF  AGRICULTURE  for 
1891. — Report  of  the  Entomologist  on  insect  enemies  of  corn,  L.  Bruner, 
pp.  240-309,  88  figs. 

II  JAHRESBERICHT  DES  WIENER  ENTOMOLOGISCHEN  YEREINES,  1892. 
—On  the  first  stages  of  some  Geometridce,  H.  May.  Description  of  the 
larva  of  Dyschorista  suspecta  Hub.,  A.  Meztger.  Contributions  to  the 
Lepidopterous  fauna  of  Slavonia,  O.  Bohatsch.  Local  papers. 

ENTOMOLOGISCHE  NACHRICHTEN,  Berlin,  xviii,  9.— Brief  characteriza- 
tions of  new  Bugs  collected  by  Dr.  Paul  Paul  Preuss  in  Cameroons,*t  Dr. 
F.  Karsch.  Contributions  to  the  Coleopterous  fauna  of  Africa  and  Mada- 
gascar (cent.),*  A.  F.  Nonfried. — No.  10.  Brief  characterizations  of  new 
Mantidse  collected  by  Dr.  Paul  Preuss  in  Cameroons,*f  Dr.  F.  Karsch. 
On  some  new  genera  and  species  of  Melolonthidae,*f  E.  Brenske. 

U.  S.  DEPARTMENT  OF  AGRICULTURE  ;  DIVISION  OF  ENTOMOLOGY, 
Bulletin  No.  27.— Reports  on  the  damage  by  destructive  locusts  during 
the  season  of  1891.  By  L.  Bruner,  D.  \V.  Coquillett  and  H.  Osborn, 

Washington,  1892. 

SCIENCE,  New  York,  May  20,  1892. — Notes  on  local  Jassidae,  E.  B. 
South  wick.— June  3d.  Notes  on  local  Bythoscopidae  and  Cercopida?,  E. 
B.  Southwick.  The  systematic  position  of  the  Diptera,  C.  H.  Tyler 
Town  send. 

MASSACHUSETTS  AGRICULTURAL  COLLEGE,  Bulletin,  No.  19,  Amherst, 
May,  1892.— Report  on  Insects,  C.  H.  Fernald;  figs,  and  pi. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  BOSTON  SOCIETY  OF  NATURAL  HISTORY,  xxv, 
January,  2oth. — The  tertiary  Rhynchophora  of  North  America,  S.  H. 
Scudder. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST,  London,  June,  1892. — Color  variation  in  the  ova 
of  Biston  hirtaria,  R.  Adkin.  A  preliminary  list  of  the  insect  fauna  of 
Middlesex  (cont.),  T.  D.  A.  Cockerell.  The  genus  Mclanipf»e  (cont.),  R. 
South.  Spring  Lepidoptera  in  Italy,  H.  Rowlands-Brown.  Notes  on  the 
synonymy  of  noctuid  moths  (cont.),  A.  G.  Butler. 

ENTOMOLOGISKE  MEDDELKLSKK,  iii,  3,  Copenhagen,  1892. — The  Danish 
species  of  I.ophynts,  H.  Borries.  Ins<-<  t  life  in  \\-ncxiit-la.  I-'.  Meinert. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  ntaitis  new  genera. 


1 88  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [September, 

THE  ENTOMOL-OGIST'S  MONTHLY  MAGAZINE,  London,  June,  1892.— 
Two  new  English  species  of  Hornalomyia*  G.  H.  Verrall.  Annotated 
list  of  British  Tachiniidas  (cont.),  R.  H.  Meade.  Entomological  notes 
from  Tasmania,  J.  J.  Walker.  A  new  genus  of  Eustheninae,*f  E.  Bergroth. 
A  new  species  of  Helopeltis,  Dr.  O.  M.  Renter. 

THE  BRITISH  NATURALIST,  London,  June,  1892. — Portrait  and  sketch 
of  J.  W.  Douglass.  The  Pterophorina  of  Britain  (cont.),  }.  W.  Tutt. 
The  secondary  sexual  characters  of  the  British  Coleoptera  (cont.),  J.  W. 
Ellis.  Local  lists. 

ZOE,  San  Francisco,  April,  1892. — Notes  on  the  Cicindelidae  observed 
in  San  Diego  County,  Cal.,  F.  E.  Blaisdell. 

LE  NATURALIST,  Paris,  June  i,  1892. — The  appendages  of  Arachnids, 
A.  Goux.  New  Lepidoptera,*  P.  Dognin.  The  artichoke  worms,*  P. 
Chretien. 

TRANSACTIONS  OF  THE  MARYLAND  ACADEMY  OF  SCIENCES,  Baltimore, 
1891,  Remarkable  new  Homoptera.  1892,  Jan.  2oth,  Preliminary  survey 
of  the  Cicadida;  of  the  United  States,  Antilles  and  Mexico.  Observations 
on  some  remarkable  Heteroptera  of  North  America,  all  by  P.  R.  Uhler. 

BERLINER  ENTOMOLOGISCHE  ZEITSCHRIFT,  xxxvii,  i,  May,  1892.— 
Contribution  to  the  knowledge  of  the  genera  Lepidiota  and  Leucopholh^ 
E.  Brenske.  The  species  of  the  Coleopterous  genus  Brahmina  Bl.*  id. 
A  new  Odonat  of  the  genus  Macromia  discovered  by  Dr.  Paul  Preuss 
near  Buea  in  the  Cameroon  Mountains,*  Dr.  F.  Karsch.  On  Cryptos- 
tenima  Gu£r.  as  some  recent  representatives  of  the  fossil  Arachnoid  order 
of  Meridogastra  Thor. ,  id.,  i  pi.  List  of  the  Orthoptera  captured  by  Dr. 
P.  Preuss  in  the  Cameroons,"::'f  id.,  figs.  Monographic  review  of  the 
Prionid  genus  CallipogonS&v.,  A.  F.  Nonfried,  i  pi.  Capnodes  Schilleri, 
a  new  German  Perlid,*f  E.  Rostock.  A  contribution  to  the  knowledge 
of  the  genus  Chordenma  (Diplopoda)  and  some  notes  on  the  German 
Diplopod  fauna,*  C.  Verhoeff,  i  pi.  On  Sabnlicola  Cirsii  mihi.  id. 

ANNALES  DE  LA  SOCIETE  ENTOMOLOGIQUE  DE  BELGIQUE,  xxxvi,  5, 
Brussels,  May,  1892. — Buprestidae  of  India,*  C.  Kerremans. 


NEW  SPECIES  OF  NORTH  AMERICAN  INSECTS  DESCRIBED 
IN  THE  PRECEDING  LITERATURE. 


LEPIDOPTERA. 

Ebulea  fumipennis  Warren,  Ann.  Mag.  N.  H.  (6),  ix,  p.  392.  California. 
E.  ?  sfrauiinea,  p.  393,  California.  Udea  indistinctalis,  p.  394,  Sierra 
Nevada.  Cybolomia  e.vforris,  p.  395,  western  United  States. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  f  Contains  new  genera. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  189 

Dasylophia puntagorda  Slosson,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  139,  Florida. 

Anthocharis  flora  Wright,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  154,  Washington. 

Pronuba  synthetica  Riley,  3d  Rep.  Mo.  Bot.  Garden,  p.  141,  California. 
Prodoxns  pulverulentus,  p.  150,  California.  P.  Y-inversus,  p.  151,  N. 
Mex.  P.  reticutatiis,  California.  P.  coloradensis  Col.,  p.  152.  P.  sor- 
didits  p.  153,  California. 

COLEOPTERA. 

Hoplia  i  sp.,  Serica  2  sp.,  Lachnosterna  4  sp.,  Gyinnefis  i  sp.,  Dero- 
brachus  i  sp.,  Honduras,  Psiloptera  i  sp.  Hayti,  Nonfried,  Deut.  Ent. 
Zeit.  1891,  pp.  257-276. 

Botynella  (n.  gen.  Coccinellida;)  Weise,  Deut.  Ent.  Zeit.  1891,  p.  286. 
B.  $-punctata,  j-punctata,  p.  287,  Cuba.  Sinilia  n.  gen. ;  S.  Felschei,  p. 
288,  Florida. 

Three  genera,  seventy  species  Phytophaga,  Mexico,  Central  America, 
Jacoby ;  Biol.  Cent. -Am.  Coleop.  vi,  pp.  313-374. 

Five  species  Coccinellidae,  Mexico,  Central  America;  Gorham,  Biol. 
Cent. -Am.  Coleop.  vii,  pp.  161-168. 

Callipogon  Hanseri  p.  20,  C.  Friedlaenderi,  p.  22,  Honduras;  Non- 
fried,  Berl.  Ent.  Zeit.  xxxvii. 

DIPTERA. 

Eighteen  new  genera,  twenty-three  new  species  Tachinicke,  Townsend, 
Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  xix,  13-15,  United  States. 

Sarcodexia  (n.  gen.  Dexiidce)  Townsend,  Journ.  Inst.  Jam.  i,  p.  105. 
S.  sternodontes  p.  106,  Jamaica. 

riiora  cimbicis  Aldrich,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  143,  S.  Dakota.  P.  setact-a, 
p.  144,  S.  Dakota.  P.  liiggeri,  p.  145,  Minn.  P.  ininuta,  p.  146,  S.  Dak. 


ORTHOPTERA. 

Acanthoprion  (n.  gen.  Pseudophyllidae)  Pictet  and  Saussure,  Icon. 
Sauter.  vert.,  p.  26.  A.  aztccum  p.  26,  fig.,  Oudonga,  Mex. 

HYMENOPTERA. 

Goryfes  nci>adensis  Fox,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  150,  Nev.  G.  atrifrons,  p. 
151,  Nevada.  G.  inirandus,  p.  152,  Nevada.  G.  albosignafus,  p.  152, 
Montana.  G.  nifocinctiis,  p.  153,  Washington. 

NEUROPTERA. 

Eight  species  Ephemeridae,  Ari/ona.  Mi-\i<n,  Central  America;  i-'.aton, 
I'.iol.  Ct-nt.-Am.  Nt-unip.  pp.  1-16. 

HEMIPTERA. 

•  Issida:  Tic  id  a  n.  gen.  Uhler,  Trans.  Mil.  Acad.  >i  i.  [891,  p.  143.  T. 
t'iii^ulata,  p.  144,  California.  Belonocharist  p.  145;  />.  finnida,  p.  146, 
California. 


1 90  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [September, 

Cicada  cine  tif era  Uhler,  1.  c.,  1892,  p.  156,  N.  Mexico,  California.  C. 
retictilaris,  p.  157,  Jamaica.  Tibicen  cruentifera,  p.  161,  Nevada.  T. 
Blaisdellii,  p.  163,  California.  Odopoea  cariboea,  p.  169,  San  Domingo. 
O.  doiningensis,  p.  172,  id.  Cicada  sordidafa,  p.  175,  Florida.  C.  reperla, 
p.  177,  Florida,  North  Carolina,  Louisiana. 

Henicocephalina:  Uhler,  1.  c.  p.  180,  Hymenodectes  n.  gen.;  H.  culicis 
p.  181,  United  States;  Hymenocoris,  p.  181,  H.  formicina,  p.  182,  Cali- 
fornia. Capsidte:  Hadronema  pulverulenta,  p.  183,  United  States. 


Doings  of  Societies. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY  OF  WASHINGTON,  Thursday,  April  7,  1892. 
— Mr.  George  D.  Bradford,  of  New  York,  was  elected  a  corresponding 
member  of  the  Society.  The  discussion  of  Dr.  Gill's  paper  entitled, 
'  The  Larva  of  Insects  as  an  Intercalated  Stage,"  engendered  at  the  pre- 
ceding meeting  of  the  Society,  was  taken  up  and  participated  in  by  Messrs. 
Stiles,  Riley,  Gill  and  Banks.  Dr.  Riley  presented  two  papers,  one  "On 
certain  peculiar  Structures  of  Lepidoptera,"  and  the  other,  "  Descriptions 
of  new  Prodoxidce."  He  spoke  of  various  interesting  structures  of  the 
Prodoxidae,  calling  attention  more  particularly  to  the  saw-like  ovipositors, 
the  maxillary  tubercles,  the  cenchri-like  spots  on  the  thorax  and  certain 
radiate  and  chitinous  bodies  in  the  receptaculum  seminis.  The  remarks 
were  illustrated  by  large  figures.  He  also  spoke  of  the  resemblance  of 
Pronuba  synthetica  to  certain  saw-flies.  Specimens  of  the  insects  de- 
scribed were  exhibited.  Prof.  Riley's  second  paper  was  read  by  title  only, 
and  was  presented  for  publication.  The  discussion  of  these  papers  was 
participated  in  by  Messrs.  Howard,  Marlatt  and  Stiles.  Prof.  Riley  also 
presented  a  paper  on  "Coleopterous  Larvae  with  Dorsal  Appendages," 
in  which  he  described  the  larva  of  various  species  of  Mordellistena  hav- 
ing rows  of  tubercles  on  the  back  which  facilitate  moving  more  readily  in 
the  hollows  of  plants  and  the  larger  burrows  of  other  insects.  Discussed 
by  Messrs.  Smith  and  Schwarz.  Mr.  Doran  read  a  paper  entitled  "On 
the  Heat  Produced  by  Sylvanus  cassia,"  in  which  he  recorded  some  ob- 
servations which  he  had  made  on  the  amount  of  heat  produced  by  these 
beetles  in  meal,  but  offered  no  definite  explanation  of  the  phenomenon. 
Discussed  by  Messrs.  Marlatt,  Riley,  Austin  and  Schwarz. 

Thursday,  May  4,  1892.— Prof.  H.  E.  Summers,  of  Champaign,  111., 
was  elected  a  corresponding  member  of  the  Society.  Mr.  Ashmead  pre- 
sented some  notes  on  the  genus  Enicocephalus  Westw.  Biographical 
and  critical  notes  were  given,  and  the  announcement  was  made  of  the 
discovery  of  representatives  of  this  genus  in  material  sent  to  Dr.  Riley 
from  St.  Vincent,  and  announced  also  the  discovery  of  a  new  species  in 
Utali  by  Mr.  Schwarz.  The  genus  cannot  be  included  in  any  of  the  pres- 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  IQI 

ent  subfamilies  in  the  Reduviicke,  to  which  it  belongs,  and  the  ne\v  sub- 
family Enicocephalime  was  erected  for  it.  The  new  species  was  named 
Enicocephalus  schwarzii.  Discussed  by  Messrs.  Schwarz,  Riley,  Asli- 
mead,  Hubbard  and  Heidemann.  Mr.  Malley  read  a  paper  on  Microinus 
hispidiis,  pointing  out  some  observations  on  the  food  and  life-habits  of 
this  insect  made  in  the  South,  where  he  found  it  feeding  on  Aphides. 
Discussed  by  Messrs.  Ashmead  and  Riley.  Mr.  Howard  presented  a 
note  on  "The  Hibernation  of  Carpenter  Bees,"  showing  that  the  males 
as  well  as  the  females  winter  over.  Discussed  by  Messrs.  Riley,  Ashmead, 
Hubbard,  Marlatt  and  Howard. 

A  paper  by  Dr.  Bergroth,  of  Tammerfors,  Finland,  entitled  "Notes 
on  the  Nearctic  Aradida?,"  was  read  by  the  Corresponding  Secretary,  to 
whom  it  had  been  sent  for  publication  in  the  Proceeding  of  the  Society. 

Mr.  F.  M.  Webster  had  forwarded  a  paper  for  presentation  at  this 
meeting  of  the  Society  on  "The  food-plants  of  the  Lixi."  The  commu- 
nication gave  a  view  of  the  knowledge  of  the  habits  in  this  respect  of  this 
genus  of  beetles,  both  of  foreign  and  American  species.  Discussed  by 
Mr.  Schwarz. 

Mr.  Hubbard  presented  a  note  on  the  larva  of  Atnphizoa,  and  gave  an 
interesting  resume  of  the  disposition  of  this  anomalous  insect  in  syste- 
matic classification  by  various  authors,  together  with  the  arguments  ad- 
duced in  support  of  the  diverging  views.  He  presented  drawings  of  the 
larva  and  described  its  habits.  The  communication  was  discussed  at 
some  length  by  Mr.  Schwarz,  and  also  briefly  by  Messrs.  Ashmead,  Gill, 
Riley  and  others. 

Mr.  Masius  gave  his  recent  experience  with  the  poisonous  bite  of  Ren- 
acus  griseus.  In  handling  specimens  of  this  insect  he  had  received  a 
severe  sting  on  the  hand  which  proved  to  be  very  painful.  The  pain  and 
swelling  increased  for  two  or  three  days  and  became  so  troublesome  that 
a  physician  was  consulted.  In  five  days  the  trouble  had  nearly  disap- 
peared, although  at  the  time  of  the  meeting  the  injured  part  was  still  sore. 
Discussed  by  Messrs.  Howard,  Ashmead.  Riley  and  others. 

C.  L.  MARLATT, 

A'cY.  Secretary,  pro.  tern. 


OBITUARY 

"Prof.  HERMAN  CARL  CONRAD  BURMKISTKR  was  born  at  Stralsuml, 
Jan.  15,  1807,  and  died  from  the  result  of  an  accident  at  IHieiios  Ayres, 
May  2,  1892.  Prof.  Burmeister  was  the  author  of  many  valuable  works 
on  entomology.  He  was  Professor  of  Natural  History  at  Halle,  ha\  in- 
been  elected  to  the  chair  in  1842.  About  1850  failing  health  induced  him 
to  spend  two  years  in  Bra/il.  In  iN6r  lie  resigned  his  professorship  at 


192  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [September, 

Halle,  and  finally  settled  at  Buenos  Ayres,  where  he  became  director  of 
the  Museum  of  Natural  History,  a  position  he  held  to  within  a  few  days 
of  his  death.  He  continued  to  publish  on  Entomology,  the  insects  of  his 
new  home  Affording  ample  materials  for  many  valuable  papers,  both  in 
publications  of  the  National  Museum  and  in  European  journals,  and  also 
a  work  on  the  physical  features  of  the  Argentine  Republic  with  an  atlas, 
which  latter  included  two  parts  devoted  to  the  Lepidoptera  of  the  country. 
The  Royal  Society's  catalogue  of  scientific  papers  enumerates  no  less 
than  164  articles  (exclusive  of  separate  works)  from  his  pen  down  to  1883, 
and  there  have  since  been  many  more.  He  has  been  succeeded  as  Di- 
rector of  the  Museum  by  Dr.  C.  Berg." 


JUST  after  the  MS.  of  our  June  number  went  to  the  printer  we  learned 
of  the  death  of  Dr.  CARL  AUGUST  DOHRN,  at  Stettin,  in  the  86th  year  of 
his  age.  Dr.  Dohrn  was  interested  in  Coleoptera,  but  he  had  a  regard 
for  insects  of  other  orders,  if  only  for  the  reason  that  it  brought  him  in 
communication  with  the  lovers  of  them.  On  the  death  at  the  compara- 
tively early  age  of  39,  of  Dr.  Wilhelm  Schmidt,  the  first  president  of  the 
Entomological  S<  ciety  of  Stettin,  which  had  been  founded  in  1839,  C.  A. 
Dohrn,  who  was  then  officiating  as  secretary  of  the  society,  was  selected 
for  the  vacant  post,  and  at  the  ensuing  anniversary  meeting,  Nov.  5,  1843, 
was  duly  elected  president,  a  position  he  continued  to  hold  for  upwards 
of  forty  years.  The  "  Entomological  Zeitung,"  which  is  the  organ  of  the 
Stettin  Society,  was  edited  by  Dr.  Dohrn  as  long  as  he  remained  president, 
and  contains  copious  articles  by  him,  many  of  them  descriptive  of  new 
species  of  beetles,  and  man}'  relating  to  authors  and  their  works  and  notes 
on  travel.  His  own  collection  of  Coleoptera  was  very  extensive,  almost 
unique  in  completeness  of  families  and  genera.  Dr.  Dohrn  besides  being 
an  entomologist,  was  an  accomplished  linguist,  litterateur  and  musician. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  for  June,  was  mailed  May  27,  1892. 


EXT.  NEWS,  Vol.  III. 


PI.  VII. 


SPHINX  RUSTICA. 


.  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 

AND 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION, 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

VOL.  in.  OCTOBER,   1892.  No.  8. 

CONTENTS: 


Nolan — The  Introduction  of  the  Allan-  i    Cockerell — Entomology  of  Colorado-..  202 


thus  Silk  Worm  Moth 193 

Kunze — Larva  hunting  in  Winter 195 

Fox — A  new  Solitary  Wasp 197 

Smith— Elementary  Entomology 198 

Coding — N.  American  Membracida; 200 


Editorial 205 

Economic  Entomology 206 

Notes  and  News.. 209 

Entomological  Literature 212 


OUR  plate  this  month  represents  the  upper  and  under  side  of 
Sphinx  rustica  Fabr. ,  with  its  larva  and  chrysalis.  The  original 
drawing  was  made  by  the  late  Titian  R.  Peale,  the  artist  ento- 
mologist. The  plate  represents  the  objects  reduced  in  size,  the 
moth  expanding  five  inches  and  the  full-grown  larvae  being  about 
four  and  a  half  inches  in  length. 


The  Introduction  of  the  Ailanthus  Silk  Worm  Moth. 

By  EDW.  J.  NOLAN,  M.  D. 

The  attention  of  Dr.  Thomas  Stewardson,  then  Corresponding 
Secretary  of  the  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences,  of  Philadelphia, 
having  been  drawn,- in  1860,  by  various  notices  published  in  the 
"  Bulletin  of  the  Society  of  Acclimation"  and  other  French 
journals,  to  the  recent  introduction  of  the  Ailanthus  Silk  Worm, 
Attacus  cynthia,  into  France,  he  succeeded  in  obtaining  from 
Mons.  Guerin-Meneville  specimens  of  the  caterpillar,  the  fly,  the 
cocoon  and  the  silk  in  various  stages  of  preparation.*  In  lune 
of  that  year  a  number  of  eggs  were  also  sent  to  him  from  Paris, 
but  they  were  nearly  all  spoiled  in  consequence  of  being  hatched 
on  the  voyage.  Another  lot  sent  a  fr\v  days  later  reached  him 

*  Proc.  Acad.  Nat.  Sci.  Phila.,  1861,  p.  525. 
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in  good  condition,  and  from  these,  with  the  assistance  of  a  silk 
manufacturer  in  the  neighborhood  of  Philadelphia,  he  succeeded 
in  raising  a  few  worms,  which  formed  their  cocoons  in  July. 

Toward  the  middle  of  August  the  moths  made  their  appear- 
ance, and  the  eggs  laid  by  them  hatched  their  worms  from  Au- 
gust 3oth  to  September  3d.  Some  of  these  were  placed  by  Dr. 
Stewardson  on  a  tree  in  a  private  garden;  some  were  set  out  on 
trees  in  the  suburbs,  and  others  were  fed  by  him  in  a  room  at 
his  house.  Of  the  first  lot,  nearly  all  came  to  maturity;  many 
of  those  placed  in  the  country  were  destroyed  by  birds,  and  about 
forty  cocoons  were  secured  from  those  raised  in  the  house.  The 
success  with  the  worms  placed  on  the  trees,  except  for  the  attacks 
of  birds,  was  entirely  satisfactory,  and  proved  to  the  experi- 
menters, apparently,  the  possibility  of  raising  two  crops  of  the 
insect  during  the  proper  season  if  reasonable  care  were  taken  to 
preserve  them  from  injury. 

On  the  appearance  of  the  first  crop  of  caterpillars  in  the  Spring 
or  early  Summer  of  1862,  Dr.  Stewardson  was  still  sufficiently 
interested  in  them  to  supply  them  with  food,  but  the  work  was 
becoming  irksome.  As  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  Academy, 
most  of  his  leisure  time  was  spent  in  the  room  in  the  northeast 
corner  of  the  building,  which  was  then  situated  at  Broad  and 
Sansom  Streets,  and  now  forms  part  of  the  Lafayette  Hotel. 
My  duties  as  Assistant  Librarian  placed  me  in  constant  commu- 
nication with  the  doctor,  and  I  became  intensely  interested  in  his 
caterpillars,  their  growth  and  their  work.  I  was,  therefore,  de- 
lighted when  the  opportunity  was  given  to  me  to  take  charge  of 
them  and  look  after  their  allowance  of  Ailanthus  leaves.  The 
supply  was  abundant,  and  fresh,  crisp  leaves  were  placed  in  glass 
jars  in  the  Librarian's  room  as  often  as  a  change  was  necessary. 
The  work  was  continued  during  the  fall  of  1862  and  the  Spring 
and  Summer  of  1863.  In  the  Autumn  of  the  latter  year  I  began 
the  study  of  chemistry  with  Dr.  Robert  E.  Rogers,  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  Pennsylvania,  preparatory  to  matriculating  as  a  student 
of  medicine.  My  time  was  then  so  occupied  that  it  was  increas- 
ingly difficult  to  look  after  my  pets,  which,  in  spite  of  the  fact 
that  not  all  of  the  successive  broods  had  been  preserved,  num- 
bered at  the  time  some  hundreds  and  required  constant  attention 
to  save  them  from  starvation. 

The  yard  of  Dr.  Roger's  laboratory,  at  the  back  of  the  Medi- 


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cal  Department  of  the  University,  which  was  then  located  on 
Ninth  Street  above  Chestnut,  where  the  Post-office  now  stands, 
adjoined  the  yard  of  a  house  formerly  occupied,  it  is  said,  by  the 
distinguished  chemist,  Dr.  Hare.  A  large  Ailanthus  tree  grew 
here,  the  branches  of  which  extended  over  the  premises  of  the 
laboratory.  The  more  vigorous  of  the  silk  worms  (so  called) 
were  selected,  and,  with  the  consent  of  Dr.  Rogers  and  the  occu- 
pant of  the  house  referred  to,  were  placed  on  the  branches  of 
this  tree  early  in  October,  1863,  to  the  number  of  a  couple  of 
hundred.  Here  they  were  left  to  their  fate,  and,  in  truth,  entirely 
forgotten  in  the  press  of  other  interests  until  the  Winter  of  the 
following  year  (1864),  when,  on  examining  the  tree,  about  forty 
cocoons  were  found,  the  petioles  of  the  leaves  on  which  they  were 
spun  being  fastened  to  the  otherwise  naked  branches  by  strands 
of  silk  in  the  way  so  characteristic  of  the  Ailanthus  moth.  They 
were  left  here  undisturbed,  the  survivors  of  the  original  colony 
of  the  year  before.  The  tree  was  vigorous,  was  secluded  from 
storms  and  visited  by  few  birds.  There  is,  therefore,  no  reason 
to  doubt  that  a  large  number  of  flies  had  been  distributed  from 
this  point  during  the  preceding  season,  and  it  may,  therefore,  be 
considered  the  main  centre  from  which  this  interesting  and  beau- 
tiful addition  to  our  local  fauna  has  proceeded,  although  some, 
of  course,  have  descended  from  the  out-door  colonies  placed  by 
Dr.  Stewardson  himself. 

The  species  was  brought  from  China  to  Turn  in  1857,  and  its 
cultivation  in  France  was  begun  the  following  year.  Dr.  Stew- 
ardson hoped  to  benefit  his  fellow-citizens  by  bringing  the  insect 
to  America,  but  its  introduction  does  not  seem  to  have  produced 
much  practical  result,  although  the  fly,  with  increasing  frequency, 
forms  an  interesting  feature  of  the  local  collector's  cabinet,  and 
may  therefore  be  regarded  as  having  come  to  stay. 

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LARVA  HUNTING  IN  WINTER. 

By  RICHARD  E.  KUNZE,  M.  D.,  New  York. 

With  the  swamps  well  frozen  over,  although  light  snowsqualls 
made  it  disagreeable  enough,  I  hunted  the  larvae  of  Arzama  ob- 
liquata  the  first  time  this  Winter,  Feb.  7,  1892.  They  bore  the 
stems  of  Typha  /at (folia  or  Cat- tail  flag,  and  Great  Reed  Mace, 
so  called.  Inasmuch  as  they  hibernate  in  the  galleries  bored  out 


196  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [October, 

of  the  pithy  part  of  the  stalk  of  Typha,  which  line  the  shores  of 
small  creeks  and  rivers  traversing  the  saltmeadows  of  the  Atlantic 
sea-board,  they  are  readily  found.  Dr.  Kellicott,  regarding  hi- 
bernation of  obliquata,  states  that  the  larva  leaves  the  stem  in  the 
fall  and  crawls  into  the  earth  or  old  wood  to  hibernate  until  April 
or  May,  vide  "American  Naturalist,"  vol.  xvii,  p.  1172,  1883. 
On  Long  Island  this  larva  is  abundantly  found  hibernating  in  the 
stem  of  Typha  throughout  the  whole  Winter.  I  have  taken 
larvae  out  of  galleries  only  a  few  inches  above  the  frozen  water 
line,  and  with  thin  sheets  of  ice  formed  by  the  moisture  of  the 
stem,  completely  surrounding  the  outstretched  larva,  which  so 
filled  up  this  gallery,  that  it  seemed  to  be  tightly  wedged  in  place. 
Removing  a  part  of  the  stem  and  carrying  it  in  my  pocket  a  short 
time,  the  larva  soon  showed  great  activity  by  moving  up  or  down 
the  narrow  gallery  at  a  lively  speed,  either  backwards  or  forwards 
at  pleasure.  Have  found  them  as  high  as  two  feet  above  water 
line,  in  the  borings  of  thick  stems,  free  from  moisture,  and  all 
these  stalks  exhibit  a  number  of  openings  as  large  as  thickness 
of  a  pencil,  so  that  they  are  easily  singled  out.  I  find  more  near 
where  the  fresh  and  brackish  waters  meet,  than  in  the  open  salt 
meadows  where  Typha  grows  thickest.  In  fact,  a  few  Cat-tails 
of  very  vigorous  growth  in  a  fresh-water  swamp  adjoining  salt 
meadows,  are  preferable  to  an  acre  of  the  former.  In  an  hour's 
time  I  found  seven  larvae,  and  on  examining  some  Typha  stems 
I  brought  home  for  another  purpose  I  found  three  more,  making 
ten  in  all,  of  which  one  represented  another  species. 

Perhaps  it  is  not  superfluous  to  state  that  the  larva  is  mature 
before  hibernating  and  pupates  in  the  stem  ol  Typha,  if  undis- 
turbed, early  in  Spring.  I  found  lots  of  empty  pupa  cases  in 
stems  more  than  a  year  old.  The  woody  fibre  of  these  withstands 
the  effect  of  elements  fully  two  years.  In  hunting  larvae  I  have 
often  split  open  a  two-year  old  stem  in  a  mistake,  my  benumbed 
fingers  not  readily  detecting  the  softer  texture  of  the  latter  from 
the  more  firm  and  newer  growth. 

Sometimes  more  than  one  larva  is  found  in  a  stem,  and  I  think 
the  flower-bearing  stalk  being  strongest,  yields  more  than  the 
leaf-bearing  kind.  In  the  stronger  stems  I  found  larvae  three 
feet  above  the  ground.  I  place  the  collected  larvae  in  wide-mouth 
bottles  containing  sphagnum,  leaving  those  which  have  not  been 
disturbed  in  their  respective  stems.  After  pupation,  which  some 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  197 

do  in  the  moss  and  others  in  their  galleries,  the  imago  has  an 
opportunity  to  crawl  upon  the  stem  and  develop  after  emerging. 
I  place  the  larvae  in  a  cold  hallway  or  out-house,  during  Winter. 
Have  collected  such  from  December  up  to  late  in  April. 

Dr.  Riley  states  in  "American  Naturalist,"  vol.  xvii,  p.  1169, 
that  A.  obliquata  also  bores  the  stems  of  Stigiftaria  (Arrow-head) 
and  Pontederia  (Pickerel  Weed),  whereas  Dr.  Kellicott,  in  the 
same  work,  mentions  another  food-plant,  Sparganiimi  (Bur  Reed), 
but  it  is  bored  much  less  so  than  Typha. 

This  larva,  and  other  species  of  such  borers,  could  not  well 
hibernate  in  either  Sagittaria  or  Pontederia,  the  stems  of  which 
are  too  succulent  and  perish  with  the  first  killing  frosts  of  Winter. 

(To  be  continued.) 

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Description  of  a  new  Solitary  Wasp. 

By  WM.  J.  Fox,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Odynerus  ( Odyncrus}  Aldrichi. 

1  . — Clypeus  with  coarse,  separated  punctures,  with  longitudinal  folds 
or  stria?,  which  are  more  obvious  when  viewed  from  certain  positions, 
bidentate  anteriorly  and  with  a  rather  strong  depression  just  behind  the 
teeth  ;  head  coarsely  and  closely  punctured,  the  punctures  becoming 
sparse  on  the  cheeks;  first  joint  of  flagellum  equal  in  length  to  the  two 
following  united;  thorax  punctured  like  the  head;  scutellum  strongly  im- 
pressed medially;  postscutellum  when  viewed  from  the  front,  crenulated; 
metathorax  strongly  depressed,  with  a  strong,  somewhat  triangular  exca- 
vation at  base,  rugose  towards  the  sides,  the  metapleurae  with  irregular, 
oblique  striations;  when  viewed  from  behind  the  lateral  margins  of  the 
metathorax  are  seen  to  be  emarginate  below  the  middle;  hind  coxa;  armed 
with  a  strong  tooth  near  the  base  on  outer  edge;  first  abdominal  segment 
above  with  coarse,  separated  punctures,  those  on  the  second  much  finer, 
on  the  third  segment  the  basal  half  is  microscopically  punctured,  while 
on  the  apical  portion  it  has  coarse,  close,  shallow  punctures;  beneath  the 
basal  portions  of  the  segments  are  finely  punctured,  the  apical  portion 
strongly  so;  black;  two  transverse,  curved  spots  on  clypeus  at  base,  two 
minute  dots  behind  antenna;,  inner  eye  orbits  on  lower  portion,  large  spot 
at  top  of  cheeks,  prothorax  above,  anteriorly,  teguke,  except  outer  mar- 
gin and  a  spot  near  base  which  are  brown,  spot  on  mesopleurse  above, 
posterior  margins  of  scutellum  and  postscutellum,  the  marks  narrowed 
on  each  side,  all  bright  yellow;  a  large  spot  on  each  side  of  first  abdom- 
inal segment  also  yellow,  connected  by  a  greenish  white  band  on  apical 
margin  of  the  segment,  apical  margins  of  dorsal  segments  2-5  and  a  lar_v 
spot  on  apical  margins  of  ventral  segments  2,  3  and  4,  laterally,  also 


198  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

greenish  white;  scape  beneath  and  the  legs,  except  coxae,  trochanters  and 
base  of  femora,  rufo-testaceous;  wings  subhyaline,  apical  margins  fus- 
cous; nervures  and  stigma  deep  black;  the  median  cell  of  fore  wings  with 
a  ferruginous  stain,  the  costal  and  median  nervures  beneath  colored  like 
the  legs. 

(j\ — Clypeus  deeply  and  roundly  emarginate  anteriorly,  with  fine,  sparse 
punctures;  first  joint  of  flagellum  scarcely  as  long  as  the  two  following 
united;  clypeus  entirely,  scape  beneath,  and  coxae  beneath  yellow;  legs 
with  a  yellowish  tinge;  flagellum  beneath  testaceous. 

Var.  Greater  part  of  legs  and  hind  margins  of  the  abdominal  segments 
yellow. 

Brookings,  S.  Dakota  (J.  A.  Aldrich);  Colorado  (coll.  Amer. 
Ent.  Soc.).  The  color  of  the  legs  will  distinguish  this  species. 
Appears  to  occur  abundantly  from  May  3Oth  to  June  loth,  as  Mr. 
Aldrich  sent  me  about  thirty  specimens. 


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ELEMENTARY  ENTOMOLOGY. 

LEPIDOPTERA-HETEROCERA  (Moths). 
By  Prof.  JOHN  B.   SMITH,   New  Brunswick,   N.  J. 

The  little  family  Heterogynidae  belongs,  in  most  respects,  to 
the  Zygaenid  series.  In  it  the  primaries  have  two,  the  secondaries 
three  internal  veins,  as  in  the  Pyromorphidae.  It  differs,  how- 
ever, in  having  a  distinct,  free  costal  vein  to  the  secondaries, 
while  the  absence  of  this  vein  is  one  of  the  distinctive  features  in 
the  immediately  preceding  group  of  families.  It  is,  perhaps, 
questionable  whether  we  have  any  true  Heterogynidae  in  North 
America. 

Following  these,  comes  a  small  series  of  what  may  be  termed 
Arctiid  families.  All  agree  in  having  only  a  single  internal  vein 
to  the  primaries  and  two  in  the  secondaries.  The  costal  vein  of 
the  primaries  arises  from  the  subcostal  about  one-third  the  dis- 
tance from  base.  In  one  instance,  Euerythra,  it  is  altogether 
wanting.  Vein  5,  in  both  primaries  and  secondaries,  belongs  to 
the  median  series,  and  arises  close  to  vein  4.  The  larvae,  in  the 
majority  of  instances,  are  hairy  caterpillars,  usually  transforming 
in  a  loose  cocoon,  in  the  manufacture  of  which  the  hairy  clothing 
is  used  to  eke  out  the  scanty  supply  of  silk.  To  facilitate  this, 
the  hair  is  quite  commonly  barbed  or  branched,  so  that  it  felts 
easily. 

The  Nycteolidae  are  small  moths  that  are  usually  puzzles  to  the 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS. 

amateur.  They  have  the  wing  form  of  Tortricids,  and  much  of 
their  habital  appearance,  but  have  the  venation  above  described. 
Unlike  all  the  other  Arctids,  however,  the  internal  vein  of  the 
primaries  is  forked  at  the  base.  That  is  to  say,  two  parallel  veins 
start  at  the  base  and  unite  a  short  distance  beyond  into  the  nor- 
mal single  vein.  The  ocelli  are  present.  We  have  as  yet  but 
two  genera  with  three  species  described  from  our  fauna,  and  of 
these  Sarrothripa  lintncriana  is  the  common  eastern  species. 

The  Pericopidae  are  very  uncertainly  separated  from  the  Arc- 
tiidas.  In  venation  they  differ  chiefly  in  that  veins  3  and  4,  and 
7  and  8,  of  the  secondaries  are  stalked;  that  is,  a  single  vein  only 
starts  at  the  point  of  origin,  and  this  divides  on  its  way  to  the 
outer  margin.  The  species  are  often  rather  frail  and  long-winged, 
and  have  been  compared  to  the  Heliconinse  of  the  diurnal  Le- 
pidoptera.  Some  of  the  species,  American  and  foreign,  which 
were  formerly  referred  here,  have  been  of  late  proved  to  be 
Geometridae! 

The  Lithosiidae  differ  from  the  Arctiidae  by  the  absence  of  ocelli, 
but  agree  with  them  in  almost  all  other  structural  characters.  In 
the  typical  genus  the  primaries  are  narrow  and  elongate,  while 
the  secondaries  are  broad  and  proportionately  large,  but  in  our 
American  forms  we  have  all  gradations  from  this  to  a  really  geo- 
metriform  wing.  It  may  not  be  amiss  to  say  that  here,  too,  an 
interesting  amount  of  uncertainty  exists — whether  some  species 
are  not  Geometridae  rather  than  Lithosiidse.  Some  of  the  spe- 
cies resemble  Noctuidae,  and  others  are  sometimes  mistaken  for 
micro-lepidoptera.  A  reference  to  the  venation  will,  in  most 
cases,  settle  the  question  at  once.  There  is  a  tendency  in  this 
family  towards  a  loss  of  some  of  the  veins  of  the  secondaries, 
indicating  an  approach  to  the  Syntomidae,  already  treated. 

The  Arctiidae  differ  from  the  Lithosiidae  by  the  presence  of 
ocelli.  They  are  larger,  as  a  rule,  but  sometimes  with  very 
similar  wing  form.  Indeed,  almost  any  desired  variety  of  wing 
form  can  be  found  in  this  family,  which,  by  its  bright  and  often 
strongly  contrasting  colors,  is  one  of  the  most  attractive  to  col- 
lectors. Two  subfamilies  are  indicated  in  the  American  fauna: 
the  Cydosiinae,  which  have  a  roughened  or  tuberculate  front,  and 
the  Arctimae,  in  which  the  head  is  normal,  not  rough  or  tuber- 
culate. In  many  of  the  species  in  this  family  there  is  a  tendency 
to  a  reduction  in  the  spurs  of  the  hind  tibke,  and  irdjuently  one 
of  the  pairs  is  wanting. 


200  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [October, 

In  volumes  xxi  and  xxii  of  the  "  Canadian  Entomologist,"  will 
be  found  an  annotated  catalogue  of  the  Arctiidae,  in  which  the 
genera  are  described  in  some  detail  and  the  venation  of  the  lead- 
ing types  is  figured,  and  to  this  I  would  refer  the  student  for 
further  information  concerning  this  family. 

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STUDIES  IN  NORTH  AMERICAN  MEMBRACID/E,  II. 

By  F.  W.  CODING,  M.D.,  Ph.D. 

PUBLILIA  Stal. 

Publilia  bicinctura  n.  sp. — Similar  to  modestns  Uhler;  more  depressed 
and  slender,  with  t\vo  diagonal  white  bands.  Head  broadly  oval,  un- 
equal, blackish  brown,  with  three  smooth,  slightly  elevated,  light  spots, 
arranged  in  a  triangle;  eyes  black;  prothorax  light  green,  with  two  whitish 
bands,  the  first  originating  near  middle  of  inferior  border  passes  diago- 
nally forward  and  upward,  crossing  the  median  carina  in  the  sulcus,  the 
second  starting  about  midway  between  the  first  and  the  apex  parallel  to 
it;  both  are  narrowly  bordered  with  dark  brown,  and  several  longitudinal 
lines  of  the  same  color  mark  the  surface  posterior  to  the  first  band;  apex 
more  attenuated  than  in  its  congeners;  base  of  prothorax  with  .a  short, 
impressed,  black  line  above  each  eye;  tegmina  clear,  veins  white;  below 
piceous,  upper  surface  of  femora  black.  Legs  otherwise  light  brown. 
Abdomen  dark  brown.  Length  5  mm. 

Described  from  two  males  and  two  females.  Collected  by  Prof. 
Gillette  in  June  and  August,  on  Glycyrrhiza  lepidota. 

Hab. — Fort  Collins,  Colorado. 

One  example  had  the  bands  obsolete,  and  two  had  the  dorsum 
largely  ferruginous  (types  in  coll.  F.  W.  G.). 

STICTOCEPHALA  Stal. 

Stictocephala  gillettei  Godg.  $. — Differs  from  $  as  follows:  impressed 
lateral  line  extends  from  base  of  tegmina  to  apex  of  thorax;  lateral 
carinas  meet  at  about  the  middle,  and  apex  is  less  curved.  Head  grass- 
green,  surface  unequal;  prothorax  clouded  with  yellow;  tegmina  trans- 
parent with  a  tinge  of  green,  and  densely  punctured;  chest  .very  pale 
green;  femora  yellow,  covered  with  hairs;  tibia;  marked  with  brown,  tarsi 
light  brown. 

Collected  by  Prof.  Gillette  at  Trinidad,  Col.,  May  14,  1892. 

HELIRIA  Stal. 

Heliria  scalaris  Fin.  rf. — Castaneous,  speckled  with  yellow.  Head 
yellow,  mottled  with  castaneous,  very  broad  between  eyes,  which  are 
black,  ocelli  nearer  each  other  than  the  eyes;  prothorax  castaneous,  mot- 
tled with  yellow,  anteriorly  with  the  yellow  predominating,  densely  punc- 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  2OI 

tured;  median  carina  prominent,  mostly  shining  black;  crest  compressed 
vertically  just  behind  middle;  above  each  eye  a  black  impressed  dot;  a 
yellow  stripe  along  posterior  edge  of  crest  halfway  to  apex;  sides  poste- 
riorly with  several  longitudinal  carina; ;  about  middle  of  lateral  borders  a 
dark  brown  spot  surrounded  by  a  yellow  ring;  lateral  angles  produced; 
tegmina  vitreous,  punctured,  veins  piceous,  base  with  piceous  spot  and 
posterior  fourth  nearly  black;  chest  yellow,  marked  with  piceous,  hairy. 
Abdomen  black,  posterior  edges  of  segments  yellow,  last  segment  brown. 
Legs  testaceous,  mottled  with  brown,  tibia.-  triquetrous  and  spined,  tips 
of  tarsi  piceous.  Length  8  mm.;  width  between  lateral  angles  4  mm.; 
altitude  5  mm. 

Had. — Fort  Collins,  Col.     Described  from  a  $  taken  by  Prof. 

Gillette,  July  4,  1892. 

STICTOPELTA  Stal. 

Stictopelta  marmorata  9>  n.  sp. — Form  similar  to  nova;  castaneous, 
mottled  with  yellow,  the  latter  color  predominating  in  anterior  part.  Head 
yellow,  nearly  quadrangular,  a  semi-circular  line  around  apex,  a  spot  con- 
tiguous to  each  ocellus,  and  a  spot  between  these  and  each  eye,  dark 
brown;  eyes  very  dark  green,  surrounded  by  a  yellow  ring;  prothorax 
castaneous,  mottled  with  yellow,  darkest  posteriorly;  at  the  base,  above 
each  eye,  is  a  shining,  irregular,  impressed  scar;  lateral  borders  white, 
this  color  extending  from  above  base  of  tegmina  nearly  to  apex,  the  tip 
of  which  is  black;  punctured  lightly  throughout;  tegmina  vitreous  yellow, 
veins  of  corium  piceous,  apex  lightly  clouded;  chest  and  abdomen  yellow, 
ovipositor  castaneous;  femora  yellow,  tibia;  same  color,  outer  surface 
brown,  except  the  anterior  pair;  tarsi  yellow,  tips  darker.  Length  9  mm. ; 
width  4  mm.;  altitude  3  mm. 

Described  from  one  9  collected  by  Prof.  C.  H.  T.  Townsend. 

Hab. — New  Mexico. 

Subfamily  CENTROTINJE  Stal. 

Centrodontus  n.  gen. — Head  broad,  short,  almost  spindle  shaped,  eyes 
large,  globular;  prothorax  superiorly  developed  into  a  rounded  gibbosity, 
lateral  angles  with  a  rounded  tubercle,  but  destitute  of  horns;  median 
carina  percurrent;  posterior  prothoracic  process  extends  beyond  scutel- 
luni,  which  is  bidentate  at  extremity,  the  process  lying  between  these 
teeth;  it  is  straight,  long,  narrow,  sides  nearly  parallel,  sometimes  sinuate 
superiorly.  Abdomen  long,  spindle  shaped,  reaching  nearly  to  apex  <>f 
tegmina;  tegmina  opaque,  convex  externally,  when  closed  forming  a  con- 
cavity enclosing  the  abdomen;  veins  very  prominent,  the  usual  venation 
being  interfered  with  by  numerous  irregular  venules  cutting  up  the  regular 
cells;  claws  gradually  attenuated  to  apex.  U'ings  with  three  apical  cells. 
Legs  simple,  posterior  trochanters  unarmed,  feet  simple. 

Type  of  genus  Gargara  atlas  Godg. ,  described  in  ENT.  NE\VS, 
vol.  iii,  p.  no. 

I  am  not  acquainted  with  Signoret's  Gargara  variegata  from 
Calabar,  but  judging  from  the  description  it  may  belong  to  this 
genus. 

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202  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [October, 

NOTES  ON  THE  ENTOMOLOGY  OF  COLORADO-I. 

By  T.  D.  A.  COCKERELL. 

Notwithstanding  the  large  amount  of  descriptive  matter  in  our 
literature,  relating  to  the  insects  of  Colorado,  the  information 
available  about  the  distribution  of  the  species  is  very  slight.  Un- 
less one  has  visited  the  State,  I  suppose  it  must  be  difficult  to 
realize  the  enormous  differences  of  country  and  climate,  and  cor- 
respondingly different  faunae,  comprised  within  the  boundaries 
of  Colorado.  Until  recently,  at  least,  it  seems  to  have  been  the 
general  opinion  that  to  cite  "  Colorado"  as  the  locality  of  a  new 
species  was  enough,  and  so  lately  as  May  of  the  present  year  I 
find  a  new  insect  described  with  no  better  indication  of  the  habitat, 
although  it  was  received  from  Prof.  Gillette,  who  would  presu- 
mably have  given  the  proper  details  for  the  asking.  In  the  fol- 
lowing notes  I  give,  indeed,  but  scanty  information  about  a  tew 
localities  in  the  State;  but  such  as  it  is,  it  may  serve  to  indicate 
some  facts  which  could  not  be  gleaned  from  what  has  hitherto 
been  published.  I  wish  that  others  could  be  persuaded  to  follow 
the  same  lines  of  investigation,  so  as  to  substitute  a  fairly  com- 
plete account  for  the  present  fragmentary  records.  For  the  iden- 
tification of  the  insects  referred  to  in  this  and  future  notes  of  the 
series,  I  have  been  greatly  indebted  to  Mr.  Ashmead,  Dr.  J . 
Hamilton,  Prof.  C.  V.  Riley,  Mr.  Hy.  Edwards,  Mr.  W.  H. 
Edwards,  Dr.  Horn  and  the  U.  S.  National  Museum.  Unless  a 
statement  is  made  to  the  contrary,  it  is  always  to  be  understood 
that  the  imago  is  referred  to,  as  is  usual.  In  addition  to  the  lo- 
cality and  the  date,  I  have  found  it  an  excellent  plan,  especially 
if  one  has  no  aneroid,  to  note  some  of  those  forms  of  animal  or 
plant  life  in  the  locality,  which  indicate  the  climate  and  altitude. 
Sometimes  trees,  etc.,  occur  on  mountain-sides  in  singularly  well- 
defined  zones;  thus  coming  down  from  the  head  of  Surface  Creek 
to  the  Gunnison  River,  in  Delta  County,  on  the  5th  of  October, 
1887,  I  noted  the  following  zones  : 

(1)  Zone  of  Spruce  (Picea  engelmanni  Parry). 

(2)  Quaking  Asp  (Populus  treinnloides  Michx.). 

(3)  Oak  Scrub  (Quercus  undulata  Torr.). 

(4)  Cedars  (Juniperus  virginiiuia  L.)  and  pifions  (Pinus  cdntis}. 

(5)  Sage  brush  (Artemisia). 

(6)  Greasewood  (Chenopodiacecs). 

I  have  nowhere  else  found  the  zones  quite  so  well  marked,  or 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  203. 

so  easy  to  observe,  but  throughout  the  mountains  they  are  to  be 
seen  more  or  less  clearly.  In  the  fall,  when  the  Spruce  is  green, 
the  Quaking  Asp  yellow,  and  the  Oak  Scrub  red,  very  beautiful 
effects  are  produced.  In  Custer  County,  I  have  found  it  conve- 
nient to  divide  the  fauna  as  follows  : 

(1)  High-Alpine  fauna,  living  from  10,000  feet  upwards. 

(2)  Mid- Alpine  "    clown  to  6500. 

(3)  Sub-Alpine  6,500   "  the  foothills. 

These  three  faunae,  as  will  be  explained  in  detail  in  a  paper  now 
preparing,  are  very  different  from  one  another.  The  terms  may 
be  used  also  when  referring  to  other  counties,  but  it  must  always 
be  remembered  that  even  between  north  and  south  Colorado  there 
is  a  difference  in  the  faunae  of  a  given  altitude.  Therefore,  the 
tree-zones  are  in  some  ways  more  useful  than  a  statement  of  the 
altitude.  For  detailed  work,  I  divided  Colorado  into  78  counties 
and  vice-counties,  included  in  nine  river  basins,  of  which  four  are 
on  the  Atlantic,  and  five  on  the  Pacific  slope.  Grand  R.  basin, 
on  the  Pacific  slope,  includes  seventeen  of  these  divisions,  viz. : 
Saguache,  N.  W. ;  Hinsdale,  N. ;  San  Juan,  N. ;  Ouray;  Mont- 
rose,  E. ;  Gunnison,  S.  (S.  of  Gunnison  R.,  Taylor  R.,  Willow 
Creek);  Gunnison,  N. ;  Mesa,  N.  E. ;  Delta;  Pitkin;  Eagle,  S. 
(S.  of  Eagle  R.);  Eagle,  N. ;  Summit,  N.  (N.  of  Little  Snake  R., 
Dillon,  Canon  Creek);  Summit,  S. ;  Garfield,  S. ;  Routt,  S.  E. ; 

Grand,  S. 

SAGUACHE,  N.  W. 

This  is  a  triangular  piece  of  country  N.  W.  of  the  Cochetopa 
Hills,  upper  mid-alpine  in  character.  In  the  Summit  Park  region, 
by  the  head  of  a  tributary  of  Los  Pinos  Creek,  Populus  tremu- 
loides  and  Achillea  miUefolium  were  noted.  This  was  on  October 
1 3th,  and  the  only  insect  recorded  was  a  red  Chironomus  larva, 
similar  to  those  found  in  England.  The  next  day  there  was  a 

snow-storm. 

MONTROSE,   E. 

Contains  low  sub-alpine  and  mid-alpine  districts,  with  great 
differences  of  climate.  In  1887  I  traveled  from  the  Gunnison 
River  via  Montrose  to  Cimarron.  The  Uncompaghre  Valley, 
north  of  Montrose,  is  a  great  barren  plain,  consisting  of  dried 
mud,  baked  and  cracked  in  the  sun;  with  scattered  and  solitary 
Chenopodiaceae  and  such  plants,  and  stunted  cacti.  On« October 
6th  a  strong  breeze  was  blowing,  and  the  scanty  vegetation  \\.i- 


204  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [October, 

•covered  with  dust.  The  heat  was  very  great,  so  that  one  looked 
with  some  longing  at  the  perpetual  snow  on  the  distant  mountains. 
Two  days  after,  traveling  up  Cedar  Creek  from  Montrose,  rain 
•came  on,  and  the  abundant  sticky  mud  of  the  roads  made  it  nearly 
impossible  to  proceed.  Although  the  temperature  was  not  down 
to  freezing  point,  I  do  not  think  I  ever  suffered  so  much  from  the 
cold  as  on  this  journey.  Early  next  morning  numbers  of  robins 
(Memla  migratorid)  passed  on  their  migration  to  warmer  regions. 
Below  Montrose,  Malvastriim  coccineum  was  noted.  This  malva- 
ceous  plant  is  easily  recognized,  and  is  useful  for  indicating  the 
kind  of  locality.  It  occurs  on  dry,  open  ground,  up  to  about 
8000  feet,  or  sometimes  rather  higher,  belonging  to  the  sub-alpine 
and  lower,  mid-alpine  regions.  On  Cedar  Creek,  October  gth. 
species  of  Colias,  Coccinella,  Vespa  and  Lutilia  were  noted. 

At  Cimarron  (6906  feet)  I  found  a  Geophilus,  and  also  a  new 
ichneumonid,  since  described  by  Mr.  Ashmead  as  Thersilochus 
montanus.  In  the  same  neighborhood  three  beetles  were  obtained, 
afterwards  identified  as  Harpalus  amputatus  Say,  Pterostichus 
longulus  Lee.  and  Amara  remotestriata  Dej.  These  three  are  all 
found  also  in  the  mid-alpine  zone  of  Custer  County. 

GUNNISON,  S. 

Mid-Alpine,  with  some  pretty  and  little-settled  country.  There 
is  a  pine  wood  between  Allen  and  Powderhorn,  which  is  rather 
unusual,  firs  being  the  dominant  conifers  in  Colorado.  Judging 
from  the  distribution  of  the  two  genera  Abies  and  Pinus,  it  seems 
as  if  the  former  were  ousting  the  latter;  so  we  get,  as  in  Custer 
County,  Pinus  ponderosa  chiefly  fringing  the  Spruce  forests  at 
their  lower  limit;  and  at  and  near  timber-line  a  high-alpine  Pinus 
of  a  different  species,  maintaining  a  somewhat  precarious  exist- 
ence. When  the  pines  were  dominant,  they  seem  to  have  gone 
a  little  higher  than  the  firs,  and  hence  the  finding  of  logs  and  roots 
a  little  above  the  present  timber-line.  If  this  view  is  correct,  it 
cannot  be  doubted  that  these  changes  have  affected  the  insect 
fauna.  The  insects  taken  or  noticed  were  Bembidium  indistinctum 
Dej.  and  Lucilia  sp.  by  Little  Blue  Creek;  Vespa  sp.  on  the  East 
Twin  Mesa;  and  PlerosHchus  luczofti'De}.,  the  locality  not  exactly 
noted.  A  Geophilus  was  also  found. 

It  will  very  likely  be  objected  that  the  above  notes  are  hardly 
entomological  at  all,  and  I  send  the  paper  with  some  fear  lest  it 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  205 

should  go  into  the  editorial  \vaste-paper  basket  on  that  account. 
But  my  defence  is  this:  though  we  may  interest  ourselves  in 
beetles  or  moths,  or  even  in  a  single  genus  only,  nature  is  a  whole, 
of  which  every  part  depends,  more  or  less,  on  every  other.  In. 
Entomology,  the  study  of  environments  is  scarcely  begun  in  any- 
serious  fashion,  but  yet  we  may  well  believe  that  it  will  lead  to  a 
better  understanding  of  the  reason  of  things. than  almost  any  other 
method  of  research.  Future  papers  of  this  series  will  deal  with 
other  counties  in  which  more  insects  were  obtained. 


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WITH  this  number  of  the  NEWS  we  have  inaugurated  a  new  department; 
that  of  Economic  Entomology.  We  were  fortunate  in  securing  the  ser- 
vices of  Prof.  John  B.  Smith  to  take  charge  of  it  as  editor,  and  the  NEWS 
and  its  subscribers  are  to  be  congratulated.  Prof.  Smith,  as  late  curator 
of  the  Department  of  Entomology  of  the  United  States  National  Museum 
and  at  present  State  Entomologist  of  New  Jersey,  has  had  a  ripe  expe- 
rience in  this  branch  of  Entomology,  and  we  confidently  predict  this,  our 
new  departure,  will  become  one  of  the  most  interesting  features  of  the 
journal.  Economic  Entomology  is  growing  in  importance  every  day,  and 
no  one  can  fail  to  see  its  great  usefulness,  and  while  much  has  already 
been  accomplished,  we  predict  a  great  future  for  this  part  of  our  study. 
Prof.  Smith,  in  his  preliminary  remarks,  maps  out  the  scope  of  the  de- 
partment, and  what  will  follow  each  month  cannot  fail  to  be  interesting,, 
instructive  and  useful  to  all  our  readers,  but  more  especially  those  in  any 
way  interested  in  agriculture  or  horticulture. 

An  Atchinson  (Kan.)  woman  has  brought  up  her  chickens  on  the  bugs- 
collected  from  the  machinery  at  the  electric  light  station  every  morning. 


-206  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [October, 

DEPARTMENT  OF  ECONOMIC  ENTOMOLOGY. 

Edited  by  Prof.  JOHN*B.  SMITH,  Sc.  D-,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

IT  is  the  intention  of  the  editor  of  this  department  to  keep  the  readers 
,of  the  NEWS  informed  of  the  main  lines  of  work  done  and  results  ob- 
tained by  the  economic  entomologists,  as  evidenced  in  the  Bulletins  and 
Reports  received.  It  is  also  desired  to  make  it  a  means  for  the  commu- 
nication of  new  results  attained  by  workers,  which  can  be  given  here  in 
brief,  in  advance  of  the  more  detailed  accounts  in  the  Experiment  Station 
publications.  The  object  is  to  give  results  or  abstracts,  rather  than  de- 
tailed accounts  of  experiments,  and  co-operation  is  invited,  to  aid  in 
making  this  feature  not  the  least  valuable  part  of  the  NEWS. 


The  "Horn  Fly,"  Htzmatobia  serrata,  is  still  spreading,  and  has  cov- 
ered a  vast  new  territory  during  the  past  year.  It  now  extends  from 
Florida  to  Canada,  and  westward  nearly  to  the  Mississippi,  causing  alarm 
wherever  it  makes  its  appearance.  There  are  none  of  the  sensational 
accounts  so  common  when  it  first  appeared,  but  the  facts  are  sufficiently 
bad.  One  curious,  and  somewhat  encouraging  fact  is,  that  in  New  Jersey, 
which  was  one  of  the  first,  if  not  the  first  State  invaded,  the  pest  has  very 
•decidedly  decreased  in  numbers,  and  is  very  seldom  complained  of.  It 
seems  now  no  more  abundant  than  the  common  native  cow-fly,  Stomoxys 
<calcitranst  and,  indeed,  in  some  of  the  localities  most  infested  two  years  ago, 
5s  now  scarcely  noticed.  There  has  also  been  a  decided  change  in  habit  in 
New  Jersey.  That  peculiarity  which  induced  the  common  name  "  Horn 
Fly,"  has  almost  entirely  disappeared.  Nowhere  did  I  observe  any  clus- 
tering about  the  base  of  the  horns  during  the  present  season,  and  none 
of  the  farmers  have  noticed  it.  They  now  frequent  the  flank  or  the 
^shoulder  in  company  with  Stotnoxys.  As  to  remedies,  little  that  is  new 
has  been  discovered.  Spraying  the  cattle  with  the  kerosene  emulsion 
has  proved  very  successful  in  some  hands,  while  fish  oil  with  an  admix- 
ture of  carbolic  acid  is  a  favorite  with  others.  Spreading  the  droppings 
in  the  pasture  every  two  or  three  days  makes  a  cheap  and  certain  way  of 
preventing  the  larvse  from  attaining  maturity.  In  the  stable,  the  drop- 
pings may  be  mixed  with  land  plaster  to  absorb  the  liquid  and  make  the 
mass  too  dry  to  serve  as  food  for  the  maggots. 

Among  the  imported  pests,  Zen-era pyrina  is  causing  great  injury  in 
Central  Park,  New  York.  Mr.  E.  B.  Southwick  exhibited,  at  Rochester, 
some  very  interesting  specimens  of  the  injury  caused  by  this  larva:  trunks 
and  branches  of  considerable  size  being  completely  girdled.  Like  so 
many  introduced  species,  it  is  fur  more  injurious  in  its  new  home,  than  it 
«ver  was  in  its  own  country,  and  the  very  great  number  of  species  of 
trees  and  shrubs  attacked,  makes  it  particularly  obnoxious  in  a  large  park 
which  depends  so  much  for  its  beauty  and  attractiveness  upon  the  variety 
of  vegetation  contained.  No  very  effective  means  of  combating  this 
insect  have  been  discovered  as  yet. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  2OJ 

As  an  example  of  a  slowly  spreading  insect,  Crioceris  iz-punctatiis  L. 
may  be  cited.  It  has  been  known  from  the  vicinity  of  Baltimore  for  many 
years,  but  has  been  found  for  the  first  time  in  New  Jersey  during  the 
present  season.  Curiously  enough,  I  found  it  on  volunteer  asparagus 
only,  though  cultivated  beds  were  just  across  the  fence.  It  has  never 
been  as  troublesome  as  its  congener,  C.  asparagi,  and  is  fully  as  pretty  a 
beetle.  This  C.  asparagi,  by-the-bye,  is  fairly  well  controlled  now-a-days 
by  growers  in  New  Jersey;  they  either  cut  all  the  shoots  in  the  bed,  forcing 
the  beetles  to  oviposit  on  the  heads  which  are  sent  to  market,  or  the  poorer 
shoots  are  allowed  to  grow  until  they  become  covered  with  eggs.  They 
are  then  cut  and  destroyed,  and  in  this  easy  manner  the  first  brood  of 
larva  is  reduced  to  a  minimum.  If  farmers  could  be  induced  to  destroy 
the  volunteer  asparagus  growing  along  the  road  and  in  fence  corners,  the 
practice  would  be  still  more  effective,  but  as  it  is,  hundreds  of  eggs  are 
allowed  to  develop  in  these  neglected  places  and  the  new  beetles  find 
their  way  to  the  cultivated  plants  after  the  cutting  season  is  over. 

Farm  practice  to  prevent  insect  injury  is  bound  to  become  a  subject  of 
great  importance  in  the  near  future.  Poisons  and  insecticides  generally, 
will  always  have  a  large  field  of  usefulness,  but  we  can  often  control  in- 
sects easily  and  cheaply  by  taking  advantage  of  some  peculiarity  of  habit. 
I  have  called  attention  to  some  of  the  possibilities  of  this  method  in 
Bulletin  No.  85  of  the  New  Jersey  Station,  and  further  observations  bring 
new  applications  of  the  principle.  In  Bulletin  No.  21  of  the  Mississippi 
Experiment  Station,  Mr.  H.  E.  Weed  gives  an  account  of  the  insects  in- 
jurious to  cabbage.  All  of  the  species  treated  are  well  known,  and  have 
been  frequently  written  up,  but  the  new  and  valuable  facts  are  in  the  ac- 
count of  the  "Harlequin  Cabbage  Bug,"  Murgantia  histrionica.  Mr. 
Weed  has  found  that  the  hibernating  bugs  are  especially  fond  of  radish 
.and  mustard  plants,  and  that  they  feed  and  oviposit  on  these  in  preference 
to  the  cabbage.  By  planting  trap  rows  of  mustard  or  radish  in  the  cab- 
bage fields  the  bugs  are  induced  to  congregate  on  them,  and  there  they 
can  be  easily  collected  and  destroyed,  or  kerosene  can  be  used  as  a  spray, 
thus  destroying  the  insects.  Kerosene  when  diluted  so  as  to  be  safe  for 
use  on.  cabbage,  is  ineffective  as  against  the  adult  bugs  and  their  destruc- 
tion on  cabbage  is  thus  out  of  question.  The  mustard  or  radish  would  be 
planted  merely  to  be  sacrificed  in  destroying  the  insects.  In  New  Jersey 
the  wild  Cruciferae  are  an  important  element  in  the  life  of  our  most  serious 
cabbage  pest — Pieris  rapce.  It  is  upon  these  that  the  few  spring  butter- 
flies lay  their  eggs,  and  upon  these  the  larvae  develop  before  the  cabbages 
are  in  condition  to  afford  food  for  them.  A  conscientious  early  destruction 
of  cruciferous  weeds,  would  very  materially  lessen  injury  from  "  cabbage 
worms"  later  in  the  season. 

Dr.  E.  W.  Doran  has  a  Bulletin  on  "Wheat  Insects,"  No.  16  of  the 
Maryland  Agricultural  Experiment  Station.  The  insects  treated  are  those 
that  affect  the  stored  grain,  and  the  most  important  of  them  is  the  "  An- 
gumois  Grain  Moth."  Geleclria  ccrcallcla  Oliv.  Dr.  Doran  made  a  num- 


2O8  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [October, 

her  of  experiments  for  the  purpose  of  determining  the  degree  of  heat  and 
length  of  the  time  necessary  to  destroy  the  insects,  but  obtained  negative 
results  only.  Unfortunately,  he  does  not  seem  to  have  tried  duplicating 
the  results  obtained  by  Mr.  F.  M.  Webster,  which  are  referred  to  in  the 
account.  Naphthaline  has  proved  satisfactory  on  experiment,  and  Dr. 
Doran  recommends  its  use  in  bins  of  stored  grain  as  a  repellant.  He  says 
it  also  kills  the  moths  in  an  air-tight  vessel,  but  says  nothing  of  its  effects 
on  the  larva?.  A  rather  curious  and  interesting  note  is  found  in  the  ac- 
count of  the  "  Red  Grain  Beetle,"  Si/vaims  cassia?.  Not  only  were  the 
insects  excessively  numerous  in  a  bin  of  wheat  middlings,  but  in  that  part 
in  which  they  were  most  numerous  the  temperature  of  the  material  rose 
at  one  time  to  95°  F.,  a  difference  of  53°  as  compared  with  the  temperature 
of  the  room  and  of  other  less  infested  parts  of  the  grain. 

Concerning  the  Carbon  disulphide,  a  little  experience  of  my  own  may 
prove  of  some  interest.  In  the  little  patch  of  sod  constituting  my  "  front 
yard,"  a  colony  of  large  black  ants  had  established  themselves,  and  this 
year  their  nest  or  hill  became  too  conspicuous  to  suit  my  views.  The  disc 
of  loose  soil  was  nearly  two  feet  in  diameter,  while  openings  were  found 
six  inches  to  each  side  of  that,  making  the  space  covered  about  three  feet 
in  diameter.  On  this  space  the  grass  began  to  die,  and  the  great  number 
of  insects  became  annoying.  To  get  rid  of  them  I  used  a  one  pound 
bottle  of  Carbon  disulphide,  simply  pouring  it  into  the  holes  and  then 
treading  down  the  soil  over  the  space  occupied.  I  expected  that,  as  a 
matter  of  course,  the  grass  roots  would  be  destroyed  by  this  treatment, 
and  that  I  would  be  compelled  to  re-sod.  As  against  the  ants,  the  sub- 
stance was  completely  effective,  no  further  trace  of  them  being  observed; 
but  instead  of  losing  my  grass,  it  took  a  new  start,  growing  rank  and 
vigorous,  and,  while  all  around  it  was  dry  and  parched  by  drought,  this 
little  patch  remained  bright  and  green,  growing  vigorously!  It  may  be 
that  the  liquid  sank  into  the  loose  soil  so  rapidly  and  deeply  that  the  grass 
roots  were  not  affected,  and  that  the  looseness  of  the  soil  proved  an  ad- 
vantage to  the  grass  on  it,  enabling  it  to  better  resist  the  dry  weather;  but 
whatever  the  explanation,  such  were  the  facts. 

In  Volume  I,  No.  i,  p.  39,  of  the  Kansas  University  Quarterly,  Mr.  Y. 
L.  Kellogg  describes  the  early  stages  of  Melitara  dentata  Grt.  bred  from 
the  leaves  of  the  prickly  pear  cactus,  Opuntia  niissoiiricnsis  in  Colorado, 
and  finds  the  habits  of  the  species  very  like  those  of  M.prodenialis  \Ylk. 
described  by  Dr.  Riley  and  myself.  Among  other  matters  he  gives  a  de- 
scription of  the  egg,  which  is  said  to  be  creamy-white  in  color;  but  he  does 
not  say  where  the  eggs  were  found,  nor  how  they  are  laid.  Mr.  H.  G. 
Hubbard,  in  the  course  of  a  conversation  in  which  the  eastern  species 
was  mentioned,  informed  me  that  he  has  observed  the  eggs,  and  that  they 
are  set,  one  on  top  of  the  other,  in  such  a  way  as  to  resemble  exactly  one 
of  the  spines  or  prickles  of  the  plant.  This  is  quite  a  remarkable  instance 
of  mimicry;  the  more  as  it  is  not  the  egg  itself  which  is  mimetic,  but  rather 
the  arrangement  by  the  parent  moth,  in  which  the  individual  appearance 
of  the  ova  is  lost  in  the  impression  created  by  the  mass.  It  is  quite  prob- 
able that  the  western  species  will  be  found  to  have  similar  habits. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  2OQ 

Notes  and.  Nevsrs. 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  GLEANINGS  FROM  ALL  QUARTERS 
OF  THE  GLOBE. 

[The  Conductors  of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  Niiws  solicit,  and  will  thankfully  receive  items 
of  news,  likely  to  interest  its  readers,  from  any  source.  The  author's  name  will  be  given 
in  each  case  for  the  information  of  cataloguers  and  bibliographers.] 


To  Contributors.— All  contributions  will  be  considered  and  passed  upon  at  our 
earliest  convenience,  and  as  far  as  may  be,  will  be  published  according  to  dale  of  recep- 
tion. ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  has  reached  a  circulation,  both  in  numbers  and  circumfer- 
ence, as  to  make  it  necessary  to  put  "copy"  into  the  hands  of  the  printer,  for  each  number, 
three  weeks  before  date  of  issue.  This  should  be  remembered  in  sending  special  01  im- 
portant matter  for  certain  issue.  Owing  to  low  subscription  rate,  "  extras"  will  be  charged 
for,  and  when  they  are  wanted,  it  should  be  so  stated  on  the  MS.  along  with  the  number 
desired.  The  receipt  of  all  papers  will  be  acknowledged. — ED. 


Dr.  R.  OTTOLENGUI,  of  New  York,  had  a  very  successful  collecting 
trip  to  Mt.  Washington,  N.  H. 

Mrs.  A.  T.  SLOSSON  has,  as  usual,  been  collecting  among  the  Northern 
Hills,  at  Franconia  Notch,  N.  H. 

Mr.  PHILIP  LAURENT  and  Dr.  Henry  Skinner  spent  two  weeks  collecting 
in  Mitchell  County,  North  Carolina. 

Mr.  I.  C.  MARTINDALE  has  recently  been  elected  a  member  of  the  En-' 
tomological  Society  "  Iris"  in  Dresden. 

Mr.  FRANK  M.  JONES,  of  Wilmington,  Del.,  spent  two  weeks  collecting 
in  Richmond  County,  southern  North  Carolina. 

WE  have  learned  that  Dr.  H.  Strecker,  of  Reading,  has  entirely  rear- 
ranged his  immense  collection  of  Lepidoptera,  and  that  it  is  now  some- 
thing magnificent. 

Mr.  PHILIP  NELL  and  Mr.  C.  W.  Johnson  have  been  trying  to  make  in- 
sects scarce  in  southern  New  Jersey.  Mr.  Nell  discovered  a  very  inter- 
esting locality  for  Pa>nf>hi/us  Iconardus  at  Atco,  where  the  species  was 
found  in  abundance. 

HAVING  read  the  article  in  the  April  number  of  the  NEWS  on  peach  yel- 
lows  and  rosette,  by  W.  H.  Patton,  I  would  like  to  ask  if  this  gentleman 
is  correct,  why  is  the  government  at  Washington  spending  so  much  time 
and  money  in  trying  to  find  the  cause  of  peach  yellows,  as  well  as  a 
remedy?  It  seems  to  me  the  above  article  should  be  corrected  in  order 
to  avoid  mistakes,  or  else  the  government  ought  to  be  notified  of  this 
great  discovery. — G.  R.  PILATE,  Griffin,  Ga. 

SOME  time  ago  I  read  an  account  of  the  different  classes  of  insects  rep- 
resenting the  different  kind  of  governments,  \\/..:  Ants  representing 
Democratic  or  Republican;  Bees,  the  Monarchial;  and  Butterllies  the 
Anarchistic,  etc.,  with  the  different  explanations.  Could  you  please  let 
me  know  or  publish  where  I  could  have  seen  it? — EUGICNE  R.  FISCHKK, 
No.  2707  Winnebago  St.,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

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2IO  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [October, 

WE  know  of  no  such  article.  If  any  reader  of  the  NEWS  can  supply 
the  information  Mr.  Fischer  desires,  no  doubt  he  would  be  grateful. — ED. 

ON  July  3,  1892,  the  Entomological  Society  of  Belgium  tendered  a  ban- 
quet to  the  veteran  entomologist,  the  Baron  Edmond  de  Selys-Long- 
champs,  on  the  occasion  of  the  fiftieth  anniversary  of  the  publication  of 
"  La  Faune  de  la  Belgique,"  to  which  M.  de  Selys  had  contributed.  M. 
Giron  delivered  a  congratulatory  address  to  the  honored  guest,  referring 
to  the  chief  events,  scientific  and  political,  of  the  latter's  life.  Baron  de 
Selys  is  one  of  the  oldest  of  living  entomologists,  having  been  born  in 
I'aris,  May  25,  1813.  The  long  and  continuous  list  of  his  entomological 
publications  begins  with  1831,  and  extends  into  the  present  year. 

THE  steamer  "  Kite"  (September  igth)  is  on  its  way  from  Greenland  to 
Philadelphia,  bringing  the  members  of  the  Peary  Expedition  and  also  the 
Academy  Relief  Expedition.  It  is  stated  that  rich  collections  have  been 
made  of  the  flora,  fauna  and  ethnology  of  North  Greenland.  It  made 
almost  a  complete  collection  of  water  and  land  mammals,  both  in  skins 
and  skeletons;  a  large  variety  of  birds  and  submarine  animal  life,  a  rare 
collection  of  flowering  plants,  mosses,  lichens  and  insects,  and  of  eth- 
nological specimens.  These  collections  become  the  property  of  the 
Academy  of  Natural  Sciences  of  Philadelphia,  and  the  Entomological 
Section  will  come  into  possession  of  the  insects. 

IN  the  preface  to  the  just  published  first  volume  of  his  Catalogue  of 
Lepidoptera-Heterocera,  referred  to  in  our  Literature  Department,  Mr. 
\V.  F.  Kirby  says:  "The  MS.  of  the  whole  of  the  remainder  of  the  pres- 
ent work  has  been  in  an  advanced  state  for  some  years,  and  it  is  proposed 
to  issue  it  as  follows:  '  Vol.  I.  Sphinges  and  Bombyces  (now  published); 
Vol.  II.  Noctuae;  Vol.  III.  Geometrae  and  Pyrales;  Vol.  IV.  Micro-Le- 
pidoptera;  Vol.  V.  Appendix,  to  date,  and  complete  indices  of  both 
generic  and  specific  names  to  the  whole.  The  first  four  volumes  will  con- 
tain only  an  Index  of  Genera.  It  is  perhaps  only  right  to  add  that  the 
possibility  of  completing  the  work  must  in  part  depend  on  the  support 
accorded  by  entomologists  to  the  successive  volumes  as  they  appear.'  ' 
The  evident  value  of  such  catalogues  will  undoubtedly  influence  American 
entomologists  to  contribute  their  share  of  that  support  to  which  Mr.  Kirby 
refers. 

CHOLERA  AND  FLIES. — It  may  not  be  amiss  to  call  the  attention  of  the 
public  to  the  great  danger  from  house  flies  as  agents  in  spreading  the  con- 
tagion should  there  be  an  epidemic  of  cholera.  I  have  repeatedly  ob- 
served that  these  insects  will  ride  for  a  number  of  miles  on  street  cars, 
and  doubtless  also  upon  other  vehicles  of  transit,  such  as  railway  coaches, 
etc.,  though  I  have  never  made  observations  upon  any  conveyances  but 
the  ordinary  tram  or  horse  car.  Suppose  a  case:  imagine  a  cholera  vic- 
tim upon  the  street  or  anywhere  else  vomiting;  the  Hies  present  are  at- 
tracted and  drink  until  sated,  and  have  their  feet  and  mouth  parts  wilted 
with  tlie  vomit  containing  the  germs.  They  then,  perhaps,  lly  out  into 
the  street,  take  a  place  on  a  horse  car,  ride  several  miles,  dismount,  fly 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  211 

into  another  house,  where  the  family  are  at  dinner,  and  contaminate  the 
food  set  before  them  with  the  germs  of  the  cholera  carried  on  the  mouth 
parts  and  feet  of  the  insects.  Some  of  the  family  sicken  and  die,  yet  no 
one  of  them  will  ever,  perhaps,  suspect  that  the  Hies  may  have  carried  the 
germs,  as  supposed  above,  for  miles  from  some  other  case.  The  safe- 
guards are  to  at  once  clear  away,  disinfect  with  corrosive  sublimate  solu- 
tion and  scald  the  spots  where  the  vomit  has  been  thrown,  and  to  be 
vigilant  in  the  use  of  fly-screens,  fly-traps,  etc.  During  the  late  war  the 
late  Professor  Leidy  pointed  out,  with  beneficent  results,  that  the  common 
house-fly  was  instrumental  in  spreading  the  contagion  of  hospital  gan- 
grene. Why  not  beware  of  this  imprudent  and  ubiquitous  little  dipter  in 
carrying  and  spreading  the  contagion  of  the  dreaded  Asiatic  plague  now 
menacing  us? — JOHN  A.  RYDER,  /';/  Public  Ledger. 

GUNNING  FOR  BUTTERFLIES. — All,  no  doubt,  are  familiar  with  the  usual 
methods  and  paraphernalia  wherewith  butterflies  are  captured  and  pre- 
served; the  man  with  the  gauxe  net,  poison  bottle,  cork-lined  box,  folded 
paper  envelopes,  wire  pins  and  sundries  ad  libitum,  long  ago  ceased  to  be 
a  curiosity  in  civilized  lands.  Hut  there  are  some  unusual  methods  and 
implements,  a  description  of  which  will  be  likely  to  prove  of  interest. 
Prominent  among  them  is  gunning  for  butterflies,  an  expedient  that  is 
most  useful  where  tropic  vegetation  induces  high  flight,  and  renders  by 
means  of  its  density  all  chance  for  pursuit  impossible.  For  this  a  small 
bore  gun  or  rifle  is  best,  and  dust-shot,  such  as  is  used  by  the  humming- 
bird hunters  on  the  Amazon,  or  a  water  load  is  best.  Any  shot  coarser 
than  dust-shot  will  prove  too  heavy  and  will  ruin  the  specimen  for  sale  by 
tearing  the  wings.  A  gun  that  will  scatter  the  dust  widely  should  be  se- 
lected, and  even  then  a  few  shot  bunched  may  tear  off  a  head  or  an  ah 
domen  and  ruin  the  prize.  My  own  preference  is  for  a  rifle  firing  a  32- 
calibre,  long  cartridge,  loaded  with  water.  These  cartridges  can  be 
obtained  with  an  extra  heavy  charge  of  powder  and  without  the  ball  in 
them.  Before  loading  they  should  be  smeared  inside  with  melted  paraf- 
fine  applied  with  a  camel's-hair  brush;  this  prevents  the  water  load  from 
moistening  the  powder.  Hut  even  with  this  precaution  it  is  best  to  load 
only  so  many  shells  as  are  likely  to  be  used  during  the  day,  and  the  water 
should  be  emptied  from  those  that  are  left  over  at  night.  After  filling  die 
shell  with  water  up  to  within  a  thirty-second  of  an  inch  from  the  rim,  a 
tight-fitting,  oiled  wad  can  be  forced  down  and  a  light  coat  of  parallme 
be  applied  on  top  with  the  brush.  I  have  tried  water  thickened  with 
starch,  with  gum  arabic,  and  with  gum  tragacanth,  but  I  have  never  been 
able  to  see  that  anything  has  been  gained  by  thus  rendering  the  charm- 
somewhat  more  self-adherent.  The  water  load  is  much  more  sure  to 
bring  yonr  prize  "  to  grass,"  and  is  not  nearly  so  liable  to  tear  and  denude 
the  wings.  The  dust-shot  will  often  cause  ;i  large  specimen  to  deflect  its 
course,  and  by  unmistakable  signs  show  that  it  has  been  hit,  yet  will  not 
bring  it  down. —  (,'i>/i////?i'i!//,-'s  Geographical  Magazine. 


212  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [October, 

Identification  of  Insects  (Jmagos)  for  Subscribers. 

Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions:  ist,  The  number  of  speci- 
mens to  be  unlimited  for  each  sending;  2d,  The  sender  to  pay  all  expenses  of  transporta- 
tion and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  ; 
3d,  Each  specimen  must  have  a  number  attached  so  that  the  identification  may  be  an- 
nounced accordingly.  Exotic  species  named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor, 
who  should  be  consulted  before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  2  cent  stamp  with  all  insects 
for  return  of  names.  Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  read  page  41,  Vol.  III. 
Address  all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Logan 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Entomological   Literature. 


ZOOLOGISCHER  ANZEiGER,  No.  394. — On  the  larva  of  Lagoa,  a  Bom- 
bycine  caterpillar  with  seven  pairs  of  abdominal  legs;  with  notes  on  its 
metameric  glandular  abdominal  processes,  Alpheus  S.  Packard.  On 
ants  in  thorns  of  African  Acacias,  Prof.  E.  Emery. 

REVUE  BIOLOGIQUE  DU  NORD  DE  LA  FRANCE,  46  An.  No.  10,  July,  1892. 
—Memoir  on  some  Acarina  and  T/iysanura,  parasites  or  mess-mates  of 
ants,  R.  Moniez. 

CANADIAN  ENTOMOLOGIST,  July,  1892. — Notes  on  Coleoptera,  John 
Hamilton.  A  new  species  of  Eiidainus  H.  Skinner.  Notes  on  North 
American  Tachinida?,  with  descriptions  of  new  genera  and  species,  C.  H. 
T.  Townsend.  Insects  attracted  by  fragrance  or  brilliancy  of  flowers  for 
cross-fertilization,  R.  E.  Kunze.  New  North  American  Microlepicloptera, 
C.  H.  Fernald.  New  forms  of  Ichthyura,  H.  G.  Dyar. — August,  1892. 
The  first  or  post-embryonic  stage  of  the  pea  and  bean  weevils,  C.  V. 
Riley.  Some  notes  on  the  margined  soldier  beetle  {Chauliognathns 
marginatus],  C.  Y.  Riley.  The  species  of  Mamestra,  A.  R.  Grote.  Mr. 
Walker's  types,  A.  R.  Grote.  Ovipositing  of  Melitea  chalcedon  in  paper 
envelopes,  R.  E.  Kunze,  M.D.  Lepidoptera  from  Marshall  Pass,  Colo- 
rado, T.  D.  A.  Cockerell.  Biologic  notes  on  New  Mexico  insects,  C.  H. 
T.  Townsend.  A  list  of  the  butterflies  found  at  Marshall,  Mo.,  and  vi- 
cinity, Owen  J.  Staley. — September.  Presidential  address,  Entomological 
Club,  A.  A.  A.  S.,  E.  A.  Schwarz.  Some  beautiful  new  Bombycids  from 
the  west  and  northwest,  B.  Neumoegen.  Preparatory  stages  of  Catocala 
stretchii  Behr.,  G.  H.  French.  Synopsis  of  the  North  American  species 
of  Asfafus,  W.  J.  Fox. 

TRANSACTIONS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY  OF  LONDON,  1892, 
Pt.  2.— Additions"  to  the  Longicornia  of  Mexico  and  Central  America, 
with  remarks  on  some  of  the  previously  recorded  species,  by  the  late  H. 
W.  Bates  (74  n.  sp.  and  6  new  genera). 

NEW  MEXICO  AGRICULTURAL  EXPERIMENT  STATION,  Bulletin  No.  7, 
1892.— Scale  insects  in  New  Mexico,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  213 

THE  KANSAS  UNIVERSITY  QUARTERLY,  I,  i,  1892. — Notes  and  descrip- 
tions of  Syrphidte.  W.  A.  Snow.  Notes  on  Melitera  dcntata  (irt.,  \ .  L. 
Kellogg.  Diptera  Brasiliana,  pt.  2,  S.  \V.  Williston. 

SOUTH  DAKOTA  AGRICULTURAL  COLLEGE  EXPERIMENT  STATION,  Bul- 
letin No.  30.— Parasites  of  the  large  willow  saw-fly;  bee  keeping;  soap- 
suds for  cabbage  lice,  I.  H.  Orcutt,  J.  M.  Aldrich. 

MARYLAND  AGRICULTURAL  EXPERIMENT  STATION  Bulletin  No.  16.— 
Insects  injurious  to  the  grain  of  wheat,  E.  W.  Doran. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY  OF  WASHINGTON, 
vol.  ii,  No.  2. — The  insect  collections  in  the  Berlin  Museum.  Notes  on 
the  genus  Melittobia,  W.  H.  Ashmead.  Mimicry  in  spiders.  A  new 
genus  of  Phalangiidaj.  On  Prodidomus  rufus  Hentz,  Nathan  Banks. 
Notes  on  the  food  habits  of  some  species  of  Chrysomelidae,  F.  H.  Cliit- 
tenden.  The  ravages  of  Liparis  monacha  in  Germany,  and  means  of 
defense  and  results  of  work  against  Liparis  monacha  in  Europe,  B.  E. 
Fernow.  A  list  of  spiders  from  Indiana,  W.  H.  Fox.  Note  on  the  food- 
plants  of  some  Capsidse  from  vicinity  of  Washington,  D.  C.,  Otto  Heide- 
mann.  Appearance  of  mealy  bugs  parasitized  by  Lep/ontastix.  Habits 
of  Melittobia,  L.  O.  Howard.  A  study  of  the  ovipositor  in  Hymen* >p- 
tera,  C.  L.  Marlatt.  A  list  of  the  Arancea  of  the  District  of  Columbia. 
A  contribution  to  the  study  of  the  spider  fauna  of  the  Arctic  regions. 
Notes  on  the  classification  of  the  Ixodida?.  Contributions  to  the  know- 
ledge of  the  life-history  of  Arachnida,  Geo.  Marx.  Peculiar  habits  of 
Ammophila  gryphus  Sm.,  T.  Pergande.  Notes  on  Leina  Sayi,  W.  D. 
Richardson.  Note  on  the  life-habits  of  Megilla  maculafa.  On  the  larva 
and  some  peculiarities  of  the  cocoon  of  Sphcciits  spcciosus,  Mexican 
jumping  bean.  On  the  insects  affecting  the  Agave.  A  probable  micro- 
gaster  parasite  of  Eleodes  in  the  imago  state.  •  Our  American  ox  warbles. 
Further  note  on  Carpocapsa  saltitans  and  on  a  new  (,'rapho/i/ha  pro- 
ducing jumping  beans.  Fig  insects  in  Mexico,  C.  V.  Riley.  Note  on 
l\vfohins.  A  correction.  Food  habits  of  Hallicini.  Yerdigris  in  Co- 
leoptera.  Time  of  flight  in  Lachnosterna,  E.  A.  Schwarz. 

INSECT  LIFE,  Washington,  D.  C.,  vol.  iv,  Nos.  9  and  10. — Pea  and  bean 
weevils.  The  ox  bot  in  the  United  States,  C.  Y.  Riley.  Ravages  of  tin- 
leopard  moth  in  Brooklyn,  Nicholas  Pike.  How  far  do  bees  fly?,  Frank 
Benton.  Note  on  the  water  bug  found  by  Rev.  J.  L.  Zabriskie,  E.  Berg- 
roth.  Early  published  references  to  some  of  our  injurious  insects,  F.  M. 
Webster.  Strange  developments  of  Stomata  on  Carya  alba  caused  by 
Phylloxera,  D.  A.  Owen. — n  and  12,  August,  1892. — Some  interrelations 
of  plants  and  insects,  C.  Y.  Riley,  figs.  A  new  Iccrya  parasite,  L.  ( ). 
1 1 o ward.  The  West  Indian  rufous  scale  (Aspidiotns  art  icn/a  tits  Morgan), 
T.  D.  A.  Cockerell.  Life-history  of  Ca/0/hysanis  ainatinaria  \Yalk.,  a 
Geometric!  moth,  A.  S.  Packard.  Steps  towards  a  revision  of  Chambers' 
Index,  with  notes  and  descriptions  of  new  species,  Lord  Walsingham. 
Notes  on  Lachnostcnm,  G.  H.  Perkins. 


214  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [October, 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST,  August,  1892.— On  the  identification  of  AUacns 
atlas  Linn,  and  its  allies,  with  remarks  on  some  other  species  of  the  genus, 
W.  F.  Kirby.  Notes  on  the  synonymy  of  Noctuid  moths,  A.  G.  Butler. 

DIRECTIONS  for  collecting  and  preserving  insects,  C.  V.  Riley.  being 
part  of  Bulletin  of  the  U.  S.  National  Museum,  No.  39,  pp.  149,  illustrated. 

JOURNAL  OF  THE  LINNEAN  SOCIETY  24,  149-50. — Catalogue  of  the  de- 
scribed Hemiptera-Heteroptera  and  Homoptera  of  Ceylon,  W.  F.  Kirby. 

REVISION  of  the  genus  Cucullia;  Revision  of  the  Dicopinse;  Revision 
of  Xylomiges  and  Mbrrisonia,  John  B..  Smith,  in  Proc.  U.  S.  National 
Museum,  vol.  xv,  pp.  33-86. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  RECORD,  August,  1892.— Protective  resemblance, 
W.  Farren.  Fecundity  of  Spi/osotna  lubricipeda,  Geo.  Hollis.  The  ova 
state  of  Geometrae,  C.  Fenn. 

LIST  of  types  of  some  species  of  Lepidoptera,  described  by  Grote  and 
Robinson,  in  the  American  Museum  of  Natural  History,  \Ym.  Beuten- 
miiller.  Ext.  Bull.  Am.  Mus.  Nat.  Hist.,  N.  Y. 

NOTES  on  the  Transformations  of  some  species  of  Lepidoptera,  Henry 
Edwards  and  S.  Lowell  Elliott;  edited  with  additions,  by  Win.  Beuten- 
miiller.  Ext.  Bull.  Am.  Mus.  Nat.  Hist.,  N.  Y. 

SOME  notes  on  transformations  of  Australian  Lepidoptera  made  by  the 
late  Henry  Edwards,  with  notes  and  additions,  Wm.  Beutenmiiller.  Kxt. 
Bull.  Am.  Mus.  Nat.  Hist.,  N.  Y. 

ON  the  earlier  stages  of  some  species  of  North  American  moths,  \Y. 
Beutenmuller.  Ext.  Bull.  Am.  Mus.  Nat.  Hist.,  N.  Y. 

BIOLOGIA  CENTRALI-AMERICANA,  Part  102,  May,  1892. — Arachnida 
Araneidea,  O.  P.  Cambridge,  pp.  97-104.  Coleoptera:  vol.  iv,  pt.  2,  G. 
C.  Champion,  pp.  393-400,  pi.  18;  vol.  vii,  H.  S.  Gorham,  pp.  169-176. 
Lepidoptera-Heterocera:  vol.  ii,  H.  Druce,  pp.  25-48,  pi.  44.  Diptera: 
vol.  iii,  S.  W.  Williston,  pp.  73-89,  pi.  2. — Pt.  103,  July,  1892.  Lepidop- 
tera Heterocera,  vol.  ii,  pp.  49-96,  pis.  xlv-xlviii,  H.  Druce. 

OTTAWA  NATURALIST,  vol.  vi,  No.  4. — The  fall  web  worm  (ffyphantria 
ntnea),  }.  Fletcher. 

ANNALS  AND  MAGAZINE  OF  NATURAL  HISTORY,  ix,  54.— Descriptions 
of  new  genera  and  species  of  Pyralidu?  contained  in  the  British  Museum 
collection,  W.  Warren. 

LEPIDOPTERA  INDICA  by  F.  Moore.  Pt.  10.  Continues  Satyrina-;  7 
colored  plates. 

A  monograph  of  Oriental  Cicadida?  by  W.  L.  Distant.  Pt.  5,  pp.  97- 
120,  3  plates.* 

REVISTA  DEL  MUSEO  DE  LA  PLATA,  ii,  1891. — Argentine  Dipterology,* 
F.  L.  Arribal/aga,  pp.  135-172,  5  plates. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  215 

JOURNAL  OF  THE  ROYAL  MICROSCOPICAL  SOCIETY,  August,  1892.— 
Note  on  the  process  of  oviposition  as  observed  in  a  species  of  cattle  tick, 
R.  T.  Lewis,  i  pi. 

BULLETINO  DELLA  SOCIETA  ENTOMOLOGICA  PfALIANA  X.xiv,  I,  Florence, 

June  30,  1892. — On  glandular  cells  of  post  larval  origin,  E.  Verson,  i  pi. 
Researches  on  some  sense  organs  in  the  antenna-  of  ants,  G.  Sergi. 

ENTOMOLOGISCHE  NACHKICHTEN,  Berlin,  xviii,  12,  June,  1892. — A 
noteworthy  case  of  mimicry,  K.  M.  Heller. — 16,  August,  1892.  A  fighting 
and  sociable  male  bee,  C.  Verhoeff. 

DEUTSCHE  ENTOMOLOGISCHE  ZEITSCHRIFT,  v,  i  (Lepidopterologisches 
Heft),  June,  1892. — On  the  family  Siculida-  Guetiee,*  Dr.  A.  Pagenstecher, 
i  pi.  New  species  and  varieties  of  palsearctic  Geometrida-  from  my  col- 
lection, Dr.  O.  Staudinger. 

BULLETIN  DE  LA  SOCIETE  IMPEKIALE  DES  NATURALISTES  DE  Moscou, 
1891,  4;  1892. — Essay  on  a  classification  of  the  Sphegida-  in  the  Linnean 
sense,  according  to  the  structure  of  the  copulatory  armature,  O.  Radosz- 
kovvski,  5  plates. 

U.  S.  DEPARTMENT  OF  AGRICULTURE,  DIVISION  OF  ENTOMOLOGY, 
Bulletin  No.  20. — Reports  of  observations  and  experiments  in  the  practical 
work  of  the  division,  etc.,  Washington,  1892. 

MK.MOIRES  SCR  LES  LEPIDOPTERES,  REDIGES  par  N.  M.  Romanoff, 
Tome  vi,  pp.  700,  16  pi.  col.,  St.  Petersbourg,  1892. 

TRANSACTIONS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY,  xix, 
No.  2,  Philadelphia,  1892. — Notes  on  North  American  Tachinida?,  sens, 
sir.,  with  descriptions  of  new  genera  and  species,  III,  C.  H.  T.  Towns- 
end.  Preliminary  notes  on  some  African  Odonata,*  P.  P.  Calvert. 

TRANSACTIONS  AND  PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  NEW  ZEALAND  INSTITUTE, 
1891,  xxiv,  Wellington,  May,  1892. — Further  Coccid  notes,  with  descrip- 
tions of  new  species  and  remarks  on  Coccids  from  New  Zealand,  Australia 
and  elsewhere,  W.  M.  Maskell,  13  plates.  Catalogue  of  the  described 
species  of  New  Zealand  AraneicUe,  A.  T.  LJrquhart. 

BIOLOGISCHES  CENTRALBLATT.  ERLAMIK.N,  September,  1892. — Contri- 
butions to  the  biology  of  the  Phryganeidee,  Grafin  Maria  v.  Linden. 

ANNALES  DE  LA  SOCIETE  ENTO.M<>I.<K;I<,H'E  DE  BELGIOUE,  xxxvi,  s, 
Brussels,  August  6,  1892. — A  special  form  of  temporary  colonies  of  Coc- 
cinella  septempunctatdi  V.  Plateau.  I'hytophaga  of  Chota  Nagpore,*  A. 
Duvivier. 

MKMOIRES  (of  the  same).— I.  Synonymical  catalogue  of  the  Bupivstid.r 
described  from  175810  1890,  C.  Kerremans,  pp.  304. 

ZOE,  III,  2,  San  Francisco,  (uly,  1892. — Notes  on  the  Tenebrimmla1  ob- 
served in  San  Diego  County,  F.  E.  Blaisdell.  Insects  affecting  Yucca 
blooms,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  Aim-rican. 


2l6  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [October, 

A  Synonymic  Catalogue  of  Lepidoptera  Heterocera  (Moths),  by  W.  F. 
Kirby.  Vol.  i,  Sphinges  and  Bombyces.  London:  Gurney  &  Jackson, 
1892,  pp.  xii,  951.  Containing  the  full  synonymy  of  every  species  de- 
scribed up  to  May,  1892,  and  a  complete  alphabetical  index  of  genera. 
Price,  £2  2S.  nett. 


NEW  SPECIES  OF  NORTH  AMERICAN  INSECTS  DESCRIBED 
IN  THE  PRECEDING  LITERATURE. 


LEPIDOPTERA. 

Cucullia  similaris,  C.  obsciirior,  C.  dorsa/is,  C.  bisfriga,  C.  Cinderella, 
Eiito/ype  bonibyciformis,  Copipanolis  borcalis,  C.  fasciata,  Xy/oini^es 
peri/a/is,  X.  ochracca}.  B.  Smith,  Proc.  U.  S.  National  Museum,  vol.  xv, 
pp.  33-86. 

Grapholitha  sebastiaiiitz  Riley,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Washington,  ii,  2,  p.  214. 

Etidamns  coyote  Skinner,  Can.  Ent.  July,  1892,  p.  164,  Texas. 

Ichthyura  init/f/ioiiia,  I.  albosignia  var.  specified  Dyar,  Can.  Ent.  July, 
1892,  p.  179. 

Hcliodincs  tripunctella  p.  384,  H.  sc.vpunctella,  H.  unipunctclla,  Wal- 
singham.  Insect  Life,  iv,  p.  385,  1892. 

Aegeriarubristigma  Kellicott,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  211,  Ohio. 

Bombycidas:  Rlelia  n.  g.  Neumoegen,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  225;  J\I.  danbyi 
id.,  Brit.  Col.  Hyparpax  venus,  p.  226,  Col.  Notodonta  descherei  p. 
227,  Brit.  Col.  Halesidota  sanguivenosa,  p.  228,  B.  C. 

New  species  of  Heterocera  from  Mexico  and  Central  America,  Druce, 
Biol.  Cent.  Am.  Lepid.-Heter.,  ii,  pp.  49-96. 

HYMENOPTERA. 

Cerchysius  leery  eg  L.  O.  Howard,  Insect  Life,  iv,  ii  and  12,  p.  379,  1892. 
Astatus pygidialis  Fox,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  234,  N.  J.,  Tex. 

ARANEINA. 

Datamcs  caspari  Marx,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Washington,  ii,  2,  p.  254,  Mex. 
Caddo  n.  g.  Phalangidae.     Caddo  agilis  Banks,  Proc.  Ent  Soc.  Wash., 
ii,  2,  p.  249. 

DIPTERA. 

Calliccra  uioittfnsis,  Afclaiiostoina  n.  sp.  ;  Syrphus  ntjicaiida,  /!>a- 
fliyopa  cynaps  Snow,  Kansas  University  Quarterly,  i,  i,  p.  34,  1892.  Eight 
new  species  of  Conops  Snow,  Kansas  Univ.  (Juartvrly,  i,  i,  p.  43. 

New  genera  and  species  of  Nortli  American  Tacliinida1,  To\v:isend, 
Can.  Ent.  July,  1892,  p.  165. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  for  September,  was  mailed  August  ,;i,  1892. 


ENT.  NEWS,  Vol.  III. 


PI.  VIII. 


PROTOPARCE  'SPHINX^  CINGULATA  Fab. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 

AND 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION, 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

VOL.  in.  NOVEMBER,   1892.  No.  9. 

CONTENTS: 


'  Kunze — Larva  hunting  in  Winter 217  i    Townsend— The  so-called  Throat  Bot...  227 

Strecker— On  Argynnis  astarte 218       Editorial 228 

Smith — Elementary  Entomology 220       Economic  Entomology 229 

Skinner— A  new  Pamphila. 222       Notes  and  News 232 

Ottolengui — Entomologizing  on  Mount  Entomological  Literature 235 

Washington 223        Doings  of  Societies 239 

Fox — Notes  on  Formicidae 226  j 

OUR  plate  illustrates  the  larva,  chrysalis  and  imago  of  Proto- 
parce  cingidata  Fab.  The  original  drawing  was  made  from  life 
by  the  late  T.  R.  Peale.  This  moth  expands  a  little  over  four 
inches.  It  is  readily  recognized  by  the  lateral  rows  of  dark  pink 
spots  on  the  abdomen  and  the  pink  color  on  the  inferior  wings. 

o 

LARVA  HUNTING  IN  WINTER. 

By  RICHARD  E.  KUNZE,  M.D.,  New  York. 

(Continued  from  page  197,  Vol.  Ill,  No.  8.) 

February  i4th  had  another  larvae  hunt  in  the  Cat-tail  Flags  of 
our  suburbs  on  the  Harlem  River  flats.  Mr.  J.  Mohns  accom- 
panied me  and  about  three  dozen  larvae  were  found.  In  some 
stems  of  Typha  latifolia  we  found  both  the  empty  pupa-case  of 
a  brood,  as  well  as  the  full  grown  larva  of  the  second  as  I  am  led 
to  believe.  In  three  or  four  different  stems  we  found  evidence 
of  such.  In  quite  a  number  of  instances  found  two  larvae  in  one 
stem.  In  the  "  American  Naturalist"  for  1883,  tne  statement  is 
made  by  Dr.  C.  V.  Riley  that  there  is  one  annual  brood  of  Ar- 
zama  obliquata,  whereas  Dr.  Kellicott  found  two  such  in  one 
season. 

February  28th  I  went  over  to  Long  Island  on  a  biting  cold  day 
for  the  last  hunt  of  the  season.  The  ground  of  the  swamp  was 

9 


218  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [November, 

frozen  over  solid  in  all  but  well-protected  parts.  Mr.  L.  Kohl 
went  with  me,  a  staunch  collector  'midst  snow  squalls,  of  which 
we  had  several  and  equally  tireless  when  surrounded  by  clouds 
of  mosquitoes.  We  found  sixty  larvae,  of  which  we  unconsciously 
slaughtered  about  eighteen  in  the  following  manner.  The  spot 
selected  is  very  miry  and  surrounded  by  shrubbery,  but  inacces- 
sible, except  on  coldest  days  of  year.  There  we  struck  a  bonanza. 
We  did  not  find  many  larvae  above  frost  line,  and  I  suggested  to 
my  friend,  who  carried  a  mechanic's  jack-knife,  to  cut  reeds  as 
far  as  possible  below  frozen  parts.  By  so  doing  we  found  many 
more,  but  mutilated  about  every  third  larva  discovered.  There 
was  from  three  to  five  inches  of  frozen  muck,  through  which  we 
could  not  cut,  and  in  this  layer  of  frigid  soil  found  two-thirds  of 
all  specimens.  The  stems  were  frozen  solid  below  water-line  and 
a  thin  coating  of  ice  surrounded  the  Winter  quarters  of  the  larvae. 
The  interstitial  part  of  stalks  below  frost  line  surrounding  galleries 
was  filled  with  icy  particles  and  hard  to  cut.  I  found  repeatedly 
both  larva?  and  empty  pupa-cases  in  one  and  the  same  stem,  thus 
verifying  Dr.  Kellicott's  statement  that  A.  obliquata  is  double- 
brooded. 

At  the  end  of  the  first  week  in  May,  some  of  these  larvae  trans- 
formed into  pupae;  others  had  turned  black  in  color  previous  to 
such  transformation.  I  kept  each  larva  in  a  section  of  the  Typha 
stem,  placed  into  a  jar  containing  damp  moss.  A  few  that  ven- 
tured out  of  their  Winter  quarters  and  buried  in  the  moss,  died 
during  a  cold  snap  subsequently.  Of  others  I  had  on  previous 
occasions  collected  later  in  April,  after  cessation  of  heavy  frosts, 
none  died  with  me,  although  the  larvae  were  removed  from  the 
stems  when  found  and  placed  into  damp  moss  until  the  last  two 
transformations  were  completed. 


-o- 


ON  ARGYNNIS  ASTARTE  Doub.-Hew.  AND  OTHER  MATTERS. 

By  Dr.  HERMAN  STRECKER,  Reading,  Pa. 

Argynnis astarte  Doub.-Hew.  ("Genera  Diurnal  Lepidoptera," 
t.  23,  fig.  5),  which  has  only  been  known,  since  its  discovery  in 
1848,  by  one  of  Lord  Derby's  collectors  in  British  Columbia,  by 
the  type  in  the  British  Museum,  and  the  figure  above  cited,  has 
recently  been  rediscovered  by  Mr.  Thomas  E.  Bean,  who  took 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  219 

examples  of  both  sexes  in  the  Rocky  Mountains  on  the  Canadian 
Paciric  Railroad,  in  the  Province  of  Alberta;  from  one  of  these, 
a  $  ,  Mr.  W.  H.  Edwards  described  his  Argynnis  victoria  in 
"Can.  Ent."  vol.  xxiii,  p.  198. 

The  figure  of  Doub.-He\v.  represents  the  upper  side  of -appar- 
ently the  9  ,  and  has  been  a  puzzle  to  Lepidopterists  as  to  what 
it  could  be.  It  comes  nearer  to  the  European  Hecate  and  /no, 
though  exceeding  them  in  size,  than  to  any  American  species. 
The  rediscovery  of  this  remarkable  insect  is  of  the  greatest  in- 
terest. Mr.  Bean,  to  whom  I  am  indebted  for  my  example,  states 
that  it  is  very  rare,  the  Summer  being  so  short  in  the  region  in 
which  it  occurs  that  some  seasons  it  does  not  appear  at  all,  there 
not  being  time  sufficient,  save  under  certain  favorable  circum- 
stances, between  the  two  Winters  for  it  to  develop  and  go 
through  all  the  stages. 

The  literature  regarding  astarte  is  meagre;  there  is  no  descrip- 
tion in  the  "  Gen.  Diur.  Lep."  merely  the  figure. 

In  "  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Phil."  i,  p.  221,  W.  H.  Edwards  con- 
founds it  with  a  form  or  species  later  described  by  myself  as  Ar- 
gynnis argt 'in  "  Syn.  Cat.  Macrolep."  p.  114,  No.  210. 

In     '  Proc.   Ent.  Soc.    Phil."    iii,  p.   435,   the  same  author  in 

'Notes   on  the  Argynnides  of  California"   has   "No.   4.  Arg. 

astarte  Doubleday.     Egleis,  Boisduval  in  lit.     This  species  Dr. 

Behr  subsequently  called  Montivago,  a  name  which  he  transfers 

to  the  following: 

I  have  the  example  "No.  4"  which  Dr.  Behr  sent  me  long 
since,  with  the  types  of  all  his  Argynnidse  published  in  the  "Jour, 
of  the  Lye.  Nat.  Hist,  of  San  Francisco,"  which  is  the  original 
of  the  description  of  Argynnis  arge  above  alluded  to. 

In  "Trans.  Ent.  Soc."  London,  1889,  part  iv,  pp.  535-575,  is 
"  A  Revision  of  the  Genus  Argynnis,"  by  Henry  J.  Elwes,  which 
is  the  best  thing  by  far  yet  published  on  the  Argynnidae  gener- 
ally; the  author  states  the  type  is  in  the  British  Museum,  that  it 
was  discovered  many  years  ago  in  British  Columbia,  probably  in 
the  Cascade  Mountains,  that  it  seems  to  have  been  overlooked 
in  both  Strecker's  and  Edwards'  Catalogues,  probably  because 
the  locality  is  incorrectly  given  in  Kirby's  as  Jamaica;  further, 
that  it  is  distinct  from  any  North  American  specimens  and  most 
nearly  allied  to  Amphilochus. 

Everything  pertaining  to  the  Argynnides  is  of  interest,  from 


220  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [November, 

an  example  of  Argynnis  hanningtoni,  a  species  described  by  H. 
J.  Elwes  in  foregoing  paper  p.  558,  from  Mt.  Kilimanjaro,  East 
Africa,  I  find  it  is  closely  allied  to  the  Chilian  Argynnis  lathonioi- 
des  and  modesta,  and  that  its  position  in  the  general  collection 
would  "doubtless  be  between  those  species  and  Argynnis  lathonia, 
the  only  European  species  to  which  it  has  any  affinity. 

Recently  in  ''Science"  there  appeared  a  few  lines  on  the  no- 
menclature question,  in  which  Prof.  G.  H.  French  upholds  the 
useing  of  a  capital  in  commencing  the  specific  name  of  an  insect. 
There  is  nothing  particularly  new  in  th^s  course.  Herbst  and 
Jablonsky  adopted  it  in  "  Natursyst.  der  Insecten,"  1783-1804; 
Hiibner,  in  "  Verz.  bek.  Schmett."  1816;  Boisduval,  in  "Spec. 
Gen.  Lep."  1836;  Horsfield,  in  "  Descrip.  Cat.  Lep."  1828-29; 
Hewitson,  in  "  Exot.  Butt."  1856-76;  Trimen,  in  "  Rhop.  Air. 
Austr. "  1862;  the  Felders  in  their  various  works,  also  Moschler, 
Staudinger  in  his  great  classical  work,  the  "Cat.  Lep.  Eur. 
Faun." 

From  childhood  I  never  dreamed  of  doing  otherwise,  and 
always  adhered  to  it  in  my  writings  when  the  "Lep.  Rhop.- 
Het. "  and  "  Syn.  Cat.  Macrolep."  were  published.  I  was  ad- 
versely criticised  on  this  point  with  few  exceptions  by  the  Amer- 
ican lepidopterists,  but  later  others  have  pursued  the  same  course, 
and  it  is  becoming  now  as  general  in  this  country  as  it  has  long 
been  in  Europe. 


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ELEMENTARY   ENTOMOLOGY. 

LEPIDOPTERA-HETEROCERA  (Moths). 
By  Prof.  JOHN  B.   SMITH,   New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

The  Liparidae  or  Dasychirae,  as  they  are  called  in  Mr.  Grote's 
lists  contain  divergent  material,  our  American  forms  considered. 
Orgyia  and  Lagoa  have  venation  of  entirely  different  types  and 
must  be  separated  into  distinct  families.  Lagoa  is  very  much 
more  nearly  related  to  the  Limacodidae  than  to  Orgyia.  Exclud- 
ing Lagoa,  and  perhaps  Carama,  which  I  have  not  at  hand  for 
examination  at  present,  the  Liparidoe  contain  broad  winged  forms 
with  retracted  head,  short  palpi,  rudimentary  tongue  and  broadly 
pectinated  male  antennas.  In  the  primaries  there  is.  one,  in  the 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  221 

secondaries  there  are  two  internal  or  free  veins,  not  forked  at 
base;  veins  3,  4  and  5,  in  both  wings,  are  rather  close  together, 
5  not  nearly  approaching  the  middle  line  between  4  and  6.  In 
all  the  specimens  examined  by  me,  there  is  a  distinct  accessory 
cell  in  the  primaries.  In  the  genus  Orgyia  the  female  is  wingless, 
with  feebly  developed  head  and  thorax,  but  enormously  distended 
abdomen.  She  never  moves  from  the  cocoon  inclosing  the  pupa 
from  which  she  has  emerged,  and  the  eggs  are  laid  in  a  white 
mass  on  its  surface.  In  the  other  American  genera  the  females 
have  developed  wings  and  are  larger  than  the  males.  The  cater- 
pillar of  O.  Icucostigma,  distressingly  common  in  many  eastern 
cities,  will  serve  as  a  fair  type  of  the  larva  of  this  family,  exclud- 
ing, as  before,  Lagoa  and  its  more  immediate  allies. 

In  Lagoa,  for  which  Dr.  Packard  has  suggested  the  term  La- 
goidce,  we  have,  as  has  been  indicated,  an  approach  to  the  Li- 
macodid,  or  more  typical  Bombyx  type,  whereas  Orgyia  ap- 
proaches the  Noctuidse  very  closely  indeed — so  closely  that  it 
would  be  almost  impossible  to  distinguish  some  broad  winged 
noctuids  by  venation  alone.  Lagoa  has  a  much  heavier  body 
with  comparatively  smaller  wings  than  Orgyia;  the  vestiture  is 
more  loose  and  divergent,  and  the  species  have  a  "fluffy"  ap- 
pearance. In  the  female  there  is  a  massive  tuft  of  scaly  hair  at 
the  tip  of  the  abdomen,  giving  it  a  swollen,  obtuse  appearance. 
The  primaries  have  one  simple  internal  vein;  4  and  5  are  rather 
close  together  from  the  end  of  the  median  vein,  and  6  is  from  the 
middle  of  the  cross-vein  closing  the  cell.  Numbers  7,  8  and  9 
are  from  a  single  stalk  arising  with  10  from  the  end  of  the  sub- 
costal. The  cross-vein  closing  the  cell  is  inwardly  angulated  arid 
sends  in  through  it  a  very  distinct  fold,  feebly  dividing  the  cell. 
The  secondaries  have  two  free  internal  veins;  4,  5,  6  and  7  are 
from  the  end  of  the  median  cell,  4  and  7  at  the  lower  and  upper 
angles;  while  5  and  6  are  from  the  cross-vein  at  nearly  equal  dis- 
tances from  each  other  and  from  4  and  7  respectively.  From 
the  middle  of  the  cross- vein,  a  very  distinct  fold,  rising  to  the 
dignity  of  a  feeble  vein,  runs  inwardly,  dividing  the  median  cell. 
There  is  no  free  costal  vein,  but  just  before  the  end  of  the  cell 
the  subcostal  sends  off  a  branch — vein  8 — to  the  outer  margin 
before  the  apex. 

The    Limacodidae   are   moderate    or   small-sized   forms,    with 
usually  rather  plump  bodies,  retracted  head,  obsolete  tongue  and 


222  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [November, 

lengthily  pectinated  male  antennae.  The  ves'citure  in  the  typical 
genus  is  dense  and  hairy,  rather  than  scaly,  and  the  legs  are  also 
very  densely  clothed.  The  primaries  have  two  free  internal 
veins;  4  and  5  are  rather  close  together  from  the  end  of  the  me- 
dian; 6  is  from  near  the  middle  of  the  cross- vein;  7,  8  and  9  are 
stalked,  and  from  the  same  point  with  10,  at  the  end  of  the  sub- 
costal. A  very  distinct  fold  divides  the  median  cell.  The  sec- 
ondaries have  two  fairly  distinct  free,  internal  veins,  and  often  a 
distinct  additional  fold.  Vein  4  is  from  the  end  of  the  median 
and  5  is  from  the  cross-vein,  about  as  far  from  4  as  the  latter  is 
from  3;  6  and  7  are  from  a  long  stalk  at  the  end  of  the  subcostal, 
the  costal  arising  out  of  the  latter  some  little  distance  from  base. 
A  distinct  fold  divides  the  median  cell. 

The  above  description  is  drawn  from  a  specimen  of  Parasa,  and 
applies  in  all  essentials  to  Limacodes,  Phobetron,  fsa,  Packardia, 
and  probably  also  to  all  the  other  genera  referred  to  the  family. 
The  characters  are  quite  distinctive,  and  the  family  is  as  distinct 
in  its  larval  characteristics.  Almost  all  collectors  who  have  col- 
lected caterpillars  know  the  odd  shaped,  slug-like  larvae  of  the 
Limacodidae,  and  if  they  have  handled  them  with  any  freedom 
they  have  discovered  in  many  of  them  very  decided  urticating 
properties.  Most  of  these  larvae  have  no  very  distinct  abdominal 
or  prolegs,  using  the  whole  of  the  ventral  surface  for  purposes 
of  locomotion.  They  make  a  very  dense,  oval,  or  sometimes 
nearly  globular,  parchment-like  cocoon,  in  which  the  larva  usually 
rests  without  change  through  the  Winter,  pupating  shortly  before 
emerging  as  an  adult  in  Summer. 


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A   NEW   PAMPHILA. 

By  HENRY  SKINNER,  M.D.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Pamphila  Carolina  n.  sp. — Male  expands  one  inch.  Upper  side:  Supe- 
riors fuscous,  with  three  small  subapical  yellow  spots,  the  uppermost  one 
is  very  small  in  comparison  with  the  other  two.  There  are  two  yellow 
spots  about  the  middle  of  the  cell,  which  are  almost  coalesced.  There  is 
a  row  of  four  yellow  spots  extending  across  the  wing  from  about  its  mid- 
dle nearly  to  the  interior  margin.  The  inner  third  of  the  wing  to  the  base 
is  dusted  with  yellow  scales.  Inferiors  immaculate  (two  specimens  have 
traces  of  yellow  spots).  Underside:  Superiors.  The  spots  above  are 
repeated,  but  are  not  nearly  so  well  defined,  and  there  is  a  distinct  costal 
edging  of  brownish  yellow.  Interiors  brownish  yellow,  distinctly  spotted 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  223 

with  dark  brown  dots.  The  body  above  is  concolorous  with  the  wings. 
The  antenna?  are  distinctly  annulated,  and  the  club  beneath  is  entirly 
yellow,  except  the  tip.  Body  and  palpi  below  are  same  color  as  the 
wings. 

The  credit  of  turning  up  this  new  and  interesting  species  is  due 
to  Mr.  F.  M.  Jones,  of  Wilmington,  Del.  Mr.  Jones  says  re- 
garding the  species:  "They  were  captured  about  one-half  mile 
south  of  Hamlet,  Richmond  County,  North  Carolina,  on  the 
border  of  a  small  cane-brake.  They  were  not  met  with  on  flowers 
or  in  the  grass,  but  sat  on  the  leaves  of  the  canes  which  bordered 
the  road,  and  when  alarmed  flew  with  great  swiftness.  Two  were 
taken  August  23d,  and  the  remaining  two  in  the  same  locality 
several  days  earlier.  This  species,  does  not  seem  closely  allied 
to  anything  else,  but  will  probably  fall  into  the  group  containing 
fusca,  eufala,  osyka,  etc.  The  spotted  character  of  the  under- 
side of  inferiors  distinguishes  this  species  from  all  others. 


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ENTOMOLOGIZING  ON  MOUNT  WASHINGTON.-Part  I. 

By  R.  OTTOLENGUI,  M.D.S.,  New  York. 

On  the  morning  of  August  5th  I  started  from  Jefferson,  N.  H., 
with  my  friend,  Mr.  Walter  Perkins,  of  Manchester,  en  route  for 
the  summit  of  Mount  Washington.  The  train  left  at  7.45,  at 
which  hour  all  the  mountain  tops  were  heavily  clouded  in.  As 
the  skies  were  clear  in  all  other  directions  we  hoped  that  old  Sol 
would  dissipate  the  mists  ere  we  reached  our  destination.  Be- 
sides, it  was  Friday,  and  every  one  knows  that  Friday  is  a  lucky 
day  upon  which  to  start  on  an  expedition.  At  least  it  has  been 
so  with  me.  By  the  time  we  left  Fabyan's  on  the  curious  obser- 
vation train  that  goes  from  there  to  the  base,  the  weather  was 
still  more  promising.  The  grade  on  this  road  is  very  steep,  so 
that  the  train  does  not  travel  at  lightning  speed.  I  make  this 
statement  that  my  next  may  be  believed.  All  along  the  road 
Argynnis  atlantis  were  extremely  numerous.  At  times  as  the 
train  whirled  by  they  rose  in  flight  dozens  in  a  group.  This 
tempted  me  to  try  catching  insects  from  a  moving  train.  Leaning 
from  the  window  with  my  net  in  readiness,  I  made  a  swoop  upon 
the  next  group  that  arose  and  imprisoned  five.  I  had  the  same 
experience  last  year,  so  that  I  can  safely  say  the  place  for  this 
insect  is  along  the  road  from  Fabyan's  to  the  base.  Other  but- 


224  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [November, 

terflies  I  noted,  too,  so  that  I  have  no  doubt  that  a  walk  along 
the  rails  would  be  interesting  to  the  collector. 

Boarding  the  train  for  the  summit,  we  started  up  Jacob's  Lad- 
der, seated  upon  the  front  platform,  legs  dangling,  and  eyes  on 
the  watch  for  any  straggler  that  chanced  within  reach.  I  took 
insects  in  this  way  last  season,  but  this  year  nothing  came  close 
enough,  though  A.  atlantis  and  V.  milbertii  were  numerous. 

There  be  men,  who,  finding  a  good  spot  for  collecting  a  special 
rarity,  keep  the  knowledge  well  locked  up  in  their  secret  souls 
for  fear,  perhaps,  that  others  may  go  there  and  get  a  share  of  the 
good  things.  My  main  object  in  writing  this  is  to  tempt  some 
other  collectors  into  the  charming  region,  and  to  describe  accu- 
rately the  most  prolific  hunting  grounds,  based  upon  two  different 
season's  experience. 

Just  before  reaching  the  hotel  the  train  stops  at  a  water-station, 
possibly  a  quarter  of  a  mile  below.  If  the  collector  intends  to 
return  to  the  base  the  same  day,  he  will  have  but  three  hours  or 
thereabouts  for  work.  He  would  best  leave  the  train  at  this  point 
rather  than  go  to  the  summit  and  waste  half  an  hour  for  dinner. 
Having  his  luncheon  with  him,  he  may  eat  it  immediately.  He 
should  have  his  hunting  cup,  and  can  get  water  from  a  trough 
that  leads  pure  brook  water,  icy  cold,  down  to  this  point  for  the 
use  of  the  workmen.  This  meal  will  not  occupy  more  than  ten 
minutes,  when  all  is  ready  for  the  chase.  I  may  now  continue 
the  story  of  my  own  expedition. 

Leaving  the  water-station  we  worked  our  way  southward,  fol- 
lowing the  railroad  till  it  turns  for  the  final  ascent,  at  which  point 
we  continued  in  a  direct  line,  aiming  to  cross  the  carriage  road, 
and  descend  the  cliffs  on  the  other  side.  We  did  this  because 
we  had  learned  that  the  heaviest  winds  seem  to  be  on  the  north 
side  of  the  mountain.  The  C.  semidea  is  hard  to  see  among  the 
rocks,  often  resting  flat  upon  their  lichen-stained  sides,  which 
they  closely  resemble.  When  disturbed  they  start  up,  and,  being 
feeble  flyers,  are  readily  wafted  away  by  the  winds,  sometimes 
being  carried  out  of  sight,  and  seldom  less  than  a  hundred  yards. 
One  might  follow  a  butterfly  that  distance  across  a  smooth 
meadow,  but  would  scarcely  undertake  it  across  Washington's 
rocks. 

Crossing  the  carriage  road,  one  finds  a  wall  built  up  to  mark 
the  road  in  misty  weather  and  keep  the  horses  from  plunging 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  225 

down  the  abyss.  Climbing  over  this  wall  and  descending  from 
rock  to  rock,  the  winds  are  soon  milder  and  the  hunter  is  pro- 
tected from  them  by  the  steep  side  of  the  mountain  rising  sheer 
above  him. 

On  this  trip  we  scarcely  hoped  to  find  many  of  the  semidea, 
fearing  that  with  July  they  ceased  to  exist.  This  idea  was  soon 
dissipated,  for  within  half  an  hour  we  had  taken  about  fifty. 
Suddenly  a  heavy  cloud  rolled  down  upon  us,  having  approached 
the  mountain  from  the  north  and  topping  its  summit  then  ex- 
tended downward  towards  the  southern  valley.  At  once  my 
friend  was  lost  to  sight.  We  knew  that  it  would  be  useless  to 
hunt  any  longer  in  the  face  of  the  rising  storm,  and  moreover, 
that  it  would  be  wise  to  get  to  the  summit  quickly.  Exchanging 
our  signal  halloo  frequently  we  started  up.  It  is  the  easiest  thing 
in  the  world  to  get  lost  in  the  mists  of  Mount  Washington,  for 
one  crag  is  exactly  like  another,  and  only  the  oldest  guides  can 
recognize  landmarks.  But  where  we  were  we  were  safe,  for  we 
both  knew  that  less  than  a  hundred  yards  above  was  the  carriage 
road,  and  that  between  us  and  it  was  a  continual  ascent.  The 
rule  was  simple.  Keep  climbing  up.  Half-way  down  the  moun- 
tain this  would  not  hold,  for  paradoxical  as  it  seems,  ascent  in- 
cludes many  a  descent.  One  must  climb  up  and  down  each  spur, 
and  they  all  look  amazingly  alike. 

We  reached  the  hotel  in  safety,  and  having  determined  to  re- 
main over  night  we  went  in  to  dinner.  The  rest  of  that  day  was 
spiritless  and  uninteresting  as  the  mists  grew  thicker.  Our  hopes 
of  hunting  moths  by  light  vanished  in  the  impending  gloom, 
consequently  we  retired  at  7.30  to  be  ready  for  an  early  start  if 
the  morning  should  prove  propitious. 

At  five  we  were  up  and  watching  the  grandest  sight  that  either 
of  us  had  ever  seen.  After  a  night  of  storm  the  sun  rose  above 
the  clouds  and  soon  dissipated  the  upper  stratum,  so  that  with  a 
bright  dome  of  blue  above  we  looked  down  upon  a  sea  of  clouds 
that  shrouded  in  every  mountain  peak  and  all  the  valley  in  every 
direction.  Stretched  before  us  there  seemed  to  be  one  long  sea 
ol  ice,  such  as  one  imagines  to  exist  in  the  Arctic  regions. 

At  seven  we  started  down  the  carriage  road  walking,  and  in 
search  of  A.  montinus.  Of  this  insect  Dr.  Scudder  says:  "  Per- 
haps no  collector  has  ever  seen  more  than  eight  or  ten  in  a  whole 
day's  Scramble."  At  two  miles  and  a  half  down  the  carriage 


226  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [November,. 

road  we  reached  the  zone  of  dwarf  pines,  and  also  entered  the 
clouds  which  we  had  admired  all  the  morning.  When  amongst 
them  so  that  they  shut  out  the  sun,  our  admiration  dwindled. 
Up  to  this  point  we  had  taken  scarcely  any  thing,  being  more 
bent  upon  reaching  our  destination  than  upon  collecting.  I  did 
capture  a  single  specimen  of  Anarta  schcenherri,  however,  which 
pleased  me,  because  I  had  seen  so  many,  all  of  which  eluded  me. 
This  little  gray  noctuid  would  start  up  from  a  rock  by  the  way, 
and  with  rapid  flight  made  more  swift  by  the  strong  winds,  would 
disappear  almost  before  one  realized  that  he  had  seen  a  ' '  speci- 


men.' 


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Notes  on  a  small  Collection  of  Formicidce  from  Jamaica,  W.  I. 

By  WILLIAM  J.  Fox,  Phila.,  Pa. 

The  species  enumerated  herein  were  collected  in  Jamaica  during 
April  and  part  of  May,  1891,  by  Mr.  Charles  W.  Johnson,  of  the 
Wagner  Free  Institute  of  Philadelphia,  and  myself.  Ants  were 
exceedingly  scarce  during  our  visit,  which  accounts  for  the  small- 
ness  of  the  collection.  The  discovery  of  a  species  new  to  science, 
among  so  few  species,  shows  what  a  broad  field  there  is  to  the 
student  of  these  interesting  insects  in  Jamaica.  For  the  identifi- 
cation of  the  species  my  thanks  are  due  to  the  distinguished 
myrmecologist,  M.  Ernest  Andre. 

i.  Camponotus  fumidus  Rog.  Common  everywhere  under 
stones  and  logs.  2.  Formica  riifipes  Fab.  Port  Antonio,  on 
flowers;  common.  3.  Odontoviachus  hccmatodes  Linn.  This 
species  was  common  on  the  south  side  of  the  island  in  the  vicinity 
of  Kingston,  but  it  disappeared  entirely  on  the  north  side,  at 
least  in  the  Parish  of  Portland.  4.  Monomorium  carbonarium 
Sm.  Common  at  Kingston,  infesting  houses.  5.  Phcidole  fall  ax 
Mayr.  Common  at  Kingston;  found  elsewhere  by  us.  This 
species  seems  to  take  the  place  of  the  common  "  pavement-ant" 
of  the  North,  Tetramorium  c&spitum,  making  its  nests  in  pre- 
cisely the  same  sort  of  places  as  that  species.  6.  Cyphomyrmex 
reformis  Sm.  Near  Kingston;  numerous  specimens.  7.  Cy- 
phomyrmex  foxi  Andre,  n.  sp.  Near  Kingston;  numerous  speci- 
mens. 8.  Rhopalothrix  simoni  Emery.  Near  Kingston;  nu- 
merous specimens.  A  new  locality  for  this  species,  whi^h  was 
described  from  Venezuela. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  227 

ON  THE  SO-CALLED  THROAT  BOT. 

By  C.  H.  TYLER  TOWNSEND,  Las  Cruces,  N.  Mex. 

On  May  15,  1892,  I  took  a  female  Gastrophihis  which  was- 
flying  at  the  throat  of  my  horse.  The  animal  manifested  unusual 
signs  of  uneasiness,  and  I  noticed  the  fly  alight  several  times, 
always  exactly  in  the  region  ventrad  of  the  first  cervical  vertebrae. 
This  is  the  so-called  throat  hot  (Gastrophihis  nasalis  Lin.)  of 
whose  habits  but  little  seems  to  be  certainly  known  in  this  country. 

G.  nasalis  is  easily  distinguishable  from  G.  equi  by  its  clear 
wings,  dark  abdomen,  and  slightly  smaller  size.  It  is  quite  a 
pretty  species,  with  rust-colored  pile  on  the  scutellum  and  on  the 
the  scutum  on  each  side  posteriorly. 

Brauer  says  (Mon.  Oestr.  60)  that  "according  to  Dr.  Green 
G.  nasalis  deposits  its  white  eggs  in  the  region  of  the  throat  of 
the  horse."  The  same  author  says  of  the  larva  (1.  c.  89):  "  The 
larvae  live,  according  to  Schwab,  massed  together  [in  Haufen 
gedrangt]  in  the  duodenum  of  the  horse  near  the  pylorus  [Pfort- 
ner],  seldom  in  the  stomach.  They  pass  out  with  the  excrement 
of  their  host  and  never  hang  fast  to  the  sphincter  interims." 
Nothing  more  is  said  by  Brauer  of  oviposition  or  habits  of  larvae. 

Schiner  (Fauna  Austr.  Dipt,  i,  391-2)  says  that  "the  larvae 
live  in  the  intestines  of  the  horse."  He  also  records  having  bred 
specimens  "from  pupae  which  were  dropped  in  horse-dung." 

Brauer  says  in  his  monograph  that  it  was  at  that  time  not  cer- 
tainly known  from  America,  but  suggests  Gastrus  subjacens 
Walker  from  Nova  Scotia  as  a  synonym.  This  synonymy  is 
confirmed  by  Osten  Sacken  (Cat.),  who  saw  specimens  in  the 
British  Museum.  Beside  the  above-mentioned  specimen  from 
Las  Cruces,  N.  Mex.,  I  have  two  others  from  Kansas  labeled 
"  throat  bot,  Sept."  Osten  Sacken  (Cat.)  says  that  he  has  seen 
specimens  from  New  York,  Utah  and  Kansas. 

The  peculiarity  of  the  habits  of  this  species  in  flying  always  at 
the  throat  of  the  horse,  w'lth  the  apparent  intention  of  ovipositionr 
is  not  clear.  If,  like  G.  equi,  the  eggs  are  swallowed,  why  are 
they  deposited  in  a  place  so  inaccessible  to  the  mouth  ot  the 
horse?  The  animal  certainly  cannot  get  at  them  to  swallow  them 
himself,  nor  have  I  ever  seen  horses  biting  each  other  in  this 
region  of  the  neck.  It  would  be  absurd  to  suppose  that  the 
animal  could  rub  his  throat  on  his  fore  legs  in  any  way  so  as 
finally  to  get  the  eggs  into  his  mouth. 


228  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [November, 

So  far  as  I  can  determine,  nothing  is  known  regarding  the 
method  of  entrance  of  the  eggs  or  larvae,  into  the  intestine  of  the 
horse.  Though  I  have  not  found  the  eggs,  I  am  forced  to  be- 
lieve, from  the  actions  of  the  female  fly,  that  they  are  actually 
deposited  on  the  ventral  surface  of  the  throat.  The  habit  seems 
•explicable  only  on  the  supposition  that  the  larvae  hatch  where  the 
egg  is  deposited,  and,  while  young,  burrow  through  into  the 
-oesophagus  and  are  thus  swallowed. 


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1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  229 

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DEPARTMENT  OF  EGONOMIC  ENTOMOLOGY. 

Edited  by  Prof.  JOHN  B,  SMITH,  Sc.  D.,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J, 


Legislation  against  Injurious  Insects.— In  "  Garden  and  Forest,"  No.  240,. 
for  September  28,  1892,  is  a  very  timely  editorial  on  "  Legislation  against 
Injurious  Insects  and  Plant  Diseases."  The  matter  is  already  an  impor- 
tant one,  and  is  bound  to  grow  more  important  as  knowledge  of  preven- 
tive and  remedial  measures  increases.  It  is  discouraging  to  the  intelligent 
agriculturist  to  find,  that  however  well  he  follows  directions  and  keeps- 
down  insect  pests  on  his  own  land,  year  after  year,  he  gets  no  permanent 
result,  because  his  next  door  neighbor,  who  does  not  spray,  supplies  him 
annually  with  an  overplus  from  his  land.  There  is  a  manifest  injustice  in 
this.  If  the  careless  or  ignorant  farmer  alone  suffered  from  the  conse- 
quences of  his  carelessness  or  ignorance,  one  might  say  "serves  him 
right,"  but  the  trouble  is,  that  insects  have  a  habit  of  moving  about,  and 
where  there  are  more  than  enough  on  one  piece  of  land,  they  are  no  re- 
specters of  boundary  lines,  but  cross  over  into  the  well-kept  and  well- 
cared  for  acres  without  hesitation.  Where  it  is  possible  to  poison  the 
insects  as  they  arrive,  it  simply  imposes  extra  work  and  extra  expense  on 
the  man  who  protects  his  crop;  but  sometimes,  though  an  insect  may  be 
easily  controlled,  it  cannot  be  reached  until  after  the  injury  has  been  done. 

A  case  in  point  is  the  red  necked  Blackberry  Cane  borer,  Agriliis  ni/i- 
collis.  By  cutting  out  the  galls  early  in  Spring,  when  trimming,  and  burn- 
ing the  cut  wood,  the  entire  brood  of  insects  can  be  easily  destroyed  and 
future  injury  prevented.  But,  if  a  neighbor  allows  the  insects  to  develop 
on  his  land,  the  beetles  cannot  be  prevented  from  coming  over  and  ovi- 
positing in  the  canes  of  the  clean  patch.  The  beetles  cannot  be  poisoned, 
for  they  feed  very  little.  The  larvae  cannot  be  reached,  because  they  are 
internal  feeders.  Every  infested  cane  means  the  loss  of  next  year's  crop 
from  that  cane,  and  the  careful  man  is  helpless.  In  an  infested  field,  un- 
less radical  measures  are  taken,  the  crop  becomes  smaller  each  year, 
until  it  is  no  longer  worth  picking.  Then  it  is  often  left  another  year, 
just  to  see  whether  it  will  do  anything,  and,  finally,  after  all  the  insects- 
have  hatched  the  canes  may  be  plowed  out.  I  have  seen  in  Atlantic 
County,  New  Jersey,  early  in  September,  acres  of  blackberries  in  which 
ninety  per  cent,  of  the  caues  were  infested,  and  in  some  cases  from  ten  to 
twelve  galls  were  on  a  single  cane.  Such  fields  are  plague  spots,  and 


230  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [November, 

•should  be  dealt  with  as  such.  Too  much  legislation  is  not  an  unmitgated 
blessing,  but  some  means  of  redress  against  ignorant  carelessness  is 
imperative. 

Caterpillars  Injurious  to  Sugar  Beets.— Bulletin  No.  24  of  the  Agricultu- 
ral Experiment  Station  of  Nebraska  contains  "Notes  on  certain  Cater- 
pillars Attacking  Sugar  Beets,"  by  Lawrence  Bruner.  Mr.  Bruner,  in  this 
Bulletin,  mentions  two  species  of  Eurycpeon  as  having  appeared  in  inju 
rious  numbers.  One  of  them  is  the  well-known  E.  similalis,  the  other  is 
—well,  Mr.  Bruner  has,  somehow,  omitted  giving  a  name  to  the  other. 
This  omission  is  supplied  in  a  note  by  the  editors  of  "  Insect  Life,"  vol. 
v>  P-  55.  where  it  is  stated  that  it  will  probably  prove  to  be  E.  (Loxostege] 
sticticalis  Linn.  A  curious  fact  is,  that  the  form  heretofore  unknown,  has 
now  appeared  in  the  greatest  abundance,  and  is  the  more  injurious.  Mr. 
Bruner  gives  a  general  resume"  of  the  life-history  of  the  species,  a  list  of 
-the  more  common  food-plants,  cultivated  and  wild,  and  suggestions  as  to 
remedial  measures.  Of  these,  among  others,  he  says:  "Other  natural 
remedies  can  be  brought  to  work  against  these  insects'  increase.  The 
chief  one  of  these  is  the  keeping  down  of  certain  weeds  upon  which  the 
caterpillars  naturally  feed."  He  then  enumerates  a  number  of  these 
weeds,  which  enumeration  need  not  be  repeated  here.  The  main  point 
is  in  the  recommendation  to  keep  down  weeds,  and  it  is  another  proof  of 
the  importance  of  Farm  practice  to  control  insect  injury,  an  example  of 
which  was  also  given  in  the  last  number  of  the  NEWS.  Especially  the 
Cruciferae  are  noxious,  because  they  nourish  some  of  our  most  injurious 
species  during  the  time  the  field  crop  is  not  available.  Clean  culture  in 
the  largest  sense  of  that  term  is  one  of  the  most  valuable  measures  at 
hand  for  the  control  of  insect  injury. 

The  Corn  Bill  Bug,  etc. — Bulletin  No.  18  of  the  Iowa  Agricultural  Col- 
lege Experiment  Station,  contains,  among  other  things,  "  Reports  on  In- 
jurious Insects,"  by  Prof.  Herbert  Osborn  and  Mr.  H.  A.  Gossard.  The 
chief  article  is  on  the  "  Corn  Bill  Bugs,"  species  of  Sphenophorus,  which 
have  been  injurious  in  Iowa  during  the  past  season.  ^.  ochreus  and  .5". 
parviitus  were  the  troublesome  species,  while  there  is  no  mention  of  ^". 
sculptilis,  which  has  been  the  troublesome  species  in  New  Jersey  for  two 
or  three  years  last  past.  Nothing  new  is  added  to  either  our  knowledge 
of  the  life-history  or  of  remedies. 

Strawberry  slugs  were  somewhat  troublesome,  and  a  short  record  of 
:some  experiments  made  against  the  larva  of  Monostegia  ignota  is  given. 
The  application  of  arsenites  is  recommended,  even  where  the  fruit  is  ap- 
proaching maturity.  From  a  sprayed  plot — "Within  a  week  after  the 
application  was  made  the  assistant  entomologist  and  other  employe's  of 
the  Department  ate  very  heartily  of  the  ripened  fruit,  with  the  intent  of 
proving  whether  or  not  any  ill  effects  would  follow  the  freest  use  of  the 
same.  No  injury,  whatever,  was  experienced."  All  this  premises  a  careful 
and  intelligent  use  of  the  poison,  and  under  such  circumstances  it  can  be 
•.used  up  to  within  a  very  few  days  of  marketing  fruit.  Early  in  the  season 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  23! 

I  tried  the  experiment  of  eating  heartily  of  currants  which  had  been 
sprayed  the  day  previously  with  a  hellebore  decoction  made  according  to 
my  directions.     I  am  happy  to  say  I  felt  not  the  slightest  discomfort  from 
the  dose. 
Plutclla  cruciferarum  is  also  treated,  and  the  arsenites  are  recommended. 

The  abundance  of  Grasshoppers  during  the  Season.— In  "Insect  Life," 
vol.  v,  p.  57,  the  editors  mention  the  abundance  of  grasshoppers  in  several 
eastern  localities.  In  New  Jersey  there  has  also  been  an  unusual  abun- 
dance of  Orthoptera,  and  especially  in  the  southern  parts  of  the  State. 
Two  days'  collecting  in  Cape  May  County, 'early  in  September,  was  pro- 
ductive of  a  greater  number  of  specimens  and  species  than  I  had  before 
taken  in  the  State  in  any  one  year.  Localities  back  of  the  shore,  which, 
in  ordinary  seasons  are  swampy  and  inaccessible,  were  completely  dried 
out  in  late  Summer,  and  here  the  smaller  Locustidas  abounded.  Acridiimi 
was  unusually  abundant,  four,  species  being  observed,  two  of  them  in 
great  numbers.  Of  the  cultivated  crops,  cranberries  suffered  more  than 
others;  late  cabbages  were  badly  injured  in  some  localities,  and  other 
garden  truck  suffered  to  a  less  extent;  field  crops  in  general  escaped. 

The  great  abundance  of  these  insects  during  the  season  has  induced  a 
somewhat  careful  study  of  them,  the  results  of  which  will  appear  in  a 
Station  Bulletin  some  time  during  the  month. 

A  Mosquito  Remedy. — "An  Experiment  against  Mosquitoes,"  is  the  title 
of  an  interesting  paper  read  by  Mr.  L.  O.  Howard  before  the  Association 
of  Economic  Entomologists  at  Rochester,  and  now  published  in  "  Insect 
Life"  vol.  v,  p.  12.  He  finds  that  a  very  small  quantity  of  kerosene  on 
the  surface  of  pools  will  suffice  to  kill  all  aquatic  larvae,  including  those 
of  the  mosquito,  and  will  also  kill  the  female  mosquitoes  attempting  to 
oviposit.  The  length  of  time  for  which  the  kerosene  remains  active,  is  a 
matter  of  some  surprise.  Mr.  Howard  did  not  get  the  Lamborn  prixe  for 
saying  in  the  most  round-about  way  that  cultivating  dragonflies  would 
not  answer  to  destroy  mosquitoes,  but  he  has  done  better,  and  has  made 
an  experiment,  the  practical  value  of  which  cannot  yet  be  estimated.  He 
has  proved  that  under  some  circumstances  it  is  quite  possible  to  prevent 
breeding,  by  mosquitoes,  and  even  to  destroy  the  adults  themselves. 

Peach  Yellows.— Mr.  Patron's  note  on  Peach  Yellows,  in  the  April  num- 
ber of  the  NEWS,  is  evidently  based  on  a  misconception,  and  on  ignorance 
of  the  voluminous  literature  of  the  subject.  The  "  Yellows"  is  undoubt- 
edly a  specific  disease  of  an  extremely  obscure  character,  and  in  no  way 
to  be  attributed  to  insect  injury.  Mr.  Patton's  note  should  never  have 
been  written. 


SUBSCRIBERS  sending  insects  for  identification  will  please  put  locality 
labels  on  their  specimens. 


232  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [November, 

Notes  and 


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IN  the  September  number  of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  I  find  the  follow- 
ing: " Citheronia  sepulcralis  is  found  from  Pennsylvania  southward."  It 
may  be  interesting,  therefore,  for  me  to  report  that  my  friend,  Mr.  David 
W.  Perkins,  of  Manchester,  N.  H.,  took  four  specimens  of  this  moth  in 
1890  in  that  city,  and  again  captured  two  this  season.  Of  the  six,  two 
were  females.  They  were  taken  in  early  morning  resting  on  white  houses 
near  electric  light  poles. — R.  OTTOLENGUI,  New  York. 

THY.  POWESHIEK. — Female  caught  and  confined  July  25th.  Within 
two  days  twelve  eggs  were  laid.  The  eggs  are  smooth,  shiny,  in  color  a 
light  green.  They  are  hemispherical  in  shape,  with  the  edges  of  the  base 
rounded.  By  the  aid  of  a  medium  powered  microscope  a  slight  depres- 
sion can  be  seen  at  the  apex;  size  is  about  two-thirds  that  of  egg  of  P. 
manaataqua.  Larva  hatched  July  28th.  Head  of  young  larva  is  large, 
prominent,  light  brown  in  color.  Body  is  light  yellow  sprinkled  with  a 
few  scattering  hairs.  Hairs  on  thirteenth  segment  very  prominent.  On 
each  side  of  the  back  is  an  irregular  row  of  fine  dark  points.  Each  seg- 
ment contains  four.  The  two  near  the  front  of  segment  nearear  together 
than  those  of  the  back. — HENRY  G.  WILLARD,  Grinnell,  Iowa. 

VENTURESOME  BUTTERFLIES. — During  the  present  season  I  have  been 
quite  struck  by  the  actions  of  two  species  of  butterflies.  The  first,  Py- 
rameis  atalanta  L.  was  observed  to  appear  singly  in  the  small,  shady 
lawn  in  front  of  my  house,  usually  about  4.30  to  5  P.M.  Whether  the  same 
individual  appeared  each  day,  or  whether  there  were  several  similarly 
inclined,  I  am  unable  to  say,  but  only  on  one  occasion  did  more  than  one 
individual  appear  on  the  same  day.  They,  or  it  as  the  case  may  be, 
seemed  to  be  entirely  devoid  of  fear,  flitting  about,  alighting  sometimes 
on  my  shoulder,  or  often  on  my  book  as  I  sat  reading.  If  driven  off  it 
would  return,  either  to  its  former  position  on  the  back  of  my  chair,  or, 
more  than  once,  alighting  on  the  heads  of  my  two  little  sons,  aged  seven 
and  three  years,  as  they  were  at  play,  much  to  their  astonishment,  and, 
in  the  case  of  the  younger,  consternation. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL     XKWS.  233 

The  other  case  was  at  Niagara  Falls.  Standing  among  the  rocks,  just 
beneath  Prospect  Point,  I  saw  what,  from  the  moment's  observation  I 
could  give  it,  appeared  to  be  Pieris  rapes  hover  for  the  moment  in  mid 
air  then  boldly  dash  forward  and  disappear  in  the  mist  and  spray.  1 
watched  for  several  minutes  to  see  if  it  would  again  emerge  from  its  vapor 
bath,  but  watched  in  vain.  It  seemed  to  have  deliberately  committed 
suicide. — F.  M.  WEBSTER. 

MIMICRY  IN  MOTHS. — Round  about  my  house  is  a  tangled  shrubbery 
of  stunted  brushwood,  with  here  and  there  a  silver  birch,  young  beech 
and  Scotch  fir.  and  in  one  corner  stands  an  old  outhouse,  where  a  pipe  is 
good  at  all  seasons,  says  a  writer  in  the  "Nineteenth  Century."  It  is 
half  in  ruins,  and  while  there  one  day  I  noticed  that  the  dingy  old  brown 
and  gray  wall  was  spotted  with  oddly-shaped  blotches  of  a  darker  tint 
that  looked  like  damp.  That  same  evening,  however,  I  found  that  the 
blotches  had  disappeared,  though  more  rain  had  fallen  and  the  roof  was 
full  of  holes.  The  next  day  they  had  all  come  back.  When  this  had  hap- 
pened a  second  time  I  looked  more  closely  at  the  strange  marks,  and.  to 
my  surprise,  I  found  them  to  be  living  creatures,  small  moths,  in  fact,  with 
folded  or  outspread  wings,  clinging  fast  on  to  the  crumbling  wall.  From 
dusk  until  dawn  they  had  been  out  on  the  wing  in  the  fields  and  woods— 
their  chief  enemies,  the  birds,  being  asleep — but  at  daybreak  came  back 
to  their  old  place  of  safety.  The  shrubbery  was  dangerous  because  the 
ground  was  thickly  covered  with  green  ivy  and  still  greener  periwinkle 
and  moss,  where  sparrows,  finches  and  tits  were  always  hunting  for  food, 
and  they  would  have  been  soon  snapped  up.  On  the  old  weather-stained 
wall  they  were  safe. — Public  Ledger. 

RAVAGES  OF  WHITE  ANTS.— A  statement  by  the  British  Vice  Consul. 
Mr.  Warbtirton,  at  La  Rochelle,  reminds  us  of  the  terrible  ravages  of  the 
Termites,  known  as  "white  ants."  It  appears  that  many  of  the  public 
buildings  and  private  houses  of  La  Rochelle  are  being  destroyed  by  these 
pests.  Introduced  from  some  tropical  land  about  a  century  ago.  the  ants 
had  for  a  long  time  kept  to  a  particular  part  of  the  town;  but  on  the 
demolition  of  some  of  the  houses  there,  the  old  wood  was  allowed  to  be 
carried  away,  and  the  insects  are  now  found  in  every  part  of  La  Rochelle. 
In  many  buildings  it  is  necessary  to  introduce  iron  supports,  to  save  them 
from  tumbling  into  ruins.  Linnaeus  spoke  of  these  ants  as  "the  ure.it 
calamity  of  both  the  Indies."  Wood  is  their  favorite  diet,  and  the  only 
timber  safe  from  them  is  teak  wood  (Teiiona  i>ra>i</i\-\  and  iron  wood 
\Suti'ro.\-y/n»i).  They  tunnel  through  th<  vastest  beams  of  buildings  in 
every  direction,  leaving  a  thin  layer  untouched  on  the  outside,  and  i  -\< -u 
coating  the  outside  with  clay  to  conceal  their  ravages  in  the  interior. 
II nml )oli It  says  that  in  South  America  it  is  rare-  to  find  papers  of  any  an- 
tiquity. In  one  night,  everything  left  exposed,  even  Loots  and  shoes, 
disappear.  Ships  are  sometinles  reduced  to  a  condition  sufficient  to  ac- 
count for  "foundering  at  sea"  during  a  voyage.  The  "  Albion"  man-of- 
war  had  to  be  broken  up,  after  reaching  Kngland  with  difficulty,  by  being 


234  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [November, 

lashed  together.  If  they  settle  elsewhere  in  Europe,  as  they  have  done 
at  La  Rochelle,  a  new  peril  will  be  added  to  life  and  civilization. — Leisure 
Hour. 

WE  have  received  the  following  account  of  Prof.  Tovvnsend's  entomo- 
logical excursion  during  the  past  Summer:  We  left  Last  Cruces  June  isth 
with  four-horse  team  and  covered  government  ambulance  wagon.  Cross- 
ing the  Rio  Grande  at  Rincon,  we  drove  northwest  through  Cuchilla 
Negra,  the  length  of  the  Canada  Alamosa,  and  on  to  Luera  Spring. 
Here  we  turned  west,  crossed  the  Continental  Divide,  passed  between 
the  San  Francisco  and  Datil  ranges,  and  arrived  in  Springerville,  Ariz., 
June  24th.  From  this  place  we  drove  north,  followed  down  the  Little 
Colorado  River  as  far  as  the  "San  Francisco  Wash,"  passing  through 
Holbrook  and  Winslow  on  the  way,  and  arrived  in  Flagstaff  July  ist. 
By  previous  arrangement  we  were  joined  here  by  Prof.  Tourney,  of  Tuc- 
son, and  Mr.  Cordley,  of  Washington,  who  had  a  similar  outfit  to  our 
own,  and  together  we  proceeded  to  the  Hance  place  on  the  rim  of  the 
Grand  Canon,  seventy  miles  north  of  Flagstaff.  Mr.  Cordley  and  myself 
spent  four  days  and  nights  down  in  the  canon  collecting,  about  4000  to 
6600  feet  below  the  rim.  Returning,  we  spent  two  days  collecting  and 
climbing  the  San  Francisco  Mountain,  the  top  of  which  is  about  13,000 
feet  above  sea  level.  We  parted  from  Prof.  Tourney  and  Mr.  Cordley  at 
Flagstaff,  visited  the  petrified  forest  southwest  of  Navajo  Springs,  fol- 
lowed up  the  Zuni  River,  spent  three  days  in  the  Pueblo,  visited  Inscrip- 
tion Rock,  and  returned  by  the  Rio  Grande  Valley  to  Las  Cruces,  Au- 
gust 1 4th.  The  whole  trip  amounted  to  a  drive  of  over  1200  miles.  My 
companions  were  a  fellow-professor  and  one  of  our  students.  About 
noo  specimens  of  insects  were  collected  by  myself,  representing  nearly 
one-third  that  number  of  species.  These  were  all  pinned  and  labeled  in 
the  field.  There  was  collected  besides  a  considerable  amount  of  alcoholic 
material  and  galls.  I  am  preparing  some  papers  on  the  results  of  the 
collecting  in  the  Grand  Canon,  and  on  the  San  Francisco  Mountain,  which 
will  be  published  in  due  time. 

It  may  interest  you  to  know  that  the  first  scientific  organization  in  New 
Mexico  has  just  come  into  existence.  It  is  known  as  "The  New  Mexico 
Society  for  the  Advancement  of  Science,"  and  will  meet  once  a  month  in 
Las  Cruces.  The  following  officers  have  been  elected  for  the  remainder 
of  the  current  year:  President,  C.  H.  Tyler  Townsend;  Vice- President, 
F.  C.  Barker;  Recording  Secretary,  E.  O.  Wooton;  Corresponding  Sec- 
retary, Arthur  Goss;  Treasurer,  H.  D.  Bowman;  Members  of  Executive 
Committee,  A.  E.  Blount  and  J.  P.  Owen.  The  Society  hopes  to  publish 
an  annual  numero  of  its  proceedings. — C.  H.  TYLER  TOWNSKND. 

A  FLIGHT  OF  Danais  archippns  Fabr. — The  Cleveland  (Ohio)  Daily 
Press  of  Sept.  21,  1892,  states  that  on  the  igth  inst.  in  the  afternoon,  "  a 
multitude  of  butterflies  visited  Cleveland  on  their  way  South.  There 
were  swarms  upon  swarms  of  them,  and  for  a  while  they  completely  filled 
the  air.  They  were  of  the  large,  brown  variety,  of  the  milkweed  butter- 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  235 

tly.  and  it  is  supposed  that  they  were  started  by  the  storms  in  the  East. 
Such  migrations,  though  not  unusual  in  the  South  and  West,  are  very 
uncommon  in  this  part  of  the  country." 

This  species  has  been  exceedingly  abundant  in  northern  Ohio,  and  ] 
think  in  northern  Indiana,  this  present  season.  At  Wooster,  Wayne  Co., 
fifty  miles  S.  S.  W.  of  Cleveland,  they  were  not  universally  abundant  on 
the  date  indicated.  The  day  was  warm  and  pleasant,  and,  if  I  remember 
correctly,  with  little  wind. — F.  M.  WEBSTER,  Wooster,  O. 

TRANSACTIONS  of  the  American  Entomological  Society,  vol.  xix  (1892), 
pp.  129-256  inclusive,  have  been  printed  since  our  June  issue,  and  contain 
the  following  papers:  The  N.  American  genera  of  Calyptrate  Muscidce, 
Paper  II,  by  C.  H.  T.  Townsend.  The  N.  American  genera  of  Nemoce- 
rous  Diptera,  by  C.  H.  T.  Townsend.  Preliminary  Notes  on  some  African 
Odonata,  by  P.  P.  Calvert.  On  the  Pselaphid  genus  Trimium,  by  I-'.. 
Brendel.  Revision  of  the  species  of  Anthrax  from  America  North  of 
Mexico,  by  D.  W.  Coquillett.  Descriptions  of  North  American  Harvest- 
Spiders  (Phalangiidae),  by  C.  M.  Weed,  7  plates.  The  Eumolpini  of 
Boreal  America,  by  G.  H.  Horn.  Monograph  of  the  N.  American  species 
of  Tachytes,  by  W.  J.  Fox,  i  plate.  A  synopsis  of  the  subfamilies  and 
genera  of  the  Membracidae  of  N.  Amerjca,  by  F.  W.  Coding. 


Identification  of  Insects  (Jmagos)  for  Subscribers. 

Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions:  ist,  The  number  of  speci- 
mens to  be  unlimited  for  each  sending  ;  2d,  The  sender  to  pay  all  expenses  of  transporta- 
tion and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  ; 
3d,  Each  specimen  must  have  a  number  attached  so  that  the  identification  may  be  an- 
nounced accordingly.  Exotic  species  named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor, 
who  should  be  consulted  before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  2  cent  stamp  with  all  insects 
for  return  of  names.  Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  read  page  41,  Vol.  III. 
Address  all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  XKWS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Logan 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Insects  have  been  named  for  F.  D.  Twogood,  A.  A.  Wright,  Frank  H. 
Johnson,  A.  G.  Weeks,  Jr.,  D.  15.  Young,  Charles  U.  Clark,  James  S. 
Hine,  W.  T.  Davis,  M.  Y.  Slingerland,  J.  H.  Bomberger,  C.  H.  Tyler 
Townsend,  Henry  Bird,  C.  M.  Weed,  George  Miller,  W.  M.  Hill,  C.  I'.. 
Aaron. 


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order  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Indian  Museum,  Calcutta.  London,  Cal- 
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ANNALS  AND  MAGAZINE  OF  NATURAL  HISTORY  (6),  x,  57,  London, 
September,  1892. — Spiders  from  Madeira,*  C.  Warburton,  i  pi.  On 
Eretinotus  and  Epiechinus  (Histeridae),*  G.  Lewis,  i  pi. 

Ml  TTHEILUNGEN  AUS  DEM  NATURHISTORISCHEN  MUSEUM  IN  HAMBURG, 

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LE  NATURALISTE,  Paris,  Sept.  15,  1892. — The  first  stages  of  Erebia 
inelas,  P.  Chretien.  The  parasitic  rly  of  Acridium  peregrinum,  the  wan- 
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IOWA  AGRICULTURAL  EXPERIMENT  STATION. — Bulletin  No.  18,  Des 
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and  H.  A.  Gossard. 

AMERICAN  NATURALIST,  Philadelphia,  October,  1892.— Habits  of  Pre- 
nolcpis  iinparis,  the  Winter  Ant,  W.  H.  Patton.  Aphcenogaster fulva  9, 
id.  Chinch  bugs  in  New  Hampshire,  C.  M.  Weed. 

TIJDSCHRIFT  VOOR  ENTOMOLOGIE,  xxxiv,  1-4,  Hague,  1891. — Contri- 
bution to  the  beetle  fauna  of  Madagascar,*  C.  Schaufuss.  List  of  the 
Ants  and  Ant  guests  of  Dutch  Limburg,  E.  Wasmann.  Danais  chry sip- 
pus  n.  var.,  P.  C.  T.  Snellen,  i  pi.  Revision  of  the  Rhaphididse,*  H. 
Albarda,  10  pis.  (includes  and  figures  N.  American  species).  Some  exotic 
Diptera,*f  F.  M.  van  der  Wulp,  i  pi.  On  new  or  little-known  Australian 
Longicornia,*f  J.  R.  H.  N.  van  de  Poll.  Lepidoptera  from  Flores,*  P. 
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Lepidopterous  fauna,*].  Roeber.  Catalogue  of  Dutch  Hemiptera,  v,  A. 
J.  F.  Fokker. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  LINNEAN  SOCIETY  OF  NEW  SOUTH  WALES,  vi, 
2-4,  Sydney,  1891-92. — On  Queensland  and  other  Australian  Lepidoptera,* 
T.  P.  Lucas.  Notes  on  Australian  Coleoptera,  x,*  Rev.  T.  Blackburn. 
Revision  of  the  Australian  Lepidoptera,*  v,  E.  Meyrick. 

TRANSACTIONS  OF  THE  ROYAL  SOCIETY  OF  SOUTH  AUSTRALIA,  xv,  i, 
Adelaide,  July,  1892. — New  South  Australian  Lepidoptera,*  O.  B.  Lower. 
New  genera  and  species  of  Australian  Coleoptera, *f  Rev.  T.  Blackburn. 
The  Phaneropteridae  of  Australia  and  Polynesia, *f  J.  G.  O.  Tepper. 

LEPIDOPTEREN  VON  MADAGASCAR,*!  Herausgegeben  von  M.  Saalmuel- 
ler.  Angefangen  von  dem  Verfasser  und  nach  dessen  Tode  abgeschlos- 
sen  durch  L.  von  Heyden.  Zweite  Abtheilung.  Heterocera:  Noctu;r, 
Geometrae,  Microlepidoptera.  Frankfurt  a.  M.  Moritz  Diestervveg,  March, 
1891,  pp.  249-531;  pis.  vii-xiv. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  t  Contains  new  genera. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  237 

BULLETIN  DE  LA  SOCIETE  PHILOMATHIQUE  DE  PARIS  (8),  iv,  2,  1892.— 
Observations  on  the  huccal  pieces  of  Araneids,  P.  Gaubert. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ZOOLOGICAL  SOCIETY  OF  LONDON,  1892,  2; 
August  i. — On  stridulation  in  certain  Lepidoptera,  and  on  the  distortion 
of  the  hind  wings  in  the  males  of  certain  Ommatophorinae,  G.  F.  Hamp- 
son.  On  the  Orthoptera  of  the  Island  of  St.  Vincent,  West  Indies, *f  C. 

B.  v,  Wattenwyl  and  Prof.  J.  Redtenbacher,  3  pis.     New  species  of  Le- 
pidoptera Heterocera  from  Brazil,  Mexico  and  Peru,  i,  W.  Schaus. 

TRANSACTIONS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY,  xix, 
Philadelphia,  August,  1892. — Monograph  of  the  North  American  species 
of  Tachytes,  W.  J.  Fox,  i  pi. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  UNITED  STATKS  NATIONAL  MUSEUM,  xv,  pp. 
361-369,  Washington,  D.  C.,  1892. — Insects  of  the  subfamily  Encyrtina 
with  branched  antennae,  L.  O.  Howard,  2  pis. 

INSECT  LIFE,  v,  i,  Washington,  September,  1892. — Rose  saw-flies  in 
the  United  States,  C.  V '.  Riley,  figs.  An  experiment  against  mosquitoes, 
L.  O.  Howard.  Occurrence  of  Bucculatrix  canadensisella  Chamb.  on 
birches  in  Rhode  Island,  A.  S.  Packard,  figs.  New  injurious  insects  of  a 
year,  C.  V '.  Riley.  Notes  on  the  larva  of  Amphizoa,  H.  G.  Hubbard. 
figs.  The  Dipterous  parasite  of  Melanoplus  devastator  in  California,  D. 
W.  Coquillet.  A  new  sweet  potato  saw-fly  (Schizocerus  privatus  Norton), 

C.  L.  Marlatt,  figs.     On  the  nomenclature  and  on  the  oviposition  of  the 
bean  weevil  (Bruchus  obtectits  Say),  Eds.     Notes  on  the  habits  of  some 
species  of  Coleoptera  observed  in  San  Diego  County,  California,  F.  E. 
Blaisdell.     Biologic  notes  on  New  Mexico  insects,  C.   H.  T.  Townsend. 
Further  notes  on  the  new  Herbarium  pest,  C.  V.  Riley.     The  Australian 
enemies  of  the  red  and  black  scales,  Eds. 

CENTRAL  EXPERIMENTAL  FARM,  Department  of  Agriculture,  Ottawa, 
Canada,  Bulletin  No.  14,  September,  1892. — The  Horn  Fly,  J.  Fletcher, 
figs. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  MONTHLY  MAGAZINE,  London,  October,  1892.— 
Elenchus  tenuicornis  Kirby,  parasitic  on  a  Homopterus  insect  of  the 
genus  Libitrnia,  E.  Saunders.  Notes  on  Elenchus  tcnniconiis  Kirby, 
with  illustrations,  Rev.  A.  E.  Eaton,  etc. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST,  London,  October,  1892. —Life-history  of  Cartcro- 
cephalus pal&mon,  F.  W.  Frohawk,  etc. 

NATURE,  London,  Sept.  29,  1892.—  Peripatns  rediscovered  in  Jamaica, 
M.  Grabham  and  T.  D.  A.  Cockerell.  /'.  jainaicoisis  n.  sp.,  p.  514. 

ANNALES  DE  LA  SOCIETE  ENTOMOLOGIQUK  UK  BELGIOUK,  xxxvi,  9, 
Brussels,  September,  1892.— Some  ants  of  the  Mt-diU-rraiK-an  fauna,-'  A. 
Forel.  The  male  of  Cardicondyla  and  the  perpetuated  consangninmis 
reproduction,  id. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  t  Contains  new  genera. 


238  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [November, 

A  PARTIAL  CATALOGUE  OF  THE  ANIMALS  OF  IOWA  represented  in  the 
collections  of  the  Department  of  Zoology  and  Entomology  of  the  Iowa 
Agricultural  College.  Prepared  by  Herbert  Osborn.  Ames,  Iowa,  1892. 
Hymenoptera  (three  families),  Lepidoptera,  Coleoptera. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  IOWA  ACADEMY  OF  SCIENCES  for  1890-91,  I,  2, 
Des  Moines,  1892. — A  new  Cecidomid  infesting  Box  Elder,  C.  P.  Gillette. 
Egg-laying  of  the  Apple  Curculio  (Anthonomus  quadrigibbus  Say),  id. 
The  gall-producing  Cynipidse  of  Iowa,  id.  On  the  Orthopterous  fauna 
of  Iowa,  H.  Osborn.  Catalogue  of  the  Hemiptera  of  Iowa,  id. 

ZOOLOGISCHER  ANZEiGER,  Leipsic,  Sept.  26,  1892. — On  the  develop- 
ment of  the  eyes  of  the  imago  of  Vanessa,  H.  Johansen.  The  physio- 
logical significance  of  the  stinging  apparatus,  especially  in  the  nymphs  of 
Hymenoptera,  C.  Verhoeff. 

SCIENCE,  New  York,  Oct.  14,  1892. — Some  thoughts  on  the  phylogeny 
of  the  mole  cricket,  E.  W.  Doran.  A  wasp  study,  J.  McN.  Wright. 

VlERTELSJAHRSCHIFT    DER    NATURFORSCHENDEN    GESELLSCHAFT    IN 

ZURICH,  xxxvii,  2,   1892. — Researches  on  the  digestive  tract  of  Gryllo- 
talpa  vu/garis,  }.  Eberli,  figs. 

BIOLOGISCHES  CENTRALBLATT,  ERLANGEN,  Oct.  i,  1892. — On  biology 
of  wild  bees,  F.  v.  Wagner.  The  international  relations  of  Loinechusa 
stnunosa,  E.  Wasmann. 

ZOOLOGISCHER  ANZEIGER,  Leipsic,  Oct.  3,  1892. — New  and  little-known 
laws  of  the  biology  of  Hymenoptera,  C.  Verhoeff. 

THE  ANNALS  AND  MAGAZINE  OF  NATURAL  HISTORY,  London,  October, 
1892. — Descriptions  of  some  new  species  of  African  Lepidoptera,  W.  J. 
Holland.  Description  of  a  new  genus  and  species  of  African  moths,  A. 
G.  Butler.  On  the  noctuid  genera  allied  to  Hypcztra  Guen.,  id.  Revision 
of  the  noctuid  genus  Melipotis  Hub.,  with  descriptions  of  two  new  spe- 
cies, id.  Liphistius  and  iis  bearing  on  the  classification  of  spiders,  R.  I. 
Pocock. 

DELAWARE  COLLEGE  AGRICULTURAL  EXPERIMENT  STATION,  Bulletin 
No.  xviii,  Newark,  Del.,  September,  1892. — The  strawberry  weevil  (An- 
thonomus mnsculns  Say),  M.  H.  Beckwith,  figs. 

CANADIAN  ENTOMOLOGIST,  London,  Ont.,  October,  1892. — Preparatory 
stages  of  Calothysanis  amaturaria,  D.  S.  Kellicott.  Insects  reared  from 
galls  on  Muhlenbergiamexicana,  F.  M.  \Vebster,  fig.  The  elm  leaf  beetle 
(Galcnica  .vanthoiiielicna  Schrank),  J.  B.  Smith.  The  inhabitants  of  a 
fungus,  H.  G.  Hubbard.  The  life-history  of  Xenos,  id.  Note  on  the 
species  of  Acanthia,  H.  Osborn.  [The  foregoing  were  read  to  the  Ento- 
mological Club,  A.  A.  A.  S.  at  Rochester,  Aug.  17-19,  1892.]  New  N. 
American  Homoptera,  E.  P.  Van  i  in/.ee. 

(  "titains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  t  Contains  new  genera. 


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ARCHIVES  ITALIENNES  DE  BIOLOGIE,  xviii,  i,  Turin,  1892. — Note  on  a 
series  of  new  excretory  organs  discovered  in  Bombyx  mori,  E.  Verson. 

ENTOMOLOGISCHE  NACHRICHTEN,  xviii,  19,  Berlin,  October,  1892.— 
On  the  naming  of  varieties  of  palaearctic  Cicindelas,  H.  Beuthin.  On  the 
development  of  Hemerobius  subnebulosus  St.,  and  on  the  change  of  col- 
oring in  Neuroptera,  C.  Verhoeff. 

VKRHANDLUNGEN  DER  K.  K.  ZOOL.-BOT.  GESELLSCHAFT  ix  \\'IFX,  xlii, 
3,  September,  1892.— The  ant  fauna  of  Bulgaria  with  biological  observa- 
tions,* Dr.  A.  Forel,  i  pi.  Alpine  gall-flies,  Dr.  F.  Thomas,  2  pis.,  figs. 


NEW  SPECIES  OF  NORTH  AMERICAN  INSECTS  DESCRIBED 
IN  THE  PRECEDING  LITERATURE. 


NEUROPTERA. 

Rhaphidida1:  Rhaphidia  assimilis  Albarda,  Tijds.  Ent.  xxxiv,  p.  144,  pi. 
8,  fig.  23,  Vancouver  Is.  R.  bicolor,  p.  152,  pi.  9,  fig.  24,  Col.  Inocellia 
longicornis,  p.  169,  pi.  n,  fig.  32,  Calif.  /.  Hageni,  p.  171,  pi.  n,  fig.  33. 
Calif. 

HYMENOPTERA. 

Tachytes,  9  n.  sp.,  U.  S.,  Fox,  Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  xix,  pp.  234-52. 

Encyrtinse:  Pentacnemus  n.  gen.  Howard,  Proc.  U.  S.  Nat.  Mus.  xv,  p. 
366.  P.  bucculatricis,  Mo.,  p.  366,  pi.  xlvii,  fig.  i.  Tetracladia  n.  gen. 
p.  367.  T.  texana,  Tex.,  p.  367,  pi.  xlvi,  fig.  i.  Calocerittus  n.  gen.  p. 
368,  for  Tetracncinus  floridanus. 

DIPTERA. 

Sarcophaga  opifera  Coquillett*  Insect  Life,  v,  p.  22,  Cal. 

Cecidomyia  negundinis  Gillette,  Proc.  Iowa  Acad.  Sci.  I,  p.  108,  Iowa. 

HEMIPTERA-HOMOPTERA. 

Thamnotetti.v  Smithi\&n  Duzee,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  266,  N.  J.  7". 
/ongiseia,  p.  266,  Col.  T.  Lnllclti,  p.  267,  Col.  T.  montamis,  p.  268, 
Brit.  Colum.,  Col. 


Doings  of  Societies. 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTIOX  OK  THE  ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIKXCES 
OF  PHILADELPHIA.  Meeting  held  May  26th,  Dr.  Horn,  Director,  presid- 
ing.  Tlie  Publication  Committee  reported  in  favor  of  the  publication  of 
a  paper  entitled,  "  Preliminary  Notes  on  some  African  Odonata,"  by  P. 
P.  Calvert.  Mr.  C.  S.  \\Vlles  stated  that  in  the  latter  part  of  March,  1892, 
he  had  captured  a  specimen  of  Gnipla  ran-uthntn,  and  saw  another  one 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American. 


240  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [November, 

a  few  days  later  on  the  edge  of  the  woods,  near  his  home  at  Elwyn,  Pa. 
Mr.  Martindale  announced  the  capture  of  thirty-eight  specimen  of  Antho- 
charis  genutia  by  Dr.  Skinner  on  May  gth,  at  Arcola,  on  the  Perkiomen 
Creek.  Dr.  Horn  exhibited  a  portion  of  his  collection  of  the  tribe  Gale- 
rucini  of  the  family  Chrysomelidse,  and  spoke  of  the  work  he  had  been 
doing  on  them. 

Meeting  held  June  13,  1892,  Mr.  Ridings  in  the  chair.  Members  present: 
Ridings,  Laurent,  Martindale,  Welles  and  Skinner.  Associates  :  Fox, 
Calvert  and  Nell.  Mr.  Laurent  stated  that  on  the  ist  of  May  this  year  he 
started  to  rearrange  his  water  beetles,  and  thought  he  would  collect  some 
fresh  material  and  exhibited  his  captures  very  nicely  arranged.  One  rare 
species,  ovatus,  was  collected  by  two  boys,  who  let  some  specimens  go 
because  they  would  not  go  in  the  collecting-bottle  they  had.  All  were 
collected  in  a  short  time,  one  whole  day  and  four  afternoons.  In  all, 
sixty-six  species  were  taken,  numbering  about  fifteen  hundred  specimens. 
Mr.  Calvert  mentioned  having  caught  Tetragoneura  cynosura,  a  rare 
dragonfly,  on  June  6th.  He  had  collected  a  few  specimens  previously. 
It  flies  very  high,  and  its  flight  is  sustained  for  quite  a  period  of  time. 
It  alights  occasionally  on  the  edges  of  woods  and  thickets.  He  exhibited 
specimens  of  the  species  and  spoke  of  the  characters  of  the  family  and  its 
allies.  Mr.  Nell  spoke  of  the  scarity  of  Microlepidoptera,  and  Dr.  Skin- 
ner said  the  late  season  had  retarded  insects  in  various  parts  of  the  West. 
Mr.  F.  Weber  was  elected  an  associate  of  the  Section.  Section  then  ad- 
journed until  September. 

Meeting  held  Sept.  22,  1892,  Dr.  Horn,  Director,  presiding.  Members 
present :  Liebeck,  Martindale,  Skinner,  Welles,  Ridings.  Associates: 
Johnson,  Nell,  Fox.  Weber,  Westcott,  Haimbach  and  Dr.  Castle.  Dr. 
Horn  exhibited  two  boxes  of  Galerucini,  showing  the  results  of  his  work 
on  these  beetles,  and  stated  that  the  number  of  new  species  was  but  few, 
and  that  too  much  attention  had  been  paid  color  values  and  too  little  to 
structure.  The  material  shown  will  illustrate  a  coming  paper  on  these 
insects.  Mr.  Nell  stated  that  he  had  taken  twenty-six  specimens  of  Pain- 
phihi  leonardus  on  September  4th,  near  Atco,  N.  f.  They  were  found  on 
boneset  and  iron  weed.  Dr.  Skinner  stated  that  he  had  received  a  num- 
ber of  full  grown  larvae  of  Papilio  cresf>hontcs  found  on  September  iSth 
at  Sellersville,  Pa.,  on  prickly  ash.  Mr.  Westcott  reported  seeing  P. 
cresphontes  and  Callidryas  cubicle,  at  Westville,  N.  J.  Mr.  Ridings  spoke 
of  the  unusual  number  of  Catocala  moths  seen  in  the  city  limits  during 
the  Summer.  Mr.  Martindale  reported  having  collected  500  specimens 
of  Lepidoptera  in  Indiana  during  a  short  visit  to  the  State.  Or.  Horn 
mentioned  having  lately  received  a  new  species  of  Anof>hthal»nts  from 
Kentucky.  Mr.  Martindale  reported  capturing  200  spcvinu-ns  of  Ifcniaris 
thy  she  in  Chester  County,  Pa. 

Dr.  HKNKV  SKIN.NKK,  R 


KNTOMOI  <>i.ir.\i    \K\VS  lor  (  viuber  was  mailed  SfpU-inbtr  ,;o, 


EXT.  NEWS,  Vol.  III. 


PI.  IX. 


11 


1  .    N.  NEBRODES  Hew. 

2.  N.  AGATHA  Cram. 

3.  N.  METELLA  Doub.-Hew. 

4.  N.  NEMETES  Hew. 


5.  N.  MELICERTA 

6.  N.  METANIRA  Holl. 

7.  N.  NICOBULE  Holl. 

8.  N.  NICOTELES  Hew. 


9.    N.   BIAFRA  Ward.  var.  CON- 
TINUATAHoll. 

10.   N.  BIAFRA  Ward. 

1  1  .    N.  MIXOPHYES  Holl. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 


AND 


PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION. 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES.  PHILADELPHIA. 


VOL.  in. 


DECEMBER,   1892. 


No.  10. 


CONTENTS: 


Blaisdell — New  Coleoptera  from  Calif...  241 
Ottoiengui — Entomologizing  on  Mount 

Washington 243 

Dyar — Egg  &  Larva  of  two  Lithosians  245 

Gillette— Colorado  Cynipidse 246 

Holland — N.  sp.  of  Neptis  from  Africa.  248 

Smith — New  species  of  Noctuidaj 250 

Hamilton— Notes  on  Bruchus  alboscu- 

tellatus,  etc 253 


Strecker — Erebia  sofia 255 

\Yickham — Collecting  in  the  Far  North  256 

Slosson — A  new  Arctia 257 

Neumoegen — A  new  Cossid  from  Texn 

Editorial 260 

Economic  Entomology 261 

Notes  and  News 263 

Entomological  Literature 265 


NEW  COLEOPTERA  FROM  CALIFORNIA. 

By  F.  E.  BLAISDELL,  M.  D. 

Eleodes  interrupta  n.  sp. — Length  16.6  mm.;  width  7.1  mm.  liody 
slightly  inflated,  convex  ;  color  black.  Head  little  shorter  than  wide, 
rather  more  than  half  as  wide  as  prothorax;  finely  and  evenly  punctate, 
somewhat  coarser  on  epistoma  ;  antenme  slender,  reaching  to  base  of 
pronotum,  terminal  three  joints  but  slightly  widened.  Pruthora.\:  one- 
sixth  wider  than  long,  evenly  convex,  apex  feebly  sinuate  in  circular  arc, 
angles  obtuse;  sides  in  anterior  half  moderately  arcuate,  in  posterior  half 
straight  and  moderately  convergent  to  base,  margin  rather  abruptly  in- 
terrupted at  middle  for  the  distance  of  one  millimetre;  base  slightly  ar- 
cuate,  angles  quite  broadly  obtuse;  disc  very  finely,  evenly  and  sparsely 
punctate,  alutaceous.  Elytra  at  base  perceptibly  wider  than  contiguous 
base  of  prothorax,  and  about  two  and  one-halt"  times  longer  ill  an  tin  •  latter; 
widest  at  middle;  sides  evenly  arcuate;  humeri  not  prominent;  disc 
smooth,  shining,  punctate,  not  sculptured  in  anterior  half,  posteriorly 
snlcate,  ridges  narrow,  very  convex,  nearly  angulate,  alternately  promi- 
nent, intervals  twice  as  wide  as  ridges,  outer  longest,  others  gradually 
shortening  towards  suture,  sutural  snlci  obsolete,  punctures  not  im- 
pressed, moderately  tine,  nearly  simple,  not  asperate  at  sides,  arrar. 
in  rows,  alternate  rows  coarser  passing  into  the  intervals,  in  the  finer 
series  the  punctures  more  distant  and  less  regularly  placed,  becoming 
mostly  obsolete  on  ridges;  apex  declivi  ms.  tips  everted.  1 ,6gS  in;  iderately 
slender;  anterior  tibial  spurs  very  unequal,  middle  equal,  posterior  sub- 
equal. 

//<//'.  — San  Dieigo. 

10 


242  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [December, 

This  species  has  the  general  appearance  "of  gentilis,   but   is 
unique  in  the  character  of  its  sculpturing. 

BlapstilUlS  Coroiiadeiisis  n.  sp. — Length,  males  4.6-5.6  mm.;  females  5- 
6.3  mm.;  width  $  2-5  mm.;  9  2.8  mm.  Form  elongate  oblong;  color 
black,  legs  and  antennae  rufo-piceous ;  surface  polished  ;  pubescence 
evenly  distributed,  conspicuous,  rather  long,  recumbent,  pale  flavate. 
Head  feebly  transverse,  moderately  finely  densely  punctured;  epistoma 
narrowly  and  deeply  sinuate;  eyes  moderate,  rounded;  antennae  rather 
slender,  moderately  incrassate  in  last  four  joints.  Prothorax  moderately 
convex,  about  a  third  wider  than  long;  apex  feebly  emarginate  in  circular 
arc,  angles  slightly  acute;  sides  subparallel  in  posterior  third  and  thence 
to  apex  rather  strongly  arcuate;  base  transverse,  lateral  sinuations  feeble, 
angles  right;  disc  moderately  finely,  densely  and  evenly  punctured,  basal 
impressions  just  perceptible.  Elytra  about  two  and  a  half  times  longer 
than  prothorax,  sides  subparallel,  very  feebly  arcuate  to  posterior  third, 
then  rather  evenly  and  strongly  to  apex,  which  is  rounded;  base  trans- 
verse, not  perceptibly  wider  than  contiguous  base  of  prothorax;  disc 
finely  striate,  stria;  very  feebly  impressed,  finely  and  regularly  punctured, 
intervals  just  visibly  convex,  extremely  finely  punctured;  scutellum  bright. 
Abdomen  finely  and  sparsely  punctured;  legs  moderate,  femora  rather 
robust. 

Male. — Anterior  and  middle  tarsi  dilated,  but  not  as  strongly  as  in  m- 
fipes.  Eyes  larger;  abdomen  feebly  impressed  in  middle  towards  base; 
head  shorter  and  more  transverse. 

Described  from  a  male  and  female,  supplemented  by  a  series 

5  of  one  hundred  specimens.     A  distinct  species  and  readily  dis- 

3  tinguished  from  rufipes  by  having  well-developed  wings,  which 

£  are  about  one-third  longer  than  the  elytra,  the  smooth  and  pol- 

*   ished  surface,  denser  pubescence,  finer  punctuation,   nearly  flat 

'„  elytral  intervals,  darker  legs  and  less  dilated  tarsi.     The  pubes- 

&  cence  is  very  readily  removed  by  slight  friction,  and  cabinet  speci- 

|_  mens  are  generally  quite  denuded.     The  species  is  diurnal.    Fre- 

J    quents  garbage  heaps  during  May  and  June. 

I  have  carefully  compared  the  above  series  with  a  large  series 
of  rufipes  and  found  no  intergrading  of  alar  development.  On 
the  other  hand,  there  was  a  wonderful  constancy  in  the  form  and 
size  of  the  rudimentary  hind  wings  in  the  latter  species,  agreeing 
in  details  with  the  description  given  by  Thos.  L.  Casey  in  his 
"Coleopterological  Notices,"  p.  440. 

Careful  examination  of  a  large  series  of  rufipes  demonstrates 
that  the  elytral  intervals  may  be  decidedly  convex,  and  always 
iimiv  so  than  in  Coronadensis.  The  former  species  is  olten  quite 
pruinose  when  captured,  and  this  I  have  never  observed  in  the 
latter. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  243 

Ulus  latus  n.  sp. — Length  7.1  mm.;  width  3.7  mm.;  elliptical,  strongly 
convex,  piceeus,  legs  and  antennas  concolorous;  pubescence  pale  luteons, 
rather  long,  moderately  slender,  recumbent,  and  quite  evenly  distributed, 
but  not  densely  so.  Head  moderately  transverse  and  convex,  rather 
coarsely  and  evenly,  but  not  densely  punctate;  epistoma  rather  deeply 
sinuate;  antennae  slender,  joints  nine,  ten  and  eleven,  subequal  in  width, 
last  visibly  longer  than  wide  and  narrowly  rounded.  Prothorax  scarcely 
twice  as  wide  as  long;  apex  rather  more  than  three-fourths  as  long  as  base, 
quite  strongly  emarginate  in  circular  arc,  angles  slightly  rounded;  sides 
convergent,  in  basal  third  straight,  very  feebly  arcuate  in  anterior  two- 
thirds;  base  moderately  arcuate  at  middle  third,  laterally  slightly  sinuate, 
angles  right;  frimbrise  moderately  short  and  robust;  disc  convex,  strongly 
so  in  basal  third,  feebly  dished  at  lateral  sinuations,  rather  coarsely  and 
unevenly  punctate,  somewhat  denser  at  sides,  interspaces  polished.  Elytra 
strongjy  convex,  widest  in  middle  third;  base  nearly  equal  to  contiguous 
prothorax;  sides  evenly  arcuate,  apex  rounded;  disc  feebly  striate,  stria- 
not  perceptibly  impressed,  closely,  evenly  and  rather  coarsely  punctured, 
intervals  equal,  not  convex,  finely  and  quite  sparsely  punctate,  surfao- 
feebly  shining;  scutellum  narrow,  triangular,  impunctate,  glabrous;  pu- 
bescence confined  to  intervals,  giving  the  elytra  a  decidedly  striate  ap- 
pearance. Abdomen  finely  and  rather  densely  punctate;  apical  segment 
>1ight1y  dished  near  tip.  Legs  long,  faintly  rufo-piceous,  anterior  femora 
decidedly  robust. 

Type  a  female.     San  Diego  River. 

This  species  differs  from  crass  us  in  being  strongly  convex,  with 
convergent  sides  of  prothorax;  from  fimbriatus  in  the  character 
of  the  pubescence. 


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ENTOMOLOGIZING  ON  MOUNT  WASHINGTON.-Part  II. 

By  R.  OTTOLENGUI,  M.D.S.,  New  York. 

At  three  miles  we  saw  the  last  straggling  scmidca,  and  the  trees 
became  more  like  trees  and  less  like  bushes.  Suddenly  a  little 
red  butterfly  crossed  the  road  close  to  me.  \Vith  Dr.  Scudder'> 
statement  in  my  mind,  I  was  so  astonished  to  see  a  real  live  mon- 
timis  that  I' stupidly  stood  still  as  it  flew  over  the  wall  and  disap- 
peared far  clown  among  the  crags.  I  was  so  disgusted  with  my- 
self that  I  started  to  go  in  pursuit,  but  was  stopped  by  Mr. 
Perkins,  who  showed  me  the  folly  of  climbing  over  a  dreadfully 
steep  embankment  in  search  of  an  insect  that  had  passed  from 
view.  Half  a  mile  further  we  could  easily  see  below  us  the  hall- 
way house,  toward  which  we  were  aiming.  Just  here  the  road 
makes  a  long  detour  in  the  shape  of  a  horse-shoe.  To  save  a 


244  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [December, 

part  of  the  walk  we  started  to.  climb  down  and  across.      Along 
the  rocks  we  found  the  curious   mountain  blue-berry  bushes. 
They  are  scarcely  taller  than  lichens,  and  the  fruit  is  most  tempt- 
ingly exposed,  being  exclusively  on  the  top  of  the  plants.     We 
plucked  a  handful,  but  they  were  not  as  sweet  as  those  in  the 
valley.     Suddenly  another  montinus  flitted  by,  and  my  first  cap- 
ture was  made.     Presently  we  dropped  into  the  carriage  road 
again,  about  two  hundred  yards  above  the  half-way  house.     Be- 
tween this  point  and  about  a  similar  distance  beyond  the  house, 
by  walking  along  the  road  itself,   Mr.   Perkins  and  I  captured 
fifteen  specimens  in  the  course  of  half  an  hour.     By  this  time  it 
was  ten  o'clock  and  we  started  to  return,  having  a  long,  hard 
four -mile  walk  ahead  of  us.    One  does  not  realize,  till  he  tries  it, 
how  easy  it  is  to  get  "out  of  breath"  chasing  an  insect  in  this 
rarified  air.      But  the  pursuit  of  such  a  rarity  as  montinus  makes 
one  forgetful.     We  had  gone  about  half  a  mile,  in  the  next  half 
hour,  and  taken  five  more  specimens,  when  we  were  overtaken 
by  a  man  driving  a  buck-board,  and  quickly  engaged  passage 
with  him  to  the'summit.    The  trip  up  was  thus  made  very  enjoy- 
able as  whenever  we  saw  anything  on  wings  it  was  easy  to  get 
out  and  go  after  it.     Thus  we  took  five  more  of  montinus  in  the 
next  fifteen  minutes,  after  which  we  saw  no  more.      I   may  pause 
for  a  few  comments.      Observe  that  we  took  twenty-five  of  mon- 
tinus before  eleven  o'clock,  an  hour  after  which  we  usually  make 
our  best  captures  in  the  valley.     I  am  confident  that  if  we  could 
have  remained  on  the  spot  for  the  rest  of  the  day  we  could  have 
taken  a  hundred  specimens,  as  we  were  fortunate  to  find  them 
plentiful.     This  makes  it  worth  while  for  any  one  designing  to  ^  > 
there  to  note  the  date,  which  was  August  6th.    They  feed  on  any 
of  the  mountain  flowers,  but  nearly  all  of  ours  were  taken  on  a 
variety  of  Golden-rod. 

I  made  two  other  notable  captures  during  the  ascent.  One  a 
fairly  large  gray  geometer,  which  I  have  not  identified  as  yet,  and 
the  other  a  Plusia.  This  is  either  ocfoscn'pta,  or  something  un- 
known to  me.  It  is  a  brilliant  black  with  gray  markings,  and  a 
handsome  specimen. 

Reaching  the  summit  we  had  dinner,  and  tlu-n  went  for  some 
more  of  semidea.  Hunting  in  the  same  place  above  described  I 
soon  found  how  to  capture  Anarta  Schoenherri,  I  will  endeavor 
to  direct  the  reader.  Whilst  it  is  true  that  the  rocks  look  all 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  245 

alike,  it  will  not  be  hard  to  select  the  largest  patch  of  green  seen 
about  a  hundred  yards  down  the  cliffs.  Reaching  here  in  pursuit 
of  a  single  insect  which  I  saw  alight,  I  found  A.  Schoenherri  feed- 
ing on  the  blossoms  of  various  plants,  and  to  my  astonishment 
found  no  trouble  in  taking  them  with  a  bottle,  obtaining  about  a 
dozen  good  specimens.  Here  also  were  semidea,  which  could  be 
picked  up  in  the  grass  with  the  fingers.  Unfortunately,  it  was 
really  too  late  in  the  season  for  semidea,  and  when  the  record  of 
the  two  days  was  examined  we  found  that  we  had  only  sixty  good 
specimens  between  us,  throwing  away  more  than  that  number. 

Though  not  a  Coleopterist  myself,  I  try  to  remember  that 
others  are  when  I  am  hunting,  and  capture  anything  that  I  see. 
Thus  I  took  ten  varieties  of  beetles  among  the  rocks  at  the  sum- 
mit, which  will  be  given  to  the  first  friend  who  applies  for  them. 
Two  are  handsome  species  of  Longicorns.  As  a  matter  of  cu- 
riosity I  also  captured  and  brought  home  to  be  labeled  "  Summit 
of  Mount  Washington"  Pieris  rapcc,  Colias  philodice,  Vanessa,.. 
Milbertii,  Argynnis  a/a/an/is,  Grapta  progne,  and  Drasteria 
erechtea.  I  have  also  taken  Papilio  turnus. 


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EGG  AND  LARVA  OF  TWO  LITHOSIANS. 

By  HARRISON  G.   DVAR,  Boston,  Mass. 

Crambidia  pallida  Packard. 

1864.— Pack.,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Phil,  iii,  99. 

Egg. — Oblately  spheroidal,  slightly  more  flattened  on  the  basal 
side  than  above,  smooth,  shining,  pale  pink,  not  obviously  reticu- 
lated, though  the  surface  is  somewhat  irregular;  diameter  0.6 
mm.  The  eggs  are  laid  perfectly  loose  and  separate  so  that  they 
roll  around  in  the  box. 

First  larval  stage. — Head  round,  smooth,  shining,  pale  brown- 
ish; mouth  and  vertex  brown;  ocelli  black;  width  about  0.25  mm. 
Body  cylindrical,  the  warts  not  perceptible,  but  the  hairs  distinct, 
blackish;  segmental  incisures  evident;  feet  normal.  Color  pale 
reddish,  darker  on  the  back. 

The  larva  looks  like  a  little  Arctian,  though  the  warts  are  not 
distinguishable.  The  hairs  are  simple,  pointed  at  the  tip,  but 
swollen,  or  glandular  at  the  base. 


246  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [December, 

Hypoprepia  miniata  Kir  by. 

1837. — Kirby,  Faun.  Bor.-Am.,  pt.  iv,  p.  305. 

1879. — Bethune,  Can.  Ent.  xi,  154. 

1889. — Hy.  Edwards,  Bull.  35,  U.  S.  N.  M.,  55  (references  asfitcosa), 

Egg. — Subspherical,  much  flattened  on  the  basal  side,  coarsely 
and  evidently  reticulated  even  under  the  lens.  Under  a  half  inch 
objective  it  appears  covered  with  broad,  rounded  reticulations, 
which  leave  between  them  large,  shallow,  roundedly  hexagonal 
depressions.  Color  dark,  shining,  lead  color,  with  a  slight  me- 
tallic green  cast.  Diameter  0.6  mm.  Laid  loose  and  separate. 

First  larval  stage. — Head  cordate,  black,  shining;  width  about 
.3  mm.  Body  deeply  incised  between  the  segments,  cylindrical, 
feet  normal;  warts  inconspicuous,  hairs  distinct,  blackish.  The 
body  is  orange  color,  with  a  dark  band  from  near  the  head  to 
back  of  the  middle,  showing  by  transparency,  but  later  becoming 
an  evident,  geminate,  brownish  dorsal  band.  The  warts  are  low 
and  conical,  concolorous,  normal  in  arrangement,  each  bearing 
a  single  hair.  The  hairs  are  minutely  spinulated. 


COLORADO  CYNIPID/E. 

C.  P.  GILLETTE,  Fort  Collins,  Col. 

All  of  the  Cynipidous  galls  or  gall-flies  mentioned  in  this  paper 
have  been  taken  by  the  writer  in  the  State  of  Colorado  since  the 
first  of  January,  1891.  Quite  a  number  of  galls,  apparently  new, 
have  been  taken  from  scrub  oaks  (Quercus  undulafa),  from  which 
no  flies  have  yet  appeared.  Of  these  I  shall  make  no  special 
mention  until  the  flies  can  be  obtained,  as  there  is  little  use  in 
describing  the  galls  alone,  and  I  do  not  think  it  right  to  name 
galls  as  if  they  were  insects. 

RHODITES. 

Bicolor. — Galls  moderately  common  in  the  foot-hills  near  Fort 
Collins  and  also  taken  at  Manitou. 

Fusiformans  Ashm. — This  is  a  very  abundant  gall  on  r<  »»• 
bushes  in  the  foot-hills  of  the  State  from  north  to  south. 

I^nota  O.  S. — Galls  taken  in  foot-hills  near  Fort  Collins. 
Rather  scarce. 

Polita  Ashm. — Galls  found  very  common  on  rose  bushes  at 
Manitou,  Col.,  on  Sept.  10,  1892. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  247 

Radicum  O.  S. — A  single  gall  was  taken  from  the  root  of  a 
rose  in  northwestern  Colorado  in  August,  1891,  but  being  imma- 
ture, no  flies  issued  from  it. 

Rosfcfolii  Ashm. — I  found  the  galls  of  this  species  quite  com- 
mon at  Manitou  in  September,  1892,  and  have  taken  a  few  speci- 
mens from  rose  leaves  in  the  vicinity  of  Fort  Collins. 

Tuberculator  Riley,  MS. — Galls  of  what  I  suppose  to  be  Riley's 
tuberculator  I  have  found  common  at  Fort  Collins,  Manitou  and 
Dolores,  during  the  past  Summer. 

ANTISTROPHUS. 

Pisum  Walsh. — Galls  common  on  stems  of  Lygodesmia  juncca 
in  the  vicinity  of  Fort  Collins. 

ANDRICUS. 

But  two  species  of  this  genus  have  been  taken,  both  of  which 
are  new. 

D.  cellularius  n.  sp.  Galls. — The  galls  are  small,  thin  capsules, 
occurring  singly  in  the  buds  of  Quercus  undulata.  The  bud 
scales  cover  the  galls  completely,  and  there  is  nothing  to  indicate 
their  presence  until  the  fly  escapes,  leaving  a  small  round  hole. 

Gall-fly    9- — Black,    with    reddish    yellow   feet,    antennae   and    ja\\s. 
Length  1.5  mm.     Head  black  and  shining,  face  coarsely  striate  betv 
the  eyes  and  mouth;  vertex,  occiput  and  geiue  having  a  fine  crackled  ap- 
pearance, ocelli  rather  inconspicuous,  frontal  ridge  beneath  antenna-  bi 
and  prominent,  mandibles  reddish  yellow,  except  at  the  very  tips,  u  1 
they  are  black,  palpi  whitish;  antennae  i3-jointed,  reddish  yellow  in  r<  >!•  » 
and  infuscate  at  tip;  last  joint  as  long  as  the  two  preceding  4ogether; 
slightly  clavate.      Thora.v  black  and  with  crackled  appearance  like  the 
head;  parapsidal  grooves  sharply  defined,  scutellum  bifoveate  and  coarsely 
rugose,  pleurae  coarsely  aciculate.    Abdomen  black  and  highly  polished. 
The  large  second  segment  covers  nearly  the  entire  surface,  fully  seven- 
eights  of  it.     Feet  reddish  yellow,  hind  tibia.-  and  femora  more  or  K-s-, 
infuscate  in  some  specimens.      //7//;'v  hyaline,   slightly  longer  than  the 
body;  subcostal,  radial  and  transverse  n.-rvuivs  rather  stout,  the  others 
very  weak,  the  areolet  only  discernible  in  very  favorable  light. 

Described  from  thirty  female  flies  bred  from  galls  taken  at 
Trinidad,  Col.,  May  14,  1X92.  The  flies  began  enicr^in-  May 
2oth.  No  male>  were  obtained. 

A.  frequens  n.  sp. 

Galls. — The  galls  are  dense  corky  enlargements  of  small  limbs 
of  Quercus  undulata.  They  are  irregular  in  si/e  and  shape,  and 


248  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [December, 

are  covered  with  bark  like  the  rest  of  the  limb.  Large  galls  sel- 
dom exceed  two -thirds  of  an  inch  in  diameter  by  two  inches  in 
length.  All  polythalamous;  they  are  exceedingly  abundant  at 
Manitou,  Col.  Galls  taken  May  8th  of  this  year  began  giving 
flies  two  days  later. 

Gall-fly  9- — Black,  with  head,  feet,  portions  of  thorax,  and  basal  por- 
tions of  antennae  rufous.  Length  1.75 — 2.5  mm.  Head  varying  in  color 
from  a  good  cinnamon-brown  to  almost  black,  but  with  no  black  markings 
except  the  tips  of  the  mandibles,  the  borders  of  the  mouth  and  the  com-, 
pound  eyes.  Face  coarsely  punctured  and  with  striae  radiating  from  the 
mouth.  Antennae  i5-jointed,  rufous  at  base,  last  six  or  seven  joints  black. 
Thorax  somewhat  darker  than  the  head,  varying  from  cinnamon-brown 
to  almost  jet-black.  The  surface  is  finely  and  densely  wrinkled,  the 
wrinkles  running  in  a  transverse  direction;  parapsides  narrow,  but  dis- 
tinct; the  two  parallel  lines  extending  back  from  the  prothorax  not  very 
distinct;  scutellum  bi-foveate.  the  foveae  rather  small  and  very  black,  sur- 
face of  scutellum  wrinkled  like  the  thorax;  thorax  and  abdomen  rather 
sparsely  set  with  gray  hairs,  humeri  wrinkled  like  the  mesothorax,  pleurae 
very  finely  scratched  ;  abdomen  black,  polished,  somewhat  rufous  in  ru- 
fous specimens.  Feet,  including  coxae,  with  the  exception  of  the  poste- 
rior tibiae,  rufous;  the  posterior  tibiae  infuscate.  In  dark  specimens  the 
posterior  femora  and  the  middle  tibiae  are  somewhat  infuscate.  In  the 
darkest  specimens  all  of  the  feet  are  somewhat  blackish.  Wings,  length 
in  large  specimens  3  mm.,  areolet  medium  in  size,  but  faint  on  account 
of  the  very  slight  cubital  nervure,  radial  area  long  and  narrow,  radial 
nerve  not  attaining  the  costa,  the  two  transverse  nervures  quite  heavy. 

Described  from  thirty-one  reared  specimens,  all  females. 


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NEW  SPECIES  OF  NEPTIS  FROM  AFRICA. 

(Plate  IX.) 

By  W.  J.  HOLLAND,  Ph.D.,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

I  have  recently  been  going  over  the  collections  of  African  Le- 
pidoptera  in  my  possession  with  a  view  to  the  preparation  of  a 
synonymic  catalogue  of  those  of  the  tropical  West  Coast.  I 
have  completed  the  revision  of  the  species  of  Neptis  found  in  the 
Ogove  Valley,  and  make  out  no  less  than  ten  good  species  and 
one  variety,  which  some  authors  would  possibly  reckon  as  a  spe- 
cies. The  species  are  the  following:  ncbrodes  Hew.,  Biafra  Ward, 
nemetcs  Hew.,  nicoteles  Hew.,  nicobule  sp.  nov, ,  metanira  sp. 
nov.,  mixophyes  sp.  nov.,  metella  Do ubl.- Hew.,  Agatha  Cram., 
mcliccrta  Dru.  To  these  add  N.  Biafra  var.  coniinuata  var.  nov. 
I  herewith  give  descriptions  of  new  forms,  and  the  accompanying 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  249 

reproduction  of  a  photograph  of  the  various  species  I  trust  will 
be  of  assistance  to  those  who  are  engaged  in  the  study  of  this 
somewhat  difficult  group. 

N.  Biafra  Ward,  var.  continuata  van  nov.  $  .  —  Agreeing  with  Biafra 
in  all  respects  save  in  the  form  of  the  band  of  large  white  spots  which 
traverse  the  anterior  wing  beyond  the  cell.  In  Biafra  the  three  nearest 
the  costa  are  long  and  linear  and  the  two  following  are  oval,  divergent, 
and  somewhat  widely  separated  from  the  spots  nearest  the  costa.  In 
continuata  the  spots  form  a  continuous  uninterrupted  band,  in  which,  all 
the  spots,  except  the  lower  one,  which  is  suboval,  are  subquadrate.  The 
difference  in  the  form  and  spacing  of  these  spots  imparts  a  widely  different 
fades  to  this  form.  It  is  worthy  of  note  that  the  transverse  spots  in  the 
cell  of  the  primaries  of  Biafra  are  not  constant.  In  some  specimens  they 
are  very  faint,  and  in  some  altogether  wanting. 

N.  nicobule  sp.  nov.  $.  —  Allied  to  N.  nicoteles  Hew.  The  markings  of 
the  upperside  of  the  anterior  wings  differ  from  those  of  X.  nitolcles  in 
the  form  and  arrangement  of  the  transverse  white  spots  beyond  the  cell, 
which  in  nicoteles  form  a  continuous  band,  and  in  nicobule  a  widely  sepa- 
rated series  of  four  spots,  of  which  the  one  nearest  the  costa,  and  the  one 
opposite  the  end  of  the  cell  are  minute,  while  the  two  middle  spots  are 
large  and  oval.  The  marginal  lines  are  interrupted  below  the  apex,  and 
near  the  middle  of  the  outer  margin  by  dark  longitudinal  shades.  The 
spot  of  the  transverse  series  situated  upon  the  hind  margin  of  the  anterior 
wings  in  nicoteles\%  large  and  bind;  in  nicobule  it  is  simple,  and  consists 
merely  of  a  small  subtriangular  patch  of  bluish  white  scales.  Upon  the 
underside  of  the  primaries  of  nicobule  the  dark  shading  which  interrupts 
the  marginal  is  much  more  distinct  than  upon  the  upperside,  and  there 
are  but  three  submarginal  bands  of  white,  while  in  nicoteles  there  are 
four.  Expanse  43  mm. 

N.  metanira  sp.  nov.  $.  —  Allied  to  X.  Biafra  Ward.  —  The  wings  are 
narrower  and  more  produced  than  in  Biafra,  and  the  margins  are  not 
scalloped,  but  even.  The  transverse  band  of  white  spots  beyond  the  cell 
upon  the  primaries  is  composed  of  six  spots,  the  one  on  the  costa  minute, 
the  three  following  large  and  fused  together  forming  a  transverse  spot 
indented  outwardly  upon  the  nervules.  This  is  followed  by  two  diver- 
gent oval  spots,  of  which  the  lower  one  is  the  smallest.  The  transverse 
median  band  upon  the  secondaries  is  relatively  narrower  than  in  Inafra, 
and  more  deeply  indented  externally,  and  is  clouded  internally  by  pale 
fuscous.  The  submarginal  lines  are  bright  bluish,  t'pon  the  underside 
the  primaries  have  four  marginal  lines,  while  in  Hiafra  there  are  generally 
but  three.  Expanse  45  mm. 


N.  mixophyes  sp.  nov.  $.  —  Belonging  to  the  same  group  as 
and  nicol)n/e,  characterized  by  a  long,  uninterrupted,  white  longitudinal 
ray  traversing  the  cell  from  the  base  to  its  extremity.  In  ;;//.r<y>/m-.v  this 
ray  is  acute  at  its  extremity  and  not  rounded  as  in  the  other  species.  The 


250  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [December, 

transverse  median  series  consists  of  six  white  spots  arranged  in  a  curve. 
The  two  spots  nearest  the  costa  are  subovate  and  elongated,  the  next, 
opposite  the  end  of  the  cell,  is  minute;  the  next  two  are  large  and  collo- 
cated, the  upper  one  subquadrate,  and  the  lower  one  subovate.  The 
sixth  spot,  which  is  located  upon  the  inner  margin,  is  triangular,  and  is 
bisected  by  the  submedian  nerve.  There  are  three  submarginal  lines,  the 
middle  one  being  the  most  conspicuous.  The  posterior  wings  are  trav- 
ersed by  a  relatively  broad  median  band  of  white  spots  indented  out- 
wardly upon  the  nervules.  This  is  followed  by  a  series  of  narrow  fuscous 
spots,  and  these  are  succeeded  by  a  band  of  darker  markings.  There 
are  two  submarginal  series  of  very  narrow  white  lines.  The  underside  is 
marked  as  upon  the  upperside,  but  the  submarginal  white  lines  are 
widened  enormously,  covering  the  entire  outer  margin,  and  the  interven- 
ing dark  spaces  are  reduced  to  narrow  lines.  Expanse  32  mm. 

This  is  one  of  the  smallest  species  of  the  genus,  and  with  t lie- 
exception  of  JV.  Goochi  Trim.,  from  Natal,  the  smallest  species 
hitherto  described  from  the  African  continent. 


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NEW  SPECIES  OF  NOCTUID/E. 

(Plate  X.) 

By  JOHN  B.   SMITH,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

The  following  diagnoses  of  new  species  of  Noctuidae  are  merely 
preliminary  to  the  fuller  descriptions  which  have  been  prepared 
for  the  "Transactions"  of  the  American  Entomological  Society. 
Not  so  much  pour prendre  le  temps,  as  to  furnish  a  text  for  the 
plate  given  herewith,  and  which  is  made  from  a  photograph  of 
the  types  to  test  the  possibilities  of  this  method  of  illustration. 
The  figures  are  about  one-fifth  less  than  natural  size. 

Mamestra  fuscolutea  n.  sp. ;  first  row  3rd  figure. — Dull,  somewhat 
fuscous  clay  yellow,  resembling  trifoJii  in  this  respect.  The  s.  t.  line  is 
rather  prominent,  whitish,  with  a  feebly  marked  W,  which  is  emphasi/ed 
by  the  whitish  streaks  on  veins  3  and  4,  crossing  the  line.  The  irregular 
ordinary  spots  are  distinctly  white  ringed.  It  is  an  ally  of  trifo/ii  and 
chart  aria,  and  has  a  vague  resemblance  to  Hadcna  devastatrix  from  the 
series  of  sagittate  spots  preceding  the  s.  t.  line.  Expanse  35 — 40111111.: 
1.40 — i. 60  inches. 

Hub. — Colorado,  Bruce;  two  female  specimens  No.  284,  20.1. 

OllCOCliemis  nigrocaput  n.  sp.;  first  row,  4th  figure. — Head  very  deep 
limwn  or  blackish,  collar  faintly  pink  at  base,  bounded  by  a  narrow  black 
transverse  line.  Color  whitish,  powdery,  the  veins  blackish  ;  a  black 
basal  dash,  and  a  black  streak  from  the  orbicular  to  the  outer  margin, 
broken  at  the  reniform  in  the  male,  continuous  in  the  female;  secondaries 


ENT.  NEWS,  Vol.  III. 


PI.   X. 


AMERICAN    NOCTUID/E  (Smith). 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  251 

white.  Belongs  to  the  group  atricol/aris,  and  resembles  Mr.  Grote's 
description  of  griseicollis,  save  that  the  latter  has  the  transverse  lines 
marked  and  no  basal  streak.  Expands  1.30  inches;  32  mm. 

Hab. — Colorado.     Bruce,  one  £   (No.  296),  one  9  (No.  181). 

Oncocnemis  extranea  n.  sp. ;  second  row,  4th  figure. — Gray  with  a 
fuscous  admixture;  head  dusky;  collar  with  a  black  transverse  line  at 
base  and  near  tip.  Primaries  with  a  black  basal  dash,  to  which  the  davi- 
form  is  attached;  a  black  streak  in  median  cell;  black  interspaceal  streaks 
through  the  darker  terminal  space;  secondaries  pale,  with  fuscous  outer 
margin.  Expands  1.25  inches;  31  mm. 

Hab. — Colorado.     Bruce,  one  £    (No.  180). 
Belongs  to  group  atricollaris,  but  resembles,  somewhat,  colo- 
radensis,  of  the  Chandler?,  group. 

Homohadena  figurata  Haw.;  center  row,  upper  figure. — This  species  was 
unknown  to  me  when  I  wrote  my  revision  of  Homohadena,  and  was  then 
recorded  from  Nevada  only.  Mr.  Bruce  has  now  taken  it  in  Colorado. 

Acronycta  n.  sp. ;  second  row-,  3rd  figure. — Specimens  of  this  species 
are  in  several  collections  and  have  been  sent  me  for  determination.  Dr. 
Riley  has  given  it  a  mss.  name,  I  believe,  to  be  published  in  his  intended 
monograph  of  the  genus.  The  figure  is  presented  here  experimentally 
only  and  not  for  purposes  of  description. 

Hydroecia  medialis  n.  sp.  ;  first  row,  6th  figure. — Of  the  usual  rusty 
yellowish,  gray,  red  or  brown,  varying  in  shade,  the  median  space  dis- 
tinctly darker.  Male  antenna;  serrate  and  bristled;  secondaries  paler, 
more  yellowish,  with  the  median  line  of  underside  visible  through.  Ex- 
pands 1.72 — 1.78  inches;  43 — 45  mm. 

Hab. — Colorado.     Bruce  (No.  138). 

Specimens  of  this  species  are  in  several  collections.  It  is  re- 
lated to  imtnanis  and  obiiqua,  differing  most  obviously  in  the 
contrasting  median  space. 

Hydoecia  senilis  n.   sp.;    first  row,   fourth  figure.— Pale  yellowish  red, 
scarcely  rusty,  the  median  lines  darker,  the  ordinary  spots  mon-  \ellow; 
•ndaries  paler,  more  yellow,   more  or  less  Mail;   powden-d.      Male 
antenna?  ciliated.     Expands  1.50 — 1.52  inches;  37 — 38  mm. 

Hab. — Colorado.     Bruce  (No.  26  £  ,  206  9  '• 
The  insect  belongs  to  the  niclitans,  jid'cnilis  series,   interme- 
diate in  color  and  larger  than  either.      It  has  a  strong  superficial 
resemblance  to  Pachnobia  pectinala, 

Hydroecia  imimoda  n.  sp.;  second  row,  4th  figure.  — Dull  powdery 
luttous.  with  a  slight  admixture  of  red;  all  the  lines  marked,  but  >rarcely 
contrasting;  a  yellow  apical  patch  and  a  similar,  less  distinct  blotch  at 


252  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [December, 

base  of  primaries;  secondaries  paler,  powdery.     Male  antennae  ciliated- 
Expands  1.56  inches  =  59  mm. 

Had. — Colorado.     Bruce  (No.  244)  one  S  . 
In  wing  form  and  type  of  maculation  belongs  to  rutila  series, 
with  the  prominent  divided  thoracic  tuft  of  nitela. 

Carneades  conjuncta  Smith;  second  row,  5th  figure. — The  species  was 
described  from  New  Mexico;  the  figured  specimen  is  from  Colorado. 
Bruce  (No.  459). 

Peridroma  nigra  n.  sp.;  middle  row,  lower  figure. — The  type  of  macula- 
tion is  as  in  occulta  and  astricta,  from  which  the  new  species  differs  by 
the  powdery  black  fore  wings,  the  markings  picked  out  by  whitish  scales, 
and  the  white,  black-powdered  secondaries.  Expands  2.12  inches;  53  mm. 

Hab. — Colorado  in  September.  Bruce  (No.  462).  A  single 
female  only. 

Carneades  n.  sp.;  second  row,  yth  figure.— This  little  species,  belonging 
to  the  messoria  group,  though  without  doubt  new,  I  prefer  to  leave  un- 
named, because  it  is  defective  and  I  have  a  single  female  only. 

Caradrina  meralis  Morr. ;  first  row,  yth  figure. — A  rather  distinct  little 
species  which  I  have  received  from  Mr.  Bruce  (Nos.  362,  440),  and  some- 
what doubtfully  labeled  meralis.  * 

Pleroma  apposita  n.  sp.  ;  second  row,  ist  figure. — Contrasting  black 
and  white,  very  different  from  obliqnata,  which  is  of  a  uniform  ash-gray. 
The  maculation  is  lost,  except  in  the  costal  region,  and  the  s.  t.  line  only 
is  marked  by  white  scales  the  full  distance.  Expands  1.32  inches;  34  mm. 

Hab. — Victoria,  B.  C.     Mr.  Neumoegen,  one  1   only. 

Nootua  flavotincta  n.  sp.;  first  row,  2nd  figure. — Most  nearly  related 
to  oblata  Morr.,  but  the  collar  is  brown  and  the  disc  of  thorax  pale  luteous 
gray  in  the  new  species,  while  in  the  described  species  the  matter  is  re- 
versed. The  primaries  a  red-brown,  the  markings  and  costal  region  yel- 
lowish; claviform  and  cell  between  the  ordinary  spots  black.  Expands 
1.32  inches;  34  mm. 

Hab.—  Victoria,  B.  C.,  collected  by  Mr.  C.  J.  Weidt;  two 
males,  one  of  them  with  Mr.  Neumoegen. 

Calocampa  brucei  n.  sp.;  second  row,  2nd  figure. — Most  nearly  allied 
to  some  forms  of  ciiicrifia,  but  differs  in  the  paler,  more  ashen  gray  of 
the  primaries,  and  most  markedly  by  the  pale  thoracic  disc,  all  other  spe- 
cies having  this  much  darker  than  the  ground  color  of  primaries.  Ex- 
pands 2  inches;  50  mm. 

Hab. — Colorado.      Bruce,   £    and   $  . 

I  take  pleasure  in  naming  this  fine  species  after  its  discoverer. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  253 

Rancora  strigata  n.  gen.  et  sp. ;  first  row,  ist  figure. — An  ally  of  Cu~ 
i-n/fia,  differing  from  it  in  the  heavier  thorax,  shorter  body,  impromtnent 
hood  to  collar,  serrate  antennae  of  male  and  broader,  less  lanceolate  wings. 
The  color  is  ashen  gray,  the  transverse  markings  are  obsolete  and  the 
longitudinal  dashes  are  obvious  outwardly.  Expands  1.75  inches;  44  mm. 

Hab. — Victoria,  B.  C.,  one  ?  ;  Mr.  Neumoegen. 

It  is  possible  that  Cucnllia  serraticornis  may  be  congeric,  but 
this  species  is  larger,  more  robust,  the  wings  broader,  less  lan- 
ceolate. 

o 

Notes  on  Bruchus  alboscutellatus,  Miarus  hispidulus,  Coeiiodes 
acephalus,  and  a  new  Thiobius. 

By  JOHN  HAMILTON,  M.  D.,  Allegheny,  Pa. 

Bruchus  alboscutellatus  Horn,  breeds  abundantly  in  the  seed 
capsules  of  seed-box,  Bastard  Loosestrife,  Ludivigia  alkrtiifolia, 
a  perennial  plant  of  the  Onagraceae  family,  which  grows  in  wet 
places.  The  ripe  capsule  is  coriaceous,  with  four-winged  angles, 
perforated  at  the  top,  divided  internally  into  four  cells  each  con- 
taining a  hundred  or  more  seeds,  and  is  about  the  size  of  a  pea. 
Each  cell  usually  contains  a  Bruchus  in  some  stage,  and  it  the 
larva  eats  the  seeds  the  diminution  in  their  number  is  not  very 
great.  As  the  dead  plant  stands  rigid  and  its  capsules  indehis- 
cent  till  Summer,  and  not  eaten  by  birds  or  animals,  it  is  quite 
probable  the  beetles  remain  in  them  all  Winter,  or  even  till  the 
time  the  plant  is  in  bloom.  At  this  time,  October  2oth,  the  cap- 
sules contain  larva?,  pupae  and  beetles  in  about  equal  numbers. 

This  is  a  wide  departure  from  the  food-habits  of  any  of  the 
North  American  species  of  Bnn'Iins  on  record,  —  riifimanus,  />/- 
sontm,  chincnsis,  j.-maculatus ,  dcscrtonim,  ob scums,  obsolcius, 
Schrankicc  and  aureolus,  are  known  to  inhabit  the  seeds  of  legu- 
minous plants.  Pnminus  occurs  on  the  Ironwood  of  Ari/ona 
(family  unknown  to  me),  but  whether  it  breeds  in  the  fruit  is  not 
stated.  It  is  quite  likely  other  species  of  Bmchus  may  inhabit 
the  seed  vessels  or  succulent  parts  of  other  plants,  especially  of 
such  as  have  persistent  capsules  or  pods. 

The  dents  on  the  hind  femur  of  this  species  are  usually  three, 
a  large  basal,  small  median  and  moderate  apical,  well  separated; 
sometimes  the  apical  is  absent,  occasionally  the  apical  and  me- 
dian; and  sometimes  the  femur  on  one  side  will  have  the  normal 


254  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [December, 

number,  while  the  other  will  have  only  one  or  two,  in  which  case 
the  basal  one  is  larger  than  usual. 

Mianis  hispidulus  Lee. — Since  Mr.  Blanchard's  statement, 
made  two  or  three  years  ago,  that  this  insect  bred  in  the  seed- 
pods  of  Lobelia  inflata,  no  opportunity  to  examine  this  plant  has 
been  lost,  but  the  results  have  been  negative.  However,  on  the 
ist  and  on  the  i5th  of  October  I  found  L.  syphilitica  (blue  car- 
dinal flower),  a  rank  plant  growing  in  wet  places,  the  seed  cap- 
sules or  pods  of  which  contained  the  larvae,  pupae  and  beetles  in 
great  abundance.  This  species  of  Lobelia  flowers  in  a  progres- 
sively elongating  raceme,  each  flower  being  in  the  axil  of  a  leafy 
tract;  flowering  begins  in  July  at  the  base  of  the  raceme,  advan- 
cing upwards  till  the  plant  is  killed  by  frost,  which  here  is  some- 
times late  in  October.  Thus  it  happens  that  on- the  same  raceme 
there  may  be  at  one  time  blossoms,  green,  ripe,  and  dehisced 
capsules.  Whether  the  first  capsules  contained  beetles  cannot 
be  asserted  from  knowledge,  but  this  is  probable,  and  that  some 
of  these  are  the  parents  of  the  larvae  and  pupae  in  the  later  de- 
veloped pods  is  quite  likely.  The  beetles  seem  to  leave  the  pods 
for  hibernation,  or  at  least  all  which  were  in  those  kept  in  my 
office  for  observation  did  so  through  a  round  hole  cut  near  the 
base,,  though  in  the  field  nothing  of  this  was  seen. 

Cceliodes  acephalus  Say. — As  is  known,  this  species  occurs  in 
abundance  during  July  on  the  evening  primrose,  Oenothera  bi- 
ennis,  but  no  record  of  its  breeding  in  the  seed-pods  has  been 
observed.  I  discovered  a  female  employed  in  the  act  of  oviposi- 
tion  about, the  middle  of  July.  A  puncture  had  apparently  been 
made  by  the  beak,  and  the  beetle  turning  round  inserted  an  egg 
in  the  puncture  which  I  obtained.  No  larvae,  pupae,  nor  beetles 
were  found  in  the  capsules  October  ist,  from  which  it  would  ap- 
pear pupation  occurs  in  the  earth.  Was  this  oviposition  acci- 
dental ? 

Thinobius  sp. — Lovers  of  small  things  may  be  interested  in 
knowing  that  an  undescribed  species  of  this  genus  may  be  found 
early  in  October  in  old  leaves  about  decaying  mushrooms.  It 
has  yellow  antennae  and  legs,  and  seems  to  differ  from  T.  Jiari- 
cornis  Lee.  by  its  smaller  size,  thorax  rounded  at  base  and  the 
evident  lustre  of  the  thorax  and  elytra.  The  first  joint  of  the 
anteniKi:  is  stout  and  long,  the  second  as  thick,  but  about  one- 
third  the  length,  the  third  is  attenuate  at  base  and  longer  than  the 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  255 

apical  width;  the  outer  ones  gradually  enlarge,  becoming  tra in- 
verse, and  are  setose  with  long  stiff  hairs.  It  is  a  graceful  little 
thing,  not  over  .02  inch,  long,  resembling  much  an  Aleocliarid, 
but  the  antennae  are  not  inserted  on  the  front  and  are  very  con- 
spicuous. I  put  more  than  a  dozen  into  a  collecting-bottle  with 
other  things,  and  only  succeeded  in  getting  two  out  of  it, — a 
warning  that  the  collector  should  always  have  something  at  hand 
for  special  things. 


EREBIA  SOFIA  Streck. 
By  Dr.  HERMAN  STRECKER,  Reading,  Pa. 

Having  examined  an  example  in  Dr.  Skinner's  collection  of 
the  Erebia  described  in  "Can.  Ent."  vol.  xiii,  p.  31,  1891,  by 
Mr.  \V.  H.  Edwards  as  a  new  species  under  the  name  of  Erebia 
Ethela,  I  find  it  to  be  identical  with  the  above  E.  sofia  described 
I >y  myself  in  "Bull.  Brook.  Ent.  Soc."  p.  35,  1881;  the  type 
came  from  west  coast  of  Hudson  Bay,  high  up,  was  sent  with 
large  numbers  of  other  Lepidoptera  from  the  Episcopal  Mission 
to  Mr.  W.  Jeffcken  by  Archdeacon  Kirtby,  who  sojourned  in 
those  inhospitable  regions  for  over  twenty  years. 

Mr.  Edwards'  types  were,  as  he  states,  taken  by  Prof.  Ed.  T. 
Owen  in  the  Yellowstone  Park,  Montana.  It  is  not,  however,  as 
its  author  states  "allied  to  Erebia  epipsodea,"  but  is  exceedingly 
close  to  E.  Kefersteinii  Ev. ,  a  Siberian  species. 

The  representation  of  the  genus  Erebia  in  our  fauna  is  very 
meagre;  all  are,  of  course,  confined  to  the  Alpine  and  Arctic 
regions  of  the  continent,  the  following  are  all  so  far  known: 

Disa  Thub. — That  Rossi  Curt,  and  fasciata  Bull,  are  but  va- 
rieties of  this  species  there  seems  to  me  to  be  but  little  doubt.  I 
have  received  fasciata  from  Hudson  Bay  above  Eort  Churchill, 
also  a  single  example  through  the  goodness  of  Mr.  Fletcher  from 
Nepigon;  this  differs  from  the  Polar  examples,  but  not  to  a  de- 
gree that  would  warrant  specific  separation. 

Discoidalis  Kby. — A  beautiful  and  conspicuous  species  occur- 
ring from  the  Polar  regions  downwards  in  various  parts  of  British 
America;  also  in  East  Siberia. 

Epipsodea  Butl. — A  species  peculiar  to  the  Rocky  Mountains 
of  Colorado,  etc. 


256  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [December, 

Tyndarus  Esp. — Found  in  the  Rocky  Mountains,  and  in  the 
Alpine  regions  of  various  parts  of  Europe. 

Magdalena  Streck. — An  almost  unicolorous  blackish  species 
whose  nearest  ally  would  be  the  old  world  species  alecto  Hub. 

Haydenii  W.  H.  Edw. — With  this  I  am  unacquainted. 

Vesagus  Dbldy.'-Hew.  is  not  an  Erebia,  nor  even  a  North 
American  insect,  but  is  a  South  American  species  belonging'  to 
the  genus  Lymanopoda. 


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COLLECTING  IN  THE  FAR  NORTH.— Part  I. 

II.  THE  STIKIXE  BIVHR. 

By  H.    F.   WICKHAM,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

The  Stikine  River  is  one  of  the  largest  of  the  streams  flowing 
into  the  Pacific  through  our  Alaskan  territory.  It  is  of  sufficient 
size  to  permit  of  navigation  by  steamers  of  three  and  one-half  to 
four  feet  draught,  and  with  powerful  engines,  from  the  mouth  to 
Glenora,  and  occasionally  to  Telegraph  Creek,  twelve  miles 
further  on,  a  total  distance  of  about  138  miles.  A  little  above 
this  point  is  the  "  Great  Canon,"  where  the  current  is  too  s\vift 
and  the  water  too  rough  for  the  passage  even  of  canoes  in  the 
skillful  hands  of  native  Indians.* 

Leaving  Fort  Wrangel  at  high  tide,  early  on  the  morning  <>i 
the  i  ith  of  July,  we  were  soon  over  the  bar  which  stretches  across 
the  mouth  of  the  river;  just  here  the  current  is  not  very  swift, 
but  on  ascending  a  little  distance  it  becomes  apparent  that  the 
engines  are  being  worked  to  nearly  their  full  capacity  in  order  to 
make  any  headway.  At  our  first  stop,  made  for  the  purposr  of 
taking  wood  aboard,  I  got  out  and  tried  to  find  some  insects,  but 
with  the  exception  of  a  few  Banbidinui  quadrifoveolatum^  taken 
from  beneath  the  bottom  logs  in  the  wood-pile,  nothing  of  the 
sort  was  visible — always  leaving  out  of  account  the  mosquitoes, 
midges  and  Tabanidae,  which,  on  the  contrary,  were  seldom  ab- 
sent. The  undergrowth  here  was  too  thick  to  penetrate  without 
an  axe,  and,  even  had  there  been  time  to  cut  a  patch  through 
the  bushes,  the  fallen  timber  presented  an  almost  impassable 

*  See  Annual  Report  of  the  ("teological  and  Nat.  Hist.  Survey  of  Canada,  new  scries, 
Y<>].   Ill,  Part  I,  isss.     The  reader  is  referred  to  Report  15, —"On  an  exploration  in  the 
Yukon  District,  \.  \Y.  T.  and  adjacent  northern  portion  of  British  Columbia"  l>\  Gi 
M.  Dawson,  D.S.,  F.C..S.,  for  further  information  regarding  >;eoi;raphy  and  history.    The 
writer  acknowledges  his  indebtedness  to  this  Report  in  determining  distances  traveled. 


I.'-v)2.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NKWS.  257 

barrier  to  progress.     That  afternoon  \ve  passed  the  international 
boundary  and  left  Alaska  for  British  Columbia. 

The  freshet  here  had  overflowed  most  of  the  bottom  lands  and 
the  insects  were  crowded  up  into  the  few  dry  places  left,  and 
therefore  easily  taken,  as  I  found  on  making  a  search  among  the 
dead  leaves  and  rubbish  among  the  cottonwood  trees.     A  fine 
example    of    Cychrus   angusticollis    Fisch.    occurred    here,    the 
farthest  from  the  coast  that  I  have  ever  seen  it — perhaps  another 
proof  of  Dr.  Dawson's  theory  that  this  canon  marks  nearly  the 
head  of  the  old  salt  water  inlet  that  has  been  silted  up,  as  this 
Cychrus  has  always  been  considered  as  strictly  a  coast  species. 
A  black  variety  of  C.  marginatus  was  also  found,  with  Elaphrns 
pallipes,    Nebria   metal/ica,    Bembidium    quadrifoveolatum   and 
Platynus  piceolus.      Of  Pterostichus  the  most  common   species 
was  riparius,  but  in  comparing  with  it  a  few  vitreus  and  luczotii 
were  taken.     Nearly  all  these  were  found  under  sticks  and  leaves 
in  little  hollows,  and  besides  the  Carabidas  mentioned  I  got  a  few 
other  nice  things — an  Anistoma,  probably  lateritia,  two  or  three 
Agathidium   revolveus,    Tachinus   nigricornis   in    numbers,   and 
rarely  an  sEgialia  cylindrical  or  rufescens.    On  a  sand  bank  a  feu- 
specimens  of  Cidndela  Oregona  were  flying  about  and  were  added 
to  my  captures;  dead  wood  and  fungi  yielded  some  good  things, 
as,  for  example,  Colitys  scabra,   Tharops  ruficornis  and  Phellopsis 
obcordata;    while  occasionally  something   nice  would  be  found 
flying  about  the  camp,  as  in  the  case  of  Elater  Behrensii,  Co- 
yvnibites  angularis,  Leptalia  macilenta  and  Cephaloon  leptnrides, 
Creophilus  villosus  was  attracted  by  the  smell  of  meat,  so  was 
Silpha  lapponica,  the  latter  species  going  by  the  name  of ' '  Salmon- 
bug'  '  up  there,  and  is  said  to  do  a  great  deal  of  damage  to  fish 
put  out  for  curing  by  the  natives. 


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A  NEW  ARCTIA. 

By  AXXIK  TRUMIH'LL  SLOSSON,  Nrw  York,  X.  Y. 

Arctia  ininea  n.  sp. 

This  moth,  from  its  general  form  and  style  of  ornamentation, 
seems  closely  allied  to  arge.  But  it  is  a  much  larger,  more  robust 
insect,  and  in  its  coloring  quite  distinct. 

Thorax,  abdomen,  markings  of  primaries  and  entire  surface  of  secon- 
daries, a  vivid,  a  peculiar  shade  of  yellowish  red.     Background  of  prima- 

10* 


258  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [December, 

ries  black,  markings  broad  and  distinct;  costal  and  inner  margins  broadly 
red.  The  zigzag  lines  of  outer  margin,  which,  mfigurata,  with  its  forms 
of  celia,  phyllira,  etc.,  make  a  TPor_Z>,  take  in  this  species  the  «Y-like 
shape  so  noticeable  in  arge  and  dione.  The  veins  are  marked  with  red, 
and  there  is  one  broad,  heavy  band  of  the  same  vivid  color  running  from 
base  to  outer  margin,  curving  in  its  course,  and  touching  anal  angle;  sec- 
ondaries an  even  tint  of  yellow-red,  with  large,  black,  irregular  macula- 
tions.  Underneath,  the  costa  is  marked  with  fiery  orange  decoration  as 
on  upper  side,  but  in  deeper,  brighter  color.  Abdomen  with  dorsal  and 
lateral  rows  of  black  spots. 

The  characteristic  markings  of  this  genus  are  in  some  respects 
so  similar  in  the  different  species  that  it  is  exceedingly  difficult  to 
make  a  description  distinctive,  and  I  know  I  have  failed  here. 
But  this  insect  is  so  striking  and  peculiar,  its  fiery  tones  differ  so 
markedly  from  the  pallid  tints  of  its  nearest  ally,  while  its  decora- 
tion and  general  habitus  are  so  unlike  other  groups  in  the  genus 
that  I  cannot  doubt  its  right  to  a  specific  name. 

Described  from  one  male  and  two  females  taken  at  light  in 
Franconia,  N.  H.,  in  1889,  1890  and  1892. 


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DESCRIPTION  OF  A  NEW  COSSID  FROM  TEXAS. 

By  B.  NEUMOEGEN,  New  York. 

AON  nov.  gen. 

Head  small,  eyes  large,  palpi  prominent,  prothorax  and  thorax 
slender,  tufted.  Antennae  simply  pectinated,  slightly  tapering 
off  near  tip.  Primaries,  costa  straight,  apices  sharp  and  pointed; 
anterior  margin  well  rounded,  especially  at  angle.  Inner  margin 
straight.  Wings  about  two  and  a  half  times  longer  than  broad. 
Secondaries,  costa  straight,  margins  well  rounded,  tuft  along  anal 
margin.  Wings  about  as  broad  as  long.  Body  very  long  and 
slender,  sparsely  covered  with  hair,  but  with  a  pronounced  anal 
tuft.  Legs  slender  and  pilose;  tibiae  free  from  hair,  with  minimal 
claws;  venation  much  the  same  as  in  Hypopta  Hub. 

Aon  noctiiiforniis  nov.  spec. — Antennae  and  palpi  brown;  eyes  black. 
Head  and  prothorax  yellowish  brown,  encircled  by  a  black  line.  Thorax 
gray,  with  yellow  dust  along  centre.  Body  gray,  with  blackish  anal  tuft. 
Above:  Primaries  light  gray,  strewn  with  black  granules.  A  prominent 
black  cliscal  and  two  black  basal  spots;  costa  blackish,  with  small  gnu- 
dots.  A  transverse  series  of  small,  irregular  black  blotches  from  near 
apex  to  median  space.  Light  green  tints  along  anterior  margin  from  sub- 
costal to  median  veins;  a  blackish  hue  transversing  basal  part  of  inter- 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  259 

cellular  and  median  areas.  Fringes  dark  gray,  with  black  accentuation 
at  veins;  a  dark  shade  along  interior  margin.  Secondaries  uniformly 
grayish  white  with  black  marginal  tints  as  far  as  anal  angle;  a  faint  dark 
gray  discal  dot.  Below:  Primaries  dark  gray  with  whitish  shades  from 
basal  area  to  anterior  margin;  black  tints  from  base  along  costa;  discal 
dot  not  as  prominent  as  above.  Secondaries  grayish  white,  powdered 
with  black  along  costa;  prominent  black  discal  dots.  Legs  covered  with 
light  gray  hair;  tibiae  black,  with  white  spots  at  joints.  Abdomen  light 
gray,  with  a  sparse  covering  of  hair.  Expanse  of  wings  29  mm.  Length 
of  body  10  mm. 

Hab. — Nueces  River,  S.  W.  Texas.  Types,  two  males;  coll. 
B.  Xeumoegen. 

Female  unknown  so  far. 

A  very  interesting  and  rare  Cossid,  the  smallest  of  our  fauna. 
It  comes  close  to  Hypopia  Hub. ,  but  is  a  smaller,  more  slenderly- 
built  insect  with  primaries  as  well  drawn  out  as  in  Holcocerus 
Stand.  It  resembles,  superficially,  a  noctuid. 


"  Mr.  ALBARDA'S  COLLECTION  OF  PAL/EARCTIC  NEUROPTERA. — It  was 
with  great  regret  I  heard  some  time  since  from  my  valued  friend  and  cor- 
respondent, Mr.  H.  Albarda,  of  Leeuwarden,  that  failing  eyesight  had 
caused  him  to  abandon  Entomology.  His  rich  and  representative  collec- 
tion of  Palcearctic  Neuroptera  was  offered  by  him  to  the  Leyden  Museum 
on  condition  that  it  be  kept  separate  and  not  incorporated  in  the  general 
collection,  and  the  offer  has  been  eagerly  accepted  by  the  authorities.  At 
the  same  time  the  Dutch  Entomological  Society  received  the  donation  of 
such  books  and  pamphlets  from  his  library  as  the  Society  did  not  already 
possess. — R.  McLachlan,  Lewisham,  London  :  October,  1892"  (Ent.  Mo. 
Mag.  November,  1892,  p.  290).  Mr.  Albarda  recently  published  an  ex- 
cellent paper  on  the  family  Rhaphididae,  in  the  "  Tijclschrift  voor  Ento- 
mologie,"  noticed  in  the  Literature  Dep't  of  the  NEWS  for  November. 

STRENGTH  OF  THE  ANT. — As  I  was  recently  walking  along  a  rough 
brick  pavement,  I  noticed  a  small  ant  dragging  the  dead  body  of  a  large 
house-fly  across  the  walk.  During  the  few  minutes  that  I  was  watching, 
it  pulled  the  fly  two  or  three  feet  to  the  edge  of  the  pavement  and  then 
up  a  bank  of  rough  earth,  which  had  an  inclination  of  at  least  fifteen  de- 
grees, for  a  distance  of  six  or  more  inches,  when  I  caught  the  ant  with  its 
burden  in  an  envelope  and  took  them  to  the  laboratory  to  measure  and 
weigh  them.  The  outside  measures  of  the  ant  were  i  x  4  millimeters, 
and  its  weight  was  1.4  milligrams;  that  of  the  lly  4.5  x  12  millimeters,'  and 
its  weight  36.3  milligrams  (these  weighings  were  made  upon  a  line  ana- 
lytical balance).  So  we  note  that  the  ant  was  dragging  up  a  steep  hill  a 
body  of  over  twenty-five  times  its  own  weight,  and  apparently  not  specially 
fatigued  thereby. — F.  P.  DUNNINGTON,  in  "  Popular  Science  News." 


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1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  261 

DEPARTMENT  OF  ECONOMIC  ENTOMOLOGY, 

Edited  by  Prof.  JOHN  B,  SMITH,  Sc.  D.,  New  Brunswick,  N,  J. 


Elaphidion  Injury. — One  of  the  striking  features  noticeable  now  in  riding 
through  the  State  of  New  Jersey  is  the  unusual  amount  of  Elaphidion 
injury  on  oaks.  In  some  localities  every  tree  has  several  dead  or  dying 
t\vi;_;s,  and  the  ground  beneath  is  strewn  with  small  branches  broken  off 
by  recent  high  winds.  Some  of  these  twigs  contain  two,  or  even  three 
larvaj  at  short  intervals,  \\hile  there  is  only  one  girdling.  This  seems  to 
indicate  that  not  all  the  larva?  have  the  girdling  habit.  I  have  bred  the 
species  from  young  oak  steins,  where  no  attempt  at  girdling  was  ever 
made.  As  the  species  of  Elaphidion  sometimes  attack  orchard  trees,  it 
behooves  the  agriculturist  to  collect  and  burn  all  fallen  oak  twigs  and 
branches,  during  the  Winter,  where  the  oaks  are  near  the  orchards.  All 
shade  and  ornamental  trees  should  be  so  protected  at  any  rate,  even  when 
there  is  no  threatened  orchard  near. 

The  "  Angoumois  Grain  Moth,"  of  which  mention  was  made  last  month 
in  comment  on -Dr.  Doran's  Bulletin,  promises  to  be  more  injurious  than 
ever  before,  during  the  present  season.  I  have  received  letters  from  sev- 
eral parts  of  New  Jersey  and  Pennsylvania  complaining  of  injury  to  corn 
as  well  as  wheat,  and  most  of  the  letters  speak  of  the  large  number  of 
"millers"  now  flying.  Wherever  this  is  the  case,  wheat  should  be 
threshed  immediately,  and  either  at  once  disposed  of  or  bulked  in  tight 
bins  and  covered  with  sacking  or  some  more  closely  woven  substance. 
Infested  corn-cribs  are  difficult  to  deal  with.  If  the  crib  is  tight,  the  car- 
bon disulphide  remedy  can  be  used;  if  it  is  open  work,  it  is  probable  that 
there  will  be  no  further  breeding  of  the  insects  in  it  this  season.  The 
frosty  nights  will  check  development,  and  injury  will  not  increase.  As  a 
precaution,  cribs  containing  old  corn  which  is  infested,  should  be  cleaned 
and  fumigated  with  sulphur  to  destroy  lurking  moths,  before  the  new 
ci  >rn  is  stored  in  it. 

Oviposition  of  Crickets. — Among  the  insects  most  common  on  Cranberry 
3  about  picking  time,  are  the  crickets,  and  they  are  charged  by  the 
growers  with  eating  berries,  and  thus  doing  considerable  injury.  The 
(|iit  stion  of  just  where  they  oviposit  becomes  an  important  one,  when  we 
consider  the  possibility  of  keeping  the  insects  off  the  bog,  and  I  sent  two 
of  my  students,  October  i3tli,  to  make  observations.  They  were  very 
sun  essful,  brought  back  a  quantity  of  eggs,  and  the  following  account  is 
from  the  report  made  by  Mr.  R.  S.  Lull. 

They  seemed  to  prefer  dry,  sandy  ground,  and  were  found  in  greal 
numbers  c  >u  the  t<  >\^  <  >f  the  dams  cr<  issing  the  bogs.  But  one  or  two  were 
noticed  on  peaty  ground,  and  on  digging  there,  could  find  no  trace  of 
eggs  so  abundant  in  the  sand.  Most  of  the  specimens  were  females,  but 
occasionally  a  male  would  be  seen,  burrowing  like  the  rest,  or  with  his 


262  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [December, 

head  hidden  in  the  little  cavity  he  had  made,  he  would  sing  away,  pos- 
sibly to  cheer  his  mate.  The  females  were  very  busy  burrowing,  thro  wing- 
out  the  sand  with  considerable  force  with  their  strong  fore  legs;  sometimes 
they  dug  singly,  but  often  two  or  three  together,  preferring  some  sort  of 
shelter  as  of  a  small  tuft  of  grass.  Others  were  busy  egg  laying,  with  the 
long  ovipositor  thrust  deep  into  the  sand,  sometimes  nowhere  near  a 
burrow.  Occasionally  it  seemed  as  though  a  burrow  had  been  made,  the 
eggs  deposited,  and  the  little  cavity  filled  up  again,  as  in  several  places 
where  eggs  were  found,  the  ground  had  that  loose,  freshly-dug  appearance. 

Carefully  scraping  away  the  soil  disclosed  the  eggs,  quite  near  the  sur- 
face, sometimes  only  three  or  four  lying  together,  again  a  dozen  or  more. 
No  trace  of  cell  or  egg-case  was  found,  although  the  eggs  adhered  to- 
gether more  or  less.  In  some  of  the  burrows  and  on  the  surface  a  larva 
was  found,  evidently  of  some  predacious  beetle,  which  fed  upon  the  eggs. 
From  the  fact  that  the  crickets  only  oviposit  in  dry  soil,  it  is  suggested 
that  wetting  down  the  bogs,  and  if  possible  the  dams  as  well,  about  the 
middle  of  October,  might  prevent  breeding  there. 

The  larva  brought  in  is  Carabid,  but  I  have  not  attempted  to  fix  the 
genus. 

The  Horn  Fly  Again.— In  the  "Industrialist,"  for  October  8th,  Prof.  E. 
A.  Popenoe  records  the  appearance  of  this  insect  in  Kansas  during  the 
present  year.  The  rapidity  with  which  it  has  spread  is  simply  marvelous. 
First  noticed  in  1886,  it  has  in  six  years  overrun  almost  one-half  of  our 
territory,  extending  north  and  south  from  Florida  to  Quebec,  and  west  to 
Kansas.  The  conclusion  that  the  railroad  lines  have  been  largely  instru- 
mental in  spreading  the  insect  would  be  almost  irresistable  were  it  not 
that  the  shipment  of  cattle  moves  rather  from  west  to  east.  Unlike 
Stomoxys  calcilrans  this  species  does  not  seem  to  bother  horses. 

The  Strawberry  Weevil. — In  Bulletin  No.  xviii,  of  the  Delaware  College 
Experiment  Station,  Mr.  M.  H.  Beckwith  gives  us  an  account  of  injury- 
done  by  Anthonomus  inuscuhts  to  strawberries  in  Kent  County,  Delaware. 
He  has  found  the  larva;  in  the  injured  buds  and  his  bred  the  beetle  June 
loth.  These  beetles  mated;  but  refused  to  oviposit  on  potted  strawberry 
plants.  They  have  been  found  in  the  field  as  late  as  September,  and 
Mr.  Beckwith  suggests  that  there  are  probably  two,  and  possibly  thn-r 
broods  during  the  season,  but  he  is  unable  to 'give  us  any  information  as 
to  another  food-plant,  or  the  method  of  hibernation.  Collectors  of  (.'«>](•- 
optera  have  taken  this  species  at  almost  all  times  during  the  season,  but 
I  am  not  aware  that  any  food-plants  have  been  recorded.  It  is  one  of 
those  interesting  forms  that  without  apparent  reason  increases  surprisingly 
for  one 'or  two  years,  does  a  great  amount  of  injury  and  then  drops  luck 
into  obscurity  for  a  longer  or  shorter  time.  Our  successors  in  the  next 
('•ntury  will  undoubtedly  look  back  with  wonder  at  the  ignorance  and 
stupidity  of  the  students  of  the  present  day  who  failed  to  see  the  (to  them) 
perfectly  clear  relation  between  the  effect  and  the  cause,  but  it  is  as  un- 
doubtedly true  that  no  reasonable  explanation  of  the  fact  has  been  ad- 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  263 

vanced.  .Mr.  Beck  with  has  made  no  experiments,  but  recommends 
kerosene  emulsion  and  hellebore,  expressly  discountenancing  the  use  of 
the  arsenites  on  the  score  of  danger  to  the  consumer.  This  makes  pi  is- 
sible  an  interesting  comparison  with  Bulletin  iSof  the  Iowa  Station  noted 
in  our  last  number,  in  which  a  free  use  of  the  arsenites  even  upon  well 
grown  fruit  is  advocated.  Personally,  I  fail  to  see  any  danger  in  their 
application  while  in  bud  or  in  blossom,  and  it  is  at  this  time  that  the  ap- 
plications against  the  "weevil"  must  be  made.  I  very  much  doubt  the 
efficiency  of  the  hellebore  mixture.  One  ounce  to  three  gallons  i  >f  water 
may  do  for  currant  worms,  or  the  saw-fly  larvae  generally,  but  it  will  not 
be  found  effective  for  much  besides.  The  snout  beetles  are  usually  diffi- 
cult to  kill  at  best,  and  where  the  feeding  is  done  by  puncturing  the  bud 
and  eating  the  undeveloped  petals  anything  short  of  the  arsenites  is  prac- 
tically useless,  and  I  would  not  expect  too  much  of  even  these.  The 
kerosene  suggestion  is,  in  my  opinion,  the  one  most  likely  to  be  useful. 


Notes  and. 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  GLEANINGS  FROM  ALL  QUARTERS 
OF  THE  GLOBE. 

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To  Contributors.—  All  contributions  will  be  considered  and  passed  upon  at  our 
earliest  convenience,  and  as  far  as  may  be,  will  be  published  according  to  date  of  recep- 
tion. ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  has  reached  a  circulation,  both  in  numbers  and  circumfer- 
ence, as  to  make  it  necessary  to  put  "  copy''  into  the  hands  of  the  printer,  for  each  number, 
three  weeks  before  date  of  issue.  This  should  be  remembered  in  sending  special  or  im- 
portant matter  for  certain  issue.  Owing  to  low  subscription  rate,  "  extras"  will  be  charged 
for,  and  when  they  are  wanted,  it  should  be  so  stated  on  the  MS.  along  with  the  number 
desired.  The  receipt  of  all  papers  will  be  acknowledged.  —  ED. 


THE  newspaper  clipping  referring  to  donation  of  the  Angus  collection 
tn  American  Museum  of  Natural  History  of  New  York,  which  appeared 
on  page  97,  vol.  iii,  of  EXT.  NEWS,  was  not  written  by  me,  as  I  furnished 
only  the  last  sentence  concerning  Catocake.  —  Dr.  R.  E.  Krx/K. 

LIEUT.  R.  E.  PEARY,  the  Arctic  explorer,  saw  bumble-bees  at  north 
latitude  81°  37'  in  Greenland,  and  stated  that  blue-bottle  (lies  wei> 
common  that  far  north  as  they  are  in  Philadelphia  around  a  butcher-shop. 
The  latitude  mentioned  is  within  about  580  miles  of  the  North  1'ole. 

NOTE  ON  TACHYTES.  —  In  connection  with  the  recent  monograph  of  the 
North  American  species  of  'J\ic/t\'/i's  by  Mr.  Fox,  in  Transactions  Fnto- 
mological  Society  xix,  1  want  to  say  that  I  have  confirmed  Mr.  ('neon's 
suspicion  that  T.  clou  ,a~ii/n  .<  Cr.  might  be  the  male  of  'J\  Jisliiiitits^m. 
by  taking  them  in  copula.  In  Illinois  I  have  also  taken  '/'.  I'aluins  i  com- 
mon), T.  aunilentus,  T.  scrii  alits  and  T.  <>/>st  iinis.  —  CHAS.  R<  >ia  i;  i  si  IN, 
Carlinville,  111. 


264  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [December, 

VENTURESOME  INSECTS. — Mr.  Webster's  note  in  the  NEWS  for  Novem- 
ber, p.  232,  on  the  behavior  of  Pyramcis  atalanta,  recalls  the  fact  that  I 
made  the  same  observation  at  Wallingford,  Delaware  County,  Pa.,  in 
1881  and  1882.  Late  in  sunny  Summer  afternoons,  about  5.30  o'clock,  or 
even  later,  one  or  sometimes  more  individuals  of  P.  atalanta  appeared 
day  after  day,  at  nearly  the  same  spot  in  an  orchard  lawn.  Sometimes 
they  alighted  upon  persons,  more  often  upon  the  trees  or  the  ground.  I 
have  noticed  the  same  phenomena  in  this  species  in  later  years,  but  can- 
not now  specify  the  times  and  places.  Among  dragonflies,  the  only  similar 
occurrence  that  I  can  now  recall,  is  that  of  some  males  of  P/at/ieini:,  fri- 
maculata  repeatedly  alighting  upon  my  gray  flannel  shirt,  late  one  after- 
noon, while  I  was  watching  them  in  a  clearing  in  the  woods  at  Folsom, 
Pa.  The  bluish  white  color  of  their  abdomens  at  first  suggested  that  their 
alighting  upon  my  shirt  was  an  instance  of  protective  resemblance,  but  I 
doubt  that  such  was  the  case. — PHILIP  P.  CALVERT. 

To  DR.  ROBERT  H.  LAMBORN,  the  public  is  indebted  for  an  effort  made 
a  few  years  since  toward  discovering  a  method  for  exterminating  mos- 
quitoes. Although  many  months  of  research  and  experiment  resulted  in 
no  apparent  abatement  of  the  nuisance,  still  it  is  not  improbable  that  the 
future  may  bring  to  the  notice  of  entomologists  some  predatory  insect 
which  may  be  utilized  as  a  mosquito  annihilator.  The  higher  develop- 
ment of  useful  domestic  insects  has  long  been  the  study  of  agriculturists, 
and  has  been  as  important  a  factor  in  economics  as  the  limitless  effort  to 
resist  the  noxious  parasite. 

Among  the  many  insects  indispensable  to  man  are  the  cochineal  bug, 
the  silk  worm  and  the  honey  bee;  to  the  latter  Dr.  Lamborn's  attention 
has  recently  turned,  doubtless  with  a  view  to  bringing  about  the  advent 
of  the  much-talked-of  "  Coming  Bee." 

Although  apiculture  is  the  oldest  economic  pursuit,  it  is  only  within  the 
last  century  that  much  scientific  thought  has  been  directed  to  the  perfec- 
tion of  the  stock.  Much  has  been  accomplished  in  the  line  of  developing 
a  gentler  bee,  but  at  the  expense  of  other  qualities.  To  evolve  an  ideal 
bee  some  points  must  be  considered  which  have  hitherto  been  overlooked. 
A  combination  of  desirable  points  of  various  races  and  an  elimination  of 
objections  must  require  much  patience,  time  and  money. 

CARKIK  B.  AARON. 

A    CHANGE  IN  THE  N.\.M  K   OF  A  RECENTLY-DESCRIBED  SPECIES  OF  OR- 

CHELIMUM. — Recently,  while  examining  a  small  collection  of  New  Jersey 
Orthoptera  which  had  been  sent  to  me  by  Prof.  John  B.  Smith,  of  the 
New  Jersey  Agricultural  Experiment  Station,  for  determination,  a  pair 
of  small  Orchelivrium  were  encountered  which  agree  in  every  respect  with 
Harris'  description  and  figure  of  Orchelimum  gracilis  as  given  in  "In- 
serts Injurious  to  Vegetation,"  edition  of  1863,  p.  163,  fig.  ;S.  ]',y  re- 
ferring to  "  Materials  for  a  Monograph  of  the  Orthoptera  of  N.  Aim-iica" 
by  Samuel  H.  Scudder,  it  will  be  seen  that  on  page  451  this  insect  of 
Harris'  is  made  a  synonym  of  De  Geer's  l.ncusia  fasciala,  which  is  the 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  265 

Xiphidiuni  fascia/inn  of  Serville  and  later  \vriters.  It  is  quite  possible 
that  Mr.  Scuclder  did  not  have  typical  specimens  of  the  insect  in  question 
at  hand  when  he  was  working  over  the  material  upon  which  he  based  his 
decision  of  the  synonymy  of  names.  At  any  rate  the  two  insects  are 
quite  distinct,  as  the  specimens  before  me  very  plainly  indicate,  and  there- 
fore Harris'  name  should  be  restored  to  the  insect  which  originally  bore  it. 

In  this  connection  it  might  be  well  for  me  to  go  a  little  further  and  cor- 
rect an  error  which  I  fell  into  by  accepting  this  synonymy  as  made  out  by 
the  author  referred  to  above.  In  an  article  published  in  the  "  Canadian 
Entomologist"  for  April,  1891,  on  page  70,  I  described  as  new  a  species 
of  Oir/n'/iiiinin  from  Nebraska,  for  which  I  chose  the  name^/vrr/A*.  Now, 
that  this  name  has  been  ascertained  to  rightfully  belong  to  another  spe- 
cies of  the  genus,  my  insect's  name  will  necessarily  have  to  be  changed. 
I  therefore  suggest  for  it  the  name  delicatnm,  suggestive  of  its  general 
delicate  structure  and  appearance. 

In  my  article  above  referred  to  I  have  also  unintentionally  allowed  the 
name  lanceolatum  to  appear  where  that  of  aitcnuaiinn  should  have  been 
used  instead.  This  error  occurred  on  account  ot  my  having  described 
one  of  Mr.  Scudder's  species  as  new  under  this  name,  but  afterwards 
found  out  my  error  in  time  to  make  the  correction  in  the  paper  where  the 
•description  occurs  before  it  was  printed,  but  did  not  do  so  in  the  notes 
which  follow. — LAWRENCE  BRUNER,  Nebraska  State  University. 


Identification  of  Insects  (Images)  for  Subscribers. 

Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions:  ist.  The  number  of  speci- 
mens to  be  unlimited  for  each  sending  ;  ad,  The  sender  to  pay  all  expenses  of  transporta- 
tion and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  ; 
3d,  Kach  specimen  must  have  a  number  attached  so  that  the  identification  may  he  an- 
nounced accordingly.  Exotic  species  named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor, 
who  should  be  consulted  before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  2  cent  stamp  with  all  insects 
for  return  of  names.  Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  r>'ad  pat;u  (i.  Vol.  III. 
Address  all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  XE\VS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Logan 

:ire,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Entomological   Literature. 


BULLETIN  OF  THE  AMERICAN  MUSEUM  OF  NATURAL  HISTORV,  iv,  pp. 
167,  f/sey.,  New  York,  1892. — List  of  types  of  Lepidoptera  in  the  [Henry] 
Edwards  Collection  of  Insects  [now  in  this  Museum,]  \Y.  I'.eutemmiller. 

Ill   I  .I.KTINO    DKI.LA   SOCIETA    F.NT<  >M<  >!.<  >GICA    ITAI.IANA,    X.xiv,    2,   Flor- 

-ence,  Sept.  15,  1892. — Contribution-,  to  the  dipterological  fauna  of  the 
province  of  Pavia,  II,  M.  Bezzi.  Contributions  to  the  xtu.lv  of  tin-  I'.n-n- 
thida?,*t  xii,  A.  Senna.  On  grasshoppers  in  the  low  Florentine  plain. 
.  lonidia  Ulauchardi  n.  sp.  of  Coccida-  from  the  date  palm  of  the  Sahara, 
A.  Targioni  To/zetti,  figs. 


266  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [December. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  RECORD,  London,  Oct.  15,  1892. — The  genus 
Acronycta  and  its  allies  (cont.),  Dr.  T.  A.  Chapman.  A  melanic  race  of 
Liparis  monac/ia,  }.  A.  Clark,  i  pi.  Variation  in  size  brought  about  by 
food,  E.  A.  Bowles. 

THE  JOURNAL  OF  COMPARATIVE  NEUROLOGY,  II,  pp.  89-136,  Granville, 
Ohio,  September,  1892. — Psychological  notes  upon  the  Gallery  Spider- 
Illustrations  of  intelligent  variations  in  the  construction  of  the  web,  C. 
H.  Turner. 

OFVERSIGT  AF  FINSKA  VETENSKAPS-SOCIETETENS  FORHANDLINGAR, 
xxxiii,  Helsingfors,  1891.  [On  Siberian  Hemiptera-Heteroptera],-  O. 
M.  Renter;  has  some  comparisons  of  N.  American  and  other  faunas. 

LE  NATURALISTE,  Paris,  Oct.  15,  1892. — The  mouth  and  the  buccal 
organs  of  Arthropods  (concl.),  R.  Saint-Loup.  The  useful  insects  of 
China,  Tcheng-Ki-Tong. 

JAHRES-BERICHT  DER  NATURFORSCHENDEN  GESELLSCHAFT  GRAU- 
BUENSDENS,  ii.  f.  xxxv,  Chur,  1892.  On  the  formation  of  honey,  Dr.  A. 
v.  Planta. 

DEUTSCHE  ENTOMOLOGISCHE  ZEITSCHRIFT,  1892,  i,  Berlin,  August, 
'1892. — On  the  law  of  moderation  in  the  alteration  of  the  markings  of  in- 
sects: Contribution  to  the  theory  of  development  from  constitutional 
causes,  K.  Escherich,  i  pi.  The  Anchonid  group, *f  J.  Faust.  [On  Co- 
leoptara  from  Turkestan.  Siberia,  Persia  and  the  Amur  River]*f  Dr.  L. 
v.  Heyden  and  J.  \Veise.  [On  Cicindelidas]*t  W.  Horn.  The  varieties 
of  Dorcadion  equestre  Laxman,  Dr.  G.  Kratze,  i  pi.  Monographic  re- 
vision of  the  Rutelid  genus  Popillia  Serv.,  id.  VII.  Contribution  to  the 
German  beetle  fauna,  J.  Schilsky.  Revision  of  the  palaearctic  species  of 
the  Elaterid  genus  I\Ielanotus  Eschsch.,  O.  Schwarz,  i  pi. 

ANNALES  DES  SCIENCES  NATURELLES.  ZOOLOGIE,  xiii,  6,  Paris,  Oct.  5, 
1892.— Anatomical  and  physiological  researches  on  the  compound  eye  of 
Arthropods,  H.  Viallanes,  2  pis. 

ZEITSCHRIFT  FUR  WISSENSCHAFTLICHE  ZOOLOGIE,  liv,  4,  Leipsic,  Oct. 
18,  1892. — Contributions  to  the  knowledge  of  the  wings  of  insects,  C. 
Hoffbauer,  2  pis.,  figs. 

THE  OTTAWA  NATURALIST,  November,  1892. — Calosoina  scrutator  at 
Ottawa,  J.  Fletcher. 

ANIMAL  COLORATION. — An  account  of  the  Principal  Facts  and  Theories 
relating  to  the  Colours  and  Markings  of  Animals,  by  Frank  E.  Beddard, 
M.A.,  etc.  With  four  coloured  plates;  and  woodcuts  in  the  text.  London: 
Swan  Sonnenschein  &  Co.  New  York:  Macmillan  &  Co.,  1892,  pp.  viii. 
288.  "  I  have  not  used  insects  so  much  as  has  Mr.  Poulton.  .  .  .  Never- 
theless, it  is  impossible  not  to  devote  a  great  deal  of  space  to  insects. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  f  Contains  new  genera. 


1892.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  267 

The  theory  of  mimicry,  for  instance,  is  almost  entirely  supported  by  evi- 
dence furnished  from  that  group."     Preface,  p.  iv. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  MONTHLY  MAGAZINE,  London,  November,  1892. 
—Notes  on  some  British  and  exotic  Coccida?,  J.  W.  Douglas;  figs.  etc. 

ANNALES  DE  LA  SOCIETE  ENTOMOLOGIQVE  DE  FRANCE,  \x,  Paris,  le 
Trimestre,  Sept.  22,  1891.— Voyage  of  M.  E.  Simon  to  Venezuela,  De- 
cember, iSSy-April,  iSSS;  eleventh  memoir:  Biological  observations  on 
Arachnids,*f  E.  Simon,  4  pis.  Essay  on  the  classification  of  the  Pyralitcs 
(concl.  in  46  Tr.)*t  E.  L.  Ragonpt.  Malachidte  of  Europe  and  neighbor- 
ing countries  (cont.  in  2e  and  36  Tr.),  E.  Abeille  de  Perrin,  etc.— 26  and 
36  Trimestres,  Dec.  23,  1891.— Voyage  of  E.  Simon  to  Venezuela; 
i3th  memoir:  Elateridce,*  E.  Fletiaux;  i4th:  Nitidulidae,  Monotomida.-,* 
A.  Grouvelle,  figs.;  i6th:  Pseudoscorpions*  (concl.  in  46  Tr.  with  4  pis.), 
L.  Balzan,  4  pis.  Voyage  of  M.  E.  Gounelle  to  Brazil:  Eumolpidce,*  E. 
Lefevre.  Arachnological  studies,  23d  memoir,*  E.  Simon.  Critical  ex- 
amination of  some  types  of  Curculionidse  of  the  genus  Apion  belonging 
to  the  Musee  at  Stockholm,  followed  by  synonymical  notes,  J.  Desbro- 
chers  des  Loges.  Studies  on  the  geographical  distribution  of  the  Mala- 
coderma,  J.  Bourgeois,  map.  Habits  and  metamorphoses  of  Perilitus 
brevicollis  Haliday,  Braconid  Hymenopter,  parasitic  on  the  Altise  (Hal- 
*  tica  ampelophaga  Cuer.)  of  the  vine  in  Algeria,  J.  K.  d'Herculais  and  C. 
Langlois.— 46  Trimestre,  April  13,  1892.  Monographic  essay  on  the  family 
Gyrinidse,  2d  supplement,  Dr.  M.  Regimbart,  2  pis.  Bulletin:  Two  bird 
destroyers  of  Odonata,  R.  Martin. 

MEMOIRES  DE  LA  SOCIETE  ZOOLOGIQUE  DE  FRANCE,  v,  4,  Paris,  1892. 
—Descriptions  of  new  Diptera,*  J.  M.  F.  Bigot. 

YKKHANDLUNGEN  DER  K.  K.  ZOOL.-BOT.  GESELLSCHAFT  IN  \\~IKN,  xlii, 
i,  April,  1892.  On  the  so-called  stand-still  stage  in  the  development  of 
Oestrid  larva?,  Dr.  F.  Brauer.  Communications  on  Gall-flies,*  E.  H. 
Ruebsaamen,  2  pis.  13  figs. — 2,  August,  1892.  The  biological  significance 
of  the  genital  appendages  of  insects,  C.  Escherich,  i  pi.  Monographic 
revision  of  the  Mecopodidae,  J.  Redtenbacher,  i  pi. 

COMPTE  RKNIM-.  L'ACADEMIE  DES  SCIENCES,  Paris,  Oct.  24,  1892.  On 
the  mode  of  fixation  of  the  parasitic  hexapod  larva-  of  Ararina,  S.  Jour- 
dain. 

. \KCHIV  FUR  NATURGESCHICHTE,  Iviii,  I,  3,  Berlin,  September,  1892. 
-The  beak  of  the  Diptera  Pupipara,  K.  H.  Mm  — riil>nr-,  2  pis. 

NATURE,  London,  Oct.  27,  1892.  —  A  wave  of  wasp  life,  G.  \V.  IVi-khani. 
Protective  mimicry  [in  Locustina],  R.  H.  Thomas. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST,  London,  Nov'r,  1X92.— Notes  on  the  synonymy 
of  Noctuid  moths,  A.  G.  Butler. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  Anicricaji.  •, tains  new  jjenora. 


268  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [December, 

THE  BRITISH  NATURALIST,  London,  November,  1892.— The  secondary 
sexual  characters  of  the  British  Coleoptera,  J.  W.  Ellis.  Portrait  and 
sketch  of  Rev.  O.  P.  Cambridge. 

THE  CANADIAN  ENTOMOLOGIST,  London,  Out.,  November,  1892. — 
Honey  Bee  or  House  Fly,  H.  Osborn.  The  life-history  of  the  northern 
mole-cricket  (Gryllotalpa  borealis),  E.  W.  Doran.  Note  on  a  borer  in 
the  stem  of  the  Red  Currant,  E.  W.  Claypole.  Report  of  Committee  on 
an  Entomological  Congress  in  1893.  Notes  on  the  insect  fauna  of  the 
Mississippi  bottoms,  H.  E.  Weed.  The  web-worm  tiger  (Plochionns 
tiinidus  Halcl),  M.  E.  Murtfeldt.  [The  preceding  were  read  to  the  Ento- 
mological Club,  A.  A.  A.  S.  at  Rochester,  August,  1892].  Galernca 
xanthomelcsna  polygoneutic  at  Washington,  C.  Y '.  Riley.  On  Desinodex 
follicitlonun  var.  bovis  in  American  cattle,  C.  W.  Stiles.  On  the  Bean 
Weevil,  C.  V.  Riley. 


NEW  SPECIES  OF  NORTH  AMERICAN  INSECTS  DESCRIBED 
IN  THE  PRECEDING  LITERATURE. 


COLEOPTERA. 

Anchonidse:  n.  sp.  from  Mexico  and  Central  America;  Faust,  Deut. 
Ent.  Zeit.  1892,  pp.  17-60. 

Oinus  Hornianus,  W.  Horn,  Deut.  Ent.  Zeit.  1892,  p.  91,  Calif.  ? 

Argodia  n.  gen.  Lamiidae,  Belon,  Bull.  Ent.  Soc.  France,  189;.  p.  liv. 
A.  OrouvelleilA.,  Mex. 

ARACHNIDA. 

Cyrtaucheniiti,  talpa  Simon,  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  France,  1891,  p.  303,  Calif. 
Brachythele  longitarsis  p.  305,  S.  Calif.  /?.  Thevencti,  p.  305,  Calif. 

DIPTERA. 

New  species  of  Chrysops,  Corisoneitra,  Diatomiticitra,  Diac/i/onis, 
Slihasoma,  Therioplectes,  Aty lotus,  Tabamis,  Bigot,  Mem.  Soc.  Zool. 
France,  v.,  pp.  603-688. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  for  November  was  mailed  October  28,  i^-  12. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS. 


EXPLANATION  OF  PLATE  X,   VOL.   III. 


By  an  accident,  the  plate  accompanying  my  diagnoses  of  "  New  species 
of  Noctuidae"  was  made  up  differently  than  intended  by  me.  I  did  not 
see  proof,  and  though  some  of  the  changes  necessitated  were  made,  yet 
some  of  the  references  to  the  figures  are  erroneous.  I  realize  that  this 
error  is  in  a  measure  due  to  my  negligence  in  failing  to  number  the  fig- 
ures. As  they  stand  on  the  plate  the  species  represented  are: 

Rancora  strigata  n.  sp.  Pleroma  apposita  n.  sp. 

Noctua  flavotincta  n.  sp.  Calocampa  Brucei  n.  sp. 

Mamestra  fuscolutea  n.  sp.  Acronycta  n.  sp. 

Homohadena  figurata  Harv. 

Oncocnemis  nigrocaput  n.  sp.  Oncocnemis  extranea  n.  sp. 

Hydroecia  media/is  n.  sp.  •  Carneades  conjuncta  Sm. 

Hydrcecia  senilis  n.  sp.  Hydrcecia  unimoda  n.  sp. 

Peridroma  nigra  n.  sp. 
Caradrina  meralis  Morr.  Carneades  n.  sp. 


Entomological  News 


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PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

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ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES 

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VOLUME  IV.   1893. 


EDITOR  : 

HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 
PHILIP  P.  CALYERT,  Associate  Editor. 


ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  : 

GEO.  H.  HORN,  M.D.  CHAKI.KS  A.  BI.AKK 

EZRA  T.  CRKSSON.  ("IIAKI.KS  Ln  Bi 

Rev.  HKNRY  C.  McCooK,  D.U. 


PHILADELPHIA  : 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  ROOMS  OF 

THE  ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES, 

LOGAN  SQUARE. 

1893. 


INDEX  TO   VOLUME   IV. 


GENERAL  ENTOMOLOGY. 

American  Entom.  Society,  col- 
lections of 115 

Association  of  Economic  En- 
tomologists      252 

Blackberry  insects  .  .  .  197,  227 
Blackknot,  insects  from  .  267,  295 
Carnivorous  insects  .  .  .  .123 
Classifi'n  of  Arthropods  .  200,  270 
Colorado,  entomology  of  .  42,  72 

Cranberry  insects 323 

Economic  Entomology    .  9,  47,  88, 

123,  196,  229,  257,  296,  323. 
Editorials  8,  37,  46,  86,  112,  195,  228, 

266,  296,  322. 
Entomological  Literature  16,  55,  92, 

129,  1 60,  203,  236,  270,  304,  331. 
Ent.  Section,  A.  N.  S.,  meet- 
ings of  21,  98,  133,  163,  208,  241, 

309,  336. 
Ent.   Society  of    Philadelphia, 

early  history  of 145 

Fungus  parasites  of  insects  303,  328 
Herbivorous  insects    .     .     .     .123 
Insect  attacks  and  plaut  dis- 
eases       229 

Kansas,  injurious  insects  of  .  47 
Medico-entomology  .  .  .  .217 
Morphology  of  insects  .  .  52,  176 
Mt.  Washington,  insects  of  249,  287 

Nerve  centres 200 

Notes  and  News  12,  51,  90,  126,  156, 

200,  233,  267,  301,  329. 
Obituary. 

Bigot,  J.  F.  M 280 

Hagen,  H.  A 313 

Martindale,  I.  C 37 

Ruhl,  F 280 

VVestwood,  J.  0 127 


\Vood-Mason,  J 280 

Phylogeny  of  insects  ....     52 
Predaceous    insects,    practical 

use  of 9 

Raspberry  insects  .     .     .     197,  227 
Summer  of  1893,  insects  of.     .  229 

Tracheae 90 

Vanilla  beans,  insects  attacking  227 

Vitality  of  insects 230 

Winter  campaigns       ....     89 

World's  Fair,  insects  at  .     .  88,  257 

ARACHNIOA. 

Cattle  tick 125 

Phidippus  opifex 194 

New  N.  A.  genera  and  species 

20,  58,  97,  132,  162,  206,  240,  278, 

307,  308,  335. 
Ticks  on  animals'  ears     .    246,  267 


COLEOPTERA. 

Alaska,  C.  of      

Amblychila  cylindriformis  . 
Arkansas,  C.  of  .... 
Baris  scolopacea  .... 
C.  inhabiting  fungi  .  .  . 
California,  C.  of  .... 
Carabidse,  distribution  .  . 
Clems  formicarius  .  .  . 
Coccinella  q-notata  .  .  . 
Cychrus  canadensis  .  .  . 
Cyllene  robinice  .... 

Donacia 

Elm-leaf  beetle       .... 
EpUachne  borealis      .     .     i 
Eubrichius  aquaticus 
Galerucella  xanthomeleena 

Illinois,  C.  of 

Kansas,  C.  of 

Lasiodci  ina  sen-iconic  .  . 
Long  Island,  C.  of  .  . 


i,  187 

.  281 
.  284 

.  121 

.  118 

.  235 

.  1  86 

.  12 

.  124 

.  21 

-  285 


IO 

24,  197 

.  2O2 

JO 

.  I50 

•  293 

•  326 


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INDEX. 


New  N.  A.  genera  and  species  20, 

58,  97,  162,  206,  240,  277,  335. 
North  Carolina,  C.  of  ...  6 
Oncideres  pustulata  ....  302 
Ont'iophagus  nuchicornis  .  .  22 
Phytonomus  punctatus  ...  22 
Ptinid  pests  ........  325 

Rose-bug 325 

Silvanus  surinamensis     ...     13 

Sitodrepa  panicea 326 

Strawberry  weevil 88 

Irichobaris  trinotata      .     .     .128 

DIPTERA. 

Cecidotnyidous?  galls       .     .     .  242 

Ceria  signifera 91 

Empid,  an  anomalous     .     .     .  208 

Hornfly 13 

Hypoderma  in  cattle  ....  299 
in  man     .     .     .     .219 

Meromacrus 114 

Mythicomyia  n.  gen 209 

rilcyi  n.  sp.    .     .  209 
New  N.  A.  genera  and  species 

58,  97,  113,  132,  162,  209,  240,  277, 
-,-,£ 

J0°- 

Psychoda  albipunctata  n.  sp.    .  113 
"         slossoni  n.  sp.       .     .114 

Psychodidas,  N.  A 113 

Pteroptila 114 

Subula  pallipes 163 

Tachinidae,  recent  work  on       .13 
Trichopoda,  distribution      .     .     69 

HEMIPTERA. 

Aphis  persices-niger  .     .  .     .123 

Corimelcena  albipennis    .  .     .     91 

Cyclaphns  tenuicornis     .  .     .  268 

New  N.  A.  species  58,  97,  132,  207, 

240,  277,  336. 

Pear-tree  Psylla     .     .     .  .  n,  324 

Pseudococcus,  note  on     .  .     .317 

HYMENOPTERA. 

Acraspis  undulata  n.  sp.      .     .  28 

Aptt'sis  major  n.  sp 32 

Bee  fights,  how  a 49 

IV<--stiiigs  and  rheumatism       .  51 


Belonocnema  Colorado  n.  sp.    .   210 

Carpenter  bees       218 

Cynipidse  .     .  28,  153,  166,  210,  223 

Distribution 302 

Holcaspis  bretnpennata  n.  sp.  .  31 
Colorado  n.  sp.  .  .210 
monticola  n.  sp.  .  .  30 
rubens  n.  sp.  ...  29 

Jamaica,  H.  of 188 

Melecta  niiranda  n.  sp.   .     .     .  143 
N.  A.  species      .     .     .  143 

Neolarra 292 

Neuroterus  congregates  n.  sp.   166 
virgens  n.  sp.    .     .166 
New  N.  A.  genera  and  species 
28,  58,  97,  132,  207,  241,  278,  307, 

336. 

Nomia,  N.  A.  species  .  .  .  134 
punctata  n.  sp.  .  .  .  135 
Op/iion  slossoncs  n.  sp.  .  .  .  135 
Piinpla  conqwisitor  ....  269 
Pompilius  luctuosiis  ....  234 
Stinging  by  H.  .  .  .  51,217,301 
Torymus  haincsii  n.  sp.  .  .  278 
Vespa,  Toad  feeding  on  .  .  .159 
Wasps,  preservation  of  larval 

food  by 202 

Xylocopa  orpife.v 151 

LEPIDOPTERA. 

Aberrant  forms 75 

African  L.,  n&w  .      22,  59,  103,  136, 

i?i,  309,  339- 

Agrotiphila  incognita  n'  sp.  .  101 
ma  at  la  fa  n.  sp.  .  100 
Amnemopsyche  incisa  n.  sp.  .  60 
Ancistrota,  new  Afric.  spp.  .  177 
Antincphclc,  new  Afric.  spp.  .  340 
Ap/ni.-dis,  new  Afric.  spp.  25,  pi.  I. 

Arctiidre 138,  213 

Argyn HIS  crinna 246 

cornclia,  oTi'ftii,  pi.  xi. 
"          cybclc  and  Icto    .     .318 
Autumn  collecting  of  L.      .     .  109 

riionra  goodii  n.  sp 136 

California,  L.  of      .     .     .     226,  235 
Callidirpaiia,  new  Afr.  spp.    171,  2 


INDEX. 


in 


Calymnia  calami  .... 
Carneades  e  dicta  Us  n.  sp.  . 

sic  cat  a  n.  sp. 
Catocalae,  capturing    .     .     . 

"          in  New  York  . 
Cai'iria,  new  Afric.  spp. 
Cecrita  bilineata     .... 
Cerapoda  sty  la  fa  n.  sp.    .     . 
Ceruridia  slossonii     .     .     . 
Chrysophanus  dione    .     .     .• 
C.  phloeas  var.  fasciata  .     . 
Ciropteryx,  new  Afric.  spp. 
Coptopteryx,  new  Afric.  spp 
Cosuma  cinerea  n.  sp.      .     . 
Ctcnogyna,  new  Afric.  spp. 
Diodosidafunebris  n.  sp.    . 
Decoying  P.  turnus    .     .     . 
Dendrolimus  do/ores  .     . 
Deivitzia  perpallida  n.  sp.  . 
Drepana  bioculata  n.  sp. 
D'  Urbania  mapongua  n.  sp. 
Eacles  imperialis  .... 
Elementary  Entomology   4, 
119,  191,  221. 

El  pis  n.  gen 

Epizeuxis  laurentii  n.  sp.  . 
Euclca  new  Afric.  spp.  .  . 
Eudanius  czmilca  n.  sp.  .  . 
Eupccya  n.  gen 

"      itivalis  n.  sp. 

"       slossonite  n.  sp. 

Euverna  n.  gen 

Extended  pupal  term  .  . 
Feniseta  tarquinius  .  .  . 

Food-plants 

Foresight  of  larvae  .  .  . 
Friendly  butterfly  .... 
Geodena,  new  Afric.  spp.  . 

Ghost  moth 

Gipsy  moth 

Cirpa,  new  Afric.  spp.    . 
Gonimbrasia   longicaudata 

137- 
Gononieta  fitan       .... 

Goodia  n.  gen 

new  Afric.  spp.  .     . 


.  127 

•  99 

•  99 

•  73 
.  261 

62,63 

.  262 

•  99 

•  5i 
.  126 

•  330 
.  176 
.  174 
.  107 

•  342 


•  36 

-  83 
102,  3 

.  64 

.  167 

.  169 

.  169 

.  141 

•  234 

•  14 

•  303 

.  269 

•  52 

.  61 

.  268 

.  158 

.  60 

n.  sp. 


137 
178 
179 


•  15 
.  248 

•  341 

•  177 
.  24 

•  157 
39,  84, 


Grapla  com  ma        .     .     .     .    14,  53 
zephyrus,  food  of    .     .  220 

Greasy  L 297 

Heliothis  armiger      .     .     10,  pi.  v 

Hepialns  huinuli 268 

Hcstia  rinkiuensis  n.  sp.  .  .  337 
Hcterocainpa  manteo  .  .  .  262 
Hydrcecia  media/is  ....  87 
micacea  .  .  .  51,  87 
Hylemera,  new  Afric.  spp.  .  .  61 

Ichthyiira       77,  170 

Jamaica,  L.  of 3 

Larinopoda  me/andeta  n.  sp.    .     25 

Larvae,  various 310 

Lasiocampidse 248 

Latoia,  new  Afric.  spp.  .  .  .  103 
Lepasta  africana  n.  sp.  .  .  .  343 
Leucoma  gracillima  n.  sp.  .  .  64 
Limacodes  cretacea  n.  sp.  .  .  107 

Lithosidse 138,  213 

Long  Island,  L.  of  .  .  .  .116 
Lycczna  sonorensis  .  .  .  .125 
Lyctznesthes,  new  Afric.  spp.  25-7 
Macrurucampa  n.  gen.  ...  34 
Plainest ra  lan^nida  n.  sp.  .  .  100 
segrcgata  n.  sp.  .  100 
Megadrepana  cinerea  n.  sp.  .  178 
Mircsa,  new  Afric.  spp.  .  .  104-5 
Movements  of  pupae  ....  264 
Mynes  dohertyi  n.  sp.  .  .  .  337 
Natada  melainpepla.  n.  sp.  .  .  107 

Neoarctia  n.  gen 141 

New  N.  A.  genera  and  species 
20,  34,  59,  83,  97,  98,  132,  133,  141, 
169,  207,  241,  248,  308,  336. 
North  Carolina,  L.  of      .     .  So,  189 
Notodonta  stragnla     ....  255 
Nyc temera  fallax  n.  sp.      .     .     59 

-  -  159 

•  •  338 

IOO 

99 

212 

211 
212 

M 


Ocyton,  new  Afric.  spp.        . 

Oncocnemls  Colorado  n.  sp. 

pndorata  n.  sp. 

/'amplii/a  a/cina  n.  sp.    .     . 

strcckeri  n.  sp.     . 

yehl  n.  sp 
I\wnias  astylus,  food  of .     . 


IV 


INDEX. 


Papilio  elwesii 279 

eurymedon     ....  243 

policenoides   .     .     .     .  pi.  i 

Parasa  viridissima  n.  sp.    .     .   102 

Phraginatobia  assiniilans    .     .     16 

Plegapteryx,  new  Afric.  spp.  172,  3 

Plusia  bimaculata 225 

Prolatoia,  new  Afric.  g.  spp.  107,  8 
Pseudaletis,  Afric.  spp.  .  .  pi.  i 
Psychide,  larval  cases  of  N.  A.  320 

Pt i/itra  n.  gen 103 

"       argyraspis  n.  sp.     .     .   104 

Pyrameis  huntera 14 

Redoa  ogovensis  n.  sp.  ...  63 
Rhypteira,  new  Afric.  spp. .  106,  7 

Saturnidae 112 

Schizura  ipoincea 158 

Scotogramma  luteola  n.  sp.  .  101 
uniformis  n.  sp.  101 
Semyra  lineata  n.  sp.  ...  102 
Setagrotis  terrific  a  n.  sp.  .  .  98 
Sphinx  franc  kii  n.  sp.  .  .  .  133 

Spilosoma  prinia 127 

Soloe  biguttata  n.  sp 62 

Stibolepis  abluta  n.  sp.  .  .  .  343 
Sulychra,  new  Afric.  spp.  .  .  63 

Synchlos  crocale 158 

Synonymic  and  structural  notes  33 
Tagiades  dannatti  n.  sp.  .  .  309 
Teinorhyncha  n.  gen.  .  .  .  106 
umbra  n.  sp.  .  106 
Tegulata?  nigristriata  n.  sp.  .  341 
Temperature  and  color  .  .  .  321 
Thaleropsis  trigona  .  .  .  pi.  i 
Thyinistada,  new  Afric.  spp.  .  180 
Tingra,  new  Afric.  spp.  .  22,  23 
Tmetocera  ocellana  n.  sp.  .  .  196 

Vanessa  antiopa 52 

Venturesome  butterfl.  13,  14,  54,  90 

MYRIAPODA. 

Lithobius  dorsospinoruni,  ne- 
brascensis,  sexdentatus,  n. 
spp.  ...  247 

New  N.  A.  species      .     .     241,  247 
NEUROPTERA. 

Amphientomum  hageni  .     .     .  268 


Different  species  in  coitu     .     .  268 

Lestes  eurinus 330 

Mantispa,  self  mutilation  by  .  295 
New  N.  A.  species  and  genera 

132,  207,  278,  336. 
White  ants,  ravages  of    ...  269 

ORTHOPTERA. 

Acridium  obscurum  .  .  .48,  50 
Blatta  orientalis  ....  48,  50 

Digestive  system 47 

Grasshoppers  in  Minnesota  .  263 
New  N.  A.  genera  and  species 

20,  59,  132,  162,  207,  241,  307,  308 
Scudderia  furculata    .     .     .48,  50 

THYSANURA. 

Acharutes  brevipennis  n.  sp.  .  182 
marmoratus  .  .  .184 
nivicola  .  .  .  .184 

New  N.  A.  species  65,  182,  241,  278, 

336. 
Papirius  unicolor  n.  sp.  ...     65 

CONTRIBUTORS  TO  VOL.  IV. 

Aich,  H 15 

Ashmead,  W.  H., 278 

Ashton,  T.  B 145 

Banks,  N. 268 

Bassett,  H.  F.,  .     .     .     .     153,  223 

Bean,  T.  E., 220,  234 

Calvert,  P.   P.,   200,  268,  313,  and 

Ent.  Lit. 

Chagnon,  G., 76 

Chapman,  T.  A., 268 

Cholodkovsky,  N.,  ....  52 
Cockerell,  T  D.  A.,  42,  72,  iSS,  317 

Cook,  H.  J., 13 

Coquillett,  D.  W.,       ....  208 

Cross,  E.  W 14 

Daggett,  F.  S.,  .  .  .  .  15,  263 
Davidson,  A.,  ....  151,  194 
Davis,  G.  C.,  ...  31,  115,  135 

Doll,  J., 310 

Dyar,  H.  G.,  33,  112,  138,  170,  2:3, 

243,  247,  253,  262,  310,  320. 

Edcly,  F.  A., 52 

Ehrmann,  G.  A.,    .     .     .     .75,  309 


INDEX. 


Fall,  H.  C., 235 

Field,  W.  L.  W 14(54) 

Forbush,  E.  H., 159 

Foulks,  O.  D., 261 

Fox,  W.  J.,.        .     .  3,  134,  143,  234 

Fyles,  T.  W 159,  225 

Gillette,  C.  P.,    ...  28,  166,  210 

Goodhue,  C.  F., 16 

Hamilton,  J.,      ....     187,  217 
Harvey,  F.  L.,    .     .     .     .      65,  182 

Healy,  J.  L 295 

Holland,  W.  J.,  22,  59,  102,  136,  170, 

337- 

Holstein,  G.  W., 300 

Horn,  G.  H.,     .     .     .     .     .     .281 

Johnson,  C.  W.,      ....     3,  91 

Jones,  F.  M., 189 

Joutel,  L.  H., 270 

Kenyon,  F.  C., 247 

Kirby,  W.  F.,     .     ...     .     .     .128 

Knaus,  W., 293 

Kunze,  R.  E.,     .     .     .     .     109,  269 

Laurent,  P.,        6,  285 

Lembert,  J.  B.,  .     .     .    .     125,  303 

Liebeck,  C.,       121 

Longley,  W.  E., 261 

Mason,  J.  T. 157 

McKnight,  C., 127 

Meeske,  H., 116 

Merkle,  A., 202 


Neumoegen,  B.,  133,  138,  213,  248 
Osborn,  H.,  .......  92 

Oslar,  E.  J. 226 

Owen,  E.  T., 246 

Packard,  A.  S.,  ...  77,  167 
Patton,  W.  H.,.  .  .  .  203,  302 
Phillips,  J.M.,  .......  54 

Pocock,  R.  I., 270 

Rowley,  R.  R., 264 

Schaufuss,  C.  F., 12 

Skinner,  H.,  .  .  64,  80,  211,  318 
Slosson,  Mrs.  A.  T.,  .  51,  249,  287 
Smith,  J.  B.,  4,  39,  80,  84,  87,  98, 

113,  119,  191,  221,  292  and  Econ. 

Ent. 

Snyder,  A.  J., 73 

Snyder,  W.  E.,       118 

Stokes,  A.  C 90 

Stromberg,  C.  W.,  .  .  149,  283 
Townsend,  C.  H.  T.,  13,  69,  158, 

163,  242,  246,  267,  277,  302. 

Ulke,  H., 54 

Villanes,  H., 200 

Watson,  J., 279 

Webster,  F.  M.,  128,  186,  227,  268, 

295- 

Westcott,  O.  S., 91 

Wickham,  H.  F.,  .     .     .     .    i,  302 

Willard,  H.  G., 127 

Williston,  S.  W.,  .     .     .     113,  114 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 


AND 


PROCEEDINGS  OE  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION, 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 


VOL.    IV. 


JANUARY,   1893. 


No.  i. 


CONTENTS: 


\Vickham — Collecting  in  the  Far  North  i 
Fox   and  Johnson. — Lepidoptera  from 

Jamaica 3 

Smith — Elementary  Entomology 4 

Laurent — Coleoptera  of  N.  Carolina 6 

Editorial 8 

Economic  Entomology 9 


Notes  and  News 12 

Entomological  Literature 16 

Entomological  Section.... 21 

Holland — Some  African  Butterflies 22 

Gillette— Colorado  Cynipidae 28 

Davis — A  new  Ichneumonid 31 

Dyar — Synonymic  and  structural  notes  33 


COLLECTING  IN  THE  FAR  NORTH.-Part  II. 

II.  THE  STIKINE  RIVER. 

By  H.   F.   WICKHAM,  Io\va  City,  Iowa. 

Not  having  a  tent  I  used  an  old  quilt  to  make  a  shelter  large 
enough  to  crawl  under  at  night  in  the  vain  hope  of  being  able  to 
keep  out  the  mosquitoes  by  fastening  down  the  end  after  I  had 
entered.  In  the  morning  I  used  to  find  numerous  little  beetles 
on  the  outside,  evidently  attracted  by  some  peculiarity  in  the 
color  or  odor  of  my  domicile,  since  they  occurred  rarely  on  other 
shelters  in  the  camp;  among  these  captures  may  be  enumerated 
the  following  species:  Porrhodites  feuestralis,  Lothrimceum  sp., 
Olophrum  porcum,  Pediacus  fuscus,  Ilawticus  serratus,  Ctznos- 
celis  cryptophaga,  Corticaria  scrricollis  and  Podabrus  scabra. 
The  summit  of  the  hill,  which  is  divided  by  the  canon  furnished 
a  number  of  Cryptohypnus  nocturnns,  found  beneath  a  log. 

After  a  few  days  had  been  spent  at  the  canon,  a  party  of  In- 
dians came  up  the  river  in  canoes  on  their  way  to  the  Tahltau 
village  above  Glenora,  and  with  them  I  engaged  passage  as  far 
as  the  latter  place.  At  one  of  our  stops  I  managed  to  find  a  te\\ 


ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [January, 

specimens  of  Aegialia  rufescens  under  a  piece  of  wood  nearly 
buried  in  sand,  but  not  much  else  of  interest  occurred,  excepting 
Opisthius  Richardsonii,  a  specimen  of  which  I  washed  out  of  the 
bank. 

Glenora  was  reached  at  last,  and,  through  the  kindness  of  the 
Inspector  of  Customs,  I  was  soon  installed  in  the  building  for- 
merly used  as  the  Custom  House.  This  place  was  a  thriving  and 
busy  little  town  during  the  days  of  the  gold  excitement,  but  is 
now  almost  deserted,  except  by  a  few  miserable  and  diseased  In- 
dians who  manage  to  exist  on  fish  and  berries,  with  what  little 
additional  food  they  can  procure  of  the  white  traders  near  by. 
The  country  here  proved  very  different  from  what  I  had  seen  on 
the  lower  river,  rising  in  terraces  from  the  stream,  the  sides  and 
tops  of  the  benches  being  covered  with  a  growth  of  conifers  and 
shrubbery,  but  not  of  so  imprenetable  a  character  as  near  the 
coast.  The  insects  found  proved  quite  different,  as  a  comparison 
of  lists  will  show. 

Close  to  the  river,  under  rubbish  and  drift-wood,  were  found 
several  species  of  Ne.bria  in -small  numbers.  N.  metallica,  hud- 
sonica,  Sahlbergi  and  Manner heimii,  with  Opisthius  Richardsonii, 
Bembidium  planatum,  planiuscuhim,  striola  and  lucidum,  and 
Platyrus piceolus.  In  damp  spots  under  dung  occurred  Platy- 
tcthus  americanus,  Tachinus  semirufus  and  some  Aleocharini. 
Beneath  the  bark  of  a  log  lying  near  the  water  I  got  a  series  of 
Omalium pusilhtm,  Dryocoetesaffaler2C&&  Polygraphus  rufipennis. 
Up  on  the  terrace,  where  the  soil  was  dry,  the  fauna  was  of  a  dif- 
ferent character,  and  here  I  got  Bembidium  monelum,  Harpalus 
cautus  and  rujimanus;  under  burnt  logs  a  few  Cytilus  trivittatus 
were  seen,  beneath  sound  ones  I  took  one  example  each  of  Pla- 
tycerus  depressus  and  Adimonia  externa.  In  fungi,  besides  a  lot 
of  Staphylinidae,  I  took  a  few  Hallomemis punctilatus  and  Tetra- 
toma  concolor.  Beating  flowers  yielded  a  few  Centorhynchus  and 
a  few  single  specimens  of  Leptura  subargentata,  Bnprestis  Langii 
was  seen  once  on  the  rafters  of  a  cabin. 

Sickness  and  the  advance  of  the  season  impelled  me  to  leave 
after  a  short  stay  here,  and  I  took  the  opportunity  offered  by  the 
return  of  the  Indians  to  go  back  with  them.  Our  return  trip 
was  made  in  short  time  and  with  little  labor,  having  the  current 
and  often  the  wind  in  our  favor,  we  reached  the  mouth  of  the 
river  after  only  seventeen  hours  of  actual  travel. 


1893.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  3 

LIST  OF  LEPIDOPTERA  FROM  JAMAICA,  W.  I. 

By  WM.  J.   Fox,  and  C.  W.  JOHNSON. 

The  species  included  in  this  list  were  taken  by  us  during-  a  short 
visit  to  Jamaica  in  the  months  of  April  and  part  of  May,  1891. 
At  the  time  of  our  visit  insects  of  all  orders  were  very  scarce, 
though  the  majority  of  the  species  mentioned  herein,  with  a  few 
exceptions,  occurred  rather  commonly.  The  greater  part  of  the 
collection  was  made  at  Kingston,  Bog  Walk  and  Port  Antonio. 
In  addition  to  those  species  captured  by  us,  we  saw  at  Port  An- 
tonio Urania  Sloanus,  Aganisthos  odius  Fab.  and  two  specimens 
of  the  very  rare  Papilio  homerus.  About  twenty-five  additional 
species  of  moths  are  not  included,  as  it  was  impossible  for  us  to 
identify  them  at  the  present  time.  To  Dr.  Henry  Skinner  we 
are  indebted  for  verifying  the  identifications. 

RHOPALOCERA. 

Nymphalidae:  Danais  Jamaicensis  Bates,  Heliconius  charitonius 
L. ,  Coleznis  delilia  Fab.,  Dione  vanilla;  L.,  Euptoieta  hegesia 
Cram. ,  Junonia genoveva  Cram. ,  Anartiajathrophez  L. ,  Victorinia 
steneles  L. ,  Adelpha  abyla  Hew. ,  Calisto  zangis  Fab. ,  Cystineura 
dorcas  Fab.,  Dynamine  zetes  Men.,  Ancea  troglodyta  Fab.  Ly- 
caenidae:  Thecla  eurtyulus  Hiib. ,  T.  pan  Dr.,  Lyccena  theonns 
Luc.,  L.  filenus  Poey,  two  undet.  spp.  Papilionidas:  Eurema 
dtrina  Poey,  E.  Westwoodi  Luc.,  E.  lisa  Bd.  L.,  E.  gnathene 
Bd.,  E.  bulcea  Bd. ,  E.  thymetus  Poey,  E.  elathea  Cram.,  Picris 
monuste  L.,  Catopsilia  rorata  Butl.,  C.  dry  a  Bd.,  C.  statira  Cram., 
Papilio  thersites  Fab.,  P.  pelaus  Fab.,  P.  poly  damns  var.  poly- 
crates  Hofm.  Hesperidae:  Thymele  tityrus  Fab. ,  T.  protens  L., 
Aethylia  amp  hi  on  Hiib. ,  Carystus  tripunctatus  H.  S. ,  Pamphila 
phyheus  Dr. ,  P.  pustula  Hub.,  P.  coscinus  H.  S.,  P.  syhicola 
H.  S.,  P.  amyntas  Fab.,  Hesperia  syrichtus  Fab.,  Nisonaidcs 
philemon,  Achlyodes gesta  H.  S.,  six  unidentified  species. 

HETEROCERA. 

Empyreuma  pugione  L. ,  Camposin  crcdnla,  Laitron  vinosa  Dr. , 
Pareuchates  cadaverosa  Grote,    Ecpanthcria  ui^n'p/a^n  Walk., 
Utethesia  vemista  Dalm.,  Agrotis  disccrnans  Walk.,   Had  out  ui- 
signis  Walk.,  Homoptera  sp. ,  Mni^aroiiia  hyaliuata  L. 


4  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [January, 

ELEMENTARY  ENTOMOLOGY. 

LEPIDOPTERA-HETEROCERA  (Moths). 
By  Prof.  JOHN  B.   SMITH,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

Following  the  Limacodidae  in  our  lists  are  the  Psychidae.  There 
is  really  very  little  to  associate  this  latter  family  with  any  that 
have  gone  before,  nor  that  immediately  follow,  but  I  have  no 
more  satisfactory  location  to  propose.  The  larvae  of  this  family 
are  all  bag  worms;  that  is,  they  make  a  bag  or  case  for  their  pro- 
tection, which  they  carry  with  them  everywhere,  and  in  which 
the  entire  larval  life  is  passed.  The  females,  indeed,  usually  do 
not  leave  their  case  at  all,  but  are  wingless  or  larviform,  and  the 
eggs  frequently  develop  or  mature  within  the  abdomen  without 
being  laid  in  the  ordinary  way.  In  due  time  the  young  cater- 
pillars hatch  and  then  eat  their  way  through  the  egg-shell,  the 
mother  womb  and  out  of  the  old  bag.  They  start  a  case  of  their 
own  almost  immediately,  and  enlarge  this  as  growth  renders  it 
necessary.  The  cases  are  characteristic,  and  differ  in  the  species; 
some  are  -made  of  silk  alone,  some  are  covered  with  leaf  frag- 
ments, and  some  with  little  sticks.  It  is  interesting  that,  in  some 
exotic  species,  the  bags  differ  in  the  sexes;  not  only  in  size,  but 
also  in  make  up.  That  of  the  male  will  often  have  a  larger, 
stouter  twjg  or  stick  projecting  below  it,  and  on  this  it  rests  when 
emerged  from  the  pupa,  and  until  it  is  fully  mature.  The  female, 
which  does  not  leave  her  house  at  all,  requires  no  such  structure, 
and  therefore  builds  none.  The  male  insects  are  always  winged, 
the  wings  frequently  quite  large,  often  transparent,  or  thinly 
clothed  with  scales,  the  color  usually  black.  The  antennae  are 
pectinated,  often  even  plumose.  The  tongue  is  short,  or  almost 
wanting,  in  the  female  rudimentary.  The  venation  is  as  curious 
and  aberrant  as  is  the  rest  of  the  insect,  and  it  varies  considerably 
within  family  limits.  The  median  cell  is  always  divided  on  both 
wings;  an  accessory  cell  may  be  present  either  at  the  upper  or 
lower  angle  of  the  cell;  the  veins  sometimes  branch  before  they 
reach  the  margin,  and  the  internal  veins  are  either  branched,  or, 
on  the  primaries,  with  a  long  fork  at  the  base.  In  our  lists  Pcro- 
phora  and  Lacosoma  are  referred  to  this  family.  Mr.  Kirby 
thinks  they  do  not  belong  here,  and  refers  them  to  the  Drepanu- 
liike,  which  may  or  mav  not  be  correct.  They  are  probably  not 
Psychidae. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  5 

The  Dioptidae  is  an  interesting  family,  of  which  we  have  in  our 
fauna  a  single  genus  and  species  only,  Phryganidia  calif  arnica, 
and  I  am  not  so  certain  but  that  this  really  belongs  with  some  of  the 
exotic  forms  which  I  have  seen.  Based  on  our  species  the  family 
has  large,  somewhat  thinly-scaled  wings,  the  primaries  with  one, 
secondaries  with  two  internal  veins.  On  both  wings  veins  3  and 
4  are  on  a  long  stalk,  separating  toward  the  outer  margin,  and  5 
is  from  the  cross-vein,  almost  exactly  at  its  middle.  On  the  sec- 
ondaries 6  and  7  are  stalked,  and  on  the  primaries  veins  7  to  10 
.are  all  from  the  same  stalk.  The  antennae  of  the  male  are  lengthily 
pectinated,  of  the  female  simple,  and  the  tongue  is  only  moder- 
ately developed.  I  am  strongly  inclined  to  refer  the  species  very 
near  to  the  Lithosiidae,  if  not  to  them  directly.  In  its  larval  his- 
tory it  is  very  like  Euphanessa,  especially  in  having  a  naked  pupa 
suspended  by  the  tail,  and  in  other  features  they  are  not  dissimilar. 
The  genus  is  a  rather  aberrant  one,  was  referred  to  the  Psychidae 
by  Packard,  to  the  Zygsenidae  by  Stretch,  and  to  the  Dioptidae  by 
Butler.  It  must  not  be  taken  as  giving  the  characters  of  the 
latter  family,  except  in  so  far  as  Phryganidia  is  a  member  of  it. 

The  Notodontidae  again  contain  a  considerable  number  of 
genera  and  species,  and  a  considerable  diversity  of  form  and 
habitus.  As  a  rule  the  head  is  retracted,  very  small,  the  tongue 
only  moderately  developed,  or  more  usually  entirely  wanting; 
the  ocelli  are  wanting  in  the  genera  examined  by  me,  and  the 
male  antennae  are  lengthily  pectinated,  those  of  the  female  being 
unusually  -short  in  some  genera.  The  thorax  is  proportionately 
short,  while  the  abdomen  is  proportionately  long  in  most  in- 
stances. These  proportions  of  head,  thorax  and  abdomen  serve 
to  give  the  members  of  this  family  a  distinctive  appearance, 
which,  once  recognized,  makes  placing  the  insect  easy,  at  a 
glance.  The  legs  are  usually  clothed  with  long  hair,  and  are 
subequal  in  length,  the  posterior  very  little  longer,  unlike  those 
of  the  Noctuidae,  where  they  are  often  double  the  length  of  the 
others.  The  wings  are  of  moderate  or,  proportionately,  rather 
large  size,  primaries  with  one,  secondaries  with  two  internal  veins; 
vein  5  of  each  wing  from  the  cross-vein  nearer  to  6  than  to  .\. 
There  is  quite  a  diversity  in  the  appearance  of  the  larva,  and 
some  difference  in  habits  of  pupation.  Some  make  an  under- 
ground cell,  others  spin  a  more  or  less  dense  cocoon  and  pupate 
above  ground. 


6  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [January, 

The  Platypterygidae  is  a  small  family  of  easily  recognized  forms. 
The  body  is  rather  slight,  the  parts  fairly  proportioned.  The 
mouth  parts  are  moderately  developed,  the  ocelli  are  wanting  and 
the  male  antennae  are  pectinated.  The  legs  are  subequal  in  length. 
The  wings  are  large  and  broad,  the  primaries  distinctly  falcate, 
giving  the  species  a  characteristic  appearance.  Both  fore  and 
hind  wings  have  one  internal  or  free  vein  only,  and  5  is  nearer  to 
4  than  to  6;  an  oblique,  somewhat  sinuous  vein  closing  the  cell. 
On  the  secondaries  the  subcostal  branches,  giving  rise  to  6  and 
7,  before  the  end  of  the  cell.  The  proportion  and  form  of  the 
wings  give  the  venation  a  somewhat  butterfly-like  appearance. 


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Coleoptera  of  the  Mountainous  Region  of  North  Carolina. 

By  PHILIP  LAURENT,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

I  had  often  desired  to  take  a  trip  to  the  mountains  of  North 
Carolina,  and  when  my  friend,  Dr.  Skinner,  made  the  proposition 
for  a  two  weeks'  collecting  trip  to  this  region,  I  at  once  consented. 
We  left  the  city  of  Philadelphia  on  July  5th  on  board  the  7.40 
p.  M.  train,  arriving  at  our  destination,  Cranberry,  N.  C.,  after  a 
ride  of  twenty-four  hours.  A  good  night's  rest  and  a  breakfast 
of  hot  corn-cakes,  oat-meal  and  hot  potatoes,  washed  down  with 
a  glass  of  fresh  milk,  and  we  were  ready  for  a  hard  day's  work. 
From  recent  articles  that  I  had  read  I  was  led  to  believe  that 
many  rare  and  possibly  new  species  would  be  found  in  this  re- 
gion, and  possibly  there  may  be  among  the  foot-hills  or  during 
the  months  of  June  and  August,  but  I  doubt  it  very  much  owing 
to  the  nature  of  the  country,  which  consists  of  nothing  but  forest- 
covered  hills  and  mountains,  very  little  land  being  under  cultiva- 
tion. My  first  day's  collecting  convinced  me  that  little  new  ma- 
terial was  to  be  found,  as  the  majority  of  the  species  captured 
represented  old,  familiar  faces  that  I  had  often  seen  while  col- 
lecting in  Pennsylvania  and  New  Jersey.  Much  rain  had  fallen 
during  the  two  weeks  previous  to  our  arrival,  which  may  partly 
account  for  the  scarcity  of  insect  life.  During  our  two  weeks' 
stay  I  captured  two  hundred  and  twenty-eight  species  of  Cole- 
optera,  represented  by  about  fourteen  hundred  specimens,  among 
the  lot  being  a  few  rare  species.  Among  the  rarer  species  taken 
and  species  not  generally  found  in  the  Northern  and  Middle 


IS93-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  7 

States,  I  might  mention  the  following  as  being  of  particular  in- 
terest to  the  Coleopterist:  Cychrus  canadensis  Chd.,  Pterostichns 
grandiceps  Chd.,  Mycctina  perpulchra  Newm.,  Endomy chits  bi- 
giittatus  Say,  Deltometopus  amcenicornis  Say,  Microrrhagus  tri- 
angularis  f  Say,  Corymbites  hamatus  Say,  Agrilus  acutipennis 
Mann.,  Geotrupes  Balyi  Jek.,  Anomala  marginata  Fab.,  Cen- 
trodera  decolorata  Harr. ,  Toxotus  cylindricollis  Say,  Leptnra 
biforis  Newm. 

Our  collecting  was  all  done  at  an  elevation  of  three  thousand 
feet  and  upwards,  the  highest  point  reached  being  that  of  Grand- 
father Mount,  the  height  of  which  is  close  to  six  thousand  feet. 
I  was  in  hopes  of  adding  some  new  material  to  my  collection  of 
water  beetles,  but  of  them  it  might  properly  be  said  that  they 
were  conspicuous  by  their  absence.  Gyrimis  analis  Say,  or  a 
closely  allied  species,  being  the  only  water  beetle  observed,  the 
icy  coldness  of  the  streams  and  ponds  no  doubt  accounting  for 
the  absence  of  water  beetles  as  well  as  other  aquatic  insects. 


A  NATURALIST'S  FLEAS.— A  naturalist,  who  is  both  an  ardent  student 
in  his  branch  of  science,  and  absent-minded  to  a  degree  which  keeps  his 
family  on  the  alert,  recently  celebrated  his  silver  wedding.  Many  guests 
were  invited  for  the  occasion,  and  the  house  was  made  ready  for  the  re- 
ception of  the  company. 

Just  as  the  first  guest  arrived  one  of  the  daughters  was  sent  to  summon 
the  father,  who  had  not  come  from  his  study.  Care  had  been  taken  that 
he  should  be  reminded  to  dress  in  time,  so  he  was  all  ready,  and  at  the 
summons  the  daughter  noticed  that  her  father  carried  in  his  hand  a  small 
wooden  box,  and  as  he  shook  hands  with  the  nearest  guest  she  saw  him 
drop  it.  The  cover  rolled  off,  but  she  gave  a  sigh  of  relief  when  she  saw 
that  the  box  was  apparently  empty. 

The  naturalist,  however,  uttered  a  cry  of  dismay,  and  instantly  went 
down  on  his  hands  and  knees  in  a  vain  attempt  to  gather  up  something. 

"  Have  you  spilled  anything,  father?"  she  asked. 

"Spilled  anything!"  he  echoed,  in  evident  indignation  over  her  calm 
tone.  "  I  have  lost  fifty  fleas  that  I  have  just  received  from  Egypt!" 

The  effect  of  this  intelligence  on  the  family  was  nothing  in  comparison 
to  the  effect  the  catastrophe  had  upon  the  company  before  the  evening 
was  over,  and  the  only  thing  that  the  naturalist  suid  to  his  friends  in  an- 
swer to  their  congratulations  upon  his  happy  married  life,  so  his  daughter 
declared  after  all  was  over,  was  to  ask  that  if  they  carried  away  any  of 
his  Egyptian  fleas  they  would  return  the  insects  to  him.— Newspaper. 


8  [January, 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS. 


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be  said  to  be  a  well-grown,  vigorous  child,  having  safely  gotten  through 
its  infancy.  •  The  present  number  contains  thirty-two  pages,  which  is  just 
double  the  number  with  which  it  commenced  its  existence.  It  is  the  only 
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journal  treating  of  the  same  subject.  It  has  been  our  endeavor  to  im- 
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editor,  and  Rev.  H.  C.  McCook  and  Mr.  Charles  Liebeck  made  members 
of  the  Advisory  Committee.  We  have  decided  to  present  all  the  more 
scientific  or  technical  papers  to  the  Entomological  Section  of  the  Academy 
and  have  them  read  before  that  body  and  published  under  the  special 
heading  in  the  NEWS  entitled,  Proceedings  of  the  Entomological  Section. 
We  wish  to  emphatically  state  that  all  such  papers  will  be  published  ac- 
cording to  date  of  reception,  and  all  other  papers  the  same  way,  only 
making  two  separate  classes.  We  are  obliged  to  issue  papers  according 
to  priority  of  reception  from  the  standpoint  of  equity. 


PICTURES  for  the  album  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  have 
been  received  from  Mr.  I.  C.  Martindale,  Prof.  John  B.  Smith,  Charles  S. 
Welles,  Dr.  W.  J.  Holland,  Prof.  G.  C.  Davis,  E.  Y.  Beales,  M.  Y.  Slin- 
gerland,  Howard  Evarts  Weed,  Alda  M.  Sharp,  T.  B.  Ashton  and  B. 
Neumoegen,  Esq.  We  have  room  for  many  more. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS. 

DEPARTMENT  OF  ECONOMIC  ENTOMOLOGY, 


Edited  by  Prof.  JOHN  B.  SMITH,  Sc.  D.,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J, 


Introduction  of  Predaceous  Insects.— In  "  Science,"  No.  509,  for  Nov.  4, 
1892,  Mr.  Camillo  F.  Schaufuss,  gives  an  account  of  the  efforts  made  by 
Mr.  A.  D.  Hopkins,  of  the  Virginia  Station,  to  collect  and  introduce  into 
our  country  the  European  Clerus  formicarms  L.  to  assist  in  destroying 
the  Scolytids  which  are  so  injurious  to  Virginian  forests.  Mr.  Schaufuss 
considers  the  experiment  a  promising  one,  and  sees  no  reason  why  it 
should  not  prove  successful.  There  seems  no  real  reason,  perhaps,  win- 
it  should  not  be;  but  it  would  not  be  well  to  anticipate  too  much.  There 
would  seem  to  be  no  reason  why  our  allied  American  species  should  not 
increase  sufficiently  to  control  the  Scolytids,  but  they  do  not  seem  to  do 
so.  There  is  not  even  proof  that  Clerus  formicarius  in  its  own  home  is 
in  itself  a  large  factor  in  controlling  Scolytids.  The  thorough  forestry 
organization  of  Germany  is  alone  sufficient  to  minimize  injury;  the  re- 
moval of  every  diseased  or  infested  tree;  the  systematic  collection  of 
fallen  branches;  the  utilization  of  absolutely  everything  not  needed  by 
living  trees,  is  exactly  what  intelligence  would  dictate,  and,  where  the 
•destructive  insects  themselves  are  placed  at  so  great  a  disadvantage,  pre- 
daceous  insects  may  be  relatively  much  more  numerous  and  effective. 
The  result  of  the  experiment  will  be  watched  with  interest. 

It  is  perhaps  a  trifle  unfortunate  that  Dr.  Riley's  experiment,  the  intro- 
duction of  Vedalia  to  destroy  Icerya  was  so  splendidly  and  rapidly  suc- 
cessful. The  success  has  become  so  widely  and  generally  known  that  it 
seems  to  have  become  a  fixed  idea  with  many  that  all  sorts  of  injurious 
species  can  be  controlled  in  the  same  way.  I  have  been  asked  many 
times  by  all  sorts  and  conditions  of  men  why  I  don't  try  to  do  something 
of  that  kind  for  our  common  pests.  Dr.  Riley's  experiment  was  made 
under  unusual  circumstances,  and  on  a  strictly  scientific  basis,  with  all  the 
chances  in  his  favor.  He  had  to  do  with  an  introduced  insect,  which,  in 
its  own  home,  was  not  particularly  abundant  or  destructive.  He  reasoned, 
correctly  enough,  that  if  it  could  be  discovered  why  the  insect  was  rare  at 
home  and  abundant  here,  the  conditions  might  be  made  more  similar. 
The  working  out  of  the  problem  deserves  all  possible  praise,  and  the  suc- 
cess was  signal.  The  natural  enemy  was  discovered,  its  history  was  made 
out,  and  it  was  introduced,  propagated  and  colonized.  The  insect  was 
only  asked  to  do  here  what  it  had  already  done  at  home,  and  was  placed 
in  surroundings  where  Icerya  only  was  familiar  to  it  as  prey.  The  same 
combination  of  circumstances  may  not  occur  again  for  years  in  favor  of 
an  experiment  of  that  kind. 

This  should  not  be  read  as  an  adverse  criticism  of  Mr.  Hopkins'  ex- 
periment, but  rather  as  a  warning  that  too  much  must  not  be  expected 
of  natural  enemies.  Nature  never  works  to  the  immediate  destruction 
of  its  creatures;  the  balance  is  so  nicely  adjusted  that  no  rapid  and  per- 


io  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [January, 

manent  changes  are  possible  until  man  intervenes,  and  then  he  turns  the 
balance,  nine  times  out  of  ten  in  favor  of  the  destructive  insect.  Feu- 
injurious  insects  are  more  commonly  parasitized  than  the  larva  of  Pieris 
rapes,  the  "  cabbage  worm."  Of  the  late  brood  it  is  difficult  to  find  chrys- 
alids  that  are  sound,  and  if  the  search  be  made  in  Spring,  not  one  per 
cent,  will  be  found  alive.  From  these  few  surving  pupae  butterflies  issue, 
and  from  the  vast  number  of  others  the  parasites— more  parasites  than 
the  butterflies  could  lay  eggs;  and  yet,  each  season,  from  the  few  Spring 
insects  we  get  swarms  of  butterflies  by  Summer,  and  in  mid-Summer 
hosts  of  larvae.  I  have  absolutely  no  faith  in  the  efficiency  of  parasites 
to  certainly  control  injurious  insects  under  present  artificial  conditions. 
Parasites  are  natural  checks  only,  and  the  check  may  be  placed  far  beyond 
the  point  where,  in  our  opinion,  the  insect  becomes  destructive. 

The  Elm  Leaf  Beetle.— In  number  2  of  vol.  v,  of  •' Insect  Life,"  issued 
November,  1892,  is  an  abstract  of  the  minutes  of  the  meeting  of  the  En- 
tomological Society  of  Washington  for  October,  1892,  in  which  occurs  the 
following  sentence:  "  He  [Prof.  Riley]  also  read  extracts  fiom  a  commu- 
nication from  Prof.  J.  B.  Smith,  who  had  found  the  eggs  of  a  second  brood 
of  Galerucella  xanihomcUena  at  New  Brunswick,  N.  J."  As  it  stands 
there,  the  sentence  is  somewhat  misleading,  and  effectually  contradicts 
the  papers  on  the  subject,  published  by  me  earlier  in  the  season,  which 
was  not  intended.  The  essential  part  of  my  letter  to  Dr.  Riley  is  dated 
August  3ist,  is  as  follows:  "  I  have  to-day — since  writing  you  this  morn- 
ing— discovered  here  and  there  patches  of  eggs  of  G.  xaiiilioiticlczna, 
and  one  brood  of  newly-hatched  larvae  on  the  new  foliage  of  the  elms. 
The  parent  beetles  are  the  results  of  the  latest  larvae  of  the  first  brood 
and  there  are  very  few  of  them  about.  I  will  have  to  be  away  for  the  next 
few  days,  but  I  will  have  some  of  the  beetles  collected  and  prepared  for 
study.  It  is  due  to  myself  to  say  that  I  found  nothing  of  the  kind  in  pre- 
vious years,  and  due  to  you  to  say  that  facts  have  verified  your  suggestion 
that,  with  abundant  fresh  food,  some  of  the  beetles  would,  exceptionally, 
produce  a  second  brood,  as  in  Winter  they  exceptionally  produce  a  third. 
It  is  a  remarkable  fact  that,  from  early  in  July  until  late  in  August,  no  eggs, 
should  have  been  seen,  while  now,  quite  suddenly,  there  is  no  difficulty 
in  finding  them,  though  they  are  by  no  means  abundant." 

A  few  days  later  when  I  again  had  an  opportunity  of  examining  the 
trees,  eggs  had  not  increased,  nor  was  there  any  increase  later  on.  The 
larvae  that  hatched  from  them  fed  slowly,  many  starved  to  death,  and  a 
very  small  proportion  only  reached  the  imago  state.  The  oviposition  for 
a.  second  brood  is  decidedly  exceptional  among  the  beetles.  It  is  curious 
that  the  beetles  emerging  in  July  should  have  made  no  attempt  to  oviposit, 
while  of  the  same  brood,  some  emerging  after  the  middle  of  August 
should  have  reproduced  their  kind. 

Corn-worm. — This  pest,  the  larva  of  Heliothis  arinigcr,  has  been  more 
than  usually  abundant  during  the  past  season  in  New  Jersey.  Its  work  on 
corn  is  well  known,  and  is  well  illustrated  in  the  plate  accompanying  this. 


ENT.  NEWS,  Vol.  IV. 


PI.  V. 


INJURY  DONE  BY  THE  CORN-WORM  (HELIOTHIS  ARMIGER). 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  II 

number.  The  ears  were  picked  up  at  a  husking  in  Cumberland  County, 
and  they  were,  unfortunately,  by  no  means  exceptional  specimens.  The 
outer  rows  had  been  injured  to  a  very  considerable  extent,  but  damage 
decreased  rapidly  toward  the  centre  of  the  field,  indicating  that  the  in- 
sects had  come  on  from  the  outside.  But  it  was  not  on  corn  that  the 
greatest  money  injury  was  caused  by  the  pest,  but  on  tomatoes.  Dr. 
Riley  has  given  a  very  characteristic  figure  of  the  larva  on  tomato,  and  I 
had  abundant  opportunity  of  verifying  its  fondness  for  that  fruit  or  vege- 
table. Early  tomatoes  are  a  very  important  feature  in  the  money  crop 
of  the  farmers  of  southern  New  Jersey,  and  they  force  their  plants  along 
as  rapidly  as  possible  to  get  the  high  prices  ruling  for  early  specimen/;. 
Late  in  June  and  early  in  July,  they  realize  as  much  for  a  quart  as  they  do 
a  month  later  for  a  bushel.  In  1892  more  than  sixty  per  cent,  of  the  very 
earliest  tomatoes  were  destroyed  by  this  larva,  and  a  money  loss  was 
caused  totally  disproportionate  to  the  actual  percentage  of  the  crop  in- 
jured. The  same  larva  would  sometimes  enter  two  or  even  three  toma- 
toes in  succession,  and  even  where  little  eating  was  done,  the  rain  and 
dew  entering,  caused  decay.  Early  in  July  the  larvae  were  maturing  rap- 
idly, and  the  next  brood,  finding  an  abundance  of  sweet  corn,  neglected 
the  tomatoes,  which  were  not  thereafter  disturbed,  nor  did  I  find  the  larva? 
except  on  corn  when  this  was  available. 

To  deal  with  the  insects  on  the  tomato  is  not  easy.  Spraying  with  the 
kerosene  emulsion  has  been  attempted  with  some  success,  and  pyrethrum 
has  been  used  to  some  advantage.  Yet  the  measure  of  success  attained 
was  not  such  as  would  authorize  us  to  advise  the  use  of  either  with  con- 
fidence. In  my  opinion  the  insect  should  be  dealt  with  in  the  corn-fields 
by  means  of  thorough  fall  or  winter  plowing.  It  is  too  much  the  practice 
to  leave  the  corn  stocks  in  the  ground  over  winter,  and  the  insects,  which 
pass  the  winter  in  the  pupa  stage  some  four  to  six  inches  underground, 
are  left  undisturbed  until  spring,  when  they  are  ready  to  emerge.  Fall 
plowing  would  turn  many  of  these  pupae  to  the  surface  and  would  break 
up  the  cells  of  others,  so  that  the  earth  would  come  into  direct  contact 
with  them  and  by  its  alternate  freezing  and  thawing  would  destroy  them. 

The  Pear-Tree  Psylla.— This  is  the  title  of  Bulletin  44  from  the  Entomo- 
logical division  of  the  Cornell  University  Agricultural  Experiment  Station, 
and  it  is  written  by  Mr.  M.  Y.  Slingerland,  Prof.  Comstock's  assistant. 
Mr.  Slingerland  draws  a  vivid  picture  of  the  injury  caused  by  the  insect, 
explains  how  it  is  done,  give  us  a  very  complete  life-history,  and  finds 
that  the  kerosene  emulsion  even  when  greatly  diluted,  twenty-five  times, 
is  effective  in  destroying  the  nyrriphs.  Perhaps  the  most  interesting  part 
of  the  paper  is  the  result  or  non-result  of  the  use  of  a  variety  of  insecti- 
cides on  the  eggs  of  this  species.  It  was  found  that  kerosene,  kerosene 
emulsion,  turpentine,  turpentine  emulsion,  ben/ine,  crude  carbolic  acid 
emulsion  diluted  ten  times,  resinwash  of  triple  strength,  whale-oil  soap 
and  sulphide  of  potash  wash  double  strength,  were  all  equally  ineffective. 
The  result  was  somewhat  of  a  surprise,  and  yet  may  be  explained  by  the 


12  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [January. 

fact  that,  according  to  Mr.  Slingerland,  the  egg  is  quite  hard  and  may  be 
roughly  handled  without  injuring  it.  I  have  found  the  kerosene  emulsion 
entirely  ineffective  on  the  hard  eggs  of  ^[elittia  ccto  and  Anasa  tristis, 
but  quite  completely  effective  on  the  soft  eggs  of  certain  Tortricid  moths 
and  of  certain  Coccida;.  Chitine  of  any  thickness  resists  perfectly  the 
action  of  most  penetrants,  including  alcohol  and  chloroform,  yields  but 
slowly  to  potash,  carbolic  acid  or  acetic  acid,  but  is  readily  attacked  by  a 
saturated  solution  of  bichloride  of  lime,  or  by  eau  Jaralle  and  can  La- 
ban-ague.  In  such  strength  as  we  may  apply  them  on  vegetation,  I  be- 
lieve that  none  of  the  materials  named  will  injure  a  hard  shelled  egg, 
simply  because  they  could  not  penetrate  it.  This  will  explain,  also,  why, 
on  certain  bugs  like  Anasa  tristis  or  beetles  like  Macrodactylus  subspino- 
sus,  the  diluted  kerosene  is  ineffective,  and  even  the  pure  article  is  resisted 
quite  strongly.  On  such  insects  the  spiracles  offer  the  only  part  of  entry 
for  the  insecticide,  and  these  are  exceedingly  well  protected  in  the  cases 
mentioned.  The  softer  the  egg  or  the  insect,  and  the  less  protected  the 
spiracles  the  more  effective  becomes  the  kerosene  emulsion. 


Notes  and.  Ne^vvs. 

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To  Contributors.— All  contributions  will  be  considered  and  passed  upon  at  our 
earliest  convenience,  and  as  far  as  may  be,  will  be  published  according  to  date  of  recep- 
tion. ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  has  reached  a  circulation,  both  in  numbers  and  circumfer- 
ence, as  to  make  it  necessary  to  put  "copy''  into  the  hands  of  the  printer,  for  each  number, 
three  weeks  before  date  of  issue.  This  should  be  remembered  in  sending  special  or  im- 
portant matter  for  certain  issue.  Owing  to  low  subscription  rate,  "  extras"  will  be  charged 
for,  and  when  they  are  wanted,  it  should  be  so  stated  on  the  MS.  along  with  the  number 
desired.  The  receipt  of  all  papers  will  be  acknowledged.— ED. 


Ix  recent  years  the  bark-beetle,  Dendroctonnsfrontalis  Zimm.  has  ap- 
peared in  the  \Yest  Virginian  forests  with  very  disastrous  results.  To 
combat  it  in  some  measure,  Mr.  Andrew  D.  Hopkins,  entomologist  of 
the  Agricultural  Experiment  Station  at  Morgantown,  \Y.  Ya.,  has  formed 
the  plan  of  introducing  against  it  a  new  enemy  in  the  European  bark- 
beetle,  Clerusforinicarins  L.  For  this  purpose  Mr.  Hopkins  has  lately 
been  in  Germany,  and  has  here  applied  himself  with  great  skill  and  good 
fortune  to  the  collection  of  this  useful  insect,  and  to  the  study  of  its  con- 
ditions of  life.  He  has  taken  to  America  the  larva?  of  the  bark-beetle 
destroyer  in  various  stages,  as  well  as  the  pupa  and  imago,  all  in  their 
Winter  rest,  and  the  hope  is  entertained  that  if  they  arrive  there  in  healthy 
condition,  the  attempt  at  acclimation  can  begin  next  Spring. — CAMILLO 
F.  SCHAVFUSS,  Mus.  Dir.  Meissen,  Saxony. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  13 

RECENT  SYSTEMATIC  WORK  ox  THE  NORTH  AMERICAN  TACHINID.-K.— 
On  page  350  of  volume  iv  of  "  Insect  Life,"  there  appears  a  short  note 
on  the  writer's  systematic  work  on  the  Tachinicke.  With  the  sole  desire 
to  explain  my  position  so  that  my  work  may  not  be  misunderstood,  I  hope 
this  note  will  not  be  out  of  place.  I  have  long  been  familiar  with  the  ex- 
cellent advice  of  Baron  Osten  Sacken,  quoted  from  the  preface  to  his 
"  Catalogue  of  North  American  Diptera,"  and  no  one  recognizes  more 
than  the  writer  the  value  of  monographic  work.  Perhaps  there  is  more 
excuse  for  fragmentary  preliminary  work  in  this  than  in  other  groups  of 
insects.  However,  ii  is.  and  lias  been  from  the  first,  my  intention  to  pro- 
duce a  monograph  of  North  American  Tachinidae,  so  soon  as  the  unde- 
scribed  material  can  be  worked  up  and  mo^t  of  the  synonymy  disposed 
of.  1  hope  that  my  communications  will  be  of  some  value  in  the  recog- 
nition of  species,  and  that  they  will  add  to  the  systematic  knowledge  of 
the  group.  While  I  have  great  respect  for  Dr.  Brauer's  ability  and  pre- 
vious valuable  work,  I  claim  that  American  students  have  a  right  to  ask 
for  full  and  recognizable  descriptions  of  newly-erected  genera,  instead  of 
simple  reference  to  the  type  species  which  no  one  can  examine  without 
visiting  the  European  museums.  It  is  on  this  account  hard  to  recognize 
Dr.  Brauer's  work  in  this  country;  and  I  believe  one  may  be  pardoned 
for  publishing  conscientiously  thorough  descriptions  in  this  group,  even  at 
the  risk  of  a  few  synonyms,  because  synchronous  with  Dr.  Brauer's  work. 
It  is  also  a  question  whether  Dr.  Brauer's  disposition  of  the  MuscidoL-  will 
ever  be  accepted  in  full  by  systematists.  So  far  as  my  own  work  is  c<  >n- 
cerned,  I  may  say  that  my  motives  have  been  quite  correctly  interpreted 
in  the  note  above  referred  to.  I  have  a  very  small  allowance  of  time  to 
devote  to  this  work,  and,  so  far,  consider  my  communications  as  merely 
preliminary;  nor  do  I  deny  that  I  desire  thereby  to  secure  priority.  It  is 
my  full  intention,  so  soon  as  my  time  and  the  circumstances  in  the  case 
will  permit,  to  bring  these  descriptions  together  in  a  monograph  which 
shall  be  the  more  valuable  for  its  completeness,  and  will  not  require  such 
extensive  subsequent  additions  and  revisions  as  would  a  more  premature 
one.  I  greatly  regret  the  necessity  for  this  note,  which  I  feel  called  upon 
to  offer  in  defense  of  my  position. — C.  H.  TYLER  TOWXSEXD. 

IT  is  perhaps  worthy  of  note  that  the  horn-fly  has  reached  central  Mich- 
igan, and  was  very  thick  and  annoying  in  the  southern  part  of  the  State 
the  past  Summer.  The  grain  beetle,  Si/raiius  surinamensis,  is  attracting 
much  attention  among  farmers  by  eating  the  wheat  in  the  bin.  Keeping 
wheat  for  higher  prices,  year  after  year,  and  the  warm  Winters  may  ex- 
plain this  new  annoyance.  The  past  season  the  old  parsnip  caterpillar, 
l\ipili<>  tit/tTins,  has  attacked  celery  quite  generally  in  Michigan,  doing- 
considerable  harm.  Of  course  it  is  easily  destroyed. — H.  J.  COOK. 

HAVIXG  read  two  paragraphs  in  the  NKWS  relating  to  Venturesome 
Butterflies,  it  occurred  to  me  that  the  following  might  be  of  interest:  On 
the  roof  of  our  house  there  is  a  spar.-  sixteen  feet  square  enclosed  by  a 


14  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [January, 

railing,  within  which  we  spent  the  latter  part  of  the  afternoon  of  many  a 
hot  day  last  August.  Here,  at  about  five  o'clock  every  afternoon  from 
two  to  five  individuals  of  P.  hunt-era  appeared,  flying  with  apparent  un- 
concern close  about  the  heads  of  the  spectators,  and  frequently  alighting 
on  the  chimney  beside  them,  on  the  roof  at  their  feet,  and  on  the  railing. 
They  appeared  each  day  with  the  utmost  regularity,  and  often  remained 
for  some  time  after  sunset. 

On  reading  in  the  NEWS  of  the  occurrence  of  Feniseca  tarquinius  at 
Jackson,  N.  H.,  I  was  reminded  that  I  found  two  specimens  of  this  but- 
terfly in  the  road  at  Gaerwera  Falls,  Wilton,  N.  H.,  last  June.  I  captured 
one,  but  it  was  so  old  and  worn  that  I  did  not  keep  it.  There  were  sev- 
eral other  small  butterflies  in  the  vicinity,  which  I  do  not  doubt  were  of 
this  species,  though  I  could  not  identify  them. 

Four  species  of  butterflies  which  are  not  generally  plentiful  in  New 
England  are  found  somewhat  commonly  here.  Papilio  philenor,  P.  cres- 
phontes,  Callidryas  eubule  and  Junonia  ccenia.  I  have  taken  specimens 
of  all,  except  eubule,  which  has  been  seen  several  times  by  my  brothers 
and  myself. — WILLIAM  L.  W.  FIELD. 

MORE  VENTURESOME  INSECTS. — The  notes  in  the  NEWS  for  November 
and  December  by  Messrs.  Webster  and  Calvert  on  the  singular  behavior 
of  Pyrameis  atalanta,  reminds  me  that  I  have  seen  Grapta  comma  act  in 
the  same  way  in  an  orchard  in  Manchester,  N.  H.  Almost  any  afternoon 
for  several  weeks  this  butterfly  could  be  found  flitting  about  above  the 
decayed  apples,  or  sunning  himself  on  the  trunk  of  one  of  the  trees.  At 
first  I  thought  that  he  was  attracted  by  the  apples,  but  after  these  were 
removed  he  came  as  regularly  as  ever.  Very  often  he  would  alight  on 
my  sleeve  as  I  stood  watching  him.  On  Star  Island,  Isles  of  Shoals,  in 
the  Summer  of  1891,  I  was  extremely  interested  by  the  actions  of  a  Py- 
raineis  hnntera,  which  came  every  afternoon  at  about  3.30  o'clock  and 
perched  upon  the  railing  of  the  hotel  piazza.  Sometimes  it  even  flew 
nearer  and  alighted  on  my  chair,  and  once  even  on  the  book  from  which 
I  was  reading. — EDWARD  W.  CROSS. 

NOTES  ON  THE  FOOD-PLANT  OF  PAONIAS  ASTYLUS  Dru. — It  may  be  of 
interest  to  some  of  the  readers  of  the  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  to  learn 
that  I  found  Dangleberry  or  Blue  Tangle  ( Gaylussacia  frindosa)  to  be  the 
favorite  food-plant  of  that  rare  Sphinx,  Paonias  astylus  Dru.,  and  that 
owing  to  this  discovery,  after  many  a  vain  search  on  huckleberry,  I  was 
iortunate  enough  to  collect  quite  a  number  of  larvae  during  the  months  of 
August  and  September.  Dangleberry  grows  abundantly  in  some  parts 
of  New  Jersey,  and  is  principally  found  in  shady  places  on  the  outskirts 
of  woods,  the  bushes  often  reaching  a  hight  of  over  three  feet;  it  can 
readily  be  recognized  by  the  green  berries  dangling  from  a  long  stem  and 
turning  reddish  blue  late  in  the  season.  Huckleberry  bushes  of  the  va- 
rious species  on  which  some  of  the  Newark  collectors  always  find  the 
beautifully  speckled  astylus  larva;,  were  very  plentiful  where  I  did  my 


IS93-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  15 

collecting,  but  I  invariably  found  them  on  dangleberry  only,  and  during 
this  season  (1892)  I  have  taken  them  in  the  following  places  in  New  Jersey, 
viz.,  Soho,  Franklin,  Eagle  Rock  and  Greenwood  Lake.— HERMANN 
AICH,  43  Murray  Street,  N.  Y.  City. 

RESIDING  upon  the  edge  of  a  vast  wilderness  the  temptation  to  explore 
its  depths  cannot  always  be  resisted,  in  consequence  my  brother  and  my- 
self with  three  Indian  guides  and  packers  might  have  been  found,  late  in 
lime,  threading  our  way  in  birch-bark  canoes  through  the  intricate  chan- 
nels which  form  the  canoe  paths  between  the  Lake  of  the  Woods,  Rainy 
Lake  and  Vermilion  River  district,  on  our  way  back  to  Duluth,  Minn. 

At  Black  Bay,  on  Rainy  Lake,  June  igth,  we  first  met  /'af>i/io  turnns  in 
quantities,  seemingly  attracted  to  the  vicinity  of  an  Indian  encampment 
by  the  odor  of  refuse  of  moose  recently  killed,  whose  bones,  with  pieces 
of  meat  attached,  lay  scattered  about. 

Quite  a  number  of  turnns  were  taken  upon  the  wing  when  an  accidental 
discovery  made  the  capture  comparatively  easy.    Having  caught  a  ragged 
specimen,  which  proved  worthless  for  cabinet  purposes,  it  was  thrown 
upon  the  ground,  when  I  observed  that  nearly  every  P.  turmts  as  it  passed 
circled  back  and  hovered  over  the  dead  one  which  looked  brilliant  in  the 
sunlight.     At  first  I  thought  the  brilliant  spot  was  being  mistaken  for  a 
flower,  which,  to  a  certain  extent,  was  no  doubt  the  case,  but  by  placing 
captured  specimens,  just  enough  "  pinched"  to  prevent  flying,  of  both 
male  and  female,  at  intervals,  one  could  readily  see  that  color  alone  \v;is 
not  the  final  attraction.     The  male  decoy  resting  upon  the  ground  with  • 
wings  slightly  rising  and  falling  would  attract  the  first  P.  turnns  that  came 
within  a  dozen  feet;  a  few  zigzag  turns  and  the  visitor  would  hover  over 
an  instant,  almost  touching,  and  then  depart.     In  the  case  of  the  female 
decoy,  however,  it  was  different;  the  same  approach  was  made,  but  instead 
of  departing,  the  butterfly  seemed  to  be  under  the  influence  of  a  charm 
and  would  hover  about,  finally  settling  upon  the  ground  beside  the  decoy. 
In  this  manner  I  attracted  sometimes  as  many  as  a  dozen  about  the  decoy 
in  a  space  not  over  six  inches  square.    In  crossing  the  ten  rough  portages 
of  Vermilion  River  I  succeeded  in  taking  over  200  bright  specimens  by 
making  decoys  of  the  first  few  females  caught,  besides,  perhaps,  a  hun- 
dred or  more  which  were  allowed  to  escape  on  being  found  imperfect. 
This  experience  proved  of  interest  to  me,  and  it  may  call  out  further  facts 
regarding  the  use  of  "decoys"  by  other  readers. — FRANK  S.  DAGGETT, 
Duluth,  Minn. 

LAST  Spring  a  friend  of  mine  living  at  Concord,  N.  H.,  thought  he 
would  collect  a  few  insects  at  the  electric  lights  in  that  city  and  send  them 
to  me  as  a  surprise.  He  is  no  entomologist,  and  cannot  tell  a  butterfly 
from  a  moth,  so  of  course  did  not  know  a  rare  tiling  from  the  most  com- 
mon. In  due  time  I  received  a  box  from  him  containing  about  one  hun- 
dred specimens  of  all  kinds— bugs,  beetles,  flies,  grasshoppers,  moths, 
and  in  fact  everything  that  comes  to  an  electric  light.  As  1  only  care  for 


1 6  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [January, 

the  Lepidoptera,  I  do  not  know  how  many  other  rare  things  there  were, 
but  among  the  moths  I  found  three  nearly  perfect  specimens  of  Phragina- 
tobia  assiini/ans  var.franconia  Slosson,  two  males  and  one  female.  You 
may  be  sure  that  I  was  quite  content  to  have  the  rest  of  the  specimens 
not  quite  so  rare,  although  there  were  several  other  good  things  in  the 
box.  I  do  not  know  when  he  collected  them,  but  from  the  other  species 
sent  it  must  have  been  early  in  the  season.  I  thought  it  a  little  strange 
that  he  should  take  three  of  fraiiconia  and  none  of  the  more  common 
rnbicosa. — CHAS.  F.  GOODHUE. 

TRANSACTIONS  American  Entomological  Society,  vol.  xix  (1892),  pp. 
257-304  inclusive,  have  been  printed  since  our  November  issue,  and  con- 
tain the  following  papers:  A  preliminary  synopsis  of  the  Harvest-Spiders 
(Phalangidae)  of  New  Hampshire,  by  C.  M.  Weed,  five  plates.  Notes  on 
North  American  Tachinicke,  with  descriptions  of  new  species,  Paper  VII, 
and  the  North  American  genera  of  Calyptrate  Muscidae,  Papers  III,  IV 
and  V,  by  C.  H.  Tyler  Townsencl.  A  synoptical  arrangement  of  the 
genera  of  North  American  Jassidse,  by  E.  P.  Van  Duzee. 


Identification  of  Insects  (Imagos)  for  Subscribers. 


Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions:  ist,  The  number  of  speci- 
mens to  be  unlimited  for  each  sending  ;  2d,  The  sender  to  pay  all  expenses  of  transporta- 
tion and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  the  American  Entomological  Society; 
3d,  Each  specimen  must  have  a  number  attached  so  that  the  identification  may  be  an- 
nounced accordingly.  Exotic  species  named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor, 
who  should  be  consulted  before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  2  cent  stamp  with  all  insects 
for  return  of  names.  Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  read  page  41,  Vol.  III. 
Address  all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Logan 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Entomological   Literatuire. 


NOTE. — Until  within  the  past  few  months,  it  has  been  usual  to  include 
in  this  Department  of  Entomological  Literature,  notices  of  the  contents 
of  all  entomological  publications  received  here.  This  course  has  resulted 
in  occupying  a  larger  number  of  pages  than  set-ins  for  the  good  of  the 
Niavs.  It  is  now  intended  not  to  publish  notices  of  papers  treating  ex- 
clusively of  entomological  subjects  which  have  very  little  or  no  bearing 
upon  American  insects.  Exceptions,  of  course,  will  be  made  in  favor  of 
monographs.  Anatomical,  physiological  and  embryological  papers  will 
be  noticed  as  heretofore.  This  note  will  explain  the  omission  of.  or  very 
slight  reference  to  the  contents  of  various  foreign  journals.  Special  at- 
icniion  will  be  given  to  American  journals  and  papers,  but  the  complete- 
ness of  this  record  will  depend  <>n  the  extent  to  which  authors,  editors 
and  publishers  transmit  their  publications  to  this  Academy,  or  to  the 
American  Entomological  Society.  —  1'.  P.  C. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  17 

THE  ANNALS  AND  MAGAZINE  OF  NATURAL  HISTORY  (6),  No.  59,  Lon- 
don, November,  1892. — New  and  obscure  British  spiders,*  Rev.  F.  O. 
Pickard-Cambridge. 

ZOOLOGISCHE  JAHRBUCHER,  v,  3,  4,  Jena,  Oct.  20,  1892.— An  endeavor 
to  show  that  the  tracheae  of  the  Arthropoda  arose  from  setiparous  sacs, 
H.  M.  Bernard,  3  figs.;  vi,  4,  Oct.  29.  1892.  On  the  ancestral  history  of 
the  Papilionidse,  A.  Spuler,  2  pis. 

SCIENCE,  New  York,  Nov.  18,  1892. — Flight  of  Archippus,  E.  T.  Dum- 
ble.  Codling-moth  statistics,  F.  L.  Was  burn.  Dec.  2,  1892. — On  the  use 
of  the  compound  eye  of  insects,  R.  T.  Lewis. 

JOURNAL  OF  THE  ASIATIC  SOCIETY  OF  BENGAL,  Ixi,  pt.  ii,  2,  Calcutta, 
1892. — Catalogue  of  the  Diptera  of  the  Oriental  region;  parts  ii  and  iii, 
J.  M.  F.  Bigot. 

BOLLETINO   DEI    MUSEI   DI    ZOOLOGIA  ED  ANATOMIA  COMPARATA  D.   R. 

UNIVERSITA  DI  TORINO,  vii,  152,  Oct.  20,  1892. — Diagnoses  of  new  spe- 
cies of  Diptera:  Syrphida;  and  Conopidas  from  Mexico,  Dr.  E.  Giglio-Tos. 

AXALES    DE    LA   SOCIEDAD    ClENTIFICA   ARGENTINA,  XXxiii,  5,  BueilOS 

Aires,  May,  1892. — Funeral  discourse  on  Dr.  Herman  Burmeister.  Dr.  J. 
Balestra,  Minister  of  Public  Instruction.  New  Hemiptera  of  the  Argen- 
tine and  Uruguayan  faunas,*  Dr.  C.  Berg.  Argentine  dipterology  (Syr- 
phidse)  (cont),  F.  L.  Arribalzaga. 

THE  JOURNAL  OF  THE  ROYAL  HORTICULTURAL  SOCIETY,  xiv,  London, 
October,  1892. — Report  on  the  Conifer  Conference  held  at  the  Chiswick 
Gardens,  Oct.   7  and  8,    1891:    Insects  injurious  to  Coniferae,  W.  F.  H.' 
Blandford. 

MEMOIRS  AND  PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  MANCHESTER  LITERARY  AND 
PHILOSOPHICAL  SOCIETY  (4),  v,  2,  1891-92. — On  iridescent  colors  and  a 
method  of  examining  iridescent  objects,  birds,  insects,  minerals,  etc.,  so 
as  to  ensure  uniformity  in  their  description,  A.  Hodgkinson. 

ANNALES  DE  LA  SOCIETE  ENTOMOLOGIQUE  DE  BELGIQUE,  xxxvi,  10, 
Brussels,  1892. — The  collections  of  Articulates  in  the  Muse"e  Royal  d'His- 
toire  Naturelle  de  Belgique;  G.  Severin;  the  aquatic  Coleoptera. 

ENTOMOLOGISCHE  NACHRICHTEN,  xviii,  20,  21,  Berlin,  Oct. -Nov.,  1892. 
-The  Anthomyidx  of  the  Fallen-Zetterstedt  collection  [at  Lund],  P. 
Stein. 

CATALOGUE  OF  EASTERN  AND  ATSTKALIAN  LEPIDOPTERA  Heterocera 
in  the  collection  of  the  Oxford  University  Museum  by  Col.  C.  Swinhoe. 
Part  I.  Sphinges  and  Bombyces;  with  8  plates.  Oxford,  Clarendon  Press, 
1892,  pp.  viii,  324;  1425  species  are  listed,  including  new  ones. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American. 


iS  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [January, 

CORNELL  UNIVERSITY  AGRICULTURAL  EXPERIMENT  STATION,  Bulletin 
44,  Ithaca,  N.  Y.,  October,  1892. — The  pear-tree  Psylla,  M.  V.  Slinger- 
land,  figs. 

ZOE,  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  October,  1892. — On  a  leaf-miner  of  Popnlxs 
t-'fcinonti,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend.  Notes  on  two  Mexican  species  of  Cero- 
plastes,  with  a  record  of  parasites  reared  from  one,  id.  Notes  on  the 
butterflies  of  Yosemite  Valley,  E.  C.  Van  Dyke.  Notes  on  some  Califor- 
nian  Cistelidae,  F.  E.  Blaisdell.  Insects  of  Catalina  Island,  F.  A.  Seavey. 

NATURE,  London,  Nov.  17,  1892. — On  the  walking  of  Arthropoda,  H. 
M.  Dixon,  figs. 

THE  PHYSIOLOGY  OF  THE  INVERTEBRATA  by  A.  B.  Griffiths,  Ph.D.,  etc. 
New  York,  D.  Appleton  &  Co.,  1892,  pp.  xvi,  477,  Si  figs. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  RECORD,  London,  Nov.  15,  1892. — The  genus 
Acronycta  and  its  allies  (cont.),  Dr.  T.  A.  Chapman.  Male  \_Leucoma 
salicis~\  copulating  more  than  once,  F.  B.  Newnham,  The  ova  state  of 
Geometrse,  F.  J.  Buckell. 

INSECT  LIFE,  v,  2,  Washington,  November,  1892. — Twenty-five  papers, 
etc.,  read  at  the  fourth  annual  meeting  of  the  Association  of  Economic 
Entomologists  at  Rochester,  N.  Y..,  Aug.  15  and  16,  1892,  some  of  which 
are:  Hypoderas  colmnbcz,  D.  S.  Kellicott.  Notes  on  Aegeridae  of  central 
Ohio,  ii,  id.  The  possible  and  actual  influence  of  irrigation  on  insect  in- 
jury in  New  Mexico,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend.  A  new  enemy  to  Timothy 
grass  \_Oncognathusbinotatus  F.],  L.  O.  Howard.  Notes  on  plant  faunae, 
T.  D.  A.  Cockerell.  The  usual  large  amount  of  interesting  notes. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ZOOLOGICAL  SOCIETY  OF  LONDON,  1892,  iii,  Oct. 
i,  1892. — Descriptions  of  new  species  of  Lepidoptera  Heterocera  from 
Brazil,  Mexico  and  Peru,  ii,*f  W.  Schaus.  A  list  of  the  Lycaenidag  of  the 
South  Pacific  islands  east  of  the  Solomon  group,  with  descriptions  of 
several  new  species,*  H.  H.  Druce,  i  pi. 

ACTES  DE  LA  SOCIETE  SciENTiFiQUE  Dti  CHILI,  ii,  i,  Santiago,  July, 
1892. — Latrodectus  fonnidabilis  of  Chili,  F.  P.  Borne. 

BULLETIN  OF  THE  BOTANICAL  DEPARTMENT,  Jamaica,  No.  36.  King- 
ston, October,  1892. — Coccidae,  or  scale  insects,  T.  D.  A.  Cockerell. 

THE  AMERICAN  NATURALIST,  Philadelphia,  December.  1892. — The 
striped  harvest-spider:  A  study  in  variation,  C.  M.  \Yeed,  3  pis.  The 

functions  of  the  nervous  system  of  the  Myriapoda,  C.  M.  Child. 

\ 

ZEITSCHRIFT  FUR  NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN,  Ixv,  3,  I.eipsic,  1892. — Two 
Hymenopterous  hermaphrodites,  Dr.  R.  Krieger.  On  the  presence  of 
fossil  "  Ruckenschwimmer"  \\ofonecfes)  in  the  Braunkohl  of  Rott,  Dr. 
D.  v.  Schlechtendal. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  f  Contains  new  genera. 


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PAPERS  AXD  PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ROYAL  SOCIETY  OF  TASMANIA  for 
1890,  Hobart,  1891. — On  new  species  of  Tasmanian  Araneicke,  A.  T. 
Urquhart. 

THE  ZOOLOGICAL  RECORD,  volume  the  twenty-eighth,  being  records 

of  zoological  literature  relating  chiefly  to  the  year  1891 edited  by 

D.  Sharp.      London:   Guerney  &  Jackson,  MDCCCXCII.      Arachnida, 
Myriopoda  and  Prototracheata,  R.  I.  Pocock.     Insecta,  D.  Sharp. 

DIE  SPINNEN  AMERIKAS — Epeiridae — von  Graf.  E.  Keyserling  nach 
dessen  Tode  herausgegeben  von  Dr.  George  Marx,  iv,  Bd.  i.  Nurnberg, 
1892.  Verlag  von  Bauer  and  Raspe  (Emil  Kuester),  pp.  viii,  208,  9  pis. 

REISEN  IN  DER  ARCHIPEL  DER  PHILIPPINEN  von  Dr.  C.  Semper,  Zwei- 
ter  Theil.  Wissenschaftliche  Resultate,  v,  7. — The  butterflies  of  the  Phil- 
ippine Islands,  G.  Semper,  pp.  271-380,  taf.  xlvii-xlix,  Wiesbaden,  C.  \V. 
Kreidel's  Verlag,  1892. 

ZOOLOGISCHER  ANZEiGER,  Leipsic,  Nov.  28,  1892. — Biological  note  [on 
a  dipter  with  Pseudoscorpions  attached],  Dr.  F.  von  Wagner.  Rules  of 
nomenclature  adopted  by  the  zoological  congress  at  Moscow,  R.  Blanchard. 

THE  OTTAWA  NATURALIST,  Dec.,  1892. — Clothes  moths,  J.  Fletcher, 
figs. 

A  MONOGRAPH  OF  ORIENTAL  CICADID/E  by  W.  L.  Distant.  Published 
by  order  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Indian  Museum,  Calcutta..  Pt.  vii,  pp. 
145-158,  pi.  xv.  Title  page,  Index,  Preface.  London,  Calcutta,  Berlin, 
August,  1892. 

LEPIDOPTKRA  INDICA  by  F.  Moore.  Pt.  xi,  pp.  241-272,  pis.  79-86. 
London,  L.  Reeve  &  Co.,  1892. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  LINNEAN  SOCIETY  OF  NEW  SOUTH  WALES  (2) 

' » 

vii,  i,  Sidney,  Sept.  i,  1892. — Notes  on  the  subfamily  Broscini  (Carab- 
idce),*f  T.  G.  Sloane.  Notes  on  Australian  Coleoptera  (CarabidceV:t 
Rev.  T.  Blackburn.  Notes  on  Australian  Cynipicke,*  W.  W.  Froggatt. 

LES  ACARIENS  PARASITES  par  P.  Megnin,  Paris,  Gauthier-Villars  et 
fils,  G.  Masson,  pp.  183,  40  figs.,  small  Svo. — This  undated  volume  forms 
one  of  the  series  "Encyclopedic  Scientifique  des  Aide-Memoire"  pub- 
lished under  the  direction  of  M.  Leaute,  member  of  the  Institute. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  MONTHLY  MACA/.INE,  London,  December,  1892. 
— Practical  hints  on  sugaring,  W.  Holland.  (',.  15.  Longstaff.  Coccids  in 
Ants'  nests,  W.  W.  Smith. 

• 

THE  BUTTERFLIES  OF  NORTH  AMERICA,  with  colored  drawings  and 
descriptions,  by  W.  H.  Edwards.    Third  series,  part  xiii,  Boston  and  NV\v 
York,  Houghton,  Mirrlin  &  Co.,  1892.     Treats  of  CJiionof>as  c/iry.vus,  ca 
lais.jiitta,  crambis,  Ilnicci. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American. 


20  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [January, 

THE  ORTHOPTERAN  GENUS  HIPPISCUS,  by  Samuel  H.  Scudder.  From 
Psyche,  June,  1892,  pp.  265-274;  July,  '1892,  pp.  285-288;  August,  1892, 
pp.  301-304;  September,  1892,  pp.  317-320;  October,  1892,  pp.  333-336; 
November,  1892,  pp.  347-350;  December,  1892,  pp.  359~363- 

COLEOPTEROLOGICAL  NOTICES,  iv,  by  Thos.  L.  Casey.  From  Annals 
of  the  New  York  Academy  of  Sciences,  vi,  pp.  360-712. 

COMMON  INJURIOUS  INSECTS  OF  KANSAS,  by  Vernon  L.  Kellogg,  Uni- 
versity of  Kansas,  Lawrence,  Kan.,  1892,  pp.  viii,  126,  61  figs. 


NEW  SPECIES  OF  NORTH  AMERICAN  INSECTS  DESCRIBED 
IN  THE  PRECEDING  LITERATURE. 


LEPIDOPTERA. 
Aegeria  rubristigma   D.  S.  Kellicott;  Insect  Life,  v,  p.  84,  Ohio. 

ARACHNIDA. 

Epeiridae  :    n.  gen.  and  species,  Keyserling  and  Marx,  Die  Spinnen 
Amerikas,  iv,  pp.  1-208. 

ORTHOPTERA. 

Hippiscus,  20  n.  sp.,  Sticthippus  n.  subg.,  Scudder,  Psyche,  1.  c, 

COLEOPTERA. 

Rhynchophora:  numerous  new  sp.  and  gen.,  Casey,  Ann.  N.  Y.  Acad. 
Sci.  vi,  pp.  360-712. 


A  STREAM  near  Tucson,  Ariz.,  petrifies  all  soft  substances  thrown  into 
it.  It  is  in  the  great  Colorado  potato  beetle  belt,  and  at  the  time  of  their 
migrations  thousands  of  them  strike  the  water  and  are  converted  into 
stone.— American  Farmer. 

Mr.  H.  DEVAUX  has  been  making  interesting  experiments  on  the  sense 
of  taste  in  ants.  Among  other  results  he  has  found  that  Lasiiis  flavus, 
while  fond  of  sugar,  dislikes  saccharine.  The  ants  swarmed  around  sugar 
laid  out  for  them,  but  turned  away  from  saccharine  as  soon  as  they  tasted 
It.  Even  sugar  became  unpleasant  to  them  when  it  was  mixed  with  sac- 
charine. It  seems,  therefore,  that  sweetness  is  not  the  only  quality  which 
attracts  them  to  sugar.— Nature. 


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Tne  Entomological  Section 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  MEETINGS. 


OCTOBER  27,   1892. 

Meeting  called  at  8.20  P.M.,  Dr.  Horn,  Director,  presiding.  Members 
present :  Horn,  Laurent,  Welles,  Skinner,  Ridings,  E.  T.  Cresson,  G. 
B.  Cresson,  Martindale,  Johnson.  Associates:  Haimbach,  Westcott,  Fox, 
Nell,  Calvert.  The  Director  announced  the  death  of  Captain  William  S. 
Pine  on  Oct.  4,  1892,  in  the  eighty-third  year  of  his  age.  Captain  Pine 
was  one  of  the  oldest  members  of  the  American  Entomological  Society. 
The  Publication  Committee  reported  in  favor  of  the  publication  of  the 
following  papers:  A  Synopsis  of  the  Subfamilies  and  Genera  of  North 
American  Membracidae,  by  F.  W.  Goding,  M.D.,  and  A  Preliminary 
Synopsis  of  the  Harvest-Spiders  (Phalangidse)  of  New  Hampshire,  by 
Clarence  M.  Weed.  Mr.  P.  Calvert  presented  to  the  cabinet  of  the  So- 
ciety forty-three  specimens  of  American  and  European  Odonata  not  before 
represented  in  the  collection.  Mr.  Laurent  exhibited  the  Coleoptera  he 
had  collected  in  Mitchell  County,  North  Carolina,  during  two  weeks  in 
July  of  the  past  Summer.  The  speaker  said  that  owing  to  the  elevation, 
over  3000  feet,  the  species  were  nearly  all  Northern.  The  collection  made 
numbered  about  1400  specimens  and  225  species.  Cychrns  canadensis 
was  one  of  the  interesting  species  taken.  Dr.  Horn,  in  commenting  on 
the  collection,  said  such  collections  have  great  value  in  the  study  of  geo- 
graphical distribution.  He  also  remarked  that  there  is  a  form  of  Lepttira 
vittata  with  yellow  elytra  which  might  deceive  those  not  knowing  of  such 
a  variety.  Dr.  Skinner  exhibited  the  Lepidoptera  collected  by  Mr.  Lau- 
rent and  himself  in  Mitchell  County,  N.  C.  Dr.  Horn  stated  that  he  wrote 
to  a  friend  in  England  that  Luperus  is  not  represented  here  in  America, 
and  his  English  friend  took  exception  to,  the  statement,  and  sent  him 
specimens  representing  Luperns  and  Luperoides  to  convince  him  to  the 
contrary,  but  they  only  confirmed  his  previous  statement.  Mr.  Charles 
Boerner  was  duly  elected  an  associate  of  the  Section. 

NOVEMBER  17,   1892. 

Dr.  Horn,  Director,  presiding.  Members  present :  Horn,  Ridings, 
Laurent,  Skinner  and  Liebeck.  Associates:  Calvert,  Fox,  Boerner,  Dr. 
Castle  and  Mr.  Wen/el.  The  Publication  Committee  reported  in  favor 
of  publishing  the  following:  The  North  American  Genera  of  Calyptrate 
Muscidse,  by  C.  H.  Tyler  Townsend.  North  American  Tachinidce,  with 
desciiptions  of  new  species,  by  C.  H.  Tyler  Townsend.  The  North 
American  Pemphredonidee,  by  Win.  J.  Fox.  Dr.  Horn  stated  that  he 
was  still  studying  the  Galerucini.  Two  species  had  given  trouble  to  sepa- 
rate that  differed  principally  in  color  markings,  yet  are  very  distinct. 
They  are  notata  and  notulata.  The  differences  were  pointed  out  by  the 


22  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [January, 

aid  of  drawings  on  the  blackboard.  Mr.  Liebeck  reported  the  capture 
of  Onthophagus  niichicornis  by  Mr.  Sheriff  at  Boston.  Mr.  Wenzel  said 
he  had  found  Phytonomus punctatus  in  abundance  in  West  Philadelphia 
three  years  'ago.  He  also  mentioned  having  found  O.  nuchiconiis  in 
carrion.  Mr.  Wenzel  presented  four  photographs  to  the  Society,  among 
them  was  of  his  grandfather,  Henry  Feldman,  a  well-known  Philadelphia 
entomologist  of  the  older  generation.  The  nourishing  Feldman  Collect- 
ing Club  was  named  after  him.  Mr.  P.  P.  Calvert  was  unanimously  elected 
a  member  of  the  Section. 

DECEMBER  12,   1892. 

The  annual  and  business  meeting  was  held  this  evening,  Mr.  Ridings 
presiding,  owing  to  the  absence  of  Dr.  Horn,  Director,  on  account  of 
illness.  Members  present:  Liebeck,  G.  B.  Cresson,  E.  T.  Cresson,  John" 
son,  Welles,  Calvert,  Ridings,  Skinner  and  Martindale.  Associates : 
Fox,  Westcott.  Mr.  G.  C.  Davis,  of  Agricultural  College  of  Michigan, 
visitor.  The  following  were  presented  to  the  cabinet:  specimens  of 
Cryptocephalus  badius  by  Mr.  H.  W.  Wenzel,  and  one  male  Goiuphns 
intricatus'by  Mr.  C.  H.  Tyler  Townsend.  At  the  election  the  following 
were  elected  officers  for  the  ensuing  year: 

Director,  GEO.  H.  HORN. 

Vice-Director,  I.  C.  MARTINDALE. 
Recorder,  HENRY  SKINNER. 

Conservator,   HENRY  SKINNER. 

Publication  Committee,  }.  H.  RIDINGS,  P.  LAURENT. 


The  following  papers  were  read  and  accepted  by  the  Committee  for 
publication  in  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  : 


SOME  NEW  AND  LITTLE-KNOWN  AFRICAN  BUTTERFLIES. 

By  W.  J.   HOLLAND,  Ph.D.,  Pittsburgh. 


TINGRA  Boisd. 

i.  T.  glagoessa  sp.  nov.  (^.—Allied  to  T.  abraxas\\Test\\.  and  T.  tnacn- 
Jata  Smith  and  Kirby,  from  which  it  may  readily  be  distinguished  by  the 
fact  that  it  has  no  black  marks  whatever  upon  the  outer  margin  of  the 
wings.  It  is  uniformly  pure  white,  except  at  the  base  of  the  primaries 
upon  the  upperside,  which  are  slightly  tinged  with  yellow.  The  only 
black  marking  is  a  small  round  spot  at  the  end  of  the  cell  upon  the  pri- 
maries and  secondaries.  Expanse  35  mm. 

Hab.  —  Talaguga,  Upper  Valley  of  the  Ogove. 


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2.  T.  limbata  sp.   nov.    +  . — Allied  to    T.  macnlata  Kirhy,  but  readily 
distinguished  from  that  species  by  the  very  heavy  black  border  on  the 
primaries  and  the  outer  margin  of  the  secondaries,  which  is  not  interrupted 
as  in  T.  macnlata  by  large  white  spots  at  the  extremities  of  the  intraneural 
folds.     Upperside:  The  anterior  wings  are  irrorated  with  blackish  scales 
upon  the  costa,  and  have  three  small  black  spots  above  the  cell  near  the 
costa  about  the  middle  and  a  black  spot  at  the  end  of  the  cell.    The  outer 
third  of  the  wing  is  broadly  black,  the  inner  margin  of  this  black  band 
being  excavated  above  the  third  median  and  produced  inwardly  upon  the 
second  and  third  median  nervules.     The  band  terminates  at  the  outer 
margin  is  very  slightly  edged  with  white.     The  secondaries  have  a  black 
spot  at  the  end  of  the  cell  and  one  above  it  near  the  costa,  and  a  submar- 
ginal  series  of  smaller  spots  upon  the  interspaces  parallel  to  the  outer 
margin.   The  outer  margin  from  outer  to  inner  angle  is  broadly  margined 
with  black  slightly  interrupted  with  white  on  the  interspaces  at  the  ends 
of  the  folds.    Underside  :  The  underside  is  white,  with  the  bases  suffused 
with  light  orange.     There  is  a  small  black  spot  in  the  middle  and  a  large 
black  spot  at  the  end  of  the  cell  of  the  primaries,  and  the  three  black 
spots,  which  appear  upon  the  upperside  above  the  cell  near  the  costa,  re- 
appear upon  the  underside.     Beyond  the  cell  on  the  primaries,  there  is  a 
series  of  six  black  spots  diminishing  in  size  from  the  costa  and  terminating 
upon  the  space  between  the  first  and  second  median  nervules.    From  the 
costa  there  extends  a  submarginal  series  of  black  spots,  seven  or  eight  in 
number,   largest  near  the  apex.      The  extremities  of  the  nervules  are 
marked  by  triangular  black  spots.     The  secondaries  have  a  black  spot  at 
the  end  of  the  cell  and  curved  limbal  series  of  eight  black  spots  sweeping 
around  from  before  the  middle  of  the  costa  to  above  the  anal  angle.    This 
is  followed  by  a  series  of  six  larger  black  spots  extending  from  the  outer 
angle  to  the  anal  angle.     The  ends  of  the  nervules,  as  on  the  primaries, 
are  tipped  with  triangular  black  marks.     Expanse  43  mm. 

Hab. — Kangwe,  Ogove  Valley. 

This  is  a  well-marked  species,  and  is  easily  distinguished  from 
all  others  allied  to  it. 

3.  T.  anienaidoides  sp.  nov. — Allied  to  T.  atncnaida  Hew.     Upperside: 
The  upperside  is  red;  the  costa  clouded  with  blackish  scales;  three  black 
spots  above  the  cell  parallel  to  the  costa,  a  small  black  spot  in  the  middle 
and  a  large  black  spot  at  the  end  of  the  cell,  and  a  very  small  spot  below 
the  cell  between  the  first  and  second  median  nervules.     The  apex  is 
broadly  black  from  the  outer  third   of  the  costa  to  the  second  median 
nervule.     The  outer  margin  is  narrowly  edged   with  black   below  this. 
The  secondaries  have  a  large  black  spot  at  the  end  of  the  cell  and  a  small 
black  spot  beyond  it  near  the  outer  margin,  which  is  narrowly  fringed 
with  black.    Underside:  The  underside  is  red,  with  the  costal  margin,  the 
apex  of  the  primaries,  and  the  entire  surface  of  the  secondaries  irrorated 
with  grayish  scales.     The  marks  about  the  cell  of  the  primaries  reappear 


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upon  the  underside,  and  in  addition  there  is  an  irregularly  curved  series 
of  five  small  black  spots  extending  from  the  costa  to  the  second  median 
interspace,  and  a  very  faint  subapical  series  of  four  small  spots  on  this 
wing.  The  secondaries  have  a  small  black  spot  at  the  base,  one  at  the 
middle,  and  another  at  the  end  of  the  cell;  one  below  the  cell  on  the  first 
median  interspace  and  one  above  the  cell  before  the  middle  of  the  costa; 
in  addition  a  submarginal  series  of  eight  spots  parallel  to  the  outer  mar- 
gin. .  There  is  a  very  faint  marginal  black  line  on  both  the  primaries  and 
secondaries,  and  the  fringe,  which  is  grayish,  is  checked  at  the  end  of  the 
nervules  with  black. 

9-— The  female  is  marked  very  much  as  the  male,  but  has  a  submar- 
ginal series  of  spots  upon  the  upper  and  lower  sides  of  both  wings.  In 
one  example  before  me  the  black  apical  band  of  the  primaries  is  reduced 
to  a  mere  fringe.  Expanse:  tf,  35  mm.;  9,  38  mm. 

Hab. — Gaboon  and  Kangwe. 

I  was  inclined  to  refer  this  form  to  amcnaida  Hew.,  but  it  dif- 
fers constantly  in  having  the  border,  which  is  very  wide  in  amcn- 
aida, restricted  to  a  mere  line  upon  the  secondaries  and  the  outer 
angle  of  the  primaries,  and  not  having  as  many  markings  upon 
the  primaries.  It  may  be  a  local  race  of  Hewitson's  species. 

D'URBANIA  Trim. 

4.  D.  mapongua  sp.  nov.  $. — Allied  to  D.  (pseuderesia)  variegata?>. 
and  K.  Upperside:  The  upperside  is  red,  with  costa,  apex  and  outer 
margin  of  both  wings  broadly  black.  In  addition,  upon  the  primaries 
there  are  three  or  four  broad  and  obscure  spots  near  the  base  fusing  with 
each  other.  The  secondaries  have  a  small  black  spot  below  the  cell  near 
the  inner  margin.  Underside:  The  underside  is  prevalently  gray.  There 
is  a  large  black  spot  at  the  end  of  the  cell  upon  the  primaries  and  a  sub- 
apical  series  of  four  quadrate  crimson  spots  margined  internally  by  black, 
and  between  this  black  margin  and  the  black  spot  at  the  end  of  the  cell, 
a  broad  transverse  limbal  band  of  orange-red,  running  from  the  subcostal 
region  to  the  outer  angle,  where  it  fades  into  white.  The  secondaries 
have  two  minute  black  spots  near  the  base  followed  by  a  band  of  crimson 
marks  crossing  the  cell,  below  which,  and  at  the  end  of  which,  there  are 
two  large  black  marks.  These  are  followed  by  a  curved  submarginal 
series  of  six  crimson  spots  heavily  margined  inwardly  and  lightly  mar- 
gined externally  by  black.  The  primaries  and  secondaries  have  a  narrow 
marginal  black  line,  and  the  fringes,  which  are  gray,  are  checked  will) 
black  at  the  ends  of  the  nervules.  Expanse  30  mm. 

Hab.  — Kangwe" . 

I  compared  this  species  with  the  specimens  in  the  collection  of 
Mr.  H.  G.  Smith,  and  showed  it  also  to  Mr.  Kirby,  and  they 
agree  with  me  in  pronouncing  it  distinct  from  any  species  known 
to  them. 


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LARINOPODA  Bull. 

5.  L.  melandeta  sp.  nov.  <3\ — Allied  to  L.  libyssa  and  L.  campwms. 
Upperside:  The  upperside  is  white.     The  costa,  the  apex  of  the  prima" 
ries  are  broadly  black.     Underside:   The  underside  is  as  the  upperside, 
but  the  black  border  of  the  primaries  is  interrupted  by  a  subapical  white 
line.     The  black  border  is  also  on  this  wing  much  narrower  at  the  outer 
angle,  which  it  does  not  quite  reach.     The  secondaries  have  the  black 
margin  of  the  outer  border  extended  around  the  inner  border,  and  the 
outer  border  is  divided  near  the  anal  angle  by  a  narrow  white  line,  and 
separated  from  the  black  fringe  by  a  white  line,  which  is  broader  near  the 
outer  angle  and  opposite  the  cell.     Upon  the  cell  there  is  a  transverse 
oval  black  spot,  which  fuses  with  another  large,  irregularly  shaped  black 
spot,  which  is  situated  upon  the  middle  of  the  costa.     Expanse  30  mm. 

Hab. — Talaguga,  Upper  Valley  of  the  Ogove. 

APHMEUS  Hub. 

6.  A.  propinquus  sp.  nov.  $. — Allied  to  A.  orcas  Dru.,  from  which  it 
may  be  distinguished  by  the  smaller  amount  of  blue  upon  the  upper  sur- 
face of  the  wings,  and  the  different  form  of  the  silvery  bands  upon  the 
lower  side  of  the  wings.   Upperside:  The  upperside  is  black  with  metallic- 
blue  spots  and  bands  disposed  as  follows  :    On  the  primaries  a  short 
longitudinal  streak  at  the  base  of  the  cell,  a  transverse  elongated  spot  at 
the  middle,  and  another  at  the  end  of  the  cell;  beyond  the  cell,  three 
minute  subapical  spots  and  two  other  spots,  one  on  either  side  of  the 
second  median  nervule  in  a  line  parallel  to  the  outer  margin.     Below  the 
cell  from  the  base  toward  the  outer  margin,  the  inner  margin  is  broadly 
laved  with  blue,  interrupted  by  a  black  line  upon  the  submedian  nerve. 
The  secondaries  have  a  large  subtriangular  blue  spot  extending  from  the 
base  below  the  cell  toward  the  outer  margin,  which  it  does  not  reach,  and 
bounded  inwardly  by  the  anal  fold,  which  is  black.     Underside:  The  un- 
derside is  rich  maroon;  the  spots  are  as  in  orcas,  except  that  the  fourth 
spot  from  the  base  of  the  primaries  is  divided  in  propinquus  into  two  spots, 
beyond  the  interspace  between  which  there  is  a  large  spot;  and  upon  the 
secondaries  the  transverse  median  band,  which  is  broad  in  orcas,  is  nar- 
row and  twice  constricted  in  propinquus,  and  is  followed  toward  the  outer 
margin  by  a  third  conspicuous  transverse  band  or  spot,  located  between 
the  third  median  and  subcostal  nervules.     The  fringe  on  both  primaries 
and  secondaries  is  white  checked  with  black  at  the  ends  of  the  nervules. 
Expanse  32  mm. 

Hab. — Upper  Valley  of  the  Ogove. 

LYCENESTHES  Moore. 

7.  L.  musagetes  sp.  nov.  rj\ — Allied  to  L.  li^nrcs  Hew.     Upperside: 
The  wings  are  uniformly  dark  purplish  blue.     Underside:  The  undersich 
is  a  pale  blackish  brown  with  no  markings  whatever  near  the  base  of  tin- 
primaries  and  secondaries.     The  primaries  have  at  the  end  of  the  cell  a 


26  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [January, 

double  transverse  bar  of  dark  lines  edged  externally  and  internally  with 
p'ale  gray,  followed  by  a  submarginal  series  of  similar  markings  extending 
from  the  costa  to  the  inner  margin  and  dislocated  at  the  third  median  and 
first  median  nervules.  This  series  of  spots  is  succeeded  by  a  very  obscure 
marginal  band  of  subhastate  dark  markings.  The  posterior  wing  has  a 
double  bar  at  the  end  of  the  cell,  and  a  series  of  submarginal  markings 
parallel  to  the  border  very  much  as  in  the  anterior:  The  submarginal 
band  is  followed  by  a  double  series  of  pale  gray  lunulate  markings,  which 
are  interrupted  beyond  the  first  median  by  a  very  large  black  ocellus, 
which  is  margined  with  red,  and  has  the  black  pupil  irrorated  with  me- 
tallic-blue scales.  A  similar  ocellus  smaller  in  size,  is  located  at  the  anal 
angle.  The  underside  of  the  abdomen  is  yellow;  the  remainder  of  the 
under  surface  of  the  body  is  concolorous. 

$ . — The  female  has  the  upper  surface  blackish  with  pale  gray  markings 
disposed  in  bands  upon  the  outer  border  of  the  secondaries;  the  underside 
is  marked  as  in  the  male.  Expanse  28-30  mm. 

Hab. — Gaboon. 

This  species,  which  is  very  closely  allied  to  L.  ligures  Hew., 
may  be  distinguished  by  the  fact  that  it  has  not  any  markings  at 
the  base  of  the  secondaries.  In  ligures  there  is  a  double  bar  on 
the  costa  near  the  base  and  a  profusion  of  pale  striae  on  the  outer 
half  of  the  secondaries.  The  ground  color  in  L.  musagetes  is 
blackish;  in  L.  ligures  it  is  a  reddish  brown.  Mr.  H.  H.  Druce, 
to  whom  I  communicated  one  of  my  types,  agrees  with  me  as  to 
its  specific  value.  The  two  species  are  undoubtedly  mixed  in 
collections,  but  I  rind  in  a  series  of  about  thirty  specimens  of  each 
species  before  me  that  the  markings  are  constant. 

8.  L.  scintillula  Holl.  ?. — The  female  of  this  species,  of  which  I  have 
recently  received  a  single  example,  differs  from  the  male  upon  the  upper- 
side  in  having  the  bright  orange-red  color  restricted  to  a  large  patch  cov- 
ering the  limbal  area  about  the  middle  of  the  wing  upon  both  primaries 
and  secondaries,  the  costa  and  inner  margins  of  which  are  broadly  black. 

9.  L.  erythropoecilus  sp.  nov.  $ . — Allied  to  L.  htsones  Hew.     Upper- 
side:  The  base,  the  costa,  the  apex  and  outer  margin,  are  broadly  black. 
The  limbal  area  is  marked  by  a  large  suboval  red  spot  indented  at  the 
end  of  the  cell  by  a  black  tooth-like  projection.     The  secondaries  have 
the  costa,  the  inner  and  outer  margins  likewise  broadly  black,  enclosing 
a  large  subtriangular  red  mark  upon  the  middle  of  the  wing.     The  outer 
margin  is  interrupted  by  a  series  of  red  spots,  of  which  the  two  between 
the  median  nervules  are  subhastate  and  pupiled  with  triangular  spots  of 
black.     There  is  a  marginal  whitish  line;  the  fringes  are  Mark.     Under- 
side: The  underside  is  cream-colored,  barred  with  red  and  black  lines. 
The  most  conspicuous  of  these  lines  upon  the  primaries  are  a  double 
i:urved  transverse  line  beyond  the  cell  extending  from  the  costa  to  the 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  2" 

first  median  followed  by  a  continuous  double  curved  submarginal  black 
line  extending  from  the  costa  to  the  inner  angle.  The  base  of  the  costa 
is  black.  There  is  a  large  subtriangular  transverse  black  spot  next  the 
base,  a  black  bar  surmounted  by  a  very  narrow  curved  black  line  at  the 
end  of  the  cell,  and  a  conspicuous  black  transverse  spot  above  the  inner 
margin  near  its  middle.  The  secondaries  upon  the  underside  have  a 
black  transverse  curved  line  at  the  base  followed  by  a  spindle-shaped 
transverse  black  line  extending  from  the  costa  to  the  inner  margin;  this 
is  succeeded  by  another  fusiform  black  mark  running  from  the  costa  to 
the  end  of  the  cell,  which  is  marked  by  a  reddish  spot.  Upon  the  inner 
margin  there  are  two  black  spots  coalescing  to  form  a  subhastate  mark 
upon  the  diverging  ends  of  which  is  the  red  triangular  mark.  Beyond 
these  is  the  median  transverse  series  of  spots,  the  one  nearest  the  costa 
oval,  the  one  beyond  the  cell  club-shaped  continued  to  the  inner  margin 
as  a  narrow  curved  line.  This  series  of  spots  is  divided  outwardly  by 
narrow  parallel  lines.  The  outer  margin  is  broadly  black  interrupted  on 
the  margin  by  a  series  of  cream-colored  oval  marks,  which  fuse  with  each 
other,  and  are  pupiled  with  gray.  There  is  a  large  ocellus  on  the  first 
median  and  a  small  one  at  the  anal  angle.  Both  are  crimson  pupiled  with 
black.  Expanse  22  mm. 

Hab.  —  Talaguga,  Ogove  Valley. 

10.  L.  xanthopcecilus  sp.  nov.  $  .  —  Upperside:  The  upperside  is  dark 
brown,  with  a  large  yellow  suboval  spot  on  the  primaries.  Underside: 
The  underside  is  white  marked  with  black  lines  and  spots.  The  primaries 
have  a  basal  streak  followed  by  a  conspicuous  subtriangular  spot,  which 
crosses  the  cell,  and  this  is  followed  by  three  widely  separated  black 
spots,  one  in  the  middle  of  the  costa,  another  at  the  end  of  the  cell,  and 
the  third  near  the  inner  margin  about  the  middle.  The  outer  third  is 
broadly  black,  and  this  black  area  is  divided  by  four  submarginal  white 
lines,  the  innermost  of  which  is  narrow  and  broken,  fusing  at  the  first 
median  nervule  with  the  second,  which  is  broad  and  irregularly  curved 
and  extends  from  the  costa  to  the  second  median  nervule.  The  third  is 
narrow,  parallel  to  the  outer  margin  and  the  fourth  is  a  mere  line  marking 
the  inner  edge  of  the  fringe,  which  is  black.  The  lines  upon  the  prima- 
ries at  the  base  are  extended  upon  the  secondaries,  and  in  addition  then- 
are  six  or  seven  spots  in  the  median  area,  of  which  those  near  the  inner 
margin  are  smallest.  There  is  an  irregularly  curved  submedian  line  of 
brown  geminate  at  the  outer  anal  angles,  and  an  ocellus  pupiled  with  blue 
scales  in  the  first  median  nervule. 

$.  —  The  female  is  exactly  like  the  male,  except  that  it  has  a  slum 
curved  median  band  upon  the  upper  surface  of  the  secondaries.  Expanse 
25  mm. 

Hab.  —  Talaguga. 


ii.  L.  melambrotus  sp.  nov.  ^f.  —  I'pperMde:  The  upperside  is  blackish 

with  a  blue  reflection.     The  posterior  wings  have  the  fringes  gray;  a  nar- 


28  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [January, 

row  black  marginal  line  defined  inwardly  by  an  equally  narrow  white  line, 
within  which  on  the  interspaces  there  is  a  series  of  black  pupiled  ocelli, 
of  which  those  situated  upon  the  median  nervules  are  the  largest.  The 
iricles  of  these  ocelli  are  gray.  Underside:  The  underside  is  white,  orna- 
mented with  pale  gray  and  black  markings  of  a  complex  character.  The 
margins  of  both  primaries  and  secondaries  are  ornamented  by  a  series 
of  black  pupiled  ocelli,  the  irides  of  which  upon  the  primaries  are  white, 
as  also  upon  the  secondaries,  except  in  the  case  of  the  two  upon  the  me- 
dian nervules,  which  are  the  largest  and  have  their  irides  red.  This  series 
of  ocelli  is  defined  inwardly  upon  each  wing  by  a  submarginal  line  of  dark 
brown  parallel  to  the  outer  margin.  Expanse  20  mm. 

Hab. — Kangwe. 

This  is  a  very  small,  but  distinctly  marked  species. 

I  take  the  present  occasion  to  present  figures  of  several  of  the 
foregoing  species  as  well  as  of  several  others  which  have  recently 
been  described  by  me,  and  which  I  have  grouped  upon  plate. 

EXPLANATION  OF  PLATE  I. 

Fig.    i.  Papilio policenoides  Holl.,  Ann.  and  Mag.  Nat.  Hist.  Oct.,  1892. 

"      2.  Thaleropis  trigona  Holl.,  Ann.  and  Mag.  Nat.  Hist.  Oct.,  1892. 

"      3.  Tingra  limbata  Holl.,  sp.  nov. 

4.  Tingra glagce^sa  Holl.,  sp.  nov. 

5.  Larinopoda  melandeta  Holl.,  sp.  nov.     Upperside. 
*'      6.  Larinopoda  melandeta  Holl.,  sp.  nov.     Underside. 

7.  Pseudaletis  clymenus  Druce,  co-type. 

"  8.  Pseudaletis  zebra  Holl.,  Psyche,  March,  1891. 

"  9.  Pseudaletis  nigra  Holl.,  Ann.  and  Mag.  Nat.  Hist.  Oct.,  1892. 

"  10.  Aphnceus  crustaria  Holl.,  Psyche,  November,  1890.    Underside. 

;"  ii.  Aphnczus  ilogo  Holl.,  Psyche,  November,  1890. 

<l  12.  Aphn^ns  argenteola  Holl.,  Psyche,  November,  1890. 

"  13.  Aphnceus  areas  Drury. 

<l  14.  Aphnceus propinqiius  Holl.,  sp.  nov. 

"  15.  Aphnceus  argyrocyclus  Holl.,  Psyche,  November,  1890.      " 

o 


COLORADO  CYNIPID/E.-Part  II. 

C.   P.   GILLETTE,  Fort  Collins,  Colorado. 

ACRASPIS. 
A.  undulata  n.  sp. 

Galls  resembling  those  of  Mr.  Bassett's  A.  macrocarpa;  were 
found  common  on  the  leaves  of  Quercus  undulata  at  Manitou, 
Col.,  on  June  3Oth  of  this  year.  The  inmates  of  the  galls  were 
mature  at  that  time,  and  would  run  about  when  cut  out.  Up  to 


ENT.  NEWS,  Vol.  IV. 


PI.  I. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  2O/ 

this  date  (November  igth)  none  of  the  flies  have  gnawed  their 
way  out  of  the  galls,  but  a  considerable  number  have  been  re- 
moved by  the  aid  of  a  pocket-knife.  As  the  galls  have  been 
kept  in  a  warm  room  since  the  last  of  September,  it  seems  prob- 
able that  the  flies  do  not  emerge  in  the  natural  state  before 
Spring,  whereas  A.  macrocarptz  emerges  in  the  fall.  The  flies 
differ  from  macrocarpce  by  having  the  third  joint  of  the  antenna 
but  very  little  longer  than  the  first  and  second  together,  by  hav- 
ing abortive  wings  not  more  than  three-fourths  as  long  as  the 
thorax,  by  having  the  abdomen  globular,  not  compressed,  and 
by  varying  from  2.5 — 3  mm.  in  length.  Specimens  of  macro- 
carpce in  my  collection  reared  from  galls  upon  Quercus  macro- 
carpa  in  Iowa  all  have  the  sides  of  the  front,  the  lateral  margins 
of  the  mesonotum  and  the  sides  of  the  scutellum  decidedly  ru- 
fous. In  undulata  all  of  these  parts  are  black,  as  is  the  entire 
insect,  except  a  little  rufous  coloration  on  the  tips  of  the  coxae 
and  at  the  joints  of  the  feet.  Described  from  nineteen  specimens 
cut  from  the  galls,  all  alive  and  active,  and  apparently  fully 
mature. 

HOLCASPIS. 
H.  rubens  n.  sp. 

Galls. — The  galls  are  globular,  from  10 — 14  mm.  in  diameter, 
composed  of  a  dense  corky  substance,  each  with  a  single  larval 
cell  that  is  easily  detached  from  the  surrounding  portions,  at- 
tached singly  to  small  twigs.  They  have  either  a  smooth  or 
rough  exterior,  and  are  of  a  light  straw  color,  usually  consider- 
ably tinted  with  red.  They  resemble  very  closely  the  galls  of 
Holcaspis  rugosa  Bass.  The  flies,  however,  are  very  different. 

Gall-flies. — General  color  rufous,  with  lines  over  the  base  of  the  wings; 
two  parallel  lines  on  anterior  portion  of  mesonotum,  line  at  base  of  scu- 
tellum, sutures  of  thorax  and  sternum,  black.  Head  small;  face  hairy 
and  coarsely  punctured;  sutures  surrounding  clypeus,  tips  of  mandibles, 
usually  the  terminal  joints  of  the  labial  and  maxillary  palpi,  pits  for  the 
insertion  of  the  antenna?,  eyes  and  ocelli  black;  antennae  i4-jointed,  ru- 
fous, shading  into  black  towards  the  tip.  Thorax  and  scutellum  coarsely 
punctured  and  hairy  ;  parapsidal  grooves  distinct,  but  extending  only 
about  half  way  from  the  scutellum  to  the  prothorax.  In  some  specimens 
the  black  lines  of  the  mesonotum  are  dim  or  wanting,  while  in  others 
they  are  heavy,  the  two  parallel  lines  often  coalescing;  scutellum  with 
shallow  groove  and  no  fovea?  at  base;  metathorax  black.  .  1/nfoiin-n  pol- 
ished, with  hairs  upon  the  sides  of  the  second  segment,  ovipositor  sheaths 
black,  a  characteristic  black  dash  across  the  venter,  general  color  rufous, 


30  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [January, 

but  in  a  few  specimens  the  color  is  quite  dark.  Feet  rufous  and  hairy, 
with  coxae  and  tarsi  more  or  less  infuscate.  Wings  5.5  mm  long,  areolet 
large,  radial  nervure  thickened  at  tip  and  not  attaining  the  costa  and  the 
cubital  nervure  not  attaining  the  first  transverse. 

Described  from  upwards  of  fifty  specimens,  all  females,  reared 
from  galls  taken  at  Manitou,  Col.,  Sept.  30,  1892.  The  flies 
began  to  emerge  from  the  galls  October  2Oth. 

H.  monticola  n.  sp. 

Galls. — Dense  cellular  growths,  rather  cylindrical  in  form,  but 
a  little  smaller  at  the  base  than  at  the  free  end  and  somewhat 
compressed  laterally,  the  diameter  in  the  direction  of  the  twig 
being  somewhat  greater  than  the  transverse  diameter.  The  free 
end  is  usually  rounded,  but  may  be  flat,  slightly  compressed  or 
with  a  blunt  elevated  point.  They  are  attached  by  a  broad  base 
in  cup-like  expansions  of  the  small  twigs.  The  largest  galls  will 
measure  one-fourth  of  an  inch  in  greatest  diameter  by  the  same 
in  hight.  They  are  black  and  dirty  on  the  outer  end  on  account 
of  the  accumulation  of  the  dirt  in  the  sweet  substance  which  they 
secrete  during  growth.  They  are  of  a  yellowish  or  greenish 
brown  at  the  sides,  the  color  being  quite  light  at  the  base  of  the 
galls.  A  few  of  the  two  or  three  hundred  galls  that  I  have  are 
reddish  in  color  at  the  sides.  Although  the  outer  substance  of 
the  galls  is  very  dense,  the  central  cell  is  easily  separated  from 
it,  and  it  seems  large  in  proportion  to  the  size  of  the  gall. 

The  galls  are  exceedingly  abundant  on  scrub  oaks  at  Manitou, 
Col.,  and  the  galls  are  much  visited  by  wasps  and  honey  bees 
for  the  sweet  which  they  secrete. 

Gall-fly, — Black,  tinged  with  rufous  on  head,  thorax  and  legs.  Length 
3.5 — 4  mm.  Head  small,  face  rugose,  somewhat  striate  between  the  eyes 
and  mouth,  sparsely  haired,  vertex  finely  rugose,  ocelli  inconspicuous  and 
surrounded  by  a  black  area;  antennae  black,  i3-jointed,  third  joint  a  little 
longer  than  the  first  and  second  together,  fourth  joint  about  equal  to  the 
third,  terminal  joint  as  long  as  the  two  preceding,  and  all  joints  rather 
sparsely  haired  for  Holcaspis.  Thorax  rather  coarsely  punctured,  the 
punctures  giving  rise  to  hairs  that  form  a  sparse  pubescence;  parapsidal 
grooves  distinct,  but  narrow,  and  only  reaching  about  one-half  of  the  dis- 
tance from  the  scutellum  to  the  prothorax.  The  two  parallel  lines  from 
the  collar  and  the  lines  over  the  base  of  the  wings  are  very  distinct;  scu- 
tellum broadly  rounded  posteriorly  and  with  a  shallow  groove  at  base. 
Abdomen  black',  polished,  second  segment  with  fine  gray  pubescence  on 
either  side  near  the  base.  Jl'iHg-s  5  mm.  long,  hyaline,  nervures  slender, 
areolet  large.  Feet  blackish,  tinged  with  rufous,  often  appearing  quite 
rufous  if  held  in  the  proper  light,  moderately  pubescent. 


IS93-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  31 

Described  from  twenty-five  flies,  all  females,  reared  from  galls 
taken  at  Manitou,  Col.,  Sept.  30,  1892.  Flies  began  emerging 
from  the  galls  November  loth. 

H.  brevipennata  n.  sp. 

Galls  globular,  from  i  — 1.5  centimeters  in  diameter,  attached 
singly  to  the  underside  and  always  near  the  margin  of  the  leaves 
of  Quercus  undulata.  The  central  cell  is  held  in  place  by  a  rather 
abundant  growth  of  frail  radiating  fibres,  more  or  less  branched 
towards  their  outer  ends.  The  outer  shell  is  very  thin,  and  is  of 
a  straw  color  more  or  less  stained  with  rusty-brown.  The  species 
seems  to  be  badly  parasitized,  as  twenty  galls  taken  at  Manitou, 
Col.,  September  3Oth,  gave  but  two  of  the  gall-flies,  and  these  I 
cut  from  their  cells. 

Gall-flies. — Rufous,  3.5  mm.  in  length,  wings  not  quite  attaining  the  tip 
of  the  abdomen.  The  only  black  parts  are  the  eyes,  ocelli,  two  or  three 
joints  at  the  tip  of  the  antenna  and  the  almost  black  color  of  the  terminal 
segments  of  the  abdomen.  In  one  specimen  the  head  is  quite  dark,  in- 
dicating that  in  some  specimens  it  might  be  almost  black.  Head  rugose, 
sparsely  set  with  gray  pubescence;  antennae  i3-jointed,  third  joint  slightly 
longer  than  the  fourth,  and  fully  as  long  as  the  four  terminal  ones  together. 
Thora.i'  rugose-punctate,  not  very  densely  haired,  parapsides  very  dis- 
tinct and  extending  the  whole  length  of  the  mesothorax,  middle  groove 
absent;  scutellum  rather  coarsely  rugose  and  with  two  shallow  foveae  at 
base.  Abdomen  globular,  second  segment  covering  fully  two-thirds  of 
the  dorsum  and  sparsely  pubescent  at  the  sides,  the  hairs  arising  from 
small  punctures,  ovipositor  sheaths  very  short.  Feet  uniformly  rufous 
and  quite  hairy.  M'ings  not  quite  reaching  the  tip  of  the  abdomen,  ner- 
vures  black,  the  transverse  and  radial  ones  being  specially  heavy  and 
smoky  along  their  margin.  In  the  apical  cell  are  two  dusky  patches,  one 
near  the  tip  and  one  under  the  radial  nerve  near  the  base,  areolet  wanting. 

Described  from  two  females,  both  alive  and  active;  cut  from 
the  galls  October  3ist. 


-o- 


A  NEW  ICHNEUMONID. 

G.    C.    DAVIS,    Agricultural  College,  Michigan. 

While  out  collecting  one  day  last  Summer  I  happened  to  spy 
a  very  odd  looking  parasite  crawling  over  the  leaves  of  a  low 
bush  in  the  oak  woods  near  the  college.  It  looked  odd  because 
it  had  only  small  stubs  instead  of  Well  developed  wings.  At  the 
first  glance  the  wings  appeared  to  have  been  injured,  or  perhaps 


32  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  Ljanuar}r> 

not  properly  expanded  when  the  insect  issued  from  the  pupa  case, 
but  a  closer  examination  showed  both  to  be  untrue.  They  prove 
to  be  naturally  well  formed,  what  there  is  of  them,  and  are  but 
dwarfed,  abortive  and  useless. 

Upon  investigation  I  find  the  species  is  undescribed  and  be- 
longs to  the  genus  Aptesis.  In  our  fauna  there  is  only  one  other 
species  known  of  these  subwinged  Ichneumonids,  and  that  seems 
to  be  rare.  While  they  probably  are  not  as  common  as  the  en- 
tirely wingless  species,  they  no  doubt  are  made  more  rare  by  col- 
lectors discarding  them  with  the  injured  and  imperfect  material 
as  a  part  of  it.  The  wingless  forms  are  so  distinctly  different 
that  they  are  seldom  overlooked,  but  the  partially  winged  ones 
are  liable  to  deceive  a  person,  and  collectors  should  be  on  the 
watch  for  such  forms. 

I  append  the  following  description: 

Aptesis  major  n.  sp.  9 -  —  Dull  black;  head  large,  broader  than  the  tho- 
rax, finely  punctured;  ocelli  distinct,  glassy;  mandibles  black,  with  ex- 
ternal dull  ferruginous  spot;  labial  palpi  black,  maxillary  palpi  long,  light 
brown;  antennae  long  filiform,  the  first  three  joints  of  the  flagellum  form- 
ing fully  one-third  of  the  length,  scape  and  first  two  joints  of  flagellum 
rufous,  remainder  dark  brown,  except  joints  4-8,  which  are  white,  except 
a  narrow  stripe  beneath;  pro-  and  mesothorax  shining,  slightly  punctured; 
parapsidal  grooves  distinct;  metathorax  broad,  quadrate,  flat  and  gener- 
ally sloping  behind;  smooth,  except  that  it  is  densely  and  rather  coarsely 
punctured;  scutellum  and  blunt  tubercles  on  metathorax  dull  rufous;  most 
of  femora  and  tibiae  on  posterior  legs  dusky;  remainder  of  legs  rufous, 
except  trochanters,  which  are  much  lighter;  abdomen  elliptical,  finely 
punctured;  petiole  smooth  and  flat  above,  margined,  greatly  expanded 
near  the  tip;  last  half  of  third,  the  following  segments  and  ovipositor 
black,  remaining  segments  rufous;  ovipositor  exserted  nearly  the  length 
of  the  abdomen;  winglets  reach  nearly  to  the  tip  of  the  metathorax,  ner- 
vures  developed  to  the  stigma;  base  of  nervures  and  tegulae  fulvous. 
Length  4  mm. 

One  specimen,  taken  at  Agricultural  College,  Michigan. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  33 

SYNONYMIC  AND  STRUCTURAL  NOTES. 

By  HARRISON  G.   DYAR. 

The  genera  of  the  Notodontidae  with  a  tuft  on  the  internal 
margin  of  primaries  (excluding  Lanassa)  may  be  distinguished 
as  follows: 

Primaries  with  an  accessory  cell. 

Antennae  of  c?  pectinated;  eyes  naked Notodonta 

Antennae  simple;  eyes  hairy Lophopteryx. 

Primaries  without  accessory  cell. 

Antennae  of  rf  pectinated .     .    Pheosia. 

Antennae  simple,  ciliate Lophodonta. 

According  to  these  characters  the  species  fall  in  as  below: 

Notodonta  Ochs.  Pheosia  Hub. 

N.  stragula  Grt.  P.  dimidiata  H.-S. 

N.  pacifica  Behr.  rit/iosa  Pack. 

N.  elegans  Strk.  californica  Str. 

vai .  grisea  Strk.  P.  portlandia  Hy.  Edw. 

notaria  Hy.  Edw.  deschcrei  Neum. 

N.  georgica  H.-S.  P.  simplaria  Graef. 

P.  basitriens  Walk. 

Lophopteryx  Steph.  Lophodonta  Pack. 

L.  americana  Harv.  L.  ferruginea  Pack. 

L.  angulosa  S.  &  A. 

According  to  superficial  resemblance  in  size,  shape  and  pattern 
of  markings  they  would  stand: 

Notodonta.  Pheosia. 

N.  stragula.  P.  dimidiata. 

N.  pacifica.  P.  portlandia. 

N.  georgica.  P.  elegans. 

N.  basitriens.  var.  grisea. 

Lophopteryx.  Lophodonta. 

L.  americana.  L.  ferruginea. 

L.  angulosa. 
L.  simplaria. 

It  will  be  noticed  that  neither  of  these  arrangements  has  been 
used  in  any  of  our  lists,  and  it  would  appear  as  if  neither  struc- 
ture nor  superficial  resemblance  was  considered  essential  for  ge- 
neric definition. 

I  have  not  been  able  to  examine  Drynobia  tortuosa  Tepper. 

The  species  associated  under  Hctcrocuinpa  are  much  alike  in 
structure,  but  their  larvae  differ  so  much  that  it  may  be  thought 
advisable  to  break  up  the  genus.  This  might  be  done  as  follows: 

Heterocampa  Doubleday. 
H.  astarte  Douhl.  (type). 
1/icniis  Harr. 
van  a  Walk. 

With  this  would  go  obliqua,  lunata,  siibrotata  and  ccltipluiga. 


34  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [January, 

Loclmiaeus  Doubleday. 

Tad  ana  Walk. 
L.  nianteo  Doubl.  (type). 

cincrascens  Walk. 

snbalbicans  Grt. 
Cecrita  Walk. 
C.  guttivitta  Walk.  (type). 

albiplaga  Walk. 

incieteniiinata  Walk. 

inncorea  H.-S. 
C.  biundata  Walk. 

olivatus  Pack. 

viridescens  Walk. 

and  probably  the  names  pulverea  G.  &  R.,  semiplaga  Walk., 
wnbrata  Walk,  and  athereo  Harr. ,  which  I  have  not  satisfactorily 
determined. 

Misogada  Walk. 
M.  cinerea  Pack.  (type). 
unicolor  Pack. 
marina  Pack. 
sobria  Walk. 
Donbledayi  Scudd. 

The  antennae  will  sufficiently  distinguish  this  genus  only  the 
terminal  four  joints  being  bare  of  pectinations. 

Macrurocampa  n.  gen. — Head  moderate,  retracted;  eyes  large,  naked; 
palpi  scarcely  exceeding  the  front.  Thorax  wider  than  long;  abdomen 
exceeding  secondaries;  ^  antennae  bipectinate  for  the  basal  38  joints,  the 
pectinations  longest  centrally;  the  terminal  15  joints  bare;  fore  wings  12- 
veined  ;  median  vein  3-branched,  veins  3  and  4  arising  close  together; 
cell  closed  by  a  concave  cross-vein,  from  which  arises  vein  5  slightly  above 
the  middle;  veins  6  to  10  on  a  stalk  out  of  the  apex  of  the  discal  cell;  no 
accessory  cell,  or  a  very  narrow  one  reaching  from  discal  cell  to  the  origin 
of  vein  7  (which  is  half  way  to  the  apex  of  the  wing)  showing  a  tendency 
to  be  obsolete.  Vein  1 1  arises  from  the  subcostal  about  one-fifth  its  length 
from  end  of  cell;  costa  straight,  apex  subacute,  outer  margin  convex. 
Wings  more  than  twice  as  long  as  broad;  secondaries  with  two  internal 
veins;  median  3-branched,  3  and  4  arising  together  from  lower  corner  of 
cell;  cell  closed  by  a  concave  cross-vein,  from  which  5  arises  a  little  above 
the  middle;  6  and  7  on  a  short  stalk  from  the  upper  corner  of  cell;  8  runs 
close  to  the  subcostal  till  just  before  the  end  of  the  cell;  it  is  slightly 
sinuate,  approaching  the  subcostal  most  iu-arl\  along  the  middle  of  the 
cell.  The  wing  is  ovate,  evenly  rounded;  hind  tibia?  with  two  pairs  of 
spurs. 

Type,  Noctua  marthesia  Cramer. 

M.  marthesia  Cram. 
turbida  Walk. 
tessc//a  Pack. 
c/ongata  G.  &  R. 

The  genus  is  distinguished  by  the  very  narrow  obsolete  acces- 
sory cell,  often  wanting,  and  by  the  structure  of  the  larva,  which 
bears  a  pair  of  long  tails,  even  longer  than  those  of  Centra. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  35 

The  other  species  of  Heterocampa  included  in  Prof.  Smith's 
list  are  unknown  to  me.  They  are  Chapmani  Grt.,  supcrba  Hy. 
Edw. ,  thyatiroides  Walk.,  mollis  Walk,  and  nigrosignata  Walk. 
H.  nigroscripta  Walk,  is  said  by  Mr.  Kirby  to  be  Thiacidas 
postica  from  India,  hence  wrongly  included  in  the  list,  and,  finally, 
H.  nivea  Neum.  is  a  Centra,  and  has  been  redescribed  by  myself 
as  C.  meridionalis  (Psyche,  vi,  291). 

Arctia  minea  Slosson. 

I  have  examined  the  types  in  the  collection  of  Mrs.  Slosson. 
They  are  normally  marked  A.  michabo  Grt.,  but  differ  in  the  reel, 
fiery  tint  of  the  pale  marks  which,  in  michabo,  are  usually  of  a 
pink  tint.  The  name  is  probably  worthy  of  varietal  rank. 

Ceruridia  Slossonii  Packard. 

I  am  also  indebted  to  Mrs.  Slosson  for  the  opportunity  to  ex- 
amine this  curious  form.  It  is,  with  only  slight  doubt,  a  female 
of  Gluphisia  avimacula  Hudson,  of  which  the  yellow  shades  are 
replaced  by  black.  This  variation  is  common  in  the  genus;  I 
have  seen  it  in  G.  sei'era  and  the  common  G.  trilincata,  though 
these  forms  have  not  received  names.  The  generic  name  Ceru- 
ridia is  the  same  as  Melia  Neum.  if  my  determination  of  the 
moth  is  correct.  Both  names  appear  to  me  unwarranted,  as  the 
moths  do  not  differ  in  structure  from  Gluphisia,  and  the  larv;e 
are  identical  in  form  and  in  pattern  of  markings.  The  species 
are  somewhat  larger  than  Gluphisia  proper,  but  the  pectinations 
of  the  £  antennae  are  no  longer  in  proportion.  The  species  to 
which  the  names  are  applicable  are: 

G.  Lintneri  Grote. 

G.  severa  Hy.  Edw.  . 

Danbyi  Xeum.  (type  of  Melia}. 
G.  avimacula  Hudson. 

S/ossoi/ii  Packard  (type  of  Cen/ridia). 

The  Bombycidae  of  Prof.  Smith's  list  are  a  very  heterogeneous 
assemblage.  The  genera  Pseudohazis  and  Hemileuca  undoubt- 
edly belong  to  the  Saturniidae.  This  family  has  been  too  closely 
restricted  by  Prof.  Smith.  The  females  of  some  of  the  species 
which  he  has  included  show  gradations  to  the  simply  bipectiiutr 
antennae,  as  do  some  of  the  moths  in  having  the  two  sets  of  pec- 
tinations of  unequal  length,  and  it  is  but  a  natural  step  to  Pse^t- 
dohazis  and  Hemilcuca,  which  are  otherwise-  the  same  in  the 
structure  and  in  the  larva.  They  are  totally  dissimilar  to  the 
other  species,  which  are  all  true  Lasiocampidae,  with  the  possible 
exception  of  Thauma  ribis,  which  I  have  not  examined.  Quad- 


36  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [January, 

rina  diazoma  is  correctly  referred  here,  though  Mr.  Kirby,  fol- 
lowing Prof.  Smith's  published  opinion,  has  placed  it  among  the 
Zeuzeridae. 

There  are  no  Bombycidae  in  North  America,  unless  Bombyx 
mori  Linn,  has  really  been  domesticated,  as  is  alleged. 

Family  LACOSOMIDE. 

I  propose  this  name  for  Lacosoma  and  the  allied  genera.  These 
have  been  associated  with  the  Psydridae  on  the  ground  of  larval 
habits,  but  they  are  different  in  the  structure  of  the  moths.  A 
good  family  character  is  afforded  by  the  position  of  vein  8  of  the 
hind  wings,  which  is  not  united  to  the  subcostal  by  a  cross- vein, 
but  runs  free  and  remote  from  it,  much  as  in  the  Saturniidae. 
These  genera  have  been  placed  in  the  Drepanulidae  by  Mr.  Kirby, 
but  on  superficial  resemblance  only,  which  renders  the  reference 
doubly  unfortunate. 

The  genus  Antarctia  Hub.  being  restricted  to  South  American 
forms  in  Kirby 's  Catalogue,  the  North  American  species  must  be 
variously  distributed.  A.  rufula  Boisd.  will  go  to  Spilosoma, 
and  will  stand  as  follows,  as  none  of  the  names  seem  worthy  of 
varietal  rank: 

Spilosoma  rufula  Boisduval. 

pit  net  a  fa  Pack.  « 

proba  Hy.  Edvv. 
vagans  Boisd. 
ptcridis  Hy.  Edw. 

A.  Beanii  and  A.  Bnicci  are  structurally  near  to  Spilosoma, 
but  differ  in  minor  points  and  markedly  in  coloration.  They  will 
probably  form  a  new  genus  when  further  studied. 

A.  rubra  Neum.  differs  from  all  the  other  species  in  lacking 
the  middle  spurs  of  the  hind  tibiae.  It  superficially  resembles 
Phragmatobia,  but  differs  in  wing  shape  and  in  the  pectinated 
antennae. 

Elpis  n.  gen. — Head  retracted,  tongue  short,  palpi  obliquely  descending, 
eyes  naked,  $  antennae  moderately  bipectinate  to  the  tips.  Thorax  as 
broad  as  long;  abdomen  short,  conic,  scarcely  exceeding  secondaries: 
posterior  tibiae  with  a  pair  of  short  apical  spurs.  Venation  of  Phragma- 
tobia on  both  wings;  costa  of  fore  wings  slightly  convex,  apex  acute, 
outer  margin  straight,  the  anal  angle  rounded.  Wing  more  than  twice 
as  long  as  broad;  hind  wings  elongate-ovate,  less  triangular  than  in 
Phragmatobia. 

Type,  Antarctia  rubra  Neum. 

E.  rubra  Neum. 

var.  Walsinghami  Butl. 

The  species  inhabits  the  western  part  of  Oregon  and  Wash- 
ington, doubtless  extending  its  range  into  British  Columbia. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  for  December  was  mailed  December  2,  1892. 


ENT.  NEWS,  Vol.  IV. 


PL  II. 


ISAAC  C.    MARTINGALE. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 

AND 

PROCEEDINGS  OE  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

VOL.  iv.  FEBRUARY,    1893.  No.  2. 


CONTENTS: 


Obituary  notice  of  Isaac  C.  Martindale    37    I    Entomological  Literature 55 


Smith — Elementary  Entomology 39 

Cockereil — Entomology  of  Colorado 42 

Editorial 46 

Economic  Entomology 47 


Entomological  Section 59 

Holland — New    African    Nyctemeridae 

and  Liparidse 59 

Skinner — A  new  Eudamus 64 


Notes  and  News 51    '    Harvey — A  new  Papirius 65 

ISAAC  C.  MARTINDALE. 

Mr.  Martindale  died  suddenly,  from  apoplexy,  Tuesday,  Jan- 
uary 3rd,  at  his  home,  No.  322  Perm  Street,  Camden,  N.  J.  He 
was  born  in  Byberry,  Philadelphia  County,  Pa.,  July  15,  1842. 
His  parents  were  members  of  the  Society  of  Friends,  and  his 
early  education  was  acquired  chiefly  at  schools  under  the  control 
of  Friends.  His  father  was  a  descendant  of  John  Martindell, 
who,  early  in  the  history  of  the  country,  settled  in  Bucks  County, 
Pa.  Many  of  the  family  have  become  prominent  in  the  history 
of  that  part  of  Pennsylvania.  On  both  sides  his  ancestry  has 
shown  literary  ability,  and  this,  early  developed  in  the  deceased, 
added  to  an  inherent  love  for  the  study  of  Nature.  He  began 
the  study  of  Natural  History  while  on  his  father's  farm,  and,  de- 
spite an  almost  insurmountable  difficulty  from  lack  of  books,  ac- 
quired considerable  scientific  knowledge.  Geology,  Mineralogy, 
Ornithology,  Astronomy,  Meteorology,  Botany,  Entomology 
and  other  branches  of  science  received  his  attention,  and  were 
the  study  of  years.  Feb.  9,  1863,  he  was  elected  a  correspond- 
ing member  of  the  American  Entomological  Society,  but  it  has 
only  been  within  the  last  few  years  that  Mr.  Martindale  has  de- 
voted his  entire  leisure  time  to  Entomology,  and  more  par'icu- 


38  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [February, 

larly  Lepidoptera.  In  former  years  his  favorite  study  was  Botany, 
and  he  ranked  as  one  of  the  foremost  botanists  in  the  country. 
Much  has  been  contributed  by  him  on  this  subject  to  literature, 
and  his  collection  of  plants  is  regarded  as  the  best  in  New  Jersey, 
and  with  but  few  equals  in  the  United  States.  His  collection  of 
Lepidoptera  ranks  very  nearly  the  finest  in  America,  and  contains 
many  beautiful  and  rare  exotics  not  represented  in  other  collec- 
tions, as  well  as  many  exceedingly  valuable  native  species.  The 
collection  is  contained  in  about  ten  large  cabinets  all  fashioned 
after  the  plan  devised  by  himself.  In  the  death  of  Mr.  Martin- 
dale  the  Academy  loses  a  most  efficient  member  and  a  trustworthy 
officer.  He  was  for  sixteen  years  a  member,  and  during  part  of 
the  time  was  most  active  as  Chairman  of  the  Finance  Committee. 
At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  Treasurer  of  the  Academy  and 
Vice-Director  of  the  Entomological  Section.  He  was  also  a 
member  of  the  American  Philosophical  Society,  the  Botanical 
Club,  the  Historical  Society  of  Pennsylvania,  and  the  Entomo- 
logical Society  "Iris"  in  Dresden,  Germany.  He  was  in  the 
banking  business,  and  was  cashier  of  the  Camden  National  Bank. 
He  frequently  made  interesting  communications  on  entomological 
subjects  before  the  Entomological  Section  of  the  Academy,  but 
wrote  comparatively  little  on  Entomology,  his  principal  contri- 
butions being  in  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  vol.  i,  p.  126,  and 
"Canadian  Entomologist,"  vol.  xxiii,  p.  174.  Had  he  lived 
longer  his  services  to  Entomology  would  undoubtedly  have  been 
great,  as  he  was  a  most  enthusiastic  and  untiring  worker,  and 
what  he  has  done  in  such  a  short  time  showed  what  he  would 
have  accomplished  had  he  not  been  stricken  at  the  comparatively 
early  age  of  fifty  years.  He  will  be  sadly  missed  by  his  friends 
and  fellow  members  of  the  Academy  and  Entomological  Section. 
He  leaves  a  widow,  a  daughter  and  two  sons. 


Mr.  WILLIAM  BEUTENMULLER,  of  the  American  Museum  of  Natural 
History,  Central  Park,  New  York,  is  writing  a  monograph  of  the  Lepid- 
opterous  family  Aegeridas,  to  be  illustrated  by  colored  plates,  and  he  is 
desirous  of  receiving  material  and  information  on  the  subject. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  39 

ELEMENTARY  ENTOMOLOGY. 

LEPIDOPTERA-HETEROCERA  (Moths). 
By  Prof.  JOHN  B.  SMITH,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 


The  Saturniidae  and  Ceratocampidae  differ  from  all  the  other 
of  our  Bombyces  by  having  the  antennal  joints  unusually  long, 
and  furnished  with  two  pectinations  to  each  side.  Each  segment, 
therefore,  bears  four  branches  or  joints.  This  structure  is  not 
paralleled  elsewhere  in  the  Lepidoptera,  so  far  as  my  knowledge 
extends,  except  in  the  aberrant  Sphingid  genus  Cressonia.  Its 
distinctive  character  gives  it  an  absolute  systematic  value,  and  by 
its  aid  all  members  of  these  families  may  be  readily  recognized. 
Between  themselves,  the  Saturniidae  and  Ceratocampidae  differ, 
primarily,  in  that  the  former  have  the  antennal  pectinations  ex- 
tending to  the  tip,  while  in  the  latter  they  extend  only  a  little 
beyond  the  middle. 

In  the  Saturniidae  the  head  is  small,  and  the  ocelli  and  tongue 
are  wanting.  The  venation  is  quite  simple,  and  usually  the  pri- 
maries have  ten  veins  only;  the  missing  veins  belonging  to  the 
sub-costal  series.  In  the  fore  wings  there  is  one  internal  vein, 
which  may  or  may  not  have  a  small  fork  at  the  base.  The  cell 
extends  to  the  middle  of  the  wing  or  beyond  it,  and  the  veins  are 
well  separated.  The  secondaries  lack  all  trace  of  a  frenelum  in 
both  sexes;  the  costal  vein  is  free  from  the  base,  and  there  are 
two  internal  veins,  the  inner  very  feeble  and  very  close  to  the 
internal  margin;  vein  five  belongs  to  the  sub-costal  series.  The 
legs  are  short  and  very  hairy,  the  tarsi  very  feebly  spinulose. 
The  little  epiphysis  on  the  underside  of  the  fore  tibia  is  distinctly 
present. 

It  is  to  this  family  that  our  American  "silk  worms"  are  re- 
ferable; and  the  moths  are  the  giants  among  our  Bombyces;  ex- 
panding in  some  instances  six  inches  or  more. 

Two  very  well  separated  sub-families  are  recognizable:  the 
Attacinae  and  Saturniinae,  recognizable  primarily  by  the  fact  that 
in  the  Attacinas  the  median  cell  on  both  wings  is  open,  while  in 
the  Saturniinae  it  is  closed  by  a  distinct  cross-vein.  Other  dif- 
ferences exist:  in  the  Attacinae  the  antennal  development  is  most 
perfect,  the  pectinations  being  as  complete,  though  smaller,  in 
the  female  than  in  the  male.  The  wings  are  verv  broad,  the  pri- 


40  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [February, 

maries  with  a  rounded  apex,  below  which  there  is  a  variably  dis- 
tinct excision,  in  some  exotic  species  so  strongly  marked  as  to 
make  the  wings  distinctly  falcate.  As  a  whole,  the  wing  outline 
is  extremely  graceful,  no  sudden  or  sharp  angles  presenting  any- 
where. In  the  cocoons  there  is  a  decided  tendency  to  a  doub- 
ling, most  marked  in  cecropia,  but  obvious  in  all  the  species 
known  to  me.  They  also  are  attached  to  the  plants  on  which 
the  insects  feed,  in  a  majority  of  the  cases,  though  this  feature 
varies.  Those  of  Columbia  and  cecropia  are  often,  if  not  usu- 
ally, attached  to  twigs  or  branches  their  full  length;  those  of 
cynthia  and  promethea  are  enveloped  by  a  leaf  and  attached  by  a 
pedicel  to  the  twig;  and  those  of  angulifera  are  not  attached  in  any 
way,  but  fall  to  the  ground  with  the  leaves.  In  the  Saturniinae  we 
have  a  very  decided  difference  in  wing  form.  The  apex  of  prima- 
ries is  distinctly  pointed  or  angular,  and  the  outer  margin,  though 
it  may  be  excised,  is  never  gracefully  swung.  Everywhere  the 
angles  are  obtrusive,  and  there  is  a  clumsy  appearance  as  a  rule. 
In  luna  this  is  much  less  noticeable,  owing  to  the  handsome  tails. 
The  antennal  development  is  much  less  perfect,  and  we  find, 
in  the  females,  first  a  short  ending  of  one  pair  of  pectinations, 
then  the  disappearance  of  one  pair  and  the  shortening  of  the 
other,  and  finally  the  pectinations  disappear  entirely.  The  num- 
ber and  comparative  length  of  the  segments  is  not  changed, 
however,  and  in  the  males  the  typical  family  structure  is  distinct 
in  all  cases,  though  the  pectinations  may  not  be  equally  long. 
The  cocoons  are  usually  distinctly  single,  and,  as  usually,  drop 
to  the  ground  with  the  leaves;  if,  indeed,  the  larva  does  not  de- 
scend to  the  ground  to  pupate. 

The  most  obvious  character  of  the  Ceratocampidae  has  already 
been  stated.  It  is  found  in  the  fact  that  the  antennal  pectinations 
extend  to  the  middle  only.  In  the  female  the  pectinations  are 
very  short,  or  the  antennae  are  simple.  The  venation  is,  in  its 
main  features,  not  unlike  that  of  the  Saturniidse,  but  we  notice  a 
very  obvious  tendency  to  some  of  the  follow  ing  families  in  the 
very  decided  shortening  of  the  median  cell,  and  a  corresponding 
increase  in  the  length  of  the  veins  arising  from  it.  This  feature 
is  distinctive  of  a  small  group  of  families,  and  associates  the 
Ceratocampidae  much  more  nearly  with  the  Lasiocampidae  than 
with  the  Saturniidae.  Vein  five,  of  the  primaries,  while  much 
nearer  to  the  subcostal  than  to  the  median  series,  usually  arises 


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from  the  cross-vein,  and  occasionally  we  note  a  very  distinctive 
tendency  toward  a  division  of  the  cell  itself,  by  a  distinct  fold. 
The  head  structure  is  not  unlike  that  of  the  Saturniidae,  and  the 
same  may  be  said  of  the  leg  structure;  the  armature  of  the  tarsi 
being  usually  sparse.  On  the  fore  tibiae  of  some  of  the  species 
the  epiphyses  are  enormously  developed,  and  force  the  question 
of  their  purpose  quite  prominently  upon  the  student.  In  the 
method  of  pupation  the  species  of  this  family  differ  entirely  from 
the  Saturniidae  in  that  they  all  form  naked,  subterranean  pupae. 

Under  the  term  "  Bombycidae,"  my  list  contains  a  miscellane- 
ous aggregation  of  forms  which  did  not  fit  into  the  families  that 
I  had  more  definitely  limited,  and,  as  it  stands,  this  "family"  is 
incapable  of  definition.  It  is,  however,  quite  easy  to  divide  it, 
and  we  get  first,-  the  family  Hemileucidae,  containing  the  genera 
Psendohazis  and  Hemileiica  as  they  stand  in  the  list.  In  vena- 
tion this  family  corresponds  very  closely  with  the  family  Satur- 
niidae, and  stands  much  nearer  to  it,  indeed,  than  the  Ceratocam- 
pidae;  not  only  in  this  respect,  but  in  the  wing  form  and  in  the 
method  of  pupation.  The  family  differs  primarily  in  the  struc- 
ture of  the  antennae,  in  which  there  is  only  a  single  pectination 
to  each  side  of  each  joint.  As  the  number  of  pectinations  is  as 
great  or  greater  than  in  Saturniidae,  it  necessitates  at  least  double 
the  number  of  joints  in  an  antennae  of  the  same  length,  and  these 
joints  are  quite  different  in  form.  We  have  thus  an  absolute, 
sharply-limited  character  in  the  relative  number  of  joints  in  an- 
tennae of  the  same  length.  The  head  structure  also  is  quite 
different,  influencing  the  location  of  the  antennae.  In  the  Sa- 
turniidae the  eyes  are  comparatively  large  and  extend  to  the  ver- 
tex, the  antennal  cavities  touch  the  margin  of  the  eye,  and  are 
separated  by  less  than  their  own  diameter,  even  in  the  female. 
In  the  Hemileucidae,  on  the  contrary,  the  eyes  are  much  smaller, 
much  more  widely  separated  and  do  not  reach  the  vertex.  The 
antennal  cavities  are  situated  on  a  prominence,  do  not  touch  the 
margin  of  the  eye,  and  are  separated  by  nearly  twice  their  diam- 
eter. So  different,  indeed,  is  the  head  structure,  that  if  we  at- 
tribute as  much  value  to  its  modifications  as  Dr.  Packard  has 
been  inclined  to  do,  we  cannot  find  more  widely  distinct  families. 
The  legs  are  short  and  hairy,  the  spurs  obsolete,  except  on  the 
posterior  tibiae,  but  the  tarsal  spinulation  is  distinct,  and  the  tarsal 
claws  are  unusually  long.  The  fore  tibiae  are  peculiar;  they  are 


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furnished  at  the  tip  with  a  distinct  claw,  which  is  an  unusual 
character  in  this  series,  and  they  lack  entirely  the  epip,hysis,  which 
is  an  all  but  universal  character  in  the  Macroheterocera,  and  this 
serves  to  isolate  the  family  from  all  the  other  related  Bombyces- 
examined  by  me.  There  are  other  differences,  in  thoracic  struc- 
ture and  elsewhere,  which  this  is  scarcely  the  place  to  describe, 
but  enough  has  been  shown  to  make  it  desirable  that  Mr.  Dyar's 
sentence  on  p.  35  of  this  volume:  "  The  genera  Pseudohazis  and 
Hemileuca  undoubtedly  belong  to  the  Saturniidae,"  should  be 
regarded  as  an  expression  of  opinion  and  not  as  a  statement  of 
fact.  The  use  of  the  term  "  undoubtedly"  is  unfortunate  in  any 
case,  for  we  really  know  too  little  absolutely  to  make  any  such 
definite  assertions.  I  am  aware  that  it  would  not  be  difficult  to  find 
equally  positive  assertions  made  by  myself  in  times  past,  when  I 
thought  I  knew  very  much  more  than  I  do  now;  at  that  time  no 
one  else  seems  to  have  had  any  definite  information  concerning 
the  wealth  of  knowledge  that  we  did  not  possess.  It  is  certain 
that  I  did  not  then  realize  that  all  that  was  printed  in  the  books 
could  not  be  implicitly  relied  upon. 

NOTE. — Some  unfortunate  typograpical  errors  crept  into  the 
January  instalment  of  this  paper;  in  one  case  entirely  reversing 
my  intended  statement.  On  p.  5,  line  3,  omit  but  between  certain 
and  that ;  line  16,  after  genus  insert  which;  line  25,  lengthily 
insert  often. 

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NOTES  ON  THE  ENTOMOLOGY  OF  COLORADO.-II. 

By  T.  D.  A.  COCKERELL,  Kingston,  Jamaica. 

DELTA. 

The  northern  border  of  the  countv  is  elevated,  but  rapidly  de- 
scending as  one  goes  southward,  the  zones  of  vegetation  recorded 
on  p.  202  are  grassed,  and  the  Gunnison  River  is  reached  at  quite 
a  low  level.  I  crossed  the  county  in  September  and  October, 
from  the  Grand  Mesa  down  the  valley  of  Surface  Creek  and 
across  the  plain  to  Montrose.  We  camped  for  a  few  days  on 
Surface  Creek  at  about  8,500  feet  altitude,  where  the  zones  of 
Spruce  and  Quaking  Asp  intermingled.  Here  the  plants  were 
characteristic  of  the  mid-alpine  region,  such  species  as  Frag  aria 
vesca,  Epilobium  angustifolium,  Ur.Hca.gr acilis,  Rubus  strigosus 


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Troximon  aurantiacum,  T.  glaucum,  Mertensia  sibirica,  Cam- 
panula rohmdifolia,  Aconitumcolumbianum,  etc.,  being  observed. 
The  mollusca  were  equally  characteristic,  including  Patula 
Cooperi,  Conulus  fulvus,  Limnoca  humilis,  Pupa  blandi  and 
others.  The  insects  corresponded;  on  September  26th,  I  saw 
Vanessa  antiopa;  on  September  3Oth,  Vcspa  maculata;  and  at 
various  times  species  of  Grapta,  Colias,  Lithobius,  Geophihis, 
etc.  A  marten  was  shot  by  one  of  our  party,  and  a  Pulex  found 
parasitic  upon  it. 

On  September  3<Dth  we  moved  a  few  miles  further  down  the 
valley,  and  at  this  camp  I  took  a  wasp,  Vespa  arenaria  Fab. ; 
two  beetles,  Platycerus  sepressus  Lee.  9  (under  a  log)  and  Ne- 
crophorus  vespilloides  Hbst.  (flying  by  day),  and  a  Vanessa  J//7- 
bertii.  I  have  also  a  note  of  Hippodamia  ^-signata  Kirb.  on 
Surface  Creek,  and  Pterostichus  protractus  Lee. ,  Delta  County, 
the  locality  not  exactly  noted.  P.  protractus  is  recorded  in  the 
Wheeler  Report  from  Fort  Garland  and  the  Roaring  Fork,  and 
so  appears  to  be  of  wide  distribution  in  Colorado,  although  I  did 
not  find  it  in  Custer  County.  Colorado,  as  a  whole,  seems  to 
contain  comparatively  few  species  of  Pterostichus  (though  two 
or  three  are  abundant),  but  plenty  of  Amara,  thus:— 

Colo    fms   listf          New  Jersey  British  Is. 

( J.  B.  Smith.)     (Fowler  &  Matthews.) 

Pterostichus  8  19  22 

Amara  20  16  26 

MESA,   N.  E. 

In  September,  I  crossed  the  northern  border  of  the  county 
close  to  the  Mam  Mountains,  and  traveled  by  way  of  Buzzard 
Creek  and  Plateau  Creek  to  the  Grand  Mesa.  This  region  is 
mid-alpine,  but  descending  Plateau  Creek  we  should  soon  meet 
with  sub-alpine  features,  and  even  near  Eagalite,  where  we 
camped,  they  were  becoming  quite  marked.  It  will  be  convenient 
to  group  the  notes  under  three  districts; 

(i)  Buzzard  Creek  District. — The  divide  between  North 
Mam  Creek  and  Buzzard  Creek  is  not  so  high  but  that  the  Scrub 
Oak  grows  there,  being  ordinary  mid-alpine.  Elk  (Cerviis  cana- 
densis)  and  black-tailed  deer  (C.  macrotis}  were  observed  on  the 
Mam  Mountains.  At  our  camp  near  the  foot  of  t'he  Mam  Moun- 


44  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [February, 

tains,  by  a  stream  which  runs  into  Buzzard  Creek,  Vanessa  an- 
tiopa  was  common;  of  Hymenoptera,  Augochlora pura  Say  was 
taken  on  September  I5th,  and  Apathus  insularis  Sm.  on  Sep- 
tember i yth;  of  Coleoptera,  Tachyporus  jocosus  Say  was  found 
on  September  i4th,  and  Nebria  trifaria  Lee.  (at  the  foot  of  the 
Mam  Mountain)  on  September  :6th.  Species  of  Geophilus  and 
Lithobius  were  also  noticed. 

On  September  iSth  we  camped  on  Buzzard  Creek  itself.  I 
wrote  at  the  time:  "  Buzzard  Creek  is  a  pretty  stream,  bordered 
with  Willows, — and  the  surrounding  country  consists  of  low 
rounded  hills,  covered  with  gray  Artemisia-brush,  Oak-brush 
(now  brilliantly  red),  and  here  and  there  patches  of  Quaking 
Aspen  turning  yellow."  At  this  locality  Vanessa  antiopa  was 
again  met  with;  also  Culex  sp.  and  Pcederus^.,  and  in  the  creek 
plenty  of  the  cases  of  Helicopsyche  on  stones.  Two  ducks  shot 
were  found  to  have  eaten  numbers  of  the  latter. 

Calathus  ingratus  Dej.  was  taken  near  Buzzard  Creek. 

(2)  Plateau  Creek   District. — It  is  a  good  indication  of  the 
sub-alpine  region  when  the  creek  bottoms  begin  to  be  filled  with 
the  narrow-leafed  cottonwood,  Populus  angustifolia.     This  was 
the  case  near  Eagalite  (is  this  a  corruption  of  eagalite?),  where 
we  camped,  and  other  indications  of  a  warmer  climate  were  not 
wanting.     The  sand  by  the  creek  was  alive  with  lizards  of  two 
species  (  Ufa  ornata  Baird  and  Girard,  and   Cremidophorus  sex- 
lineatus  L.),  while  tiger  beetles  (Cicindela  iz-guttata  Dej.)  were 
nnumerable,  taking  flight  at  the  slightest  alarm.    At  night,  there 
was  a  constant  chirping  of  crickets.      The  other  insects   noted 
were    Vanessa   antiopa,    Catocala  sp.,    Enpithecia  sp.,    Trechus 
micans  Lee.  (chalybeus  Mann.),    Crabro  odyneroides  Cr. ,  Chrysis 
sp. ;  and  three  Orthoptera,    Trimerotropis  vinculata  Scudd.,  Dis- 
soteira  Carolina  L.,   and  Acridium  shoshone  Thos.      Rose  leaves 
were  noticed  to  have  been  cut  by  some  Jlfegachi/e.     The  date  of 
these  observations  was  Sept.  19  and  20,  1887. 

(3)  Grand  Mesa  District. — On  the  north  slope  of  the  Grand 
Mesa  a  specimen  of  Hemileuca  jnno  var.  diana  Pack.,  was  taken 
on  September  2oth.     We  camped  on  the  Mesa,  near  Clear  Water 
Creek,  at  two  different  places,  altitude  about  9,800  feet.     This  is, 
of  course,   high  mid-alpine.      Some  of  the  characteristic  plants 
are  Achillea  millcfoliiim,  Graphalium  Sprenge/ii,   Gentiana  ser- 
rata,    Galium  boreale,    Castilleia  miniata  (form  with  rose-pink 


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flowers),  Rammcuhis  aquatHisvsir.  stagnatilis,  Caltha  leptosepala, 
etc.  It  is  the  zone  of  Spruce  (Picea  Engelmanni),  but  Quaking- 
Asps  are  to  be  seen  in  diminished  numbers.  Three  beetles  col- 
lected proved  to  be  Amara  terrestris  Lee. ,  Pterostichus  longulus 
Lee.  and  Melanophila  atropurpurea  Say.  Musca  sp.  was  ob- 
served, and  species  of  Lithobius  andfatus.  Various  things  were 
collected  in  alcohol,  but  never  got  identified,  with  the  exception 
of  Phalangodes  robustus  Packard,  concerning  which  see  "  Cana- 
dian Entomologist,"  July,  1889.  A  saw-fly  larva  found  on  Sep- 
tember 22d,  was  14  mm.  long,  reddish  yellow,  with  a  dark  dorsal 
line,  last  segment  purplish.  It  is  perhaps  identical  with  one  I 
found  on  rose  in  Custer  County. 


A  CLAIM  THAT  AN  ANCIENT  BEETLE  HAS  BEEN  FOUND  ALIVE  IN  IRON.— 

Our  fellow-citizen,  Z.  T.  White,  is  the  owner  of  what  we  believe  to  be  the 
most  interesting  insect  and  mineral  specimen  in  existence.  Some  months 
ago  Mr.  White  was  presented  with  a  specimen  taken  from  considerable 
depth  in  the  Longfellow  mine  of  Clifton,  Ariz.  When  the  specimen  in 
question  was  fractured,  a  beetle  of  dull  reddish  gray  was  disclosed,  sur- 
rounded by  a  closely-fitting  mold  of  iron  ore;  in  fact,  the  beetle  lay  in 
state  as  perfect  as  in  life,  in  the  sarcophagus  of  iron.  Naturally,  very 
much  impressed  with  his  acquired  property,  Mr.  White  hastened  to  en- 
velop it  in  a  piece  of  cloth,  with  the  view  of  conveying  it  to  his  cabinet. 
On  his  way,  however,  he  had  occasion  to  examine  the  interesting  speci- 
men, and  his  surprise  may  be  better  imagined  than  described  when  he 
perceived  a  young  beetle  slowly  emerging  from  its  dead  parent's  body, 
and  in  every  characteristic  resembling  it,  barring  the  fact  that  it  was 
smaller.  At  the  time  Mr.  White  called  the  attention  of  the  writer  to  the 
fact,  the  young  beetle  was  placed  under  a  glass  by  its  owner.  It  continued 
to  prosper  and  increase  in  dimensions  and  lived  for  five  whole  months. 
The  specimen,  the  insect  in  its  cyst  of  ore  and  the  younger  insect  gener- 
ated in  a  prehistoric  period  to  be  born  in  the  nineteenth  century,  are  now 
in  the  Bullion  office  awaiting  Judge  J.  F.  Crosby,  of  this  city,  who  pro- 
poses to  present  them,  with  the  compliments  of  our  fellow-citizen,  Mr. 
White,  to  a  prominent  scientific  association  of  the  Atlantic  slope.  Fossil 
insects  are  common;  beetles  and  other  insects  inclosed  in  amber  and  other 
compounds  are  frequently  met  with,  but  geology  in  all  these  cases  gives 
an  explanation  to  account  for  the  appearance  of  organic  matter,  but  in 
this  case  there  is  no  plausible  pretext  to  account  for  tin-  insects  enveloped 
in  a  matrix  of  iron  and  found  far  beneath  the  surface,  no  other  traces  of 
organic  life  being  present.  It  is  almost  beyond  credence  — El  Paso  J  lit //ion. 


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PHILADELPHIA,  PA.,  FEBRUARY,   1893. 

IT  has  been  suggested  that  we  should  publish  more  reports  of  captures 
and  local  lists,  after  the  manner  of  the  English  entomological  journals. 
We  are  perfectly  willing  to  do  so,  and  trust  our  readers  and  subscribers 
who  think  such  notes  would  be  interesting,  will  send  a  supply  for  each 
month.  This  has  been  done  to  a  very  limited  extent  in  entomological 
journals  published  on  this  side  of  the  "great  pond,"  and  the  reason  is 
not  far  to  seek.  The  conditions  of  affairs  here  as  compared,  for  instance, 
with  England  are  very  different;  we  have  an  area  of  3,605,000  square  miles 
in  which  we  collect,  and  the  area  of  England  and  Wales  is  but  58,000 
square  miles.  Moreover,  there  are  perhaps  fifty  entomologists  in  England 
to  each  one  in  the  United  States.  We  also  have  many  more  species  to 
look  after,  and  it  is  a  matter  of  very  small  moment  to  an  American  col- 
lector if  he  takes  a  common  butterfly,  but  our  English  friend  immediately 
reports  it  to  his  journal.  On  looking  over  an  English  entomological 
journal  one  will  find  it  largely  made  up  of  notes  of  captures,  local  lists, 
items  of  interest  to  collectors,  and  similar  affairs.  Perhaps  a  number  of 
people  will  report  captures  of  Colias  hyale  and  Colias  edusa;  now,  if  we 
should  do  the  same,  and  every  bug  hunter  should  report  the  capture  of 
Colias philodice  in  our  immense  territory,  it  would  take  up  almost  a  whole 
issue  of  the  NEWS  to  contain  it  all.  There  is  a  happy  medium  in  every- 
thing, and  while  we  do  not  expect  to  see  these  local  reports  carried  out  to 
the  same  extent  as  abroad,  on  account  of  the  conditions  being  so  very 
different,  yet  we  might  have  very  much  more  of  it  done  here  in  America, 
so  send  in  your  reports  and  we  will  do  the  rest. 


PICTURES  for  the  album  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  have 
been  received  from  William  Beutenmiiller,  W.  H.  Edwards,  H.  H.  Ly- 
man,  Dr.  F.  W.  Coding,  James  Angus,  Dr.  S.  W.  Williston  and  E.  B. 


Southwick.     We  still  want  all  we  can  get. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  47 

DEPARTMENT  OF  ECONOMIC  ENTOMOLOGY, 


Edited  by  Prof.  JOHN  B,  SMITH,  Sc.  D.,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 


Common  Injurious  Insects  of  Kansas,  is  the  title  of  a  1 26-page  pamphlet,, 
by  Vernon  L.  Kellogg,  M.  S.,  issued  at  the  University  of  Kansas.  It  is 
prefaced  by  a  very  brief  and  very  general  account  of  the  life-history  of 
an  insect,  and  the  division  into  biting  and  sucking  forms  is  made.  Four 
pages  treat  of  the  more  usual  insecticides  and  their  range,  and  less  than 
two  pages  are  devoted  to  "spraying  and  dusting."  Then  follow  the  ac- 
counts of  the  injurious  insects,  grouped  under  the  crops  attacked  by  them 
and  in  the  order  of  their  importance;  thus  the  Chinch  bug  appropriately 
heads  the  list. 

The  treatment  of  each  species  is  necessarily  brief,  and  the  remedies  to 
be  adopted  are  also  very  briefly  mentioned.  In  all,  fifty-nine  species  are 
described,  and  these  are  illustrated  by  sixty-one  figures.  To  each  account 
"  Kansas  Notes"  are  added,  referring  to  observations  made  in  that  State. 
The  pamphlet  will  be  very  useful,  no  doubt,  and  forms  a  convenient  little 
book  for  farmers  and  fruit  growers  to  have  about.  It  has  one  disadvantage, 
common  to  all  publications  of  that  character,  it  becomes  antiquated  in 
large  part  with  such  astonishing  rapidity.  Already,  when  just  off  the 
press,  I  note  that,  for  some  insects,  better  and  more  practical  or  effective 
means  have  been  recommended  than  those  mentioned  in  the  book;  and 
yet  I  have  no  doubt  it  represents  in  most  cases  the  state  of  our  knowledge 
when  it  was  dated,  less  than  three  months  ago.  Of  the  illustrations,  a 
fair  proportion  are  the  well  known  and  always  excellent  figures  from  Dr. 
Riley's  Reports;  a  few  are  from  other  sources,  but  perhaps  the  majority 
are  original,  or  are  re-drawn.  Line  has  been  used  almost  exclusively,  and 
the  result  is  not  good  in  most  cases.  All  the  re-drawn  figures  are  inferior 
to  the  originals,  and  the  new  figures,  while  recognizable  in  most  cases, 
leave  much  to  be  desired. 

Digestive  System  of  Orthoptera.— Some  words  in  Mr.  Kellogg' s  intro- 
ductory remarks  give  food  for  thought.  He  says:  "For  the  intelligent 
application  of  insecticides  (insect-killing  substances),  some  little  should 
be  known  of  the  general  economy  of  insect  life,  and  that  little  may  be 
briefly  told."  But  is  this  really  true?  Can  there  be  any  really  intelligent 
application  of  insecticides  without  a  great  deal  more  knowledge  than  can 
be  "  briefly  told;"  and  after  all,  do  the  teachers  themselves  know  exactly 
what  to  do  in  all  cases;  or  do  they  always  know  exactly  how  insecticides 
act,  and  why  they  will  act  in  one  case  and  not  in  another.  Why  hellebore, 
for  instance,  is  specific  for  one  series  of  insects  and  absolutely  ineffective 
as  against  others  equally  exposed  and  without  greater  apparent  means 
of  resistance.  There  comes  in,  also,  a  very  important  factor:  the  deter- 
mination of  the  author  of  the  mischief.  However  easy  this  may  be  to 
the  trained  observer,  it  is  sometimes  very  difficult  to  one  that  does  not 


48  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [February, 

have  a  special  knowledge,  even  if  more  than  usually  intelligent  or  other- 
wise well  educated.  I  have  not  infrequently  received  insects  with  a  sam- 
ple of  injury  supposed  to  have  been  done  by  them,  which  I  knew  at  once 
they  could  not  have  caused.  The  true  depredator  may  be  inconspicuous, 
or  a  nocturnal  prowler,  while  a  common,  noisy  day  bird  is  charged  with 
the  mischief.  A  very  good  illustration  of  this  feature  may  be  found  in 
the  case  of  the  Orthoptera  frequenting  cranberry  bogs.  For  years  past 
the  grasshoppers  (Acrididae)  have  been  charged  with  the  injury,  though 
I  have  always  attributed  it  to  the  katydids  (Locustidae).  The  growers 
have  always  contended  that  there  were  few  or  no  katydids  and  any  num- 
ber of  grasshoppers,  and  they  must  be  the  depredators.  Now  it  is  quite 
true  that  grasshoppers  are  very  much  en  evidence  on  many  bogs,  and 
their  clumsy  jumpings  and  noisy  flight  attract  so  much  attention  that  the 
species  of  Scudderia  with  their  noiseless  flight,  thin,  almost  transparent 
wings  and  green  color,  are  entirely  overlooked.  In  several  cases,  after  a 
grower  had  positively  declared  that  there  were  no  katydids  on  his  bog,  I 
caught  several  for  him  within  a  small  radius,  to  his  intense  surprise.  The 
next  objection  was,  suppose  there  are  a  few  katydids,  how  can  they  do  all 
this  injury;  they  may  eat  berries,  but  so  do  the  grasshoppers.  On  some 
bogs  it  would  have  been  possible  to  answer  that  if  every  grasshopper  ate 
only  two  berries  a  week,  they  would  have  taken  every  berry  on  the  bog 
in  one  week,  but  the  true  answer  was  found  in  the  structure  of  the  insects 
themselves,  and  in  the  capacity  of  the  digestive  system.  On  page  50  will 
be  found  figures  of  the  digestive  systems  of  a  katydid,  Scudderia  furcu- 
lata,  a  grasshopper,  Acridium  obscurum,  and  a  roach,  Blatta  orientals; 
the  latter  for  a  comparison  merely.  The  differences  are  quite  striking, 
and  give  the  katydid  a  capacity  equaling  three  Acridium  obscurum,  or 
eight  Melanoplus  femur-rubrum.  In  the  Acridium,  in  Melanoplus,  and 
in  all  other  of  the  grasshoppers  examined  by  me,  the  crop  is  quite  a 
thick-walled  structure,  with  grinding  ridges,  teeth  and  wrinklings  on  the 
inner  surface.  There  is  no  distinct  gizzard.  It  may  be  well  to  say  that 
there  is  an  extremely  short  oesophagus,  and  that  the  crop  lies  largely  in 
the  thoracic  cavity.  The  caeca  consist  of  six  purse-like  upward  extensions 
with  a  short  tail-like  downward  appendix  to  each.  The  stomach,  or  chy- 
lific  ventricle  is  shorter  and  of  a  smaller  diameter  than  the  crop,  and  holds 
about  half  as  much.  The  ileum  and  colon  together  do  not  equal  the 
stomach  in  capacity.  We  have  here  a  very  simple  type  ;  an  almost 
straight  tube  from  one  end  of  the  body  to  the  other,  divided  into  special- 
ized regions.  The  katydid  structure  is  quite  dissimilar.  We  have,  first, 
a  very  long  oesophagus  extending  through  the  thoracic  cavity  into  the  ab- 
domen, where  it  enlarges  to  a  crop  which  is  a  thin  membranous  sac, 
capable  of  great  distension.  This  merges  into  a  distinct  gizzard,  which 
has  a  complicated  grinding  apparatus  and  thence  the  food  passes  to  a  very 
long  stomach,  at  the  mouth  of  which  the  caeca  are  represented  by  two 
large  pouches,  also  distended  with  food.  The  stomach  forms  two  large 
coils,  and,  with  the  Ccecal  pouches,  holds  at  least  twice  as  much  as  the 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  49 

crop.  The  form  of  the  head,  of  the  jaws,  and  of  the  insect  as  a  whole, 
all  point  to  one  result  only:  that  katydids,  and  not  grasshoppers,  do  the 
injury  complained  of  on  cranberry  bogs. 

Now,  all  these  facts  in  insect  anatomy  I  believe  the  farmer  ought  to 
know,  or  should  at  least  have  the  opportunity  of  knowing.  It  forms  part 
of  that  body  of  knowledge  which  is  necessary  to  be  able  to  decide, 
promptly  and  safely,  which  is  the  true  injurious  insect  first,  and  how  it 
may  be  killed  afterward.  I  believe  very  decidedly  that  beside  a  general 
knowledge  of  the  transformation  of  insects,  the  farmer  needs  quite  a 
definite  knowledge  of  insect  anatomy  and  physiology,  and,  so  far  as  I  am 
able  to  do  so,  I  propose  to  put  such  knowledge  within  reach,  in  New 
Jersey  at  least. 


How  A  BEE  FIGHTS. — An  observer  writes  in  the  Chicago  Tribune,  that 
he  is  satisfied  that  there  is  just  as  much  rivalry  between  humming  birds 
and  bees  in  their  quest  for  honey  as  there  is  between  members  of  the 
human  race  in  their  struggle  for  the  good  things  of  life,  and  describes  a 
recent  quarrel  that  he  saw  in  a  Portland,  Me.,  garden,  where  a  humming 
bird  with  an  angry  dash  expressed  its  disapproval  of  the  presence  of  a 
big  bumble-bee  in  the  same  tree.  The  usually  pugnacious  bee  inconti- 
nently fled,  but  he  did  not  leave  the  tree.  He  dashed  back  and  forth 
among  the  branches  and  white  blossoms,  the  humming  bird  in  close  pur- 
suit. Where  will  you  find  another  pair  that  could  dodge  and  dare  equal 
to  these  ?  They  were  like  flashes  of  light,  yet  the  pursuer  followed  the 
track  of  the  pursued,  turning  when  the  bee  turned.  In  short,  the  bird 
and  the  bee  controlled  the  movements  of  their  bodies  more  quickly  and 
more  accurately  than  he  could  control  the  movements  of  his  eyes.  The 
chase  was  all  over  in  half  the  time  that  it  has  taken  to  tell  it,  but  the  ex- 
citement of  a  pack  of  hounds  after  a  fox  was  no  greater.  The  bee  es- 
caped, the  bird  giving  up  the  whole  chase  and  alighting  on  a  twig.  It 
couldn't  have  been  chasing  the  bee  for  food,  and  there  is  no  possible 
explanation  of  its  unprovoked  attack,  except  that  it  wished  to  have  all 
the  honey  itself. 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY  OF  LONDON,  May  6,  1892. — The  secretary 
read  a  letter  which  Lord  Walsingham  had  received  from  Sir  Arthur  P.lack- 
wood,  the  secretary  of  the  post-office,  in  answer  to  the  memorial,  winch, 
on  behalf  of  the  society,  had  been  submitted  to  the  Postmaster-General, 
asking  that  small  parcels  containing  scientific  specimens  might  be  sent  to 
places  abroad  at  the  reduced  rate  of  postage  applicable  to  packets  of 
/xinttjide  trade  patterns  and  samples.  The  letter  intimated  that,  so  far 
as  the  English  post-office  was  concerned,  scientific  specimens  sent  by 
sample  post  to  places  abroad  would  not  be  stopped  in  future.  [_  '  his  is 
not  new,  but  will  probably  be  useful  for  American  entomologists  to  know, 
especially  those  who  exchange  with  correspondents  in  England.] 


ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS. 


[February, 


Alimentary  canal  of  u,  katydid  (Scudderiafurculata) ;  b,  grasshopper  (Acridium  obscuruni) ; 
c,  cockroach  (li/attu  vrientalis),  much  enlarged.  All  the  parts  of  the  tract  arc  named,  except 
the  irregular  threads  surrounding  the  stomach,  which  are  the  Mulpighian  vessels.  They  are 
much  more  numerous  than  shown  in  the  figure,  and  form,  in  nature,  a  complete  network 
around  the  organ. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  51 

Notes  and. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  GLEANINGS  FROM  ALL  QUARTERS 
OF  THE  GLOBE. 

[The  Conductors  of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  solicit,  and  will  thankfully  receive  items 
of  news,  likely  to  interest  its  readers,  from  any  source.  The  author's  name  will  be  given 
in  each  case  for  the  information  of  cataloguers  and  bibliographers.] 


To  Contributors.— All  contributions  will  be  considered  and  passed  upon  at  our 
earliest  convenience,  and  as  far  as  may  be,  will  be  published  according  to  date  of  recep- 
tion. ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  has  reached  a  circulation,  both  in  numbers  and  circumfer- 
ence, as  to  make  it  necessary  to  put  "  copy"'  into  the  hands  of  the  printer,  for  each  number, 
three  weeks  before  date  of  issue.  This  should  be  remembered  in  sending  special  or  im- 
portant matter  for  certain  issue.  Owing  to  low  subscription  rate,  "  extras"  will  be  charged 
for,  and  when  they  are  wanted,  it  should  be  so  stated  on  the  MS.  along  with  the  number 
desired.  The  receipt  of  all  papers  will  be  acknowledged. — ED. 


A  CORRECTION. — Mr.  Dyar's  note  in  January  NEWS  concerning  a  moth 
of  which  he  speaks  as  Ceruridia  Slossonii  Pack.,  is  misleading,  and  re- 
quires correction.  There  is  as  yet  no  such  insect  as  Ceruridia  Slossonii 
Pack.  A  moth  in  my  collection  has  a  label  bearing,  in  my  own  hand- 
writing, the  above  name  proposed  for  it  by  Dr.  A.  S.  Packard.  No  de- 
scription of  this  moth  has  been  published.  I  stated  these  facts  when  I 
showed  the  insect  to  Mr.  Dyar,  but  he  has  apparently  forgotten  them. 

ANNIE  TRUMBULL  SLOSSON. 

WRITING  in  regard  to  a  recent  article  in  the  NEWS  by  Prof.  J.  B.  Smith 
on  American  Noctuidae,  Mr.  J.  W.  Tutt,  of  London,  England,  says:  "The 
value  of  your  photographic  plates  is  unquestionable,  and  it  enables  us 
who  cannot  see  the  type  specimens  in  your  collections  to  form  an  idea  of 
the  moths  you  describe.  With  regard  to  fig.  5,  in  the  first  row,  the  spe- 
cies is  undoubtedly  our  European  Hydrcecia  micacea  Esp.,  and  the  de- 
scription suits  our  species  exactly.  But  this  is  a  most  variable  species  in 
England,  and  varies  from  pale  yellowish  with  very  faint  markings  through 
banded  specimens  to  dark  brown  (vide  British  Noctuce  and  their  varieties, 
vol.  i,  pp.  64-66),  some  of  the  specimens  being  bright  rosy-red;  in  fact, 
the  species  is  called  '  the  rosy  rustic.'  In  naming  new  species,  care  should 
be  taken  to  refer  to  such  well-known  European  species  as  this  undoubt- 
edly is." 

BEE  STINGS  AND  RHEUMATISM. — I  some  time  ago  came  across  a  few 
articles  having  reference  to  bee  stings  as  a  cure  for  rheumatism.  The 
subject  had  passed  from  my  mind  until  just  recently,  when  a  particular 
friend  of  mine,  who  has  suffered  from  this  annoying  cpmplaint,  was  stating 
his  case  to  me  I  at  once  remembered  what  I  had  read,  and  told  him  about 
it.  His  curiosity  being  aroused,  he  asked  to  see  the  letters,  and  after 
careful  perusal  of  the  same  he  came  to  my  apiary  to  try  the  effect  of  the 
remedy.  My  friend  is  an  ex-police  sergeant,  who  has  suffered  acutely  for 
years  from  rheumatism,  and  passed  through  the  hands  of  several  medical 
men,  and  spent  seasons  at  various  convalescent  homes,  undergoing  va- 


52  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [February, 

nous  kinds  of  treatment,  but  all  to  no  purpose.  However,  on  Monday, 
nth  of  July  last,  he  came  to  see  me,  suffering  from  severe  pain  in  his 
right  elbow  and  right  ankle.  With  the  help  of  my  bees  I  gave  him  eight 
stings,  three  upon  the  elbow  and  five  upon  the. ankle.  When  he  came 
he  could  not  lift  his  arm,  and  it  was  with  very  great  difficulty  that  he  man- 
aged to  walk  a  distance  of  two  miles  to  my  place,  but  twenty  minutes 
after  being  stung,  he  could  work  his  arm  about  as  freely  as  if  he  had 
never  had  rheumatism  in  his  life,  and  he  walked  away  like  a  two-year-old. 
— British  Bee  Journal  August,  1892.  See  also  ENT.  NEWS  vol.  i,  foot 
of  page  143. 

A  FRIENDLY  BUTTERFLY. — On  a  picnic  some  miles  east  of  Bangor  in 
1890  this  very  sociable  Vanessa  antiopa  made  my  acquaintance,  one  not 
soon  to  be  forgotten  by  me.  It  was  a  fresh  and  bright  one,  and  his  aim 
seemed  pleasure  alone,  he  acted  so  lively  and  pleased.  His  continued 
attentions  to  me  as  I  carelessly  swung  my  net  beside  the  road  at  last  in- 
duced me  to  meet  him  half  way  in  friendliness.  Even  after  catching  him  a 
few  times  and  then  freeing  him  he  alighted  on  the  net,  on  my  straw  hat,  and, 
finally  in  contentment,  on  my  left  shoulder.  With  my  coat  off  in  the  heat 
it  seemed  to  me  my  white  shirt  might  be  the  attraction.  Thinking  my 
children  would  be  amused,  I  walked  back  to  the  stream  and  called  them 
up  to  wonder  in  their  turn.  Next  we  all  went  further  to  our  lunch  place 
under  a  big  Pine  where  were  others  of  the  party.  There  for  some  time 
he  kept  his  place,  apparently  much  pleased.  As  time  passed  I  at  last 
began  to  test  the  power  of  attraction,  actually  driving  him  with  net  far  up 
into  the  tree  when  he  again  tried  to  come  back,  but  was  probably  scared 
by  some  one  else  at  last.  Now,  the  time  was  long,  the  distance  walked 
considerable,  and  his  various  manoeuvres  were  quite  multifarious.  His 
actions  showed  pleasure  distinctly. — F.  A.  EDDY,  Bangor.  Me. 

ON  THE  MORPHOLOGY  AND  PHYLOGENY  OF  INSECTS.  — Under  this  title 
the  "Annals  and  Magazine  of  Natural  History"  for  December,  1892,  con- 
tains a  translation  of  a  portion  of  a  paper  by  N.  Cholodkovsky,  on  the 
embryonal  development  of  Phyllodromia  (Blatta)  gennauica,  published 
in  the  "  Me'moires  de  1' Academic  Impe'riale  des  Sciences  de  St.  Peters- 
bourg"  (7),  xxxviii,  No.  5,  1891.  As  set  forth  in  this  translation,  M.  Cho- 
lodkovsky advances  "the  following  main  theses:— 

1.  The  head  of  Insects  contains  more  than  four  protozonites,  probably 
six,  of  which  one  is  pre-oral,  but  the  rest  are  post-oral. 

2.  The  antennae  of  Insects  belong  to  the  first  post-oral  segment  and  are 
entirely  homologous  with  the  remaining  ventral  extremities.     They  do 
not  correspond  to  the  antennae  of  Peripatus,  but  probably  to  the  chelicerae 
of  spiders,  and  perhaps  to  the  second  pair  of  antennas  of  Crustacea. 

3.  Since  the  possibility  that  a  number  of  segments  in  the  germinal  streak 
of  different  Arthropods  have  disappeared  is  not  excluded,  a  homology  of 
the  mouth-parts  of  the  different  classes  of  Arthropods  cannot  at  present 
be  set  up. 


jgg-  ~|  ENTOMO  LOGICAL    XEXVS.  53 

The  abdominal  appen^aSes  ol"  tne  Insectan  germinal  streak  (includ- 
ing the  cerci)  are  homoloS'ous  with  the  thoracic  le§'s-  Herein  it  makes 
no  difference  whether  these  appendages  are  attached  to  the  middle,  at  the 
side,  at  the  front  or  hinc1  margin  (are  nieso-,  pleuro-,  pro-,  or  opisthostatic 
in  the  terminology  of  praher)>  provided  only  that  their  cavity  is  imme- 
diately continuous  with  that  of  the  somite  to  which  theV  belong.  The 
fact  that  the  abdominal  appendages  usually  remain  unsegmented  in  nowise 
tends  to  show  that  they'  are  not  °f  tne  nature  of  limbs,  since,  for  instance, 
the  mandibles  also  are  ^segmented.* 

5  Many  of  the  abdom'na^  aPPendages  of  larvae  and  perfect  Insects  are 
homologous  with  the  thoracic  legs,  even  when  they  are  secondary  in 

ontogeny. 

6  The  primitive  funr^on  °^  tne  ^rst  Pair  °f  the  abdominal  appendages 
was  ambulatory,  as  al£°  that  of  the  remaining  appendages.     The  ances- 
tors of  the  Insects  were  therefore  undoubtedly  homopod,  not  heteropod. 

7  The  many-leeeed  Insect  'arva?  are  to  be  derived  from  the  six-legged' 
just  as  little  as  are  conversely-  tne  hexapod  larvae  from  the  polypod;  both 
forms°developed  inder?endentiy  of  one  another. 

8  The  embryonic  ePve'°Pes  °^  *ne  Insects  probably  correspond  to  the 

remains  of  a  Trochosf-*     _e- 

With  regard  to  the  c*r'gni  of  Insects,  M.  Cholodkovsky  believes  that  ex- 
istino-  knowledge  "seems  to  decide  the  question  still  more  definitely  in 
favor  of  the  derivation  °^  tne  Insects  from  homo-  and  polypod  and,  prob- 
ably, Scolopendrella-\^  ancestors.  Even  Graber  .  considers  it 

probable  that  the  anc:estors  of  Insects  were  myriapod-like.  ...  If, 
however  we  weieh  th<s  »reat  difference  between  the  Crustacea  on  the  one 
hand  and  the  rest  of  tne  Arthropods  on  the  other,  a  close  relationship 
between  Insects  and  Crustaceans  appears  simply  impossible.  The  Nat<- 
fr/itts-hrm  of  larva  ai1  exclusivery  Crustacean  possession,  the  remarkable 
resemblance  in  embnrOrnc  development  between  Insects  and  Peripatiis, 
and  the  constitution  °^  tne  respiratory  and  excretory  organs,  are  facts 
which  all  compel  us  tr*  conclude  that  the  Arthropods  are  at  least  diphyletic 
in  origin  The  Crustacea>  indeed,  are  to  be  derived  from  marine  Anne- 
lids which  in  the  colirse  °^  their  development  passed  through  the  Tro- 
chosnhere  sta^e  (wh^'1  m  ^-he  Crustacean  development  became  trans- 
formed into  that  of  tHe  Naupliiis},  while  for  the  ancestors  of  the  Tracheata 
we  must  look  to  ten'estr'a''  or  fresh-water  Annelids,  more  of  the  Oligo- 
chaete  type." 

YFNTURFSOMF  lx^KCTS-  —  The  notes,  in  late  numbers  of  the  NEWS,  by 
Messrs  Webster  Ca'vert  ant'  Cross,  on  "  vrnturesome  insects,"  remind 
me  that  I  have  made  tne  same  ol)st-r\;itions  in  regard  to  all  the  species  of 
the  o-enus  GraMa  tljat  ^  ani  tann''ar  with.  \Vhen  collecting,  if  I  fail  to 
secure  a  specimen  at  '"'rst  trial,  1  always  stand  still  and  the  insect  is  suiv 
to  ali"ht  on  the  samr-  or  near  tne  same  spot.  I  remember  one  (,'nip'ii 


"  Wlu-t  bt-r  tbf  so'-mf'11'6^  t""3110'1''1'  filaments  of  Sisyi<i  and  .s/,i//j  belong  to  tbis  cnte- 
Kory  is  doubtful,  but'can  onl>'  be  decided  by  emt.ryological  investigations." 


54  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [February, 

comma  at  Connellsville,  Pa.,  that  alighted  every  afternoon  on  a  small 
Almond  tree.  I  repeatedly  attempted  to  capture  it,  but  it  was  too  wary 
for  me.  I  am  quite  certain  it  was  the  same  insect,  and  it  would  alight  not 
only  on  the  same  tree,  but  on  the  same  spot.  There  was  no  food  near 
that  I  could  see.  I  also  have  seen  a  case  of  "attempted  suicide."  It  was 
at  the  Cucumber  Falls,  Ohio  Pyle,  Pa.  The  sun  was  shining  brightly  on 
the  water  at  the  time,  and  I  was  standing  at  the  foot  of  the  falls.  I  saw 
a  large  Papi/io  tnrnus  hover  before  the  water  and  then  fly  directly  into  it. 
It  \vas  dashed  back  by  the  force  of  the  water,  but,  as  soon  as  it  regained 
its  balance,  returned  to  the  charge.  This  time  it  was  hurled  to  my  feet, 
and  now  adorns  my  collection.  I  would  suggest  that  the  sunlight  reflected 
from  the  water  attracted  the  insect.  —  JAMES  M.  PHILLIPS. 

THE  following  has  been  sent  us  by  one  who  has  had  reason  to  regret 
that  his  correspondents  had  more  faith  in  the  tender  handling  of  the  mails 
than  the  results  proved  desirable.  The  remarks  are  equally  applicable 
to  all  orders  of  insects.  To  the  items  we  might  add—  enclose  stamps  not 
only  to  pay  for  the  return  of  the  box,  but  the  return  of  the  letter.  This  may 
seem  a  small  matter,  but  to  expect  one  to  give  time  and  labor  for  nothing 
and  to  pay  for  the  privilege  is  at  least  unreasonable. 

TEN  COMMANDMENTS 

which  every  coleopterist,  who  sends  specimens  for  names,  should  always 
carefully  consider: 

1.  Take  a  nice  little  wooden  box  with  good  cork  lining,  at  least  a  quarter 
of  an  inch  thick. 

2.  Use  Klaeger  pins  and  stick  them  deep  into  the  cork  to  prevent  vi- 
bration. 

3.  Fasten  the  specimens  or  papers  underneath  with  a  little  gum  to  pre- 
vent them  from  turning  around  the  pin. 

4.  Don't  put  the  specimens  too  close  —  to  prevent  their  injuring  each 
other. 

5.  See  that  the  specimens  are  clean  and  perfect. 

6.  Put  the  box  in  an  outer  box  of  strong  pasteboard,  but  leave  room 
enough  between  the  two  boxes  to  be  stuffed  with  cotton  or  horsehair,  etc. 

7.  Instead  of  an  outer  box,  a  thick  layer  of  cotton  may  be  used. 

8.  Write  on  the  outside  of  the  bundle  the  address—  clear  and  legible. 

9.  If  the  box  is  to  be  returned,  put  the  return  postage  in  the  accompa- 
nying letter. 

10.  Acknowledge  the  receipt  of  the  box. 

(Any  neglect  of  these  rules  will  probably  be  disastrous.) 

HENRY  ULKE. 


IC  locality  where  the  butterflies  were  taken,  which  was  omitted  in  the 
article  in  last  issue  of  NEWS,  by  William  L.  W.  Field,  was  Guilford,  Conn. 


1 893.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  55 

Identification  of  Insects  ( Images )  for  Subscribers. 


Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions:  ist,  The  number  of  speci- 
mens to  be  unlimited  for  each  sending;  2d,  The  sender  to  pay  all  expenses  of  transporta- 
tion and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  ; 
3d,  Each  specimen  must  have  a  number  attached  so  that  the  identification  may  be  an- 
nounced accordingly.  Exotic  species  named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor, 
who  should  be  consulted  before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  2  cent  stamp  with  all  insects 
for  return  of  names.  Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  read  page  41,  Vol.  III. 
Address  all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Logan 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


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THE  ENTOMOLOGIST,  London,  December,  1892. — The  emergence  of 
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New  species  of  Prodoxidae,  id,  figs.  Coleopterous  larvae  with  so-called 
dorsal  pro-legs,  id.,  figs.  The  evolution  of  heat  by  Silvanus  cassice,  E. 
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of  a  new  species  from  Utah,  W.  H.  Ashmead.  Notes  on  the  Nearctic 
Aradidee,  Dr.  E.  Bergroth.  Additional  note  on  Nearctic  Aradidae,  id. 
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the  Coccidas,  L.  O.  Howard.  Notes  on  the  Eucharids  found  in  the  United 
States,  W.  H.  Ashmead. 

BULLETIN  OF  THE  AMERICAN  MUSEUM  OF  NATURAL  HISTORY,  iv,  i, 
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menoptera,  Diptera,  Hemiptera,  Arachnida]  found  within  fifty  miles  of 
New  York  City,  with  descriptions  of  their  galls  and  of  some  new  species, 
W.  Beutenmiiller. 


*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American. 


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THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  RECORD,  London,  Dec.  15,  1892. — The  genus 
Acronycta  and  its  allies,  Dr.  T.   A.  Chapman,  i  pi.     Seasonal  variation 
eof  larvae,  R.  Freer. 

BIOLOGIA  CENTRALI-AMERICANA,  pt.  civ,  London,  September,  1892. — 
Arachnida-Araneidea,  O.  P.  Cambridge,  pi.  xii.  Coleoptera,  iv,  pt.  2, 
pp.  401-448,  pi.  xix,  G.  C.  Champion.  Lepidoptera  Heterocera,  ii,  pp. 
97-112,  pi.  xlix,  H.  Druce. — Pt.  cv,  November,  1892.  Arachnida-Aranei- 
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O.  Stoll.  Coleoptera,  iv,  pt.  i,  pp.  477-524,  G.  C.  Champion;  iv,  pt.  2,  pi. 
xx,  id.  Lepidoptera  Heterocera,  ii,  pp.  113-128,  pis.  1-lii,  H.  Druce. 
Rhynchota  Heteroptera,  pp,  353-368,  W.  L.  Distant. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  ACADEMY  OF  ARTS  AND  SCIENCES 
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southern  Nymphalinae  systematically  treated,  S.  H.  Scudder. 

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tory of  Costa  Rica:  I.  Invertebrates  collected  and  classified  in  1889-91, 
H.  Pittier. 

BULLETIN  DE  LA  SOCIETE  PHILOMATHIQUE  DE  PARIS  (8),  iv,  3,  1892. — 
On  the  general  process  of  tegumentary  cuticularization  in  the  larvae  of 
Libelhila,  J.  Chatin.  On  the  respiration  of  the  larvae  of  Libellula,  J. 
Martin. 

THE  AMERICAN  MONTHLY  MICROSCOPICAL  JOURNAL,  Washington, 
December,  1892. — The  grasshopper,  Oedipoda  Carolina;  an  introductory 
study  in  zoology,  H.  L.  Osborn. 

THE  CANADIAN  ENTOMOLOGIST,  London,  Out.,  January  1893. — De- 
scriptions of  four  new  West  African  butterflies,  W.  J.  Holland.  Some 
additions  to  the  genus  Clisiocanipa  Curt.,  B.  Neumoegen.  Description 
of  a  new  Tolype,  id.  Can  the  Diptera  be  considered  the  highest  insects? 
C.  H.  T.  Tuwnsend.  A  new  arrangement  of  the  Coleoptera,  W.  H. 
Patten.  A  general  summary  of  the  known  larval  food  habits  of  the 
Acalyptrate  Muscidae,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend.  Larvae  of  Papilio  philenor 
becoming  larvophagous,  Dr.  R.  E.  Kunze.  Synopsis  of  the  Asilid  genus 
Anisopogont  D.  W.  Coquillett.  The  larva  and  chrysalis  of  C/irvsophamts 
dione,  Dr.  H.  Skinner.  Notes  on  '/,anca  aincricana  Cress.,  Rev.  T.  \V. 
Fyles.  A  new  form  of  Priotiia,  and  notes  on  Platyplcry.v  airua/a  and 
P.  genicnla,  G.  H.  Hudson.  Female  of  Crocofa  rosa  French,  G.  H. 
French.  Honey  Bee  or  House  Fly,  J.  M.  Aldrich.  Mt'lauocliroia  ccphisc 
Hub.,  T.  D.  A.  Cockerell.  Astatns  bicolor  Say,  C.  A.  Hart.  Halisidota 
inacii/arin  Walk.,  H.  G.  Dyar. 

PSYCHE,  Cambridge,  Mass.,  January,  1893.— An  interesting  blood-suck- 
ing gnat  of  the  family  Chironomidae,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend.  i  pi.  Descrip- 


58  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [February, 

tions  of  new  species  and  genera  of  West  African  Lepidoptera,  \V.  J.  Hol- 
land. On  the  species  of  the  genus  Mirax  found  in  North  America,  \V. 
H.  Ash  mead.  Notes  on  the  larval  stages  of  Arctia  Blakei  Grote,  H.  G. 
Dyar. 


NEW  SPECIES  OF  NORTH  AMERICAN  INSECTS  DESCRIBED 
IN  THE  PRECEDING  LITERATURE. 


ARACHNIDA. 

Acarus  serotince  Beutenmiiller,  Bull.  Am.  Mus.  N.  H.  iv,  p.  378,  pi.  xvi, 
fig.  7.  Acaridea:  n.  sp.  Mex.  and  Cent.  Am.,  Stoll,  Biol.  Cent. -Am. 
Arach.  Acar.  pp.  33-40,  pi.  xix. 

COLEOPTERA. 

One  new  genus,  nine  new  species  (fossil),  Scudder,  Geol.  Survey  Can. 
Paleon.  II,  pp.  27-56. 

Heteromera:  n.  sp.  Mex.,  Cent.  Am.,  Champion,  Biol.  Cent.-Am.  Co- 
leop.  iv,  pt.  i,  pp.  477-524;  Pt.  2,  pp.  401-448. 

DIPTERA. 

Anisopogon  ludiiis  Coquillett,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p.  20,  Cal.,  Brit.  Col.  A. 
rubidus  p.  21,  Cal.  A.  patruelis,  p.  21,  Tex. 

Apomidas  (near  Rhaphiomidas)  n.  gen.,  A.  trochilus  n.  sp.  Coquillett^ 
Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  315,  Calif. 

Cecidomyia  clavula  Beutenmiiller,  Bull.  Am.  Mus.  N.  H.,  iv,  p.  269,  pi. 
xv,  fig.  5. 

Sapromyza  ocellaris  Townsend,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  303,  N.  Mex. 

Tersest/ies  (n.  gen.  Chironomidae)  Townsend,  Psyche,  vi,  p.  370.  T. 
torrei/s,  p.  371,  N.  Mex. 

HEMIPTERA. 

Aradus  Duzeei  Bergroth,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Wash.  II,  p.  333,  Pa.,  Out. 
A.  concinnus,  p.  337,  S.  Calif. 

Enicocephalus  Schwarzii  Ashm.,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Wash.  II,  p.  329,  = 
E.  {Hymenodectes]  cttlicis  Uhler,  Trans.  Md.  Acad.  Sci.  1892,  Utah. 

Heteroptera:  n.  sp.  Mex.,  Cent.  Am.  Distant,  Biol.  Cent.-Am.  Rhyn.- 
Heter.  pp.  353-368- 

HYMENOPTERA. 

Cratapus  Fletcheri  Ashmead,  Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  p.  309,  Ottawa. 

Cynipidse:  three  n.  sp.  Beutenmiiller,  Bull.  Am.  Mus.  N.  H.,  iv,  p.  247, 
248,  257. 

Eucharinae:  five  n.  sp.  Ashmead,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Wash.  II,  pp.  354-58. 

I'Mnotns  lividus  Ashmead,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Wash.  II,  p.  288,  Ga. 

Mirax:  four  n.  sp.  Ashmead,  Psyche,  vi,  pp.  378-379. 

New  sp.  of  Polysphincta,  Pezomachus,  Hemileles,  Eupeltnus,  Holco- 
pelte,  Mestocharis,  Tetrastichns,  Howard,  Pioc.  Ent.  Soc.  Wash.  II,  pp. 
290-302. 


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LEPIDOPTERA. 

Clisiocampa  nuts  Neumoegen,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p.  4,  Utah,  Ariz.  C. 
azteca,  p.  5,  Mex. 

Eumelia  for  Melia  Neum.,  Neumoegen,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p.  25. 

Heterocera:  n.  sp.  Mex.,  Cent. -Am.,  Druce,  Biol.  Cent. -Am.  Lep.  Het. 
H,  PP-  97-128. 

Prionia  Icevis  Hudson,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p-  24,  N.  Y. 

Prodoxiis:  five  n.  sp.  (redescribed),  Riley,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Wash.  II, 
pp.  312-319. 

Tolype  tolteca  Neumoegen,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p.  6,  Mex. 

ORTHOPTERA. 

Bacillus  coloradus  Scudder,  Psyche,  vi,  p.  372,  Col.  B '.  cariiiatns  id., 
Ariz.,  Mex. 


Tne  Entomological  Section 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  MEETINGS. 


The  following  papers  were  read  and  accepted  by  the  Committee  for 
publication  in  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  : 


NEW  AFRICAN  NYCTEMERID/E  AND  LIPARID/E. 

By  W.  J.  HOLLAND,  Ph.D.,  Pittsburgh. 

(Except  when  otherwise  indicated,  the  species  are  all  from  the  valley  of  the  Ogove.) 

NYCTEMERIDyE. 

NYCTEMERA.  Hiib. 

i.  N.  fallax  sp.  nov.  $. — Allied  to  N.  apicalis  Walk,  and  N.  Icnconoe 
Hopff.  The  front  is  white;  the  antenna  are  black;  the  collar  has  on  it 
two  black  spots  narrowly  margined  with  white;  the  tegulae  are  black,  nar- 
rowly margined  with  white;  the  top  of  the  thorax  is  black,  spotted  with 
white;  the  upperside  of  the  abdomen  is  uniformly  gray;  the  underside 
of  the  thorax  is  white,  profusely  spotted  with  black  spots;  the  underside 
of  the  abdomen  is  uniformly  white,  with  two  rows  of  narrow,  linear, 
black  spots  upon  either  side;  the  extremity  of  the  abdomen  is  tufted  with 
orange  hairs;  the  legs  are  pale  orange;  the  primaries  are  white,  semi- 
diaphanous,  with  the  costal  area  near  the  base  and  the  neurations  black- 
ish: the  apex  and  outer  margin  are  blackish;  a  subapical  spot  extends 
from  the  costa  before  the  end  of  the  cell  nearly  to  the  inner  angle,  and 
touches  the  outer  margin  above  the  submedian  nervule;  there  are  no 
white  marks  upon  the  outer  border  of  the  primaries  below  the  apex;  the 


60  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [February, 

secondaries  are  translucent,  with  the  costa  and  the  outer  margin  black, 
the  black  border  being  narrow  on  the  costa  near  the  base,  then  widening 
rapidly  to  the  outer  angle,  then  still  widening  in  width  toward  the  anal 
angle,  fading  away  near  the  inner  margin,  which  is  without  a  border. 
Expanse  45  mm. 

This  is  a  very  distinct  species,  and  may  readily  be  distinguished 
from  its  near  allies  by  the  extreme  translucency  of  the  seconda- 
ries, and  the  absence  of  white  spots  upon  the  outer  margin  of 
the  primaries  below  the  apex  as  well  as  by  the  form  of  the  sub- 
apical  band. 

AMNEMOPSYCHE  Butl. 

2.  A.  incisa  sp.  nov.  cf.— Antennae  black;  front  reddish  orange;  collar 
black.    Body  whitish.     Legs  white,  with  the  femora  narrowly  edged  with 
blackish;  the  primaries  are  yellowish  white,  tinged  with  orange-red  at  the 
base  near  the  costa;  the  costa  at  the  base  is  very  narrowly  edged  with 
black,  and  this  black  border  rapidly  widens  and  covers  the  entire  outer 
half  of  the  wing;  the  inner  edge  of  this  black  border  is  sharply  cut  into 
by  the  white  basal  area  about  the  end  of  the  cell  above  the  second  sub- 
median  and  at  the  end  of  the  first  submedian.     A  large  oval  white  spot 
interrupts  the  black  apical  area  beyond  the  end  of  the  cell;  the  seconda- 
ries are  yellowish  white,  with  the  outer  margin  heavily  black,  the  inner 
edge  of  this  black  margin  being  very  irregularly  and  deeply  cut  into  by 
the  white  area  opposite  the  end  of  the  cell;  the  underside  is  marked  very 
much  as  the  upperside.     Expanse  35  mm. 

GIRPA  Walk. 

3.  G.  notata  sp.  nov.  rj\ — Allied  to  G.  circumdata  Walk.,  but  larger, 
and  with  the  black  borders  differently  arranged.      Head  and  antenna; 
black;  collar  rufous.    Body  black:  the  legs  orange,  margined  with  black- 
ish; the  underside  of  the  abdomen  orange;  the  primaries  have  the  costa 
near  the  base  and  the  outer  half  broadly  black,  the  line  dividing  the  outer 
black  area  running  from  beyond  the  middle  of  the  cell  diagonally  out- 
wardly to  a  point  one-quarter  of  the  distance  from  the  outer  angle  upon 
the  inner  margin  ;    the   secondaries   are   broadly  bordered   with   black, 
widest  near  the  outer  angle  and  narrower  upon  the  inner  margin;  this 
outer  black  border  is  produced  inwardly  near  the  anal  angle;  the  under- 
side of  the  wings  is  much  as  the  upperside.    The  female  is  marked  much 
as  the  male,  but  with  broader  wings.     Expanse:  <j\  35  mm.;    9,  40  mm. 

4.  G.  cyJlODephala  sp.  nov.  $. — Head  and  antenna;  black;   collar  ful. 
vous;  the  upperside  of  the  thorax  and  of  the  abdomen  whitish,  the  latter 
narrowly  annulated  with  black;  the  underside  of  the  thorax  is  fulvous; 
the  underside  of  the  abdomen  is  whitish;  the  legs  are  black,  margined 
with  whitish;  the  primaries  are  black  upon  the  costa  and  have  the  ouU-r 
hall  broadly  black;  this  broad  bla.ck  area  is  invaded  by  the  white  basal 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  6 1 

area  below  the  cell  in  such  a  manner  as  to  rudely  suggest  the  outline  of 
a  dog's  head,  a  style  of  marking  well  known  in  the  genus  Co/ias.  The 
secondaries  are  broadly  black  at  the  outer  angle,  the  border  growing 
rapidly  narrower  toward  the  extremity  of  the  second  submedian,  then 
widening  before  the  anal  angle,  which  is  marked  by  a  black  spot  sepa- 
rated by  a  white  line  from  the  remainder  of  the  border;  the  underside  is 
as  the  upperside.  The  female  is  marked  like  the  male,  but  larger.  Ex- 
panse: cf,  33  mm.;  ?,  38  mm. 

This  species  is  represented  in  my  collection  by  specimens  from 
the  Upper  Ogove  and  Old  Calabar. 

HYLEMERA  Butl. 

5.  H.  tenera  sp.  nov.  <j\ — Antennse  blackish;  front,  collar  and  upperside 
of  abdomen  orange.     Body  and  legs  whitish;  the  wings,  which  are  semi- 
diaphanous,  are  white  on  the  basal  half  and  black  on  the  apical  half,  the 
inner  edge  of  the  black  area  being  divided  by  a  curved  line  running  from 
before  the  middle  of  the  costa  to  a  point  on  the  inner  margin  one-quarter 
of  the  distance  from  the  other  angle;  the  secondaries  are  narrowly  tipped 
with  black  at  the  outer  angle.     Expanse  32  mm. 

6.  H.  indentata  sp.  nov.    £. — Body  luteous;    antennae  black.     Wings 
•white,  very  narrowly  margined  on  the  costa  near  the  base  with  black, 
•with  the  outer  half  broadly  black,  the  inner  margin  of  the  black  area 
being  produced  inwardly  at  the  origin  of  the  second  median  nervule;  the 
secondaries  are  narrowly  bordered  with  black  from  the  end  of  the  costa 
to  the  middle  of  the  outer  margin;   the  underside  is  as  the  upperside. 
.Expanse  40  mm. 

LIPARID/E. 
GEODENA  Walk. 

7.  G.  absimilis  sp.  nov.  <j\ — Antennas   yellow,  with  the  pectinations 
black.     Head  and  thorax  bright  orange.   Abdomen  pale  orange,  clouded 
with  grayish  near  the  thorax  on  the  upperside;  underside  of  thorax  and 
abdomen  orange-yellow.     Legs  of  the  same  color  margined  with  gray; 
the  wings  are  white,  with  a  large,  round  discal  dot  at  the  end  of  the  cell; 
the  primaries  are  heavily  margined  with  blackish,  the  black  border  ex- 
tending from  the  costa  two-thirds  of  the  distance  from  the  base  to  the 
inner  angle.     Expanse  38  mm. 

This  species  is  quite  distinct  in  general  appearance  from    G. 
quadriguttata  Walk.,  with  the  type  ol  which  I  have  compared  it. 

8.  G.  dama  sp.  nov.  <j". — Antenna;  black;  front  orange;  the  uppt-rside 
-of  the  thorax  and  abdomen  are  grayish  fawn;  the  lowersicle  of  the  thorax 
and  abdomen  are  orange;  the  tip  of  the  abdomen  is  dark  brown.     Legs 
fawn  colored;  the  primaries  are  grayish  lawn  throughout  with  an  oval  dot 


62  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [February, 

at  the  end  of  the  cell;  the  secondaries  are  luteous,  margined  with  pale 
fawn  of  the  same  color  as  the  primaries  and  with  a  small  round  black  dot 
at  the  end  of  the  cell;  upon  the  underside  the  primaries  are  as  on  the 
upperside,  save  that  there  is  an  orange  basal  ray  near  the  costa,  and  that 
the  inner  margin  is  whitish;  the  secondaries  are  bright  orange-yellow  on 
the  lower  side  with  the  outer  margin  darker  than  on  the  upperside.  Ex- 
panse 32  mm. 

SOLOE  Walk. 

9.  S.  bigutta  sp.  nov.  tf. — Allied  to  .S".  trigutta  Walk.,  but  without  the 
discal  dot  on  the  posterior  wing;  the  primaries  are  relatively  broader  and 
more  rounded  on  the  apex,  the  species  is  also  smaller  than  S.  trigutta; 
front  orange;  the  thorax  and  the  abdomen  are  tinged  with  luteous,  and 
the  legs  are  concolorous;  the  upperside  of  the  wings  is  creamy-white; 
the  primaries  have  two  black  dots  in  the  cell,  one  near  the  middle  and 
one  near  the  end;  the  outer  margin  of  the  secondaries  is  slightly  suffused 
with  gray;  on  the  underside  the  primaries  are  heavily  clouded  with  slaty- 
gray  upon  the  costa  and  at  the  apex,  and  the  secondaries  have  the  costal 
margin  near  the  base  slightly  washed  with  yellow;  the  spot  at  the  end  of 
the  cell  of  the  primaries  reappears  upon  the  secondaries,  and  in  some 
specimens  there  is  a  faint  indication  of  a  discal  dot  at  the  end  of  the  cell 
of  the  primaries  upon  the  underside.     Female  like  the  male.     Expanse: 
C?,  27  mm. ;  $ ,  30  mm. 

This  species  may  be  distinguished  from  its  allies  by  the  mark- 
ings as  well  as  by  the  opacity  of  the  wings.  In  6".  trigutta  Walk. 
and  6".  tosola  Ploetz,  the  wings  are  semi-diaphanous. 

CAVIRIA  Walk. 

10.  C.  proxantha  sp.  nov.  $. — The  antennae  have  the  culmen  white,  the 
setae  testaceous;  the  head,  thorax  and  abdomen  are  yellowish  white  above 
and  white  beneath;  the  legs  are  concolorous;  the  primaries  above  are 
pale  ochre-yellow,  with  the  costa  narrowly  margined  with  light  brown; 
the  secondaries  are  pure  white;  the  underside  of  both  wings  is  pure  white. 
Expanse  32  mm. 

11.  C.  nigripes  sp.  nov.  $. — Antennas  are  as  in  the  preceding  species; 
the  front  orange;  the  thorax  and  abdomen  are  white;  the  legs  are  white, 
with  the  tibice  and  tarsi  black;  the  wings  are  pure  silvery  white,  opaque, 
with  the  costa  of  the  primaries  narrowly  margined  with  black.     Expanse 
30  mm. 

12.  C.  xantliosoma  sp.  nov.  $. — The  antennae  have  the  culmen  whitish 
with  the  seta?  pale  gray;  the  entire  body  is  bright  yellow;  the  wings  are 
creamy  white  tinged  with  luteous  upon  the  costa  of  the  primaries,  which, 
together  with  the  outer  margin  of  the  primaries,  is  very  narrowly  mar- 
gined with  brown.     Expanse  40  mm. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  63. 

13.  C.  eximia  sp.  nov.  <$. — Antennae  blackish;  palpi  white,  edged  below 
with  black;  front  white;  collar  dark  brown  in  front;  the  patagiae  have  a 
dark  brown  spot  upon  the  base;  the  body  is  white,  with  a  faint  grayish 
dorsal  line,  the  thorax  and  abdomen  below  are  yellowish  white  and  the 
legs  are  uniformly  of  the  same  color;  the  primaries  are  creamy  white  with 
the  costa  very  heavily  margined  with  dark  brown;  the  submedian  and 
median  nerves  and  the  median  and  costal  nervules  near  the  outer  margin 
are  marked  with  brown;  the  hind  wings  are  immaculate;  the  underside 
is  pure  white  throughout.     Expanse  45  mm. 

REDO  A  Walk. 

14.  R.  Ogovensis  sp.  nov.  <$. — Antennae  with  the  culmen  white,  the 
setae  gray;  the  front  is  orange,  the  body  throughout  white;  the  legs  are 
orange;  the  wings  throughout  are  pure  silvery  white,  slightly  laved  with 
yellowish  on  the  costa  of  the  primaries  below.     Female  like  the  male, 
but  larger,  and  the  wings  more  silvery.    Expanse:  ^f,  36mm.;   9,  58  mm. 

SULYCHRA  Butl. 

15.  S.  pi omelaeiia  sp.  nov.  $. — Antennae  and  palpi  black;  front  orange, 
with  a  black  dot  in  the  middle;  the  head  is  yellowish;  the  collar  black;, 
the  patagiae  pale  orange  margined  externally  with  black;  the  thorax  is 
white,  with  two  long  suboval  spots  in  the  middle;  the  abdomen  is  whitish 
with  the  terminal  segments  banded  laterally  with  blackish  and  with  a 
ventral  black  line  on  either  side  uniting  near  the  anus  and  enclosing  a 
yellowish  ventral  area;  the  pectus  is  black;  the  underside  of  the  thorax 
is  the  same  color;  the  legs  are  black,  slightly  margined  with  pale  gray; 
the  wings  are  semi-diaphanous,  the  primaries  smoky-brown,   with   the 
neurations  darker  brown;   the  secondaries  are  white,  with  the  exterior 
margin  clouded  with  brown.     Expanse  55  mm. 

16.  S.  (?)  flavescens  sp.  nov.  $. — The  primaries  have  the  costa  convex 
and  the  apex  produced,  the  outer  margin  excavated  below  the  apex  and 
the  outer  angle  rounded;  the  palpi  are  black,  margined  with  brown  be- 
neath; the  antennae  are  black;  the  front  and  the  thorax  above  and  below 
are  grayish  ferruginous;  the  abdomen  is  ferruginous,  with  a  dorsal  row 
of  black  spots  and  a  lateral  row  of  similar  spots  on  either  side;  the  pri- 
maries are  grayish  ferruginous,  with  a  very  faint  transverse  basal  and  a 
straight  median  transverse  band  succeeded  by  a  very  pale  geminate  sub- 
marginal  band.     All  of  these  bands  are  pale  smoky-brown;  the  neura- 
tions are  dark  brown;  the  secondaries  are  tawny,  with  the  neuration  dark 
brown.      On  the  underside  the  wings  are  tawny,   with   the  neuratimis 
brown;  the  primaries  have  a  transverse  brown  line  running  from  the  costa 
to  the  radial,  and  some  indistinct  brownish  cloudings  near  the  outer  mar- 
gin;  the  secondaries  have  a  similar  series  of  markings  near  the  out;  r 
angle.     Expanse  55  mm. 

I   refer  this  species,    with   doubt,   to   the  genus  Sulychra,    to 


64  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [February, 

which,  however,  the  structure  of  the  cells  and  the  neuration  gen- 
erally show  it  to  be  closely  allied. 

LEUCOMA  Hub. 

17.  L.  gracillima  sp.  nov.  $. — Antennas  with  the  culmen  white,  the  pecti- 
nations gray;  the  palpi,  the  front,  and  the  entire  body  with  the  legs  lute- 
ous  gray;  the  wings  are  whitish,  translucent,  with  the  costa  and  margins 
opaque  white.  Female  like  the  male.  Expanse:  cf,  32  mm.;  9,  37  mm. 

Hab. — Cape  Lopez. 


EXPLANATION  OF  PLATE  III. 


Fig.     i.  Amnemopsyche  incisa  tf,  sp.  nov. 

2.    Girpa  cynocephala  (^,  sp.  nov. 
"       3.    Girpa  notata  tf,  sp.  nov. 
"       4.   Geodena  dama  <5\  sp.  nov. 

5.  Geodena  absimilis  $  sp.  nov. 

6.  6b/c>^  bigutta  tf,  sp.  nov. 

7.  Hylemera  tenera  tf,  sp.  nov. 

8.  Hylemera  indentata  9 ,  sp.  nov. 

9.  Leucoma  gracillima  $,  sp.  nov. 
'"      10.  Nyctemerafallax  <j\  sp.  nov. 

""  •    ii.  Suly chra promelczna  ^,  sp.  nov. 
"     12.  Redoa  Ogovensis  <^,  sp.  nov. 
"     13.  Redoa  Ogovensis  9,  sp.  nov. 
"      14.   Caviria  eximia  $,  sp.  nov. 
41      15.   Caviria  xanthosoma  ^,  sp.  nov. 


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A  NEW  EUDAMUS. 

By  HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D.,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Eudamus  Aemilea  n.  sp.— Male  expands  i%  inch.,  9  i/^  inch.  Wings 
are  a  gray-brown,  similar  to  E.  bathyllus,  yet  when  compared  with  the 
latter  species  there  is  a  marked  difference  in  color;  yet  it  is  almost  impos- 
sible to  describe  in  words.  There  is  a  somewhat  lighter  and  grayer  area 
in  the  middle  of  the  secondaries  of  czmilea.  Upperside:  primaries.  In 
three  specimens  there  is  a  white  'dot  near  the  outer  end  of  the  discoidal 
cell,  and  in  two  specimens  there  are  two  of  these  white  spots;  there  is  a 
crooked  row  of  white  spots  running  across  the  outer  third  of  the  wing 
from  the  costa  nearly  to  the  interior  margin.  First  come  the  three  nearly 
united  spots  which  are  present  in  so  many  species,  then  below  these  and 
urther  toward  the  exterior  margin  are  two  others,  the  lower  one  of  the  two 


ENT.  NEWS,  Vol.  IV. 


PI.  III. 


f  J 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  65 

points  toward  the  tip  of  the  wing;  then  further  toward  the  base  is  another 
spot,  and  below  this  and  still  further  toward  the  base  is  a  spot  made  up 
apparently  of  two  coalesced;  below  this  and  outward,  nearer  the  exterior 
margin,  is  the  last  spot,  which  is  usually  square  in  shape.  In  one  male 
the  coalesced  spot  is  nearly  obsolete;  the  inferiors  are  immaculate.  The 
wings  are  edged  with  a  narrow  black  border,  and  the  fringes  are  gray- 
ish; some  of  the  hairs  from  the  black  border  run  through  the  fringes 
from  the  wings,  giving  the  edge  of  the  wings  a  scalloped  appearance. 
Underside:  the  spots  above  are  repeated  beneath;  the  wings  beneath  are 
much  lighter  in  color,  and  the  inferiors  have  two  black  bands  running 
across  them. 

This  is  a  smaller  species  than  bathyllus,  and  is  a  different  color; 
it  wants  the  inner  costal  spots  found  in  bathyllus  andfa/ades,  and 
leaving  out  the  inner  costal  and  discal  spots  it  has  eight  spots 
remaining,  and  none  of  the  allied  species  have  this  many.  That 
it  is  a  new  species  is  very  apparent  to  the  eye,  but  is  one  of  those 
difficult  things  to  picture  in  words.  From  five  specimens,  two 
males  and  three  females,  taken  by  Prof.  Edw.  T.  Owen,  at  Fort 
Klamath,  Oregon,  I  take  pleasure  in  naming  this  species  after 
the  wife  and  eldest  daughter  of  Prof.  Owen. 


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A  NEW  PAPIRIUS. 

Plate  IV. 

By  F.   L.   HARVEY,  Orono,  Me. 

Papirius  unicolor  n.  sp. — Light  brownish  purple  throughout;  color  much 
like  that  of  the  Delaware  grape  with  the  bloom  removed.  Back,  ends 
of  the  legs  and  apical  half  of  the  antennae  darker.  Dorsum  often  with 
two  interrupted  stripes  of  darker  shading.  Head,  base  of  antenna,  base 
of  legs,  spring  and  ventral  surface  lighter;  one  specimen  had  the  two 
terminal  segments  of  the  antennae  conspicuously  clear.  Young,  half- 
grown  specimens  and  full-grown  specimens  in  damp  situations  paler. 
Occasionally  a  very  large  specimen  and  those  taken  in  dry  places,  are 
more  brown,  but  all  show  the  purple  tint;  sides  of  the  full-grown  speci- 
mens often  obscurely  marked  with  paler  oblong  spots. 

Body,  including  head,  twice  as  long  as  broad;  breadth  and  depth  equal; 
gradually  widening  from  the  neck  to  the  greatest  breadth,  abruptly  nar- 
rowing with  a  slight  re-entering  angle  to  the  conspicuous  terminal  seg- 
ments. 

Head,  viewed  from  front,  as  long  as  broad;  depth  lull  tin-  length. 

/•'ye  patches  prominent,  elevated  black,  conspicuous,  bearing  eight 
ocelli;  four  in  the  inner  row,  three  in  the  outer,  and  a  single  smaller  one 


66  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  [February, 

in  the  middle;  the  second  ocellus  from  the  front  in  the  inner  row  is  also 
smaller  than  the  others;  front  of  the  head  between  the  eyes  elevated  and 
bearing  a  tuft  of  long  hairs. 

Antenna  long,  slender,  elbowed  at  the  second  joint,  nearly  as  long  as 
the  body;  basal  joint  short,  but  slightly  longer  than  the  terminal;  second 
joint  shorter  than  third,  the  portion  beyond  the  elbow  usually  somewhat 
longer  than  the  two  basal  joints;  third  joint  usually  longest,  the  terminal 
half  composed  of  seven  or  eight  short  sub-segments;  terminal  joint  short 
conical,  narrower  than  the  club-shaped  end  of  the  third  joint;  composed 
of  about  ten  sub-segments,  the  three  basal  of  which  are  about  the  same 
width  and  obscure;  fourth  and  fifth  wider  and  well  defined;  sixth  and 
seventh  narrower  and  somewhat  obscure;  each  segment  bears  a  whorl 
of  hairs,  and,  as  there  are  three  whorls  on  the  portion  beyond  the  seventh 
segment,  probably  it  represents  three  more;  when  walking  the  basal  por- 
tion of  the  antennae  is  projected  upward  and  outward  from  the  head,  the 
apical  portion  beyond  the  elbow  outward  and  downward. 

Legs  long,  claws  prominent,  the  longer  curved  and  bearing  two  teeth 
on  its  inner  face  below  the  middle;  smaller  claw  slender  over  half  the 
length  of  the  other. 

Suckers  nearly  as  long  as  the  body,  cylindrical  white,  covered  with 
papillae;  tentaculum  cylindrical,  prominent. 

Spring  rather  long  and  slender,  about  three-fourths  the  length  of  the 
body;  terminal  segment  less  than  half  the  length  of  the  second,  lanceo- 
late, unarmed,  concave  below,  nnd  bearing  on  each  edge  of  the  concavity 
a  row  of  about  forty  teeth;  the  teeth  increase  in  size  outward,  and  at  the 
end  join  in  a  common  tubercle. 

Hairs  are  sparsely  found  on  all  parts  of  the  body.  Under  a  high  power 
those  on  the  second  joint  of  the  spring,  which  we  especially  examined, 
were  barbellate. 

Measurements  made  from  live  specimens: 

(a)  Total  length   1.9  mm.;  head,   .8  mm.  long,   .8  mm.  broad,  .4mm. 
deep  from  front  to  back;  antennae,  1.7  mm.  long;  joints  in  the  ratio  of  7: 
22:25:6  nearly;  body,   1.6  mm.  long,  .8  mm.  broad,  .9  mm.  deep;  spring, 
i. 06  mm.  beyond  body;  segment  in  ratio  of  5:6:2;  tentaculum,  .4  mm.; 
sucker,  1.5  mm.;  hairs  on  back,  .16  mm.;  claw,  .09  mm. 

(b]  Total  length,  2.16  mm.;  head,  .8mm.  long.   .8mm.  broad,   .4  mm. 
deep;  antennae,  1.73  mm.  long;  segments  in  ratio  of  2:7:10:2;  body,  1.76 
mm.  long,   1.07  mm.  broad,  1.07  mm.  deep;  last  two  segments  of  body, 
.4  mm.;  spring,  1.52;  segments  in  ratio  of  8:8:3;  beyond  body,  1.04  mm.; 
sucker,  1.6  mm.;  hairs,  1.6  on  back  and  terminal  segments;  tentaculum, 
.4  mm.:  claw,  .1  mm.     Other  specimens  were  fully  2.5  mm.  long. 

Hab. — Under  rubbish  along  the  Penobscot  from  May  to  No- 
vember. During  the  fall  in  the  woods  upon  ctgarics  and  boleti; 
under  the  loose  bark  of  stumps,  also  under  boards  and  rubbish 
in  meadows  and  pastures.  We  found  them  under  boards  as  late 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  67 

as  November  8th,  in  this  cold  climate,  after  a  snow  of  several 
inches  had  fallen.  They  no  doubt  hybernate  in  such  situations. 
Common;  more  than  a  hundred  specimens  examined  during 
1891-92. 

Orono,  Me.     F.  L.  Harvey. 

Associated  with  P.  inarm oratus  on  agarics  and  boleti;  under 
bark  with  the  above  and  Smynthnrus  6-maculaa  Harvey;  under 
rubbish  with  a  large  yellow  Smynthurus  n.  sp.  and  half  a  dozen 
other  Thysanourans. 

Sluggish,  slow-moving,  but  when  disturbed  can  jump  fully 
eight  inches.  The  form,  long  legs,  clumsy  movements,  and 
motion  of  the  antennae  while  walking,  combine  to  give  it  a  gro- 
tesque appearance. 

Relationship. — Nearly  the  color  of  P.  fuscus  Lubbock,  but 
differs  in  the  form  of  the  body,  smaller  terminal  abdominal  seg- 
ments, structure  of  the  antennae,  and  much  greater  size. 

Most  like  Smynthurus  novteboracensis  Fitch  of  the  described 
American  species.  Agrees  with  it  nearly  in  size  and  habitat,  but 
differs  in  color,  somewhat  greater  size,  and  structure  of  the  an- 
tennae. Specimens  from  the  Nathan  Banks  collection,  kindly  sent 
us  by  Mr.  Macgillevroy,  have  apparently  but  two  joints  beyond 
the  elbow,  and  the  third  joint  though,  knotty  at  the  end,  seems 
to  be  entire.  The  form  and  color  also  seem  different. 

Critical  remarks. — Lubbock,  in  his  diagnosis  of  the  genus 
Papirhis,  says  there  are  only  four  joints  to  the  antennae.  The 
figure  of  P.  fuscus,  given  in  his  monograph,  shows  five  (three 
beyond  the  elbow).  Fitch  overlooked  the  short  basal  joint  in 
describing  his  5".  novezboracensis,  and  regarded  the  portion  be- 
yond the  elbow  obscurely  three-jointed.  Packard,  in  his  Essex 
Co.  Catalogue,  in  describing  P.  marmoratus,  first  speaks  of  the 
third  joint  being  broken  into  short  segments.  Lubbock  says  the 
third  joint  of  P.  fuscus  appears  knotty.  The  species  we  are  con- 
sidering has  only  the  terminal  half  of  the  so-called  third  joint 
broken  into  short  segments.  It  appears  that  there  is  great  varia- 
bility in  the  third  joint  from  entire  knotty  forms,  though  others 
with  the  terminal  half  subjointed,  to  those  with  the  entire  joint 
broken  into  subjoints.  If  we  did  not  know  one  form  in  structure 
stands  between  P.  fuscus  and  P.  miirmoratns  in  the  structure  of 
the  third  antennal  joint  we  would  be  compelled  to  regard  the  an 


68  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [February, 

tennae  as  broken  into  five  well-defined  regions.  Are  the  species 
with  the  third  joint  broken  into  subjoints  all  American?  An 
examination  of  our  figures  will  show  that  they  occupy,  in  struc- 
ture, a  position  between  Papirius  and  Smynthurus,  for,  if  you 
coalesce  the  subjoints  of  the  terminal  and  subterminal  regions, 
the  antennae  become  four-jointed,  with  a  long  terminal  joint 
broken  into  many  sub-joints,  that  is,  Smynthurid, 

It  is  impossible  to  identify  species  from  such  meagre  and  gen- 
eral descriptions  as  that  of  P.  novceboracensis  Fitch,  especially 
when  not  accompanied  with  drawings.  It  is  equally  hard  to  do 
so  from  alcoholic  specimens  of  species  soft  bodied,  and  that 
shrivel  and  change  color  as  do  Thysanourans.  Good  drawings 
are  essential. 

Whether  we  err  in  referring  this  form  to  a  new  species  can 
never  be  decided  by  the  published  description.  The  accompa- 
nying more  detailed  description  and  drawings  will,  we  hope,  serve 
a  better  purpose.  The  drawings  were  made  by  Mr.  J.  H.  Emer- 
ton,  under  the  direction  of  the  writer.  Fig.  i  shows  the  ocelli 
accurately  drawn.  Fig.  2  shows  one  of  the  suckers  extended. 
Fig.  3,  side  view. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  for  January  was  mailed  December  30,  1892. 


ENT.  NEWS,  Vol.  IV. 


PL  IV. 


Fig.  1 


PAPIRIUS   UNICOLOR  Harvey. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 

AND 

PROCEEDINGS  OE  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

VOL.  iv.  MARCH,   1893.  No.  3. 


CONTENTS: 


Townsend — On  the  geographical  range  [    Smith — Elementary  Entomology 84 

and  distribution  of  Trichopoda 69  Editorial 86 

Cockerell— Entomology  of  Colorado 72  Economic  Entomology 88 

Snyder— Capturing  Catocala 73  Notes  and  News 90 

Ehrman— Common  Diurnals 75  Entomological  Literature 92 

Chagnon— Donacia 76  Entomological  Section 98 

Packard — Notodontian  genus  Ichthyura  77 
Skinner-Smith — Two  weeks'  collecting 

in  N.  C.  and  desc.  of  a  new  moth...  80 


Smith — New  species  of  Noctuidae  98 

Holland — West  African  Limacodidse...  102 


On  the  geographic  range  and  distribution  of  the 
genus  Trichopoda. 

By  C.  H.  T.  TOWNSEND,  Las  Cruces,  N.  M. 
The  Tachinid  genus  Trichopoda  is,  so  far  as  known,  exclusively 
American.  It  is  not  necessarily  tropical  in  distribution,  though 
a  considerable  number  of  species  have  been  reported  from  the 
tropical  portions  of  South  America.  It  is,  however,  peculiarly 
limited  in  range  to  certain  topographical  conditions,  being  found 
usually  only  at  low  elevations,  down  near  the  sea-level.  It  seems 
to  attain  its  maximum  development  in  the  more  southerly,  but 
temperate  latitudes  of  the  United  States,  near  the  Atlantic  sea- 
coast.  It  is  represented  on  the  Pacific  coast  but  by  a  single  spe- 
cies, T.  pennipes  Fab.,  which  is  found  from  New  England  to  the 
Argentine  Republic,  in  favorable  localities  situated  but  little  above 
sea-level.  It  is  notable,  also,  that  this  species  is  the  smallest  one 
of  the  genus. 

So  far  as  my  personal  observation  in  collecting  goes,  I  can  give 
the  following  notes  on  the  range  ( >f  the  genus:  I  have  never  found 
Trichopoda  in  other  than  one  locality,  the  District  of  Columbia, 
on  the  Virginia  side  of  the  Potomac.  There  it  is  well  repre- 
sented in  both  number  of  species  and  individuals.  I  do  not  re 


70  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [March, 

member  ever  seeing  it  in  Michigan,  but  Cook  records  T.  pennipes 
there.  I  have  never  found  a  specimen  of  the  genus  in  New 
Mexico  or  Arizona.  During  a  two  weeks'  trip  in  Old  Mexico  I 
saw  none,  though  I  went  out  quite  extensively  in  the  country 
around  Orizaba  and  Cordova  in  the  month  of  August.  These 
places  are,  however,  from  ^ooo  to  -£900  feet  above  sea-level. 

Other  records  show  the  distribution  of  the  genus  as  follows: 
Along  the  Atlantic  coast  from  Connecticut  south,  and  especially 
in  Virginia,  the  Carolinas,  and  Florida;  also  along  the  Gulf  coast 
of  the  Southern  States,  and  in  Texas.  The  specimens  from 
which  most  of  the  North  American  species  were  originally  de- 
scribed by  the  early  writers  came  from  the  Carolinas,  and  two 
species  from  Georgia.  Other  species  were  described  from  the 
region  of  the  Amazon,  eastern  Brazil  and  Argentine  Republic, 
Guiana,  Venezuela  and  the  West  Indies.  T.  arcuata,  a  small 
species  which  seems  to  be  distinct  from  T.  pennipes,  is  described 
by  Bigot  from  Chili,  and  probably  represents  the  latter  species 
in  that  region. 

T.  pennipes  is  known  inland  from  Michigan,  Indiana,  Illinois, 
Iowa,  and  occurs  in  California,  as  well  as  in  Old  Mexico,  Brazil 
and  Argentine  Republic,  as  stated  above.  I  have  also  specimens 
from  San  Domingo  and  Jamaica. 

The  next  species  to  T.  pennipes  in  extent  of  range  inland  is  T. 
histrio  Wlk.  (syn.  T.  trifasciata  Lev.)  It  is  recorded  from  Con- 
necticut, Illinois  and  Kansas. 

These  two  species  are  the  only  ones  I  know  that  are  found  any 
distance  inland  in  the  United  States.  They  do  not  seem  to  be 
found,  however,  more  than  a  few  hundred  feet  above  sea-level. 
Regarding  the  apparent  scarcity  of  this  genus  in  Mexico,  which 
is  mainly  a  high  plateau  region,  it  may  be  noted  that  the  Biologia 
Centrali-Americana  collections  contain,  as  indicated  in  the  "  Bio- 
logia Diptera,"  vol.  ii,  but  two  specimens  of  Trichopoda  from 
all  the  region  of  Central  America  and  Mexico.  These  belong  to 
two  species:  T.  pennipes,  a  9  from  Presidio,  Mex.  (less  than  a 
thousand  feet  elevation),  and  T.  pyrrhogaster,  a  £  from  San 
Geronimo,  Guatemala  (probably  not  over  five  hundred  feet  ele- 
vation). It  is  quite  a  significant  fact  that  these  were  the  only 
specimens  obtained  by  the  Biologia  collectors  in  all  that  region. 

As  before  stated,  the  only  species,  so  far  as  I  am  aware,  that 
has  ever  been  found  on  the  Pacific  coast,  or  even  on  the  Pacific 


1 893.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  71 

slope,  being  that  region  west  of  the  Continental  divide  in  both 
Americas,  is  T.  pennipes;  or,  in  South  America,  what  I  have 
considered  as  its  Chilian  representative,  T.  arcuata.  The  genus, 
therefore,  seems  to  attain  its  most  perfect  development  on  the 
Atlantic  coast.  It  is  notable,  also,  that  it  is  a  genus  that  is  not 
represented  in  Europe,  but  is  strictly  American.  It  is  quite  pos- 
sible that  these  facts  have  an  important  bearing  on  the  subject  of 
the  phenomena  of  life  on  the  Pacific  coast,  treated  in  such  an 
interesting  manner  by  Dr.  S.  H.  Scudder  in  the  "Overland 
Monthly"  for  April,  1892.*  Dr.  Scudder  shows,  in  this  article, 
that  those  butterflies  and  other  insects,  which  are  common  to 
eastern  and  western  America  and  Europe,  have  the  greatest  num- 
ber of  broods  annually  in  the  eastern  United  States,  while  in  the 
same  latitudes  in  Europe  and  on  the  Pacific  coast  they  have  a  less 
number.  In  the  same  manner,  genera  common  to  those  three 
regions  exhibit  a  greater  number  of  species  on  the  Pacific  slope 
and  in  Europe  than  in  the  eastern  United  States.  Trichopoda 
does  not  tend  to  confirm  this  law,  since  it  reaches  its  greatest  de- 
velopment on  the  Atlantic  coast,  at  least  in  number  of  species. 
Does  the  fact  that  the  genus  is  peculiarly  American  have  any 
bearing  on  this  point  ?  Does  a  genus  that  is  peculiar  to  America 
naturally  reach  its  highest  development  on  the  Atlantic  coast  ? 
The  study  of  the  single  species,  T.  pennipes,  may  give  a  different 
result. 

Either  the  natural  conditions  prevailing  west  of  the  backbone 
of  the  continent,  which  restrain  the  tendency  to  the  over  expen- 
diture of  vital  energy,  have  worked  to  the  disadvantage  of  other 
species  of  the  genus,  which  have  not  been  able  to  adapt  them- 
selves thereto;  or,  what  is  somewhat  more  probable,  these  species 
originated  in  the  eastern  region  and  have  never  passed  the  bar- 
rier of  altitude  which  lies  between  them  and  the  Pacific  coast. 

It  should  be  noted,  also,  in  this  connection,  that  the  genus 
Trichopoda  probably  represents  the  most  highly  specialized  type 
of  insects. 


LORD  WALSINGHAM  has  accepted  the  vacant  position  on  the  editorial 
staff  of  "The  Entomologist's  Monthly  Magazine,"  caused  by  the  death 
of  Mr.  H.  T.  Stainton. 

*  The  "  Californian"  of  the  future— "Overland  Monthly,"  April,  1892,  pp.  383-386. 


72  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [March, 

NOTES  ON  THE  ENTOMOLOGY  OF  COLORADO.-III. 

By  T.  D.  A.  COCKERELL,  Kingston,  Jamaica. 

GARFIELD,  S. 

The  observations  in  this  county  date  from  September  gth  to 
September  I4th,  and  relate  only  to  the  extreme  eastern  portion, 
from  the  neighborhood  of  Cattle  Creek  to  Glenwood  Springs  and 
Divide  Creek.  The  country  about  Glenwood  Springs  is  dry, 
hot,  and  dusty;  or  wet  and  very  muddy,  according  to  the  weather. 
Near  Cattle  Creek,  and  also  at  Glenwood  Springs,  the  Scrub  Oak 
{Quercus  undulata}  and  Achillea  miHefolium  were  observed;  and 
Malvastrum  coccineum  at  Glenwood  Springs  and  Divide  Creek. 
The  snail,  Patula  cooperi,  was  several  times  noticed.  Helico- 
psyche  cases  were  found  in  Divide  Creek;  and  sand  from  there 
yielded  a  trace  of  gold.  Near  Cattle  Creek  I  took  Brady cellus 
cognatus  Gyll.  and  two  wasps,  Vespa  diabolica  Sauss.  and  Polistes 
aurifer  Sauss.  These  latter  illustrate  that  mingling  of  separate 
faunae,  which  helps  to  make  Colorado  so  rich  in  species.  The 
Vespa  is  truly  boreal,  while  the  Polistes  extends  to  California,  no 
doubt  (although  actual  records  seem  wanting)  across  Arizona  and 
southward. 

At  Glenwood  Springs  Lyc&na  exilis  Bdw.  and  Agrotis  (Feltia) 
venerabilis  Walk,  were  taken  ;  and  at  Divide  Creek  Agrotis 
( Carneades}  riding  siana  Grote,  and  Priononyx  thomes  Fb.  Here 
again  we  see  two  faunae ;  the  first  mentioned,  Agrotis,  being 
boreal  and  eastern,  while  the  other  is  southern  and  western, 
"  Colorado,  Arizona,  New  Mexico"  being  its  range  according  to 
Prof.  J.  B.  Smith.  Near  the  head  of  North  Mam  Creek,  on  Sep- 
tember 1 4th,  Vane ssaantiopa  was  seen;  and  Dry  ops  striatus  Lee. 
was  taken,  the  exact  locality  now  uncertain. 

EAGLE,  S. 

We  traveled  south  of  the  Eagle  R.,  along  the  road  from  Red 
Cliff  to  Glenwood  Springs.  The  Eagle  is  a  pretty  river,  clear 
and  shallow,  but  the  country,  especially  about  Gypsum,  is  dry, 
with  little  else  than  sage-brush.  Red  sandstone  hills,  scattered 
with  conifers,  rise  on  either  side  of  the  plain  in  which  the  river 
flows.  By  Squaw  Creek  I  took  Platynus  jejunus  Lee. ,  and  it  is 
a  curious  coincidence  that  the  only  other  time  I  ever  met  with 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  73 

this  uncommon  and  singular  species  was  by  Squaw  Creek,  in 
Chafifee  County.  Pcedisca  riding  siana  Rob.  was  found  near 
Gypsum  on  September  8th. 

Crossing  over  Cottonwood  Pass,  on  September  gth,  the  features 
of  the  country  were  entirely  changed.  The  sky  cloudless  blue, 
and  rising  against  it  gray  rocks  covered  with  lichens;  and  hill- 
sides, all  Oak  Scrubs  Quaking  Asps,  Wild  Cherry  and  Dwarf 
Birch.  The  Oak,  some  of  the  brightest  green,  some  vivid  red; 
the  Aspens  yellow,  Wild  Cherry  red,  and  Birch  yellow;  all  inter- 
mixed and  giving  the  landscape  far  more  color  than  flowers 
could  do. 


-o- 


CAPTURING  CATOCAUE. 

By  A.  J.   SNYDER,  North  Evanston,  111. 

Early  in  the  morning  on  August  3d,  my  wife  and  I  left  Farnia, 
111.,  for  a  fourteen-mile  drive  into  a  wild  part  of  Clay  County. 
\Ve  wished  to  visit  a  place  called  "  Rattle  Snake  Den,"  a  section 
which  I  visited  several  years  previous  with  some  friends  who  were 
interested  in  geology,  and  where  we  found  some  valuable  fossils. 
It  occurred  to  me  that  this  same  locality  might  prove,  as  it  was 
covered  with  a  good  growth  of  oak  and  hickory  trees,  a  good 
hunting  ground  for  Catocalae. 

About  two  miles  southwest  of  lola,  a  small  country  post-office, 
we  entered  the  woods,  and  finding  the  country  much  changed 
since  my  previous  visit  we  drove  but  a  short  distance  when  I 
alighted  and  began  my  search  for  the  creek  bed  which  we  had 
explored  before.  Whip  in  hand,  brushing  the  trees  as  I  passed, 
almost  immediately  I  started  a  fine  specimen,  probably  an  ob- 
scura,  and  in  my  haste  to  capture  it  became  excited  and  lost  it. 
Soon,  however,  I  had  better  success,  and  took  a  fine  specimen 
on  an  oak,  and  almost  at  once  another  from  a  scalebark  hickory 
near  the  first.  Failing  to  find  the  place  of  which  I  was  in  search, 
I  turned  in  another  direction,  and  crossing  a  swampy  piece  of 
land,  then  dry,  I  started  a  fine  cara,  and  an  exciting  chase  began. 
The  insect  was  so  large  that  several  times  in  attempting  to  take 
it  with  the  bottle  I  touched  its  wings  and  it  escaped.  I  soon  cap- 
tured a  very  fine  specimen,  however,  of  the  same  species. 

My  next  capture  was  a  fine  grynea.  After  some  time  we  found 
the  desired  locality,  and,  hitching  the  horse,  we  began  the  hunt 


74  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [March, 

in  earnest.  To  use  a  common  expression — "The  woods  were 
full  of  them,"  but  they  were  rather  wild.  Occasionally  one  would 
light  high  and  necessitate  taking  it  with  the  net.  I  found  such 
specimens  were  seldom  perfect  though  I  used  great  care  and  speed 
in  killing  and  removing.  Later  in  the  season  I  tried  chloroform- 
ing such  specimens  and  rather  liked  the  plan,  as  in  this  manner 
I  secured  some  good  specimens  which  would  otherwise  either 
have  been  ruined  or  else  have  escaped.  We  searched  one  side 
of  the  stream  only  and  probably  a  strip  four  rods  in  width  and 
two  hundred  yards  in  length,  but  by  noon  had  taken  seventeen 
fine  Catocalae,  several  Geometrids  and  a  few  Neonympha  eurytris. 

Eating  dinner  as  quickly  as  we  could,  conveniently,  we  began 
the  chase  again,  going  over  the  same  ground  and  then  returning 
on  the  opposite  side  of  the  creek.  We  found  the  game  (no  other 
word  seems  appropriate  to  me)  even  more  plentiful  than  in  the 
morning.  On  one  hickory  tree  I  found  six  specimens  and  at 
least  three  species.  Sometimes  we  could  see  them  without  scaring 
them  up,  but  so  closely  do  the  closed  wings  of  these  beauties 
resemble  the  bark  that  it  required  great  skill  and  generally  we 
found  them  by  ' '  whipping' '  the  trees.  We  were  compelled  to 
leave  <tne  field  early  to  reach  home,  and  it  was  with  much  regret 
that  we  finally  relinquished  the  chase  after  having  taken  forty  fine 
Catocalae. 

To  me  it  was  one  of  the  most  exciting  and  enjoyable  days  I 
ever  spent  after  insects,  and  I  was  proud  of  our  catch.  We 
hoped  to  revisit  this  locality  before  the  season  was  over,  but 
found  it  impossible.  On  the  i6th  of  August  I  took  about  twenty 
more  specimens  of  Catocalae  near  Central  City,  111.,  and  at  dif- 
ferent times  during  the  season  took  a  few  at  sugar.  I  have  now 
in  my  collection  the  following  species  (twenty-three  in  all)  which 
I  have  taken  in  Clay  and  Jackson  Counties,  and  which  represent 
one  day's  collecting  and  several  odd  hours  that  I  could  spend  in 
the  woods:  viduata,  desperata,  flebilis,  robinsonii,  obscura,  var. 
simulatilis,  residua,  amatrix,  cara,  ilia,  neogama,  piatrix,  habilis, 
grynea,  innubens  var.  scintillans,  angusi  var.  litci/fa,  insolabilis, 
palczogama,  arnica  and  var.  nerissa. 

I  can  report  very  successful  collecting  in  Fayette  County  during 
the  months  of  July  and  August,  also  some  fine  captures  during 
September  in  Cook  County.  I  also  succeeded  in  raising  several 
broods  of  larvae,  the  most  interesting  of  which  was  a  small  brood 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  75 

of  Paphia  troglodyta,  though  I  almost  failed  in  this  because  of 
absence  of  the  food-plant  here.  To  me  the  Catocalae  are  espe- 
cially interesting,  because  so  little  is  known  of  them.  A  certain 
wind  brings  them  and  then  they  are  gone,  no  one  knows  where. 
I  hope  to  hear  more  through  the  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  con- 
cerning this  interesting  group. 


Some  old  Forms  of  our  Common  Diurnals,  with  a  few  Remarks. 

By  GEORGE  A.   EHRMAN,   Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

The  strange  variations  which  occur  among  our  common  insects 
are  looked  after  by  the  specialist  with  equally  as  much  interest 
as  new  or  undescribed  species,  as  mother  nature  is  not  constant 
in  creating  her  offspring  alike.  I  had  the  good  fortune  to  cap- 
ture a  few  exceedingly  odd  forms  of  our  commoner  species  of 
diurnals  in  my  locality  during  the  past  few  seasons,  and  I  wish 
to  place  them  on  record. 

Papilio  turnus  Linn. — A  male  has  the  color  of  the  right  pri- 
mary replaced  by  pale  buff  almost  white  instead  of  the  usual 
yellow;  it  extends  from  the  base  to  the  black  marginal  band  on 
the  outer  edge,  taking  up  that  space  from  the  inner  margin  to 
the  discal  cell  and  extending  upwards  to  the  subcostal  nervure; 
the  black  on  the  outer  marginal  band  in  this  space  is  paler,  other- 
wise the  specimen  is  normal  in  structure  and  coloration. 

Papilio  turnus  dimorphic  $  Glaucus  Linn. — Two  examples 
that  agree  with  the  intermediate  forms  figured  in  Edw.  Butt.  N. 
A.  2,  pi.  5,  and  a  third  example  that  is  the  same  as  the  general 
run  of  Glaucus,  but  has  a  yellow  body. 

Papilio  asterias  Fabr. — A  male  of  the  usual  form,  but  smaller 
in  size,  and  the  ocellus  is  without  the  pupil  spot,  hence  it  is  blind- 
eyed  like  Papilio  machaon  Linn,  of  Europe. 

Colias  philodice  Godt. — One  male,  normal  on  the  upperside 
excepting  the  secondaries,  on  which  the  upper  discal  nervure  and 
subcostal  nervures  are  black;  on  underside  of  primaries  there  is 
a  dark  smoky  arch  extending  from  the  inner  angle  to  the  discal 
cell. 

Argynnis  bellona  Fab. — One  female  which  has  the  right  hand 
hind  wing  pale  fulvous  from  discal  cell  to  the  outer  edge  of  wing 
on  the  upperside,  and  the  black  spots  are  very  faint;  the  same 


76  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [March, 

wing  on  the  underside  is  very  pale  and  void  of  all  markings, 
otherwise  the  insect  is  normal. 

Grapta  interrogationis  Fab.;  dimorphic  form  fabricii  Ed\v. — 
Normal  in  form  and  coloration,  but  has  an  odd-shaped  hole  in 
the  subapical  space  of  the  right  primary,  and  in  the  secondary 
on  the  same  side  has  a  large  egg-shaped  hole  near  the  outer  mar- 
gin, just  above  the  tail.  No  doubt  this  specimen,  which  is  a  male, 
was  injured  in  the  chrysalid  state. 

Limenitis  disippus  Godt. — One  female  of  the  usual  form  and 
size,  but  with  a  large  white  blotch  on  the  anal  margin  on  the 
upperside  of  secondaries  extending  from  the  discal  cell  to  the 
edge  of  the  anal  margin;  the  underside  of  the  primaries  normal, 
but  the  same  side  of  secondaries  is  suffused  with  much  white. 

During  the -Summer  of  1892  I  took  the  following  species  that 

I  never  met  in  my  locality  before:    Terms  nicippe  i   £   and  i    ?  , 

Vanessa  milberti  i   £   and  Thecla  strigosa  i   £  ,  while  Euptoieta 

claudia  was  very  common.     These  are  not  rare  insects  by  any 

means,  but  they  seem  rare  around  Pittsburgh. 

o 

DONACIA. 
By  Gus  CHAGNON,  Montreal. 

The  neighborhood  of  Montreal,  Canada,  is  undoubtedly  the 
locality  where,  I  think,  the  genus  Donacia  is  the  most  largely 
represented.  Thirteen  of  the  (twenty)  species  described  in  Mr. 

C.  W.  Leng's  valuable  paper,    "  Synopsis  of  Donacia  of  Boreal 
America"  can  be  found  here. 

Last  July  I  visited  a  small  pond  a  few  miles  from  this  city,  and 
on  the  large  leaves  of  Nymphcea  and  other  plants  growing  on  its 
shore,  I  captured  Donacia  emarginata,  D.  subtilis,  D.  flavipes, 

D.  palmata,  D.  piscatrix,  D.  distincla,  D.  pubescens,  D.  pusilhi, 
and  two  varieties  of  D.  cincticornis. 

Provancher,  in  his  "  Coleopteres  de  la  prov.  de  Quebec"  re- 
cords four  other  species,  viz.,  D.  harrisii,  D.  hirticollis,  D. 
czqualis,  D.  rufa,  and  says  that  they  are  to  be  found  between 
here  and  Quebec.  This  total  of  thirteen  species  for  Montreal 
must  be  extraordinary  when  they  are  only  twenty  in  all — Boreal 
America. 

Sphceridium  scarabczoides,  which  has  been  introduced  from 
Europe,  is  now  very  common  here.  I  had  the  pleasure  to  send 
several  specimens  of  it  to  Dr.  Geo.  H.  Horn. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  77 

NOTES  ON  THE  NOTODONTIAN  GENUS  ICHTHYURA. 

By  A.   S.   PACKARD,  Providence,  R.  I. 

From  an  examination  of  the  collection  of  the  late  Henry  Ed- 
wards, in  the  Museum  of  American  Natural  History  of  New 
York,  and  my  own  collection,  I  believe  that  the  number  of  spe- 
cies of  this  genus  will  have  to  be  considerably  reduced.  I  have 
arrived  at  the  following  results,  subject  to  future  correction,  when 
our  collections  of  the  moths  themselves  shall  be  more  complete, 
both  in  bred  series  and  in  specimens  from  widely  scattered  locali- 
ties, differing  in  meterological  features,  and  when  our  knowledge 
of  the  larval  histories  will  be  far  more  extensive  than  at  present. 
It  is  a  pity  that  entomologists  feel  called  upon  to  describe  sup- 
posed new  species,  when,  as  is  often  the  case,  they  are  merely 
local  or  climatic  varieties.  A  number  of  species  of  North  Amer- 
ican Bombyces  range  from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific  coast.  In 
the  damp  eastern  and  northern  States  they  tend  to  melanism;  in 
the  dry,  hot  region  of  Utah,  Arizona,  and  other  portions  of  the 
Great  Basin,  they  tend  to  become  pale  or  whitish  gray,  having  a 
taded  appearance,  while  in  California  with  its  great  range  of 
climate,  from  the  wet  and  cool  mountain  regions  of  the  Sierra 
Nevada  to  the  dry  parched  desert  tracts  of  Southern  California, 
the  conditions  are  favorable  for  the  production  of  remarkable 
variations.  I  am  indebted  to  the  kindness  of  Mr.  Beutenmiiller, 
the  Curator  of  insects  at  the  American  Museum  of  Natural  History, 
for  giving  me  access  to  Mr.  Edwards'  collection. 

The  more  typical  American  species  is  /  inclnsa  Hub.,  of  which 
/  palla  French  is  a  pale  form.  I  owe  to  the  kindness  of  Prof. 
French  two  type  specimens;  one  of  them  is  exactly  like  a  pale 
normal  inclnsa,  the  costal  silvery  line  being  nearly  straight,  as  in 
inc/usa,  and  thus  readily  separable  from  var.  ornata,  the  pale 
form  of  /  van  Fitch. 

Ichthyiira  ran  Pitch,  (Clostera  incarcerata  Boisduval,  18691. 
After  examination  of  my  type  of  /.  indentata  in  the  Harris  col- 
lection I  find  it  agrees  with  Fitch's  description.  I  regard  /.  or- 
nata G.  &  R.  as  only  a  climatic  variety  of  Fitch's  van,  and  a 
specimen  of  /  ornata  G.  &  R.,  so  labeled  by  Mr.  Edwards,  is 
also  labeled  "  incarcerata  Boisd. ;"  and  on  comparing  Boisduval' s 
description  of  incarcerata  with  specimens  of  ornata  from  California, 
Truckee  Valley,  Reno,  Nevada,  and  Colorado,  I  do  not  see  any 
specific  differences. 


78  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [March, 

/  incarcerata  (  I.  ornata}  is  a  larger  and  generally  paler  form 
than  /  -van  of  the  eastern  States,  and  I  think  it  is  simply  a  cli- 
matic variety  of  the  eastern  form.  One  £  and  a  9  in  the  Ed- 
wards collection  are  as  dark  as  the  typical  eastern  ran,  and  the 
pale  form  may  be  a  seasonal  variety.  Indeed,  Mr.  Beutenmiiller 
informs  me  that  in  /  van,  which  he  has  reared,  the  pale  form  is 
the  Summer  brood,  the  dark  individuals  belonging  to  the  Winter 
brood. 

One  9  from  Truckee,  and  a  small  $  from  the  Sierra  Nevada, 
Cal.,  are  very  pale. 

Ichthyura  inornata  Neum.,  Papilio  ii,  Oct.  7,  1882.  I  am 
strongly  inclined  to  regard  this  form  as  a  climatic  variety  ot  /. 
van,  var.  ornata.  One  median-sized  9  ornata  from  Southern 
California  intergrades  with  /  inornata,  though  it  is  much  smaller. 
It  has  the  large,  diffuse  discal  spot,  and  pale  leaden  intervenular 
patches  of  inornata. 

Of  /  inornata  Neum.,  a  male  and  female  from  Arizona  are  in 
the  Edwards  collection.  It  is  the  largest  and  palest  of  all  our 
forms.  It  scarcely  differs  from  /  ornata  in  the  situation  of  the 
lines  and  their  relative  distribution;  the  oblique  costal  white  line 
and  its  continuation  across  the  wing  are  the  same,  and  the  obtuse, 
almost  rounded  apex  of  the  V,  does  not  quite  reach  the  hind 
edge,  just  as  it  does  not  in  ornata,  but  the  loop  made  by  the  ob- 
tuse apex  is  more  marked  in  itiomata.  The  short  middle  line, 
ending  on  the  hind  edge  of  the  wing  and  the  dislocated  basal  line 
are  exactly  as  in  ornata. 

I.  inornata,  then,  appears  to  be  only  a  very  large  and  unusually 
pale  subochreous  form  of  van,  following  the  same  law  of  climatic 
variation,  i.e.,  increase  in  size,  and  a  pale,  faded  appearance  in 
Pacific  coast  examples  (south  of  Oregon),  due  probably  to  a  hot. 
dry,  desert  region,  with  a  light  surface  soil.  By  adaptation  to 
these  conditions  the  moths  are  better  protected  from  observation, 
and  thus  the  life  of  the  species  is  assured. 

/  luculenta  Edw.,  Ent.  Americana  ii,  10,  April,  1886.  One  1  , 
type;  north  Indiana.  This  appears  to  be  only  a  variety  ot  /. 
strigosa.  It  differs  from  typical  strigosa  as  follows:  the  oblique 
whitish  line  forming  the  inner  arm  of  the  V  is  a  little  more  ob- 
lique and  distinct  than  in  the  normal  strigosa.  The  outer  arm 
of  the  V,  and  the  silvery  white  costal  mark  is  exactly  as  m 
strigosa. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  79 

Ichthyura  jocosa  H.  Edw.,  Ent.  Americana  ii,  10,  April,  1886. 
One  9  ,  type;  Indian  River,  Fla.  This  is  only  a  small  inclusa, 
differing  from  the  normal  form  of  the  species  in  the  inner  arm  of 
the  V  being  firmer  and  less  sinuous,  being  interrupted  at  the 
union  with  it  of  the  short  middle  line  which  ends  on  the  hind 
edge  of  the  wing,  while  in  inclusa  the  line  is  not  usually  inter- 
rupted, although  two  of  the  inclusa  in  Mr.  Edwards'  collection 
do  have  the  line  interrupted  as  in  his  type  of  /  jocosa.  The 
latter  is  also  more  generally  subochreous  than  usual,  and  without 
a  line  on  the  hind  wing. 

Ichthyuria  bifiria\\.  Edwards,  Ent.  Americana  ii,  167,  Decem- 
ber, 1886.  This  is  very  near  /  bnicei,  the  wings  being  of  the 
same  shape,  and  the  moth  of  the  same  size,  with  the  same  beau- 
tiful lilac  shades  on  the  fore  wings,  thus  differing  from  any  other 
species,  though  it  may  yet  be  found  to  intergrade  with  brucei. 
The  single  type  differs  from  Mr.  Edwards'  type  of  brucei,  in  the 
oblique  silver-white  costal  streak  being  more  sinuous,  as  is  also  the 
line  across  the  wing  which  forms  the  continuation  of  the  streak. 
On  the  other  hand  the  other  (inner;  arm  of  the  V  is  straight,  not 
sinuous,  the  inner  two  lines  are  about  the  same.  The  submar- 
ginal  spots  and  streaks  are  the  same  in  both  species. 

The  most  important  synonymy  of  the  North  American  species 
of  Ichthyura  may  provisionally,  at  least,  be  as  follows: 

1.  Ichthyura  inclusa  Hiib.  4.   Ichthyura  inversa  Pack. 

pal/a  French.  -.   Jc/it/n'itra  strigosa  Gr. 

jocosa  Edw.  luculcnta  H.  Edw. 

2.  Ichthyura  van  Fitch. 


indcnlata  Pack.  6'   *«&"«  *™«  H- 

incarcerata  Bdv.  7-   Ichthyura  Infina  H.  Edw. 

oniata  G.  &  R.  8.  Ichthynra  albosignia  Fitch. 

3.  Ichthyura  astorics  H.  Edw. 
(perhaps  a  var.  of  van) 

Walker's  Ichthyura  apicalis  is  possibly  /  vau,  but  it  is  impossible 
to  determine  from  his  brief  description,  as  he  does  not  say  whether 
the  albida  maculaque  costali  is  oblique  or  not.  In  Barnston's 
MS.  description  quoted  by  Walker,  the  larva  is  described  as 
"  brown,  thick,  with  sixteen  feet,  and  with  a  band  on  part  of  the 
back;"  "feeds  on  the  Poplar  leaf."  This  description  will  apply 
better  to  vau  than  to  any  other  species  known  to  me,  as  I  have 
reared  va^t  from  the  Poplar,  and  the  larva  is  brown,  short,  though 
not  with  "  a  band  on  part  of  the  back." 


So  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [March, 

Two  weeks'  collecting  in  N.  Carolina  by  Henry  Skinner,  M.D., 
and  description  of  a  new  moth  by  Prof.  John  B.  Smith. 

The  two  weeks  began  July  yth,  extending  to  July  2ist.  The  time 
was  mostly  spent  at  Cranberry,  Mitchell  County.  Cranberry  is 
situated  at  an  elevation  of  3250  feet,  and  is  a  mining  village,  the 
terminus  of  the  East  Tennessee  and  Western  North  Carolina 
Railroad.  I  was  accompanied  by  my  friend,  Mr.  Philip  Laurent, 
who  gave  an  account  of  the  Coleoptera  taken  on  the  trip  in  the 
January  NEWS.  The  hotel  at  Cranberry  is  a  model  of  comfort, 
and  the  table  all  that  can  be  desired,  and  any  entomological 
friends  who  wish  to  enjoy  a  stay  in  the  mountains  will  be  well 
treated  at  that  place.  We  started  out  with  great  expectations, 
hoping  to  find  new  or  modified  Southern  species,  but  were  greatly 
disappointed,  as  the  elevation  of  the  region  makes  the  fauna 
Canadian  in  character,  as  pointed  out  by  Mr.  Theodore  L.  Mead 
in  an  interesting  article  entitled,  "Butterflies  of  Grandfather 
Mountain,  North  Carolina  (Can.  Ent.  xxiv,  313)."  Mr.  Mead's 
experience  was  nearly  the  same  as  our  own,  but  it  is  interesting 
to  compare  notes,  even  by  collectors  in  practically  the  same  field, 
and  at  nearly  the  same  time  of  year.  His  stay  was  from  July  to 
September,  and  Grandfather  Mountain  is  only  a  little  over  eleven 
miles  from  Cranberry.  A  part  of  Mr.  Mead's  description  is  as 
follows:  "'  Grandfather  Mountain  is  one  of  a  group  of  mountains 
rising  to  a  height  of  over  6000  feet  in  western  North  Carolina 
and  eastern  Tennessee,  and  forming  the  topmost  crest  of  the 
Alleghanies."  It  is  said  that  there  are  more  than  twenty-five 
peaks  in  this  region  higher  than  Mt.  Washington,  N.  H.  "The 
whole  region  one  would  suppose  to  be  a  paradise  for  mountain 
butterflies,  and  especially  Satyridas,  which  are  well  represented 
in  the  foothills  and  lower  valleys  of  the  Alleghanies.  To  my 
surprise  I  did  not  see  a  single  Satyrid  of  any  species  during  my 
stay,  either  at  Linville  (3800  feet),  or  at  any  higher  point."  (Mead) 

Our  experience  with  the  Satyrids  was  not  quite  as  meagre,  as 
we  saw  Neonympha  cantlnis  quite  common  on  the  wagon-road 
between  Cranberry  and  Linville.  Argynnis  diana  we  did  not  see 
at  all.  Mr.  Mead  says:  "  A  single  A.  diana  was  the  only  sug- 
gestion of  the  rich  butterfly  fauna  of  West  Virginia  to  the  North 
of  us."  Dr.  Rex,  a  Philadelphia  naturalist,  says  he  saw  diana 
in  great  abundance  on  iron  weed  (  Vernonia}  on  the  low  lands 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  8 1 

along  the  Linville  River.  He  may  have  seen  Limenitis  ursu/a, 
and,  not  being  a  lepidopterist,  could  not  distinguish  between  the 
two  species;  however,  I  know  diana  is  locally  common  in  the 
region,  and  how  local  butterflies  can  be,  is  shown  by  the  following: 
Mr.  Mead  says  "  Argynnis  cybele  is  rare,  and  I  saw  only  a  single 
specimen,  which  was  smaller  than  the  associated  aphrodites,  al- 
though cybele  is  represented  by  really  huge  examples  in  the 
warmer  valleys  of  Virginia."  We  found  both  cybele  and  aphro- 
dite, both  sexes,  in  great  abundance  at  Cranberry,  and -in  many 
variations  as  to  color,  size  and  markings,  some  of  them  the  huge 
examples  spoken  of  by  Mr.  Mead  as  being  found  in  Virginia. 
These  two  species  were  the  commonest  butterflies  at  Cranberry. 
We  did  not  find  a  single  species  of  butterfly  not  found  around 
Philadelphia,  unless  we  except  Pamphila  otho,  but  we  even  have 
this  in  its  Northern  dress,  egeremet.  Mr.  Meacl,  in  speaking  of 
his  list  which  is  practically  the  same  as  ours,  says:  "The  list  is 
noteworthy,  chiefly  for  the  absence  of  nearly  all  the  butterflies 
characteristic  of  the  latitude,  and  of  many  others  one  would  ex- 
pect to  meet  in  so  favorable  a  mountain  region.  It  is  possible 
that  some  of  these  missing  species  may  be  found  in  the  early 
Spring  when  the  mountains  are  said  to  be  one  blaze  of  color  with 
Azaleas  and  Rhododendrons  and  all  manner  of  vernal  blossoms. 
These  butterflies  may  lay  their  eggs  early,  so  that  the  larvae  may 
have  the  whole  season  to  grow,  and  then  disappear;  but  this  is 
mere  conjecture,  based  on  the  well  attested  abundance  of  early 
flowers,  of  gay  colors  well  suited  for  butterfly  fertilization."  I 
have  quoted  Mr.  Mead's  remarks  in  way  of  explanation  of  the 
scarcity  of  Southern  Summer  butterflies,  as  it  is  very  interesting 
and  may  be  true,  as  the  low  temperature  in  the  mountains  may 
be  the  cause  of  the  retardation  of  the  growth  of  the  caterpillars 
which  he  mentions,  ' '  so  that  the  larvae  may  have  the  whole  season 
to  grow."  We  wore  overcoats  almost  every  night  and  had  log 
fires  in  the  office  and  parlor  of  the  hotel.  The  average  weekly 
temperature  for  July,  at  Cranberry,  ranges  from  62  to  66  degrees, 
and  last  July  the  highest  point  reached  by  the  mercury  was  July 
3(1,  84  degrees,  with  the  lowest  point  during  the  week  being  49 
degrees.  At  night,  during  July,  the  hi^he.^t  point  reached  \\as 
60  degrees,  and  the  lowest  47,  so  that  it  is  quite  cool  during  the 
day  and  cold  at  night. 

There  must  be  something  to  account  for  the  scarcity  of  insects 


82 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


[March, 


and  comparatively  small  number  of  species,  both  of  Lepidoptera 
and  Coleoptera,  as  vegetable  life  of  all  kinds  is  here  in  great 
profusion.  On  the  slopes  of  the  high  mountains  of  Carolina 
and  Tennessee  the  principal  trees  of  Appalachian  forests  attain 
their  greatest  size  and  perfection,  and  in  a  ride  of  a  few  hours, 
covering  a  rise  in  elevation  of  4000  or  5000  feet,  one  may  see 
growing  in  their  supreme  perfection  the  trees  of  the  South,  like 
the  magnolias;  the  trees  of  the  Middle  States,  like  the  ashes,  the 
oaks,  the  maples,  and  the  lindens;  then  the  birches,  the  pines, 
the  mountain  ashes,  and  the  spruces  of  the  extreme  North.  We 
ascended  Grandfather  Mountain  and  then  went  as  far  as  Blowing 
Rock,  which  is  thirty-two  miles  from  Cranberry.  We  did  not 
fare  as  well  as  we  expected  entomologically,  but  had  a  very 
pleasant  time  in  every  other  respect.  The  absence  of  Hesperidae, 
with  the  exceptions  mentioned,  seems  remarkable. 
SPECIES  OF  LEPIDOPTERA  TAKEN. 

Papilio  philenor  (Mead), 


BUTTERFLIES. 

Danais  archippus, 
Euptoieta  claudia  (Mead), 
Argynnis  diana  (Mead), 
"          cybele, 
"          aphrodite, 
Phyciodes  tharos, 
Grapta  faunus, 
Pyrameis  atalanta, 
"          huntera, 
Limenitis  Ursula, 

' '          disippits, 
Neonympha  canthus, 
Thecla  humuli, 
Chrysophanus  hypophlfsas, 
Lyccena  pseudargiolus, 

comyntas, 
Pieris  rapes  (rare), 
Colias philodice  (large  &  beautiful), 
"      keewaydin  (Mead), 
"      eurytheme  (Mead), 
Terms  nicippe  (seen  at  Blowing  R. ), 

"      lisa  (Mead), 
Papilio  fur  IMS, 

glaucus, 
troilus, 
asterias, 


A n cylo.ryph a  nuni  itor, 
Pamphila  otho, 

"          manataaqua, 
Eudamus  tityrus. 

MOTHS. 

Sphinx  eremitus, 
Thyris  niacit/afa, 
Euphanessa  iiiendica, 
Crocota  sp. 
Callimorpha  Iccontei, 
Phyrrharctia  isabella, 
Spilosoma  virginica, 
Adoneta  spinuloides, 
Heterocampa  trouvelotii, 

' '  wanteo, 

Anisota  stigma, 
Clisiocampa  americana . 

NOCTUINA. 

Pseudothyatira  cymatophoro  i\ /<  's , 

var.  expultrix, 
Acronycta  Jiainauietis, 
Eueretagrotis  perattenta , 
Carneades  tessellata, 
Plainest  m  re  nig  era, 
"          olivacea, 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  £3 

Hadena  arctica,  Erastria  muscosula, 
"         ligni  color,  "       cameo/a, 

"        modica,  Homoptera  calycanthata, 

Tricholita  signata,  Homopyralis  tactus, 

Hydrcecia  nictitans,  Pangrapta  decora/is, 

"         velata,  Pseudaglossa  lubricates, 

Leucania  unipuncta,  Megachyta  lituraiis, 

Scolecocampa  liburna,  Zanclognatha  sp. 

Nolophana  Dial  ana.  Renia  brevirostralis, 

Cucullia  convexipemiis,  Bomolocha  bijugalis, 
Plus'ia  simplex:,  scabra, 

"      precationis,  Epizeuxis  laurentii. 
Alariaflorida, 

Epizeuxis  laurentii  n.  sp. — Ground  color  very  dark  smoky-brown,  al- 
most blackish,  vestiture  dulled,  not  glossy  or  shining.  Head  and  thorax 
immaculate,  abdomen  slightly  paler,  the  segments  narrowly  edged  with 
very  pale  luteous.  Primaries  with  the  blackish  ground  intermixed  with 
luteous  scales,  which  color  also  emphasizes  the  maculation;  basal  half 
line  narrow,  even,  luteous;  t.  a.  line  geminate,  upright,  irregularly  angu- 
lated  and  dentate;  outline  broad,  distinct,  blackish,  inner  line  narrow  and 
scarcely  defined;  included  space  pale  luteous,  prominent;  t.  p.  line  gemi- 
nate, strongly  and  irregularly  dentate,  almost  upright,  only  slightly  out- 
curved;  the  inner  defining  line  is  broad,  distinct,  blackish,  outer  line  nar- 
row and  scarcely  marked,  included  space  distinct,  pale  luteous;  s.  t.  line 
pale  luteous,  prominent,  irregularly  angulated  and  dentate;  a  black  ter- 
minal line,  interrupted  on  the  veins.  Fringes  concolorous,  cut  with  nar- 
row, pale  luteous  streaks  beyond  the  veins,  each  streak  starting  from  a 
larger  dot  at  the  base  of  the  fringes;  a  broad,  somewhat  diffuse,  upright, 
blackish  median  shade;  orbicular  small,  punctiform,  pale  luteous;  reniform 
narrow,  upright,  or  kidney-shaped,  pale  luteous,  centred  with  ground 
color;  secondaries  paler  than  the  primaries,  the  ground  apparently  very 
pale  luteous,  dusted  with  blackish  scales;  three  pale  lines  cross  the  wing, 
the  first  is  within  the  middle  and  is  broad,  diffuse  and  little  marked;  the 
second  is  better  defined,  narrow,  and  dentate;  the  third  is  near  the  outer 
margin,  is  very  distinct,  and  is  strongly  dentate;  a  black  terminal  line, 
interrupted  on  the  veins.  Fringes  of  the  pale  ground  of  the  secondaries. 
Beneath,  the  maculation  is  almost  a  reversal  of  the  markings  of  the  upper- 
side,  but  altogether  more  pale  and  less  contrasting;  a  distinct  black  lunule 
on  secondaries.  Expands  24 — 25.5  mm.;  .96 — 1.02  inches. 
Habitat. — Mitchell  County,  North  Carolina,  in  July. 
One  male  and  one  female  from  Dr.  Skinner,  who  has  other 
specimens  from  the  same  locality.  The  new  species  is  allied  to 
cemula  rather  than  americalis,  the  maculation  being  much  the 
same,  but  the  almost  black  ground  of  the  new  species  is  unlike 
even  the  darkest  shadings  of  the  gray  in  tcmula,  and  differences 


84"  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [March, 

in  the  course  of  the  lines  emphasize  the  contrast  in  the  ground 
color.  The  specific  name  is  suggested  by  Dr.  Skinner,  but  it 
gives  me  pleasure  in  adopting  the  suggestion  to  testify  my  ap- 
preciation of  Mr.  Laurent  as  a  good  collector  and  as  a  good 
fellow. 

GEOMETRINA.  Pyralisfarinalis, 

Cabcrodes  confn&aria,  Argyria  nivalis, 

Endropia  serrafa,  Crambus  girardellus, 
Calocalpe  undii/ata,  elegans, 

Rheimiaptera  hastata,  agitatellus. 

Epirrita  cambricaria,  TORTRICINA. 

Pteroplwra  atricolorata.  , 

Oenectra  tn-orea, 

PYRALIDINA.  Dichclia  siilfiircana. 

Diathrausta  pisusa/is,  TINEINA. 

Pantographa  limata,  Anaphora  sp. 

The  moths  are  also  Northern  in  character.  Nearly  all  were  taken  at 
light  at  Cranberry.  A  few  small  Geometers  and  Micros  are  not  included 
for  want  of  names. 


-o- 


ELEMENTARY  ENTOMOLOGY. 

LEPIDOPTERA-HETEROCERA  (Moths). 
By  Prof.  JOHN  B.   SMITH,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 


We  may  follow  the  series  treated  in  the  last  number  by  the 
true  Bombycidae,  using  Bombyx  mori,  the  well-known  silk  worm 
moth,  as  the  type  of  the  family,  as  it  is  the  only  species  in  our 
fauna  referable  to  it.  Strictly  speaking,  indeed,  the  silk  worm  is 
not  a  member  of  our  fauna  at  all,  but  it  has  been  domesticated, 
as  we  have  domesticated  so  many  animals  for  the  benefit  of  man. 

In  this  species  we  find  a  small,  but  distinct  frenulum,  best  de- 
veloped in  the  male,  but  evident  also  in  the  female.  Vein  5  of 
both  wings  arises  from  the  cross-vein  almost  midway  between  4 
and  6;  the  costal  vein  of  the  secondaries  is  connected  with  the 
subcostal  by  a  cross-vein  very  near  the  base;  the  veins  are  nowhere 
crowded,  and  the  cell  is  not  as  short  as  it  is  in  some  of  the  other 
forms  that  follow.  The  wings  are  quite  large,  the  primaries  dis- 
tinctly falcate,  the  secondaries  proportionate.  The  head  is  small, 
retracted,  the  antennae  pectinated  in  both  sexes,  the  tongue  ob- 
solete,  and  the  body  in  the  female  very  stout  and  heavy.  It  is 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  85 

in  the  larva  state  that  this  insect  is  useful  to  man,  and  then  only 
when  it  is  full  grown  and  prepares  for  pupation,  spinning  a  very 
dense  and  thick  silken  cocoon  which  has  the  advantage  over  all 
others  that  it  is  spun  continuously,  and  allows  itself  to  be  un- 
wound very  readily.  The  silk  is  secreted  by  the  caterpillar  in 
two  long  glands,  one  situated  on  each  side  of  the  body,  close  to 
the  digestive  tract.  These  glands,  taken  from  the  full-grown 
caterpillar  before  it  has  begun  to  spin  its  cocoon,  make  the  silk 
"  gut,"  so  well  known  to  fishermen. 

Following  next  in  the  series  we  have  the  Clisocampidae.  These 
include  the  genera  Clisiocampa,  Artace  and  Tolype.  We  have- 
here  a  very  decided  shortening  of  the  median  cell,  and  a  tendency 
to  a  crowding  of  the  veins  of  the  fore  wings  toward  the  costa. 
The  secondaries  have  no  frenulum,  and  this  character  may  per- 
haps be  made  of  more  use  systematically  than  has  been  the  case 
heretofore.  Prof.  Comstock,  if  I  mistake  not,  proposes  the  term 
"  frenatae"  for  one  series  of  families,  though  I  do  not  remember 
exactly  what  limitation  was  to  be  given  the  term.  In  both  wings 
in  this  family  vein  5  belongs  to  the  median  series  ;  that  is,  it 
arises  with  or  near  4,  and  not  with  or  near  6.  The  head,  as  is 
usual  in  this  series  of  families,  is  small,  sunken,  the  mouth  parts 
are  obsolete,  and  the  antennae  are  pectinated  in  both  sexes,  much 
more  evidently  in  the  male.  The  wings  are  moderate  in  size, 
rounded,  not  angulate  at  any  point,  and  proportionately  some- 
what larger  in  the  male  than  in  the  female.  The  larvae  make  a 
silken  cocoon  in  which  they  pupate,  but  the  silk  is  small  in  quan- 
tity and  cannot  be  reeled.  The  genera  referred  to  this  family 
differ  quite  considerably  in  appearance,  and  to  some  extent  also 
in  habit;  our  common  Eastern  species  of  Clisiocampa  is  the  C. 
americana  of  Harris,  the  larva  of  which  is  well  known  as  the 
"  tent  caterpillar."  The  eggs  of  this  species  are  laid  in  belts  on 
the  small  twigs  of  the  food-plant. 

The  remainder  of  the  Bombyces  of  my  list,  so  far  as  they  are' 
known  to  me,  may  be  referred  to  the  Lasiocampiche.  In  this 
family  we  find  the  shortening  of  the  cell  carried  to  the  extreme, 
while  the  veins  are,  as  a  consequence,  unusually  long.  There  is, 
further,  a  crowding  of  the  veins  to  the  costal  region  on  the  one 
hand,  and  a  tendency  to  a  branching  of  the  veins  of  the  costal 
series  on  the  other.  In  the  secondaries  the  costal  is  connected 
with  the  subcostal,  and  usually  there  is  quite  a  large  cell  formed 

3* 


86  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [March, 

at  this  point.  There  is  no  frenulum,  but  there  are  a  small  number 
of  short  veins  from  the  costal  vein  near  the  extreme  base,  and 
these  are  supposed  to  be  the  origin  of  the  structure.  Vein  5 
belongs  to  the  median  series  in  all  the  species  examined  by  me. 
The  head  structure  does  not  appear  to  differ  very  markedly  from 
that  of  the  preceding  family,  but  the  antennal  pectinations  are 
perhaps  not  quite  as  prominent.  The  wing  form  varies  some- 
what in  the  genera,  but  there  is  quite  a  distinct  tendency  to  a 
dentate  outer  margin,  to  a  tooth  on  the  inner  margin,  or  to  an 
enlargement  of  the  costal  margin  of  the  secondaries. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS. 


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publication  committees  of  the  Entomological  Section  of  the  Academy 
of  Natural  Sciences,  of  Philadelphia,  and  the  American  Entomological 
Society.  It  will  contain  not  less  than  300  pages  per  annum.  It  will  main- 
tain no  free  list  whatever,  but  will  leave  no  measure  untried  to  make  it  a 
necessity  to  every  student  of  insect  life,  so  that  its  very  moderate  annual 
subscription  may  be  considered  well  spent. 

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P.  O.  Box  248,  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  all  other  communications  to  the  Editors 
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PHILADELPHIA,  PA.,  MARCH,   1893. 

IT  will  soon  be  time  to  get  your  net  out  of  camphor  and  dust  off  your 
cyanide  bottle  and  take  a  look  for  Spring  insects.  There  is  much  good 
work  to  be  done,  especially  by  the  field  naturalist,  in  studying  seasonal 
variation,  and  we  would  urge  the  necessity  of  carefully  labeling  every 
specimen  with  date  of  capture.  In  the  diurnal  lepidoptera  most  of  our 
species  have  probably  been  named,  and  perhaps  some  are  named  which 
should  not  have  been.  There  are  two  general  laws  which  have  to  some 
extent  been  overlooked,  they  are  those  of  seasonal  variation  and  geo- 
graphical variation.  These  facts  are  well  recognized  in  regard  to  some 
few  species,  as  for  instance  in  Papilio  ajax  and  its  variations  and  in  Ly- 
c<zna  psendargiolus.  Why  does  it  not  apply  to  all  ?  It  is  well  known 
that  the  Canada  examples  of  Papilio  tnrnus  are  quite  different  in  appear- 
ance from  the  Florida  ones,  yet  in  this  instance  no  one  calls  the  latter 
floridcnsis.  If  we  were  to  erect  names  for  every  variation  in  a  species 
we  would  in  some  cases  have  an  ensis  for  nearly  every  State  in  the  Union. 
When  our  butterflies  are  studied  in  series  in  relation  to  their  geographical 
distribution,  and  the  different  seasonal  broods  are  mapped  out,  we  think 


IS93-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  87 

quite  a  number  of  names  will  fall  into  the  second  line.  It  has  not  been 
the  general  custom  to  put  date  of  capture  on  the  pins  of  individual  speci- 
mens and  on  the  papers  of  specimens  in  envelopes,  but  it  should  be  done 
in  all  cases,  as  it  may  help  solve  one  of  the  problems  in  relation  to  allied 
species  and  varieties. 

IN  our  June  issue  of  last  year  we  had  occasion  to  acknowledge  from  a 
kind  friend  and  patron  of  science,  the  receipt  of  a  very  generous  contri- 
bution in  aid  of  the  publication  of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  It  was  owing 
to  this  help  that  we  were  enabled  to  make  such  a  gratifying  improvement 
in  the  journal  for  1892.  And  now,  since  our  last  issue,  we  are  in  receipt 
of  another  liberal  gift  from  the  same  gentleman,  for  the  same  purpose. 
It  is  just  such  timely  acts  of  generosity  as  these,  that  not  only  make  us 
feel  in  a  great  measure  compensated  for  the  time  and  labor  gratuitously 
given,  but  they  encourage  us  to  work  the  harder  to  make  this  the  best 
and  most  popular  entomological  journal  in  the  world. 

PICTURES  FOR  THE  ALBUM  OF  THE  AMERICAN  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SO- 
CIETY have  been  received  from  Dr.  Geo.  H.  Horn  (who  also  presented  a 
fine  picture  of  Dr.  J.  L.  LeConte),  Prof.  F.  L.  Harvey,  W.  H.  Danby,  D. 
\V.  Coquillett,  John  D.  Evans,  \Vm.  Kayser,  Lee  B.  Walton.  W.  Knaus, 
Nathan  Banks,  William  J.  Fox,  Dr.  Otto  Staudinger  and  A.  Bangs  Haas 
(Blasewitz,  Dresden,  Germany),  H.  F.  Wickham,  and  pictures  of  F. 
Schafhirt,  W.  F.  Wenzel  and  Henry  Feldman,  presented  by  Mr.  H.  W. 
Wenzel.  It  should  be  understood  that  we  want  the  pictures  of all  persons 
interested  in  entomology. 


HVDRCECIA  MEDIALIS. — Mr.  Tutt's  note  in  the  February  number  of  the 
NEWS  illustrates  how  difficult  it  is,  even  by  a  picture,  to  give  an  adequate 
representation  of  an  insect.  I  do  not  much  wonder  at  the  opinion  that 
we  had  to  do  with  a  specimen  or  form  of  the  European  H.  inicacecz,  for 
there  is  a  certain  amount  of  superficial  resemblance,  which  is  misleading. 
But  I  assure  Mr.  Tutt  that  we  have  a  really  very  different  species,  as  I 
hope  to  prove  when  the  full  description  is  published.  I  have  seen  a  con- 
siderable number  of  the  European -species,  and  some  years  ago  made  a 
rather  careful  comparison  with  our  H.  obliqua  Harv.,  which  is  very  much 
nearer  to  micaeece  than  the  species  which  I  have  just  described;  indeed, 
I  am  not  at  all  sure  that  it  will  not  prove  the  same  in  the  event,  but  this 
needs  further  study  and  more  material  than  I  have  at  my  command  at 
present.  I  am  by  no  means  as  ready  as  I  once  was,  to  admit  that  there 
are  any  great  number  of  species  common  to  Europe  and  to  N.  America. 

JOHN  B.  SMITH. 


88  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [March, 

DEPARTMENT  OF  ECONOMIC  ENTOMOLOGY, 


Edited  by  Prof.  JOHN  B.  SMITH,  Sc.  D.,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 


The  World's  Columbian  Exposition.— One  of  the  features  of  the  exhibit 
to  be  made  by  the  office  of  experiment  stations  at  Chicago,  will  be  a  Bio- 
logical Laboratory  in  operation.  It  is  intended  that  certain  simple  and 
easily  understood  experiments  will  be  constantly  carried  on,  not  to  get 
results  of  course,  but  rather  to  give  the  public  an  idea  of  how  results  are 
obtained.  As  a  part  of  this  Laboratory,  there  will  be  a  corner  devoted  to 
the  entomologist  and  his  contraptions,  and  at  the  request  of  the  Director 
of  the  Office  of  Experiment  Stations,  I  have  agreed  to  take  charge  of 
this  Laboratory,  or  rather  the  Entomological  part  thereof.  It  is  the  in- 
tention to  have,  primarily,  a  well-equipped  Laboratory,  or,  perhaps  better, 
the  material  for  such  an  equipment,  for  one  of  the  most  important  features 
of  a  good  Laboratory — an  abundance  of  room — will  be  wanting.  This 
will  show  the  public  at  large  the  tools  of  the  trade,  and  will  embrace 
breeding  cages,  setting  boards,  nets,  cyanide  and  other  bottles,  and  indeed 
everything  that  is  necessary  for  everyday  work.  To  make  the  thing  look 
more  natural,  one  table  will  be  devoted  to  breeding  some  of  the  well- 
known  and  easily  obtained  pests,  and  perhaps  some  others  will  be 
mounted  or  otherwise  prepared  for  examination  and  study.  There  will 
be  a  dissecting  microscope  in  actual  use  at  times,  and  a  compound  micro- 
scope to  enable  the  stranger  to  appreciate  the  vastness  of  the  subject 
under  investigation.  If  we  find  the  Chicago  water  suitable  for  the  pur- 
pose, the  kerosene  emulsion  will  be  made  occasionally,  and,  when  the 
neighboring  chemical  Laboratory  gets  too  unbearable,  a  fish-oil  soap  will 
be  made  as  an  antidote.  It  is  my  desire,  however,  to  make  this  feature 
of  the  exhibit  something  more  than  a  mere  show  for  the  "gaping  multi- 
tude," and  if  possible  to  obtain  for  the  Laboratory  a  series  of  little  con- 
trivances in  use  by  entomologists,  which  will  be  of  interest  and  use  to  the 
collector  and  student,  more  than  to  the  casual  visitor.  Almost  every  col- 
lector has  some  little  contrivance  of  his  own,  either  to  collect,  mount, 
inflate,  or  otherwise  prepare  his  insects;  or  some  little  dodge  in  rearing 
or  keeping  specimens.  A  series  of  such  little  notions  I  am  anxious  to 
secure,  and  would  be  very  much  obliged  if  any  of  the  readers  of  the 
NEWS  who  may  have  anything  of  the  kind  would  communicate  with  me. 

The  Strawberry  Weevil. — In  "Insect  Life,"  vol.  iv,  No.  3,  Mr.  F.  H. 
Chittenden  has  an  article  that  treats  of  this  pest.  Tlu-  study  made  is  very 
much  more  complete  than  that  made  by  Mr.  Beckwith,  mentioned  in  this 
Department  recently,  and  the  suggestions  as  to  remedies  or  modes  of 
preventing  injury  commend  themselves  very  much  more.  The  procedure 
mentioned  with  most  favor  by  the  author  is  covering  the  beds  before  the 
appearance  of  the  insects  with  a  cloth,  or  even  with  old  newspapers, 
which  will  serve  to  keep  off  the  beetles.  Contrary  to  Mr.  Beckwith,  Mr. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  89 

Chittenden  concludes  that  there  is  only  a  single  annual  generation  of  the 
insects.  It  seems  also  that  the  species  has  been  mistaken  heretofore,  and 
that  instead  of  being  Anthonomous  iimscitliis,  it  is  A.  signatits.  The  in- 
sect has  also  been  found  on  the  Blackberry,  and  indeed  the  statement  is 
made  that  this  is  probably  the  original  food-plant  of  the  species.  This 
brings  to  mind  that  I  found  the  Strawberry  leaf  roller,  Phoxoptcry.v 
comptancf_q\\\te  common  in  Atlantic  County,  N.  J.,  on  Blackberries  in  1892, 
but  neither  saw  nor  heard  of  their  injuring  Strawberries. 

Winter  Campaigns. — The  entomologist  knows,  what  the  farmer  frequently 
does  not,  that  there  is  no  time  in  the  year  when  insects  are  not  to  be  found 
in  some  stage.  To  be  sure  insects  are  not  a  very  prominent  feature  of 
the  Winter  landscape,  but  there  is  no  difficulty  in  finding  a  great  many  of 
them  nevertheless.  From  the  economic  standpoint  the  Winter  habits  of 
the  insects  are  of  extreme  importance,  and  we  are  often  able  to  reach 
them  with  less  trouble  and  more  effect  than  during  the  Summer.  A  great 
many  of  the  forms  that  are  injurious  in  the  orchard,  Winter  in  the  imago 
stage,  hiding  in  and  under  rubbish,  or  under  the  bark  of  trees,  especially 
old  Apple  trees,  or  in  the  decaying  or  injured  twigs  or  branches.  It  is 
very  good  practice,  therefore,  to  make  use  of  some  spell  of  pleasant 
weather,  to  give  the  orchard  a  thorough  cleaning  up.  Not  a  rubbish  heap, 
not  a  dead  twig  or  branch  should  be  left  anywhere  in  it.  The  bark  of  the 
trees  should  be  carefully  scraped,  so  as  to  remove  all  the  loose  flakes,  and 
with  them  also  all  the  insects  that  are  hibernating  under  them.  This  will 
also  destroy  many  of  the  insects  that  Winter  in  the  pupa  state,  like  the 
Codling  moth,  of  which  I  have  seen  pupae  under  every  scale  of  the  old 
Apple  trees  in  a  carelessly  kept  orchard.  A  very  little  Winter  work  in 
orchards  of  this  character  may  make  an  appreciable  difference  in  the 
quantity  of  perfect  fruit  the  following  season.  In  the  twigs  and  branches 
that  are  dead  or  dying,  many  Longicorn  borers  may  be  found  in  some 
stage,  not  the  least  important  of  which  may  be  species  of  Elaphidion. 
These  may  all  be  destroyed  by  thorough  removal  of  the  infested  wood. 
At  this  season  it  is  easy  to  find  the  eggs  of  the  Tent  caterpillars  on  the 
trees  infested  by  them.  The  well-known  belts  are  easily  seen  with  a  very 
little  practice,  and  they  are  as  easily  picked  off  and  destroyed.  Perhaps 
the  most  important  of  the  pests  that  may  be  reached  in  the  Winter  are  the 
scale  insects,  many  species  of  which  infest  the  orchard  and  the  nursery, 
often  proving  very  destructive  to  young  trees.  Young  Pear  trees  infested 
by  the  scurfy  scale  can  be  entirely  rid  of  them  by  washing  with  a  strong 
whale-oil  soap  the  trunk  and  larger  branches;  or,  instead  of  the  soap  a 
solution  of  one  pound  kainit  in  one  gallon  of  water  may  be  used.  This 
will  leave  the  trees  in  good  condition  in  Spring,  and  a  healthy  growth 
may  be  expected.  Many  other  species  of  scales  spend  their  life  on  the 
twigs  and  branches,  and  are  not  so  easily  reached;  for  these  the  kerosene 
emulsion  is  best,  and  it  can  be  used  at  a  much  greater  strength  than  would 
be  advisable  in  Summer,  when  the  foliage  would  have  to  be  regarded. 
Kerosene  emulsion  diluted  nine  times  would  be  fatal  to  most  of  the  scales 


90  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [March, 

infesting  our  orchard  trees,  even  if  only  a  single  application  were  made. 
At  this  strength  even  if  it  does  not  kill  the  scale  or  the  eggs  which  may 
be  under  it,  part  of  the  waxy  or  other  material  composing  the  scale  will 
be  loosened  from  its  fastenings,  so  as  to  allow  water  to  penetrate  and 
complete  the  work  begun  by  the  insecticide.  As  a  matter  of  practice  a 
second  spraying  two  or  three  weeks  after  the  first  is  to  be  recommended, 
that  the  work  begun  by  the  first  may  be  completed.  Few  scales,  indeed, 
will  survive  such  treatment,  and  the  trees  will  show  the  beneficial  effect 
early  in  the  season,  having  nothing  to  retard  their  growth.  This  practice 
is  especially  important  in  nurseries,  from  which  it  is  certain  that  many  of 
the  plant  diseases  and  injurious  insects  are  widely  spread  at  the  present 
day. 


Notes  and. 

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ence, as  to  make  it  necessary  to  put  "  copy''  into  the  hands  of  the  printer,  for  each  number, 
three  weeks  before  date  of  issue.  This  should  be  remembered  in  sending  special  or  im- 
portant matter  for  certain  issue.  Owing  to  low  subscription  rate,  "  extras"  will  be  charged 
for,  and  when  they  are  wanted,  it  should  be  so  stated  on  the  MS.  along  with  the  number 
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INSECT  TRACHEAE. — Dr.  A.  C.  Stokes  writes  in  "Science"  for  Jan.  27, 
1893,  "  to  confirm  an  important  discovery  made  in  this  country,  but,  so 
far  as  I  have  been  able  to  learn,  never  corroborated  in  any  American 
publication.  It  was  Prof.  George  Macloskie,  of  Princeton  College,  who 
announced  in  the  "American  Naturalist"  for  1884,  page  567,  that  the  so- 
called  spiral  threads  of  insect  trachea  are  in  reality  chitinous  folds  of  the 
membrane,  and  consequently  tubules,  which  are  longitudinally  fissured." 
Dr.  Stokes'  observations,  made  chiefly  on  Zaitha  JJiuninea,  are  described 
at  length,  and  the  appearance  of  the  tracheal  threads,  or  Uenidia,  is  fig- 
ured. The  tcenidia,  as  has  been  previously  pointed  out,  are  not  spiral,  but 
primarily  independent  of  and  parallel  to  each  other.  He  also  discusses 
certain  "internal,  chitinous,  hair-like  bodies  arising  from  the  fold  of  the 
tsenidia  and  projecting  into  the  lumen  of  the  tubes,"  and  "  certain  minute, 
elliptical  bodies  in  the  trenidia,  each  with  an  internal,  presumably  gland- 
ular, appendage,  to  all  appearance  forming  part  of  the  tcenidium,  from 
which  it  springs." 

VENTURESOME  INSECTS. — It  is  perhaps  worth  recording  in  connection 
with  notes  on  venturesome  insects,  that  it  has  several  times  been  my  ex- 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  gi 

perience  that  I  must  give  my  net  to  a  companion  to  catch  Pyrameis  Inoi- 
tera  or  ata/anfa,  which  had  alighted  on  my  back.  That  there  is  a  mani- 
festation of  something  akin  to  curiosity  on  the  part  of  many  Lepidoptera 
is  unquestionable.  Butterflies  return  on  the  same  round  of  glades  in  a 
wooded  tract,  and  every  collector  must  have  remarked  that  his  quarry 
is  more  easily  secured  if  he  stands  still  when  a  desirable  butterfly  passes 
high  above  him  rather  than  if  he  pursues.  By  experiment  he  might 
further  remark  that  a  thrust  with  a  conspicuous  umbrella  or  net  at  a  but- 
terfly out  of  reach  is  almost  certain  to  attract  the  insect's  attention,  and 
that  in  a  large  per  cent,  of  instances  it  will  return  all  the  more  speedily  on 
account  of  the  interference. 

In  Indianapolis  I  was  once  attracted  by  a  fine  specimen  of  Papilio  cres- 
phontcs,  a  butterfly  rare  in  this  locality,  flying  over  a  large  flower  garden. 
I  stopped  and  leaned  over  the  fence  to  watch  it.  My  comrade  wished  to 
know  why  I  stopped,  but  I  begged  him  to  be  quiet.  I  had  no  net  and 
had  little  expectation  of  making  any  capture;  but  cresphontes  flew  around 
from  point  to  point,  and  after  several  uncertain  circuits,  in  each  of  which 
he  gradually  approached  nearer  to  us,  he  at  last  ventured  so  near  that,  by 
a  quick  motion,  I  actually  caught  him  in  my  hand  as  I  leaned  over  the 
fence.  It  is  curious  to  note  that  most  of  the  memoranda  as  to  venture- 
some insects  have  to  do  with  some  species  of  Pyrameis. — O.  S.  WESTCOTT. 

PUPARIUM  OF  CERIA  SIGNIFERA. — In  recently  going  over  some  Diptera 
that  have  been  for  some  time  in  my  collection  unnamed,  I  found  the  fol- 
lowing interesting  specimen.  It  closely  resembles  a  Conops,  and  might 
easily  be  mistaken  for  that  genus.  It  proves  to  be  Ceria  signifera  Loew 
9-  This  specimen  was  given  to  me  by  Dr.  Henry  Skinner;  with  it  was 
a  card,  to  which  was  attached  a  leaf,  and  on  this  was  a  small  pupa-case. 
On  the  card  was  written  the  following:  "Found  near  Bala,  Pa.  Dead 
oak  leaf  on  ground;  hatched  May  13,  1889."  At  first  it  was  thought  to  be 
the  chrysalis  of  a  small  butterfly,  but  it  is  evidently  the  pupa  of  this  fly. 
It  is  about  12  mm.  in  length  (the  anterior  part  being  broken  in  hatching) 
the  ground  color  of  the  empty  pupa-case  is  brownish  gray,  roughly  and 
irregularly  netted  with  black.  There  is  a  dorsal  binate  row  of  dark  brown 
tubercles,  with  single  lateral  rows  alternating  with  those  on  the  back; 
above  and  below  the  lateral  row  there  is  an  obscure  row  of  small  tuber- 
cles, the  posterior  end  has  a  long  projection  one-fourth  its  total  length, 
the  greater  part  of  which  is  a  dark  glossy  brown.  The  ventral  surface  is 
flat  and  firmly  attached  to  the  leaf.  As  far  as  known  this  species  has  only 
been  recorded  from  Mexico,  Florida  and  Texas;  regarding  the  specimens 
from  the  latter  locality  in  the  type  collection  (Cambridge)  there  appears 
to  be  some  doubt  (see  Williston's  Synopsis  p.  262).  Also  identified  Ceria 
daphne  us  \Yalker,  collected  in  Jamaica,  1891,  by  myself.  Ceria  triitt-iis 
Loew;  was  collected  by  Mr.  Mr.  E.  Y.  Beales  at  Denver,  Col.,  not  before 
recorded  east  of  California. — C.  \V.  JOHNSON,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

NOTE  ON  COKIMKL.KNA  Ai.i'.ii'i  N.xis  Say. — This  species,  described  by 
Say  in  1831,  seems  not  to  have  been  recognized  since,  and  Prof.  Uhler, 


92  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [March, 

in  his  "Check  List,"  accompanies  it  with  an  interrogation  point.  In  a 
collection  of  Colorado  Hemiptera  which  I  have  recently  had  the  pleasure 
of  examining  for  Prof.  C.  P.  Gillette,  of  Fort  Collins,  Colorado,  I  found 
a  specimen  which  agrees  in  every  particular  with  Say's  description.  I  can 
have  no  hesitation  in  referring  it  to  his  species,  and  considering  it  a  very 
well  marked  and  distinct  species.  Say  remarks  "This  insect  is  mutilated, 
but  it  is  a  very  distinct  species.  I  obtained  it  on  the  Missouri  River,  when 
with  Major  Long's  exploring  party."  Say  describes  it  under  the  name 
of  Thyrescoris  albipennis,  but  it  should  be  referred  to  Coritnelcena. 

HERBERT  OSBORN. 


Identification  oflnsects  (Imagos)  for  Subscribers. 


Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions:  ist,  The  number  of  speci- 
mens to  be  unlimited  for  each  sending;  ad,  The  sender  to  pay  all  expenses  of  transporta- 
tion and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  ; 
3d,  Each  specimen  must  have  a  number  attached  so  that  the  identification  may  be  an- 
nounced accordingly.  Exotic  species  named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor, 
who  should  be  consulted  before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  2  cent  stamp  with  all  insects 
for  return  of  names.  Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  read  page  41,  Vol.  III. 
Address  all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Logan 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Entomological   Literature. 


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in  1883-84  by  Mr.  T.  C.  Weston  on,  and  in  the  vicinity  of,  the  Cypn-ss 
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notes  on  the  classification  of  the  group,  R.  I.  Pocock,  2  pis.  Additional 
notes  on  the  origin  of  the  tracheae  from  setiparous  glands,  H.  M.  Barnard, 
fig.  On  the  terminal  organ  of  the  pedipalp  of  Galeodes  and  the  discovery 
of  a  homologous  organ  on  the  pedipalp  of  Phrynus,  id.  Some  observa- 
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erence to  those  of  Zaif/ia  jhiininea,  A.  C.  Stokes.  Notes  from  the  Cor- 
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*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American. 


94  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [March, 

DIE  PAL^ARKTISCHEX  GROSSSCHMETTERLINGE  UND  IHRE  NATURGES- 
CHICHTE,  Bearbeitet  von  Fritz  Ruhl.  i.  Doppel-Lieferung  (Lief,  i  and  2), 
Leipzig,  Ernst  Heyne,  1892,  Svo.  To  be  completed  in  about  75  "  Liefer- 
ungen"  at  i  mark  20  pf.  each.  This  double  part  contains  the  general 
part  of  76  pages  and  the  beginning  of  the  descriptions. 

ANNALS  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  ACADEMY  OF  SCIENCES,  vii,  pp.  1-44,  De- 
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Calyptrate  Muscidte,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend. 

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Schiedt,  professor  of  Natural  Sciences  in  Franklin  and  Marshall  College, 
Lancaster,  Pa.  Lancaster,  1892,  12010.,  310  pp.,  $1.35.  "Based  upon 
the  larger  text-books  of  Professors  Arnold  Lang,  Berthold  Hatschek 
and  Korschelt  and  Heider,  which  present  the  latest  results  of  morpho- 
logical research  not  yet  published  in  the  English  language.  .  .  .  The 
embryological  element  preponderates  on  account  of  its  importance  for 
modern  thought  in  general." — Preface.  Tracheate  Arthropoda,  pp.  180- 
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RENDICONTO  DELL  'ACCADEMIA  DELLE  SCIENZE  FISICHE  E  MATEM- 
ATICHE  (2),  vi,  7-12,  Naples,  1892.— Some  effects  of  the  venom  of  the 
Tunisian  scorpion  (Butkus  tunetanus)  on  man,  A.  Costa. 

ZOOLOGISCHE  JAHRBUCHER,  vi,  5,  Jena,  Dec.  30,  1892. — Observations 
on  butterflies  living  in  water,  G.  W.  Mueller,  i  pi.  On  the  difference  in 
time  in  the  appearance  of  the  sexes  in  butterflies,  W.  Petersen.  Contri- 
butions to  the  biology  of  the  Hymenoptera,  C.  Verhoeff,  2  pis. 

AECHIV  FUR  NATURGESCHICHTE,  Iviii,  II,  2,  Berlin,  December,  1892.— 
Review  of  the  scientific  literature  on  Entomology  for  the  year  1891,  P. 
Bertkau. 

DEUTSCHE  ENTOMOLOGISCHE  ZEITSCHRIFT,  1892,  2,  Berlin,  December, 
1892. — Hadrosticta  nov.  gen.  Cetonidarum  from  Central  America  near 
Argyripa  lansbergii  Sall6,  Dr.  G.  Kraatz,  i  fig.  On  the  biology  of  some 
ant  guests,  E.  Wasmann. 

HOR/E  SCIENTATIS  ENTOMOLOGY,*:  RossiCyE  xxvi,  1-2,  St.  Peters- 
burg, 1891.— Biology  of  the  coprophagous  and  necrophagous  flies,  I,  J. 
Portschinsky;  3-4,  1892.  Biology  of  the  Lepidoptera  of  Russia:  III.  Color 
marking  and  ocellate  spots,  their  origin  and  development  (cont.),  J. 
Portschinsky,  2  pis. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  RECORD,  London,  Jan.  15,  1893. — Life-history 
of  Dasycampa  rubiginea,  Dr.  W.  S.  Riding.  Practical  hints  on  the  ar- 
rangement of  our  cabinets,  A.  J.  Hodges. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  f  Contains  new  genera. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  95 

JOURNAL  OF  THE  INSTITUTE  OF  JAMAICA  I,  5,  Kingston,  January,  1893. 
— Peripatus,  \_P.  jamaicensis}  M.  Grabham,  figs.  A  scorpion  parasite, 
C.  H.  T.  Townsend.  Description  of  a  new  Jamaican  spider,  T.  D.  A. 
Cockerell. 

DELAWARE  COLLEGE  AGRICULTURAL  EXPERIMENT  STATION,  Bull,  xiv 
for  December,  189:,  Newark,  Del.,  1892? — Notes  on  a  corn  Crambid  \_C. 
ca/iginosellus],  M.  H.  Beckwith,  figs. 

BULLETIN  FROM  THE  LABORATORIES  OF  NATURAL  HISTORY  OF  THE 
STATE  UNIVERSITY  OF  IOWA,  II,  3,  Iowa  City,  Iowa,  January,  1893.—  On 
the  early  stages  of  three  North  American  Coleoptera,  H.  F.  Wickham. 
Report  on  an  entomological  reconnoissance  of  southern  Alaska,  id.  On 
two  species  of  Coleoptera  introduced  from  Europe,  id. 

EVIDENCE  OF  MR.  JAMES  FLETCHER,  entomologist  and  botanist,  before 
the  select  Standing  Committee  of  the  House  of  Commons  on  Agriculture 
and  Colonization.  Session  of  1892.  Ottawa. 

SlTZUNGSBERICHTE    DER    KAISL.    AKADEMIE    DER    WlSSENSCHAFTEN. 

Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche  Classe.  CI.  Abtheilung  I,  i  and  2, 
Vienna,  1892. — Monograph  of  the  digging  wasps  allied  to  Nysson  and 
Bembex,  A.  Handlirsch,  3  pis. 

MEMOIRES  DE  L'ACADEMIE  IMPERIALS  DES  SCIENCES  DE  ST.  PETERS- 
BOURG  (8),  xxxviii,  No.  5,  1891.  -The  embryological  development  of 
Phyllodromia  (Blatta)  gennanica,  N.  Cholodkovsky,  6  pis. 

XXXVIII.  BERICHT  DES  VEREINS  FUR  NATURKUNDE  zu  KASSEL.  1892. 
— On  the  so-called  (Triungulinus  form  of  l\felce  larvae,  Dr.  L.  Weber,  i  pi. 

ANNALEN  DES  K.  K.  NATURHISTORISCHEN  HOFMUSEUMS  vii,  3,  Vienna, 
1892. — New  forms  of  Hymenoptera,  F.  F.  Kohl,  3  pis.  Contribution  to 
the  Microlepidopterous  fauna  of  the  Canary  Archipelago,  Dr.  H.  Rebel, 
i  pi. 

THE  TRANSACTIONS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY  OF  LONDON, 
1892,  part  4,  January,  1893. — New  light  on  the  formation  of  the  abdominal 
pouch  in  Parnassius,  S.  H.  Scudder.  Additions  to  the  Longicornia  of 
Mexico  and  Central  America,  with  notes  on  previously-recorded  species, 
C.  J.  Gahan,  i  pi.  Contribution  to  a  knowledge  of  the  Homopterous 
family  Fulgoridse,*t  W.  L.  Distant,  i  pi.  The  secretion  of  potassium 
hydroxide  by  Dicranura  vinula  (imago)  and  the  emergence  of  the  imago 
from  the  cocoon,  O.  H.  Latter.  Further  experiments  upon  the  colour- 
relation  between  certain  lepidopterous  larva-,  pupa.-,  cocoons  and  imagines 
and  their  surroundings,  E.  B.  Poulton,  2  pis. 

THE  CANADIAN  ENTOMOLOGIST,  London,  Ontario,  February,   1893  - 
Candian  Hymenoptera,   2,   W.   H.    Harrington.     Synopsis  of  the  Asilid 
genus  Blacodes,  D.  W.  Coquillett.     Notes  on  some  injurious  insects  of 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  t  Contains  new  genera. 


96  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [March, 

Texas,  F.  M.  Webster.  The  larvae  of  the  Clisiocampae,  H.  G.  Dyar. 
Astatus  bicolor  Say,  W.  J.  Fox.  Note  upon  the  revision  of  the  genus 
Cucnllia,  A.  R.  Grote.  A  Trypetid  bred  from  galls  on  Bigelovia,  C.  H. 
T.  Townsend.  The  Membracidas  of  St.  Vincent  Island,  W.  I.,  F.  W. 
Coding. 

INSECT  LIFE,  v,  3,  Washington,  D.  C.,  January,  1893. — The  glassy- 
winged  sharp-shooter  (Homalodisca  coagulata  Say),  Eds.,  figs.  The 
Osage  Orange  Pyralid  (Loxostegemaclurcs  Riley),  Miss  M.  E.  Murtfeldt, 
figs.  The  food-plants  of  some  Jamaican  Coccidae,  T.  D.  A.  Cockerell. 
The  "  maxillary  tentacles"  of  Pronuba,  J.  B.  Smith,  figs.  The  potato- 
tuber  moth  {Lita  solanella  Boisd.),  R.  A.  Wright.  Food-plants  of  North 
American  species  of  Bruchus,  Eds.  The  strawberry  weevil  (Antho)ioinus 
signatus  Say),  F.  H.  Chittenden,  figs.  Damage  to  forests  by  the  de- 
structive Pine  Bark  Beetle  (Dendroctonus  frontalis  Zimm.),  A.  D.  Hop- 
kins. An  interesting  water  bug  {Rhenmatobates  rileyi  Berg.),  Eds.,  figs. 

PSYCHE,  Cambridge,  Mass.,  February,  1893. — Communal  cocoons  and 
the  moths  which  weave  them,*t  W.  J.  Holland,  i  pi.  On  the  attraction 
of  light  for  the  two  sexes  of  Coleoptera,  H.  F.  Wickham.  Descriptions 
of  new  species  and  genera  of  West  African  Lepidoptera,  II, *f  W.  J.  Hol- 
land. A  melanistic  locust,  A.  P.  Morse.  A  new  American  Lacinius,  N. 
Banks.  The  larval  stages  of  Ichthyura  multnoma  Dyar,  H.  G.  Dyar. 

STRAY  NOTES  ON  THE  NOCTU^E  byj.  W.  Tutt,  F.  E.  S.,  December, 
1892.     Published  by  the  author,  Westcombe  Hill,  Blackheath  [London], 
S.  E.,  xxiv  pp. 
• 

BERICHTE  DER  NATURFORSCHENDEN  GESELLSCHAFT  zu  FREIBURG  I. 

B.  vi,  2,  1891. — On  the  reduction  of  the  chromatic  element  in  the  forma- 
tion of  the  sperm  in  Gryllotalpa  vulgaris  Latr.,  O.  voni  Rath. 

FESTSCHRIFT  ZUM  SIEBENZIGSTEM  GEBURTSTAGE  Rudolf  Leuckarts, 
Leipzig,  Engelmann,  1892.— On  development  history  of  insects,  Dr.  A. 
Tichomirow,  i  pi. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST,  London,  February,  1893. — Remarks  on  variation 
in  /  'anessa  atalanta  and  V.  cardui,  R.  South,  fig.  Removal  of  grease 
from  the  bodies  of  moths,  W.  M.  Christy. 

IOWA  AGRICULTURAL  EXPERIMENT  STATION,  Bull.  No.  19,  Ames,  la., 
November,  1892. — Report  of  experiments  and  studies  in  Entomology,  H. 
Osborn,  figs.  Notes  on  the  potato-stalk-weevil  (  Trie  hob  aris  ti  inotata 
Say),  F.  A.  Sirrine,  figs. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  MONTHLY  MAGAZINE,  London,  February,  1893. 
—West  Indian  Coccidae,  T.  D.  A.  Cockerell. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  t  Contains  new  genera. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  97 

NEW  SPECIES  OF  NORTH  AMERICAN  INSECTS  DESCRIBED 
IN  THE  PRECEDING  LITERATURE. 


ARACHNIDA. 

Araneina:  Anoka  peckhami Cockerell,  Jour.  Inst.  Jam.  I,  p.  222,  Jamaica. 
Phalanginae:  Lacinins  texamis  Banks,  Psyche  vi,  p.  403,  E.  Tex. 

COLEOPTERA. 

Longicornia:  New  genera  and  species  from  Mexico  and  Central  Amer., 
Gahan,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lond.  1892,  pp.  255-273. 

DIPTERA. 

Blacodes  cristatus  Coquillett,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p.  33,  B.  truncus,  claitsiis, 
p.  34,  Cal. 

Eurosta  bigelovi<%  Townsend,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p.  49,  N.  Mex. 

HEM1PTERA. 

Membracidae:  Six  new  species,  St.  Vincent,  \V.  I.,  Coding,  Can.  Ent. 
xxv,  pp.  53-56. 

Aspidiotuspalmce  Cockerell,  Ent.  Mo.  Mag.  (2),  iv,  p.  39,  Jamaica. 
Diaspis  tentaculatus  Morgan,  1.  c.,  p.  41,  Jamaica. 

HYMENOPTERA. 

Stizus  nanus  Handlirsch,  Sitzb.  Ak.  Wiss.  Wien,  CI,  i  Abth.,  p.  61.  Ga.; 
6".  mexicanus,  p.  66,  Mex.;  .S.  guttulatus,  p.  67,  Mex.;  .5".  xanthochrous', 
p.  69,  Tex. 

Stigmus  temproalis  Kohl,  Ann.  Naturh.  Hofmus.  vii,  p.  204,  Guatemala; 
Oxybelus  (Oxybeloides]  columbianus,  208,  Brit.  Col.,  Wash. 

Coleocentnts  canadcnsis  Harrington,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p.  30,  Ont.;  Ec- 
thrus  rufopedibns,  p.  31,  Montreal. 

Brae  on  anthonomi  Ashmead,  Ins.  Life,  v,  p.  185;  Catolaccus  anthonovii, 
p.  185;  C.  incertus,  p.  186,  D.  C. 

LEPIDOPTERA. 

Clisiocampa  ainbisiinilis  Dyar,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p.  40,  Cal.;  C.  pluz'ialis, 
p.  42,  Oreg.,  Wash. 


Among  the  various  contrivances  resorted  to  as  a  safeguard  against  the 
bee-moth  (Galleria  ccrcana  Fab.),  perhaps  the  most  ingenious  is  that 
mentioned  by  Langstroth,  of  governing  the  entrances  of  all  the  hives  by 
a  long  lever-like  hen  roost,  so  that  they  may  be  regularly  closed  by  the 
crowing  and  cackling  tribe  when  they  go  to  bed  at  night,  and  opened 
again  when  they  fly  from  their  perch  to  greet  the  merry  morn. —  C(>:cti/i's 
Curious  Facts. 


98  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [March, 

The  Entomological  Section 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  MEETINGS. 


JANUARY  n,   1893. 

Meeting  called  to  order  at  8.20  P.M.,  Dr.  Horn,  Director,  presiding. 
Members  present:  Ridings,  Liebeck,  Laurent,  Calvert,  Skinner  and  John- 
son. Associates:  Fox,  Boerner,  Dr.  Castle.  The  Director  announced 
the  death,  on  Jan.  3,  1893,  of  Mr.  Isaac  C.  Martindale,  Vice-Director  of 
the  Section.  Mr.  Calvert  offered  the  following,  which  was  ordered  to  be 
transcribed  in  the  minutes:  "This  Section  desires  to  record  the  sense  of 
loss  it  has  sustained  in  the  death  of  Mr.  Martindale  and  the  appreciation 
in  which  it  held  the  deceased.  His  knowledge,  advice  and  aid  were  ever 
at  the  service  of  its  members.  His  cheerful  presence  cannot  fail  to  be 
missed  at  its  meetings.  While  recognizing  that  all  these  advantages  are 
no  longer  its  to  enjoy,  this  Section  can  but  hope  that  his  example  will  be 
a  source  of  encouragement  to  all  his  co-laborers  in  Entomology."  Dr. 
Skinner  exhibited  specimens  of  a  new  species  of  Eudanms  from  Fort 
Klamath,  Oregon.  Dr.  Horn  said  he  hoped  to  present,  by  next  month, 
his  paper  on  Galerucini,  and  also  exhibit  the  specimens.  Mr.  Calvert 
stated  that  he  had  again  commenced  work  on  a  catalogue  of  the  Odonata 
of  Philadelphia  and  vicinity,  and  hoped  to  produce  a  work  by  which  all 
the  species  might  be  determined,  by  suitable  synoptic  tables  and  brief 
descriptions.  An  account  of  the  external  and  internal  anatomy  will  also 
be  given.  The  speaker  further  said  that  civilization  reduced  the  number 
of  species  by  the  pollution  and  filling  up  of  streams  and  ponds,  and  it  is, 
therefore,  important  that  the  work  be  done  as  soon  as  possible. 

HENRY  SKINNER,  Recorder. 


The  following  papers  were  read  and  accepted  by  the  Committee  for 
publication  in  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  : 

NEW  SPECIES  OF  NOCTUID/E. 

(Continued  from  page  253,  Yol.  Ill,  No.  10.) 

By  JOHN  B.  SMITH,  Sc.  D.,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

Setagrotis  terrifica  n.  sp.  PI.  vi,  fig.  2. — Pale  whitish  luteous,  the  ordi- 
nary spots  more  white,  outlined  by  a  black  filling  in  the  cell.  T.  a.  line 
imperfect,  hardly  traceable;  t.  p.  line  evenly  outcurved,  denticulate  on  the 
veins;  s.  t.  line  marked  by  a  series  of  fuscous  spots.  Secondaries  white. 
Beneath  white,  powdered  with  black,  with  a  black  discal  spot  and  an  outer 
line  on  both  wings.  Expands  34 — 35  mm.;  1.36 — 1.40  inches. 

Hab. — Colorado.     Bruce,  No.  51. 

Two  male  specimens.  The  species  differs  from  the  described 
forms  in  the  luteous  ground  color  and  in  the  unusually  long  an- 
tennae. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  99 

Carneades  Siccata  n.  sp.  PI.  vi,  fig.  i. — Pale  whitish  gray  with  a  luteous 
tinge,  powdered  with  black.  On  the  primaries  this  powdering  sometimes 
darkens  the  s.  t.  space  completely.  The  median  lines  are  black,  incom- 
pletely geminate.  The  s.  t.  line  is  pale,  defined  by  the  black  powderings 
in  the  s.  t.  and  terminal  spaces.  Claviform  wanting.  Orbicular  small, 
round,  black;  reniform  large,  kidney-shaped,  black.  Secondaries  white. 
Expands  34 — 37  mm.;  1.36 — 1.48  inches. 

Hab. — Colorado.    Bruce,  No.  140. 

Differs  from  all  the  described  species  by  having  pectinated  an- 
tennae. It  somewhat  resembles  forms  of  Porosogrotis  rileyana, 
but  differs  in  the  sexual  characters  deciding  the  reference  to  Car- 
neades. 

Carneades  edictalis  n.  sp.  PI.  vi,  fig.  3.— Fuscous-brown,  collar  with  a 
median  darker  line;  all  the  lines  present.  Basal  line  geminate,  interrupted 
on  cell.  T.  a.  line  distinctly  geminate,  inner  line  brown,  outer  blackish. 
T.  p.  line  geminate,  outer  line  vague,  inner  line  lunulate  or  crenukite. 
S.  t.  line  marked  by  preceding  dusky  spots  and  shades;  claviform  very 
small.  A  blackish  shade  before  and  between  the  ordinary  spots.  The 
orbicular  round,  slightly  paler,  reniform  upright,  constricted  centrally, 
dusky  filled  inferiorly.  Expands  35 — 38mm.;  1.40 — 1.52  inches. 

Hab. — Colorado.     Bruce.     Nos.  70,  207,  326. 

Three  males  are  at  hand,  the  antennae  pectinated.  This  spe- 
cies is,  therefore,  related  to  the  preceding",  siccata,  and  with  it 
forms  a  distinct  group  in  the  genus. 

Cerapoda  Stylata  n.  gen.  et  sp.  PI.  vi,  fig.  4. — Ash-gray  with  black  pow- 
derings, median  lines  very  widely  separated,  the  t.  p.  very  even,  nearly 
parallel  with  outer  margin.  S.  t.  line  almost  obsolete,  traceable  in  the 
dark  terminal  space  only  by  two  long,  pale  dents  on  veins  3  and  4,  form- 
ing a  prominent  W.  A  dusky  shade  in  the  cell  relieves  the  pale  ordinary- 
spots.  Secondaries  white,  with  a  punctiform  outer  dark  line.  Expands 
36 — 38  mm.;  1.45 — 1.52  inches. 

Hab. — Colorado,  Bruce.     Nos.  23,  99,  208. 

The  genus  is  characterized  by  a  series  of  long,  curved,  out- 
wardly divergent,  claw-like  spines  on  the  outer  sides  of  the  tips 
of  the  fore  tibiae  and  tarsi.  It  resembles  the  pale  forms  of  On- 
cocnemis. 

Oncocnemis  pudorata  n.  sp.  PI.  vi,  fig.  8. — Belongs  to  the  fascia/us 
section  of  the  genus,  and  most  like  fcimifascia,  though  larger.  Color  of 
head,  thorax  and  primaries  a  dull,  olivaceous  powdery  fuscous  gray,  witli 
all  the  markings  indefinite.  A  whitish  band  beyond  the  t.  s.  line  is  most 
evident,  and  is  continued  across  the  otherwise  black  secondaries.  Ex- 
panse 28 — 29  mm.;  1.12 — 1.16  inches. 


100  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS,  [March, 

Hab. — Laggan.  British  Col.,  Agnes  Lake  6700  feet,  Aug.  19, 
1891,  Mr.  Thos.  E.  Bean,  Nos.  458,  491,  £  and  9. 

Oncocnemis  Colorado  n.  sp.  PI.  vi,  fig.  5. — Resembles  chandleri  \n  color 
and  appearance,  and  differs  from  it  in  color  characters  mainly  in  the  less 
contrasting  maculation,  the  very  indistinct  spots  preceding  the  vague  s.  t. 
line,  and  in  that  the  t.  p.  line  is  even  and  not  lunulate.  The  sexual  char- 
acters are  like  those  of  augiistiis,  and  not  like  those  of  chandleri.  Ex- 
pands 34  mm.;  1.35  inches. 

Hab. — Park  County,  Col.     Bruce. 

Types  are  in  the  United  States  National  Museum,  in  Mr.  Neu- 
moegen's  collection  and  in  the  Rutger's  College  collection.  The 
species  seems  not  uncommon,  and  it  is  quite  likely  that  it  has 
been  confused  with  chandleri.  Indeed,  I  have  so  named  it  my- 
self, at  first  considering  the  ornamental  characters  as  merely 
varietal. 

Mamestra  languida  n.  sp.  PI.  vi,  fig.  6. — Resembles  a  small  purpnrissata, 
in  general  appearance.  Differs  in  the  absence  of  the  t.  a.  line,  by  having 
the  t.  p.  line  even,  rather  than  lunulate,  by  the  darker  shade  extending 
over  the  costal  region  and  through  the  median  cell  to  the  t.  p.  line,  and, 
finally,  by  the  whitish  secondaries.  Expands  37.5  mm.;  1.50  inches. 

Hab. — Colorado.      Bruce,  No.  261. 

The  resemblance  to  purpnrissata  extends  to  the  antennal  struc- 
ture and  to  the  relative  proportion  of  thorax  and  abdomen.  In 
ornamentation  the  resemblance  becomes  less  striking  on  critical 
comparison. 

Mamestra  segregata  n.  sp.  PI.  vi,  fig.  n. — Very  dark  purplish  brown, 
verging  on  blackish;  a  more  reddish  shade  through  the  centre  of  the 
wing,  the  lighter  regions  relieved  by  gray  povvderings.  Transverse  lines. 
all  present,  black  or  blackish,  geminate,  gray  filled.  Median  lines  ap- 
proximate in  the  submedian  interspace,  connected  by  a  black  streak  from 
the  end  of  the  claviform.  Ordinary  spots  large,  gray  powdered,  orbicular 
oblique,  sometimes  incomplete  above.  S.  t.  line  yellowish  sinuate,  de- 
fined by  black  scales.  Secondaries  deep  smoky-brown.  Expands  36 
mm.;  1.43  inches. 

Hab: — Laggan,  British  Col.,  at  light,  May  i3th  and  lyth. 
Bean,  Nos.  447,  531,  S  and  9. 

Differs  frpm  all  the  described  species  by  the  combination  of 
very  dark  brown  color,  connected  median  lines  and  even  s.  t. 
line. 

Agrotiphila  maculata  n.  sp.  PI.  vi,  fig.  7. — Black  and  whitish  gray,  the 
markings  contrasting.  The  patagiae  are  gray  margined,  and  the  dorsum 


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has  a  strong  admixture  of  gray  scales.  Primaries  with  tin-  median  space 
darker  than  the  rest  of  the  wing  in  which  gray  is  the  ground  upon  which 
the  black  markings  are  laid,  liasal  line  darkening  the  base  of  the  wing. 
T.  a.  line  broken,  with  an  apparent  inward  angulation.  T.  p.  line  single, 
denticulate  on  the  veins.  S.  t.  line  line  marked  only  by  a  variably  con- 
tinuous dusky  shade  in  the  s.  t.  space.  A  series  of  black  lunate  terminal 
spots.  Ordinary  spots  gray,  defined  by  the  black  filling  of  the  cell. 
Secondaries  blackish  smoky.  Expands  31—32  mm.;  1.24—1.28  inches. 
Hab. — Laggan,  British  Col.,  above  timber,  Bean.  Nos.  461, 

463- 

Belongs  to  the  typical  section  of  the  genus,  but  is  different  from 

all  in  the  blotchy  appearance  of  the  margings.  A  peculiar  glis- 
tening reflection  of  the  secondaries  caused  them  to  photograph 
nearly  white,  and  in  this  the  figure  given  is  incorrect. 

Agrotiphila  incognita  n.  sp.  PI.  vi,  fig.  9. —Smoky  fuscous,  part  of  the 
basal  space  and  all  beyond  1.  p.  line  of  primaries  paler,  with  a  yellowish 
shade.  Median  lines  geminate,  very  even,  t.  a.  line  with  a  slight  inward 
angulation.  S.  t.  Itne  very  even,  pale  and  distinct.  A  blackish  terminal 
line.  Secondaries  yellowish,  margins  blackish  powdered.  Expands  26 — 
30  mm.;  1.04 — 1.20  inches. 

Hab. — Laggan,  British  Col.,  above  timber.  Bean,  Nos.  462, 
492. 

This  is  an  ally  of"  A.  rigida,  with  which  it  agrees  in  structural 
characters.  It  differs  obviously  by  the  entirely  different  median 
lines  and  by  the  yellowish  secondaries. 

Scotogramma  uniformis  n.  sp.  PI.  vi,  fig.  12. — General  color  a  dull 
grayish  luteous  with  an  even  and  rather  dense  powdering  of  black  hairs 
and  scales.  Head  and  thorax  immaculate;  primaries  with  vague  traces 
of  the  ordinary  markings  in  the  form  of  dusky  clouds.  Secondaries 
smoky,  with  a  yellowish  tinge  in  the  disc,  fringes  pale  yellowish.  Ex- 
pands 33  mm.;  1.32  inches. 

Hab. — Laggan,  British  Col.,  July  3ist,  far  above  timber  (7000 
feet).  Bean,  No.  465. 

Belongs  to  the  section  of  the  genus  with  hairy  vestiture  and 
obviously  distinct  from  all  by  the  lack  of  any  distinct  ornamen- 
tation. 

Scotogramma  luteola  n.  sp.  PI.  vi,  fig.  10.— Ash-gray  to  fuscous  or  lu- 
teous gray,  black  powdered.  The  median  lines  are  blackish,  distinct, 
single,  even  or  denticulate  on  the  veins.  S.  t.  line  marked  by  a  dusky 
preceding  shade,  divided  into  three  clouds.  A  vague  median  shade 
darkens  the  inferior  portion  of  the  median  spare.  The  ordinary  spots  are 
wanting,  or  so  vague  as  to  be  undescribable.  Secondaries  smoky  with 
pale,  yellowish  fringes.  Expands  28 — 30  mm.;  1.16—1.22  inches. 

3** 


102  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [March, 

Hab. — Laggan,  British  Col.,  6700  to  over  7000  feet,  July  and 
August.  Bean,  Nos.  463,  495,  496. 

Belongs  to  the  series  with  hairy  vestiture,  and  resepibles  phoca 
in  wing  form,  differing  obviously  in  the  ornamentation,  and  most 
prominently  in  the  secondaries,  which  in  the  new  species  are 
smoky,  while  in  phoca  they  are  dull  yellow. 


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NEW  GENERA  AND  SPECIES  OF  WEST  AFRICAN 
LIMACODID/E.— I. 

By  W.  J.  HOLLAND,  Ph.  D.,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

(Unless  otherwise  indicated  the  species  are  all  from  the  valley  of  the  Ogove.) 

SEMYRA  Walk. 

1.  S.  lineata  sp.  nov.  $. — Body  and  appendages  dark  brown.     Prima- 
ries liver-brown;  a  very  dark  brown  curved  line  runs  from  near  the  apex 
to  the  base  below  the  costa  and  is  interrupted  near  the  end  of  the  cell  by 
a  bright  silvery  spot;  a  similar  dark  brown  line  runs  from  near  the  apex 
inwardly  to  about  the  middle  of  the  inner  margin;  there  are  a  few  brown 
rays  near  the  base  below  the  cell.     The  secondaries  are  wax-yellow,  with 
the  fringes  darker.     On  the  underside  the  primaries  are  pale  brown,  with 
the  neurations  whitish.     The  secondaries  are  of  the  same  color  as  on  the 
upperside,  but  the  neurations  are  whitish  and  stand  out  distinctly  upon 
the  dark  ground.     The  fringes  on  the  underside  of  both  wings  are  dark 
brown.     Expanse  30  mm. 

PARASA  Moore. 

2.  P.  viridissima  sp.  nov.  <j\ — Front  dark  brown.    Antennae  brown;  the 
upperside  of  the  thorax  very  dark  green;  the  upperside  of  the  abdomen 
bright  pea-green;  lowerside  of  the  thorax  tinged  with  brownish.     Legs 
brownish;    lowerside  of  abdomen  pale  green.      Primaries  bright  green, 
with  the  base  and  the  marginal  area  brownish.    The  marginal  brown  band 
is  produced  inwardly  at  the  second  median.     The  secondaries  are  pale 
green,  with   the  margin  pale  brown.     On  the  underside  the  wings  are 
marked  as  on  the  upperside,  except  that  there  is  no  brown  at  the  base  of 
the  primaries,  and  the  nervules  are  whitish  contrasting  with  the  darker 
ground  color.     Expanse  32  mm. 

EUCLEA  Hub. 

3.  E.  divisa  sp.  nov.  $. — Antenna?  brown;  front  reddish.      I'oily  above 
and  below  brown.     Legs  concolorous.     The  primaries  on  the  upper  sur- 
face are  wood-brown,  with  the  basal  half  dark  brown,  the  basal  area  being 
separated  from  the  rest  of  the  wing  by  a  pale  whitish  curved  line  running 
from  before  the  apex  inwardly  to  the  inner  margin  one-third  of  its  length 
from  the  base.     The  secondaries  are  uniformly  wood-brown;  the  under- 
side- ol  both  wings  is  wood-brown.     Expanse  24  mm. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  103 

4.  E.  bra  nnea  sp.  nov.  ^. — This  insect  is  uniformly  throughout  dark 
hrown.    The  secondaries  are  a  trifle  darker  than  the  primaries.     Expanse 
23  mm. 

LATOIA  Guer. 

5.  L.  nana  sp.  nov.  <j\ — Antennte  brown;  upperside  of  thorax  green; 
upperside  (if  abdomen  dark  brown.     Legs  anil  lowerside  of  body  dark 
brown.    Primaries  pale  brown,  traversed  by  a  broad  band  of  paler  brown 
running  from  Ihe  costa  below  the  apex  to  the  inner  margin.     Secondaries 
uniformly  very  pale  brownish.     The  underside  of  the  wings  is  uniformly 
of  the  same  color  as  the  upperside  of  the  secondaries  with  the  costa-  and 
outer  margin  dark  brown.     The  limbal  band  on  the  primaries  reappears 
faintly  on  the  underside.     Expanse  25  mm. 

6.  L.  viridifascia  sp.  nov.  <$. — Antenna;  brown.     Front  and  upperside 
of  thorax  pale  green;  upperside  of  abdomen  pale  green,  shading  into  pale 
brown  at  the  anal  extremity;  lowerside  of  thorax  and  abdomen  with  the 
legs  and  palpi  dark  brown.     Primaries  maroon,  with  the  marginal  area 
pale  cinereous  and  the  fringes  dark  brown.    The  dark  area  is  interrupted 
about  the  middle  of  the  wing  by  a  band  of  pea-green,  running  from  the 
inner  margin  parallel  to  the  outer  margin  as  far  as  the  costa,  constricted 
at  the  origin  of  the  third  median.     The  secondaries  are  wax-yellow.     On 
the  underside  the  primaries  are  marked  as  on  the  upperside,  but  with  the 
markings  fainter  and  poorly  defined.    The  neurations  are  lighter  than  the 
ground  color  of  the  wings  upon  the  underside.     Expanse  27  mm. 

7.  L.  (?)  albipuncta  sp.  nov.  tf. — Front  and  collar  ferruginous.      An- 
tenna- brown;  upperside  of  thorax  and  abdomen  dark  maroon;  lowerside 
of  abdomen  reddish.     Legs  dark  brown,  with  the  tarsi  pale  ferruginous, 
heavily  clothed  with  hairs.     The  upperside  of  the  primaries  and  secon- 
daries are  uniformly  dark  maroon-like  the  upperside  of  the  thorax.     The 
discs  of  both  wings  are  semi-diaphanous;  upon  the  primaries  at  the  mid- 
dle of  the  inner  margin  there  is  a  moderately  large,  oval,  whitish  spot. 
Expanse  21  mm. 

PTILURA  gen.  nov. 

$  . — Antennae  moderately  long-,  pectinated  for  three-fourths  of 
the  distance  from  the  base,  terminating  in  a  simple  filament.  Palpi 
porrect,  with  the  second  joint  longer  than  the  other  two,  the  third 
short,  and  all  the  joints  clothed  with  moderately  long  hairs.  Legs 
with  the  femora  clothed  heavily  with  hairs  upon  the  inner  margin. 
The  tibiae  of  the  last  pair  are  armed  with  four  spurs  near  the  end. 
At  the  extremity  of  the  abdomen  there  are  three  tufts  of  plumose 
scales,  two  above  diverging  and  directed  upwardly,  and  one  below 
above  the  anal  opening  directed  downwardly.  The  primaries  are 
subtriangular,  with  the  costa  straight  for  two-thirds  ol  the  dis- 
tance from  the  base,  then  curving  regularly  to  the  apex.  The 


104  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [March, 

inner  margin  is  straight;  the  apex  is  very  slightly  rounded;  the 
outer  margin  is  very  slightly  curved  and  the  outer  angle  is  evenly 
rounded.  The  secondaries  are  subpyriform,  with  the  outer 
margin  even  rounded.  Type  P.  argyraspis  Hull. 

8.  P.  argyraspis  sp.  nov.  rp. — Antennae,  front,  palpi,  and  upperside  of 
thorax  brown.     Abdomen  on  the  npperside  paler  brown;  the  underside 
of  the  palpi  and  of  the  abdomen  pale  brown;  the  extremities  of  the  tibiae 
of  the  second  and  third  pairs  of  legs  and  the  extremities  of  the.  femora 
in  the  third  pair  are  marked  with  whitish.    The  primaries  are  brown,  with 
the  limbal  area  dark  brown,  and  the  intraneural  spaces  ornamented  with 
black  velvety  subhastate  lines  and  spots,  accentuated  with  greenish  silvery 
markings  as  follows:  a  large  subhastate  spot  before  the  base  near  the  inner 
margin,  above  which  is  a  small  oval  spot;  near  the  end  of  the  cell  at  the 
origin  of  the  third  median,  a  large  hastate  spot  with  its  point  turned  toward 
the  cell;  beyond  this  a  snbmarginal  series  of  smaller  subhastate  spots  in- 
terrupted between  the  second  and  third  median.     The  first  and  last  spots 
of  the  series  are  the  smallest;  the  third  and  the  fourth,  reckoning  from  the 
apex,  are  the  largest.    Beyond  this  series  of  spots  there  is  a  faint  submar- 
ginal  brown  line.     The  border  is  defined  by  a  marginal  brown  line,  and 
the  fringes  upon  the  interspaces  are  dark  brown,  the  extremities  of  the 
nervules  being  marked  by  paler  brown;  there  are  also  two  dark  brown 
spots  about  the  middle  of  the  costa.     The  secondaries  are  uniformly 
wood-brown,  with  the  fringes  checkered  with  paler  color  at  the  extremi- 
ties of  the  nervules.    On  the  underside  the  primaries  and  secondaries  are 
obscure  brown  with  the  fringes  distinctly  checkered  with  obscure  yellow- 
ish at  the  ends  of  the  nervules.     The  primaries  have  a  dark  spot  on  the 
costa  beyond  the  end  of  the  cell.     The  secondaries,  which  are  paler  on 
the  basal  half,  have  a  narrow  discal  mark  at  the  end  of  the  cell,  followed 
by  an  obscure  transverse  brown  line  running  from  the  costa  to  a  point 
above  the  anal  angle.     Expanse  50  mm. 

MIRES  A  Walk. 

9.  M.  transversata  sp.  nov.  $ . — Antennae  brown.    Body  and  appendages 
bright  ferruginous.     The  primaries  are  bright  ferruginous,  shining  near 
the  base  and  inner  margin;  a  dark  brown,  almost  black,  gently  curved 
line  runs  from  the  apex  to  the  inner  margin,  terminating  at  a  point  one- 
third  of  the  distance  from  the  base.     This  is  succeeded  on  the  outer  mar- 
gin by  a  similar  line  running  from  the  apex,  curving  inwardly  and  'termi- 
nating upon  the  outer  margin,  one-third  of  the  distance  from  the  outer 
angle.     The  secondaries  are  wax-yellow,  shining  on  the  inner  margin, 
with  the  fringes  dark  brown.    The  underside  of  both  wings  is  wax-yellow, 
with  golden  reflections;  the  transverse  dark  line  of  the  npperside  reap- 
pears very  faintly  upon  the  underside  of  the  primaries.     Expanse  45  mm. 

jo.  M.  pyrosomoides  sp.   nov.  tf. — Allied  to  M.  f>yros(nna   Bull.,  from 
Madagascar,   but   larger  and  otherwise  greatly  differing.     The  antenmc 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  IO5 

and  front  together  with  the  collar  and  forward  edge  of  the  thorax  on  the 
upptrside  are  bright  yellowish  ferruginous.  The  posterior  part  of  the 
thorax  is  reddish  brown;  the  upperside  of  the  abdomen  is  yellowish  fer- 
ruginous; the  underside  of  the  thorax  and  abdomen  is  darker  brown;  the 
legs  are  dark  brown;  the  anterior  pair  are  ornamented  with  silvery  marks 
upon  the  upper  end  of  the  tibia?.  The  primaries  are  densely  clothed  witli 
shining  brown  scales,  shading  into  yellowish  on  the  inner  margin  near  the 
base;  they  are  ornamented  by  an  obscure  transverse  median  band  of 
raised  scales  and  by  a  similar  very  obscure  subquadrate  spot  beyond  the 
end  of  the  cell.  The  fringes  are  dark  brown;  the  secondaries  are  pale 
shining  brown,  with  the  fringes  darker;  the  underside  is  wax-yellow,  with 
the  cell  of  the  primaries  darker,  and  the  inner  margin  of  the  primaries 
paler.  Expanse  42  mm. 

11.  M.  auribasalis  sp.  nov.  (^.—Antennae,  front,  palpi  and  body,  dark 
brown.     The  patagiae  are  marked  with  some  golden  scales,  and  at  the 
base  of  the  antennas  there  is  on  either  side  of  the  head  a  prominent  sil- 
very-white spot.    The  legs  are  dark  brown,  with  the  tibiae  and  tarsi  of  the 
anterior  pair  marked  with  minute  silvery-white  spots.      The  tibiae  and 
tarsi  of  the  third  pair  are  paler  than  the  other  legs.     The  primaries  are 
brown,  with  a  profusion  of  golden  scales  on  the  inner  margin  near  the 
base;  the  outer  margin  near  the  apex  is  paler  brown.     The  wings  are 
traversed  by  a  very  obscure  transverse  basal,  transverse  median,  and  ir- 
regularly curved  marginal  line.    The  secondaries  are  pale  reddish  brown, 
with  the  fringes  darker  before  the  anal  angle.    On  the  underside  the  wings 
are  pale  reddish  brown,  with  the  cell  of  the  primaries  clouded  with  dark 
brown.     The  fringes  of  the  primaries  are  dark  brown,  and  the  fringes  of 
the  secondaries  dark  brown  before  the  anal  angle.     Expanse  45  mm. 

12.  M.  nobilior  sp.  nov.    9-~Antennae  testaceous.      Front  and  collar 
reddish.     Palpi  dark  brown;  upperside  of  thorax  and  abdomen  dark  fer- 
ruginous; lowerside  of  thorax  and  abdomen  pale  ochraceous.     There  is 
a  silvery  spot  at  the  origin  of  each  of  the  antennae.     The  first  two  pairs 
of  legs  are  dark  brown.     The  third  pair  is  pale  ochraceous.     The  prima- 
ries have  the  basal  third  fuliginous,  witli  a  profusion  of  golden  scales  on 
the  inner  margin  near  the  base.     There  is  an  oval  fuliginous  spot  at  the 
end  of  the  cell.     The  middle  of  the  wing  is  crossed  by  a  cinereous  trans- 
verse band  running  from  before  the  apex  from  the  costa  to  the  inner  mar- 
gin sharply  defined  externally  by  a  dark  brown  shade,  which  covers  tin- 
disc  as  far  as  the  irregularly  curved,  submarginal  line  of  lunulate  fuliginous 
spots,  which  runs  from  before  the  apex  to  the  outer  angle.    This  submar- 
ginal line  is  followed  on  the  margin  by  a  cinereous  border,  which  does  not 
quite  reach  the  outer  angle.    The  secondaries  are  brownish  with  the  inner 
margin  and  the  costa  pale  cinereous  and  the  cell  covered  with  dense  fu- 
liginous hairs.     On  the  underside  the  wings  are  shining,  pale  testaceous, 
with  the  cell  and  the  outer  margin  of  the  primaries  obscurely  clouded 
with  dark  brown.     The  neurations  are  lighter  and  sharply  defined  upon 
the  darker  ground  color.     Expanse  48  mm. 


IO6  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [March, 

TEINORHYNCHA  gen.  nov. 

9. — Antennae  simple,  filiform.  Palpi  produced,  compressed, 
very  long.  The  first  joint  is  short;  the  second  relatively  very 
long;  the  third  very  slightly  shorter  than  the  second,  clothed 
with  short  scales.  The  legs  without  spurs,  moderately  hairy. 
Abdomen  stout,  not  reaching  beyond  the  inner  margin  of  the 
secondaries.  Primaries  subtriangular  with  the  costa  straight,  the 
apex  rounded,  the  outer  margin  evenly  rounded,  the  outer  angle 
obtuse,  the  inner  margin  convex.  The  secondaries  are  subpyri- 
form,  with  the  outer  margin  evenly  rounded.  This  genus  is  allied 
to  the  genus  Scopelodus  Westw. ,  but  the  last  joint  of  the  palpi 
has  not  the  form  which  prevails  in  that  genus.  In  the  structure 
of  the  wings,  it  is  closely  allied  to  MzresaWalk.  Type  7\  umbra 
Holl. 

13.  T.  umbra  sp.  nov.  ? . — Antennae  testaceous.  Front,  collar,  thorax 
and  abdomen  reddish.  Palpi  very  greatly  produced,  dark  brown.  Legs 
dark  brown;  the  primaries  are  liver-brown,  with  an  obscure,  transverse, 
median  line,  and  a  more  clearly  defined  submarginal  line  running  from 
before  the  apex  across  the  wing  and  terminating  upon  the  margin  above 
the  outer  angle.  The  fringes  are  darker;  the  secondaries  are  pale  shining 
reddish  brown,  the  fringes  darker.  On  the  underside  the  wings  are  pale 
reddish  brown,  with  the  cell  of  the  primaries  clouded  with  obscure  fu- 
liginous, and  the  inner  margin  lighter,  shining.  There  are  a  few  golden 
scales  near  the  base  of  the  secondaries.  The  fringes  are  darker.  Expanse 
42  mm. 

RHYPTEIRA  gen.  nov 

•  <?  . — Antennae  moderately  long,  incrassatecl  at  the  base,  mod- 
erately pectinated  upon  the  lower  half,  beyond  the  middle  simple. 
The  palpi  are  short,  divergent.  The  first  joint  very  short,  the 
second  long,  the  third  almost  obsolete,  clothed  with  a  moderately 
heavy  vestiture  of  silky  scales.  The  eyes  are  prominent.  The 
legs  are  heavily  clothed  with  hairs.  The  abdomen  is  produced 
beyond  the  margin  of  the  secondaries.  The  primaries  are  mod- 
erately long  and  narrow,  with  the  costa  regularly  curved  to  the 
apex,  which  is  rounded.  The  outer  margin,  which  is  narrow,  is 
regularly  curved;  the  outer  angle  is  obtuse.  The  inner  margin 
is  nearly  straight.  The  secondaries  are  subtriangular,  with  tin- 
inner  margin  straight,  the  costa  convex,  and  the  outer  margin 
evenly  rounded.  The  prevalent  color  is  brown,  with  darker 
markings.  Type  I\.  sordida  I  loll. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  1O7 

14.  R.  sordida  sp.  nov.  <j\ — Antennae  luteous.     Front,  collar,  thorax 
and  abdomen,  pale  wood-brown.     The  legs  are  lighter.     The  primaries 
are  wood-brown,  darkey  at  the  base,  pale  on  the  outer  third,  which  is 
marked  near  the  apex  by  a  dark  oval  brown  spot.     There  are  also  near 
the  outer  angle  some  obscure  zigzag  brown  lines.     The  secondaries  are 
wood-brown,  paler  externally,  with  a  dark  spot  near  the  anal  angle.    The 
underside  of  both  wings  are  uniformly  pale  brown.     Expanse  40  mm. 

COSUMA  Walk. 

15.  C.  cinerea  sp.  nov.  J1. — Antennae  testaceous.     Palpi  brown  below, 
cinereous  above;  upperside  of  thorax  and  patagiae  cinereous  marked  with 
brown  scales;  the  upperside  of  abdomen  brownish;  lowerside  of  abdomen 
and  legs  cinereous.    The  primaries  are  cinereous,  shining,  heavily  dusted, 
with  blackish  scales  and  clouded  with  brown  on  the  cell;  a  small  blackish 
spot  is  located  at  the  end  of  the  cell,  and  is  followed  by  a  zigzaged  trans- 
verse line  of  brown  reaching  from  the  costa  before  the  apex  to  the  middle 
of  the  inner  margin.   About  the  middle  of  this  line  there  is  a  subtriangular 
patch  of  cinereous  scales,  which,  in  certain  lights,  has  a  silvery  appear- 
ance.    There  is  a  short  subapical  band  of  dark  brown,  which  is  bent  at 
its  middle,  and  is  followed  by  a  snbmarginal  series  of  small  dots  located 
on  the  intraneural  spaces.   The  fringe  is  pale  ashen  checkered  with  brown. 
The  secondaries  are  pale  cinereous  with  darker  brown  scales  upon  the 
cell.     The  ends  of  the  nervules  are  darker  and  the  fringes  are  checkered 
like  those  of  the  primaries.     On  the  underside  the  wings  are  uniformly 
pale  yellowish  cinereous  sprinkled  with  blackish  scales.     The  fringes  are 
as  on  the  upperside.     Expanse  45  mm. 

LIMACODES  Latr. 

16.  L.  cretacea  sp.  nov.  rf.— Uniformly  white.     The  eyes  black.     The 
wings  are  lustrous  white  witli  a  pale  brownish  spot  on  the  outer  third  of 
the  primaries,  and  with  a  large  subtriangular  space  upon  the  disc  of  the 
secondaries  marked  with  the  same  color.     On  the  underside  the.  costal 
area  of  the  primaries  is  clouded  with  pale  brown.     Expanse  12  mm. 

NATADA  Walk. 

17.  N.  melanipepla  sp.  nov.  $. — Antenna  black.     Front,  collar  and  pa- 
tagku  bright  red.    Thorax,  abdomen  and  legs,  reddish  ochraceous.     The 
primaries  and  secondaries  are  reddish  ochraceous,  with  the  outer  margins 
and  fringes  brownish  gray,  the  marginal  border  being  widest  near  the 
costa.     The  underside  of  both  wings  is  as  the  upperside,  save  that  the 
black  border  of  the  primaries  is  continued  along  the  costa  to  within  one- 
third  of  the  distance  from  the  base.     Expanse  50  mm. 

Ha6itat.-Tala.guga.. 

PROLATOIA  gen.  nov. 

$  . — Antenna'  moderately  long,    heavily  pectinated,    the  setae 
gradually  diminishing  in  length  from  before  the  base  to  the  ex- 


108  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [March, 

tremity  and  appressed,  i.e.,  the  setae  on  both  sides  of  the  culmen 
are  bent  downwardly  until  their  extremities  nearly  touch.  The 
second  joint  is  longest  and  wide  laterally;  th%  third  is  moderately 
long  and  subcylindrical.  The  legs  are  densely  hairy  and  armed 
with  spurs  on  the  tibiae.  The  abdomen  does  not  extend  beyond 
the  outer  margin  of  the  secondaries.  The  primaries  are  subtri- 
angular,  relatively  broad  with  the  costa  curved  before  the  apex. 
The  outer  margin  is  evenly  rounded.  The  inner  margin  is  con- 
vex. The  secondaries  are  subpyriform  with  the  outer  margin  and 
the  angles  evenly  rounded.  Type  P.  perileucc  Holl. 

18.  P.  perileuce  sp.  nov.  <3\ — Front  and  collar  reddish.  The  antennae 
blackish;  the  upperside  o.  the  thorax  and  abdomen  dark  plumbeous; 
the  lowerside  of  the  thorax  and  abdomen  is  whitish,  as  are  also  the  legs, 
the  first  pair  of  which  has  the  femora  slightly  margined  with  pale  plum- 
beous. The  primaries  are  uniformly  dark  plumbeous,  shining.  The 
secondaries  are  blackish,  shining,  with  the  fringes  broadly  whitish.  On 
the  underside  the  wings  are  as  on  the  upperside,  except  that  the  primaries 
have  a  very  pale  plumbeous  marginal  line  before  the  darker  fringe,  and 
there  are  some  whitish  hairs  on  the  secondaries  near  the  inner  margin. 
Expanse  23  mm. 


EXPLANATION  OF  PLATE  VII. 


Fig.    i.  Ptilura  argyraspis  sp.  nov. 

2.  Miresa  pyrosomoides  sp.  nov. 

3.  Miresa  nobilior  sp.  nov. 

4.  Miresa  auribasalis  sp.  nov. 

5.  Miresa  transversata  sp.  nov. 

6.  Natada  clsa  Druce. 

7.  Semyra  lineata  sp.  nov. 

8.  Euclea  divisa  sp.  nov. 

9.  Euclea  brunnea  sp.  nov. 
10.  Pro/a  tola  pcrilenc  e  sp.  nov. 
it.    Cosuma  rugosa  sp.  nov. 

12.  Cosnma  cinerea  sp.  nov. 

13.  Teinorhyncha  umbra  sp.  nov. 

14.  Latoia  albipuncta  sp.  nov. 

15.  Latoia  nana  sp.  nov. 

16.  Latoia  viridifascia  sp.  nov. 

17.  Limacodes  cretacea  sp.  nov. 

18.  Miresa  hi/da  Druce. 

19.  Rhypteira  sordida  sp.  nov. 


ERRATA. 
Vol.  iv,  No.  i,  p.  22,  eighth  line  from  bottom,  for  glagoessa  read  ylagoessa 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  for  February  was  mailed  January  27,  1893. 


EVT  NKWS,  Vol.  IV 


PI.  VII. 


WEST   AFRICAN    LI MACODID/E  (Holland.) 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 

AND 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

VOL.  iv.  APRIL,   1893.  No.  4. 


CONTENTS: 


Kunze — Autumn  collecting  of  Lepid....  109 

Dyar — A  note  on  the  Saturniidae 112 

Williston — N.  Am.  Psychodidse 113 

Davis — Collection  of  the  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  115 

Meeske— Field  Notas 116 

Snyder — Coleoptera  in  Fungi 118 

Smith — Elementary  Entomology 119 

Editorial 122 

Economic  Entomology 123 

Notes  and  News 126 


Entomological  Literature 129 

Entomological  Section 133 

Neumoegen — Descr.  of  new  Sphinx 133 

Fox — Synopsis  of  N.  A.  sp.  of  Nomia...  134 

Davis — Anew  Ophion 135 

Holland — African  Bombycids 136 

Neumoegen  and  Dyar — Lithosiidse  and 

Arctiidas 138 

Fox — Synopsis  of  N.  Am.  Melecta 143 


AUTUMN  COLLECTING  OF  LEPIDOPTERA. 

By  RICHARD  E.  KUNZE,  M.D.,  New  York. 

A  sandy  shore  fringed  by  a  belt  of  timber,  the  background  of 
which  skirted  by  undergrowth,  shelters  many  forms  of  Lepidop- 
tera.  A  few  clearings  near  fishermen's  huts  and  patches  of  cul- 
tivated ground  produced  a  varied  flora.  Such  is  a  part  of  Hud- 
son County,  N.  J.,  facing  Newark  Bay  on  one  side  and  on  the 
other  a  line  of  villages,  opposite  Staten  Island,  N.  Y.  The  roads 
leading  to  the  beach  are  covered  by  a  yellow  sand,  attractive  only 
to  some  insects  because  of  protection  it  affords  to  certain  forms. 
A  sandy  bluff  overlooking  the  bay  was  carpeted  with  a  low,  blue- 
flowering  Aster  (A.  multiflorus},  while  other  taller  kinds  and  a 
Goldenrod  (Solidago  ulmifolia)  grew  in  abundance  on  the  clear- 
ings. Many  butterflies  were  attracted  to  this  sheltered,  out-of-the- 
way  locality,  and  not  a  few  were  uncommon. 

It  was  September  25th,  1892,  a  bright,  warm  Sunday,  when  I, 
with  an  entomological  scholar  of  mine,  did  some  fine  collecting 
in  this  locality.  Of  Heterocera  we  took  a  few  Catocalte  of  com- 
moner species,  and  one  of  rctecta  from  a  hickory  tree,  some 
Deiopeia  bella,  one  Scepsis  fulmcollis  and  a  few  Noctuids  I  could 


110  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

,not  determine.  Of  Rhopalocera  we  found  feeding  on  blue  and 
purple  Asters,  P.  huntera,  P.  atalanta  and  D.  archippus.  My 
young  friend  started  up  a  Callidryas  eubule  feeding  on  Golden- 
rod,  and  was  soon  lost  sight  of  between  the  tops  of  highest  trees. 
About  noon  we  espied  another  eubule  flying  above  the  tops  of 
trees,  which  shaded  the  avenue,  and  it  seemed  to  be  heading  for 
Philadelphia,  with  no  time  to  stop.  It  was  not  enchanting  to  see 
rarities  pass  out  of  view,  but  in  the  forepart  of  October  my  friend 
captured  four  such  in  his  garden  in  Astoria,  L.  I.,  of  which  more 
hereafter. 

In  a  clearing  of  cultivated  ground,  close  to  the  bay,  we  found 
numbers  of  Tcrias  lisa.  We  had  previously  taken  a  few,  but 
here  they  were  at  home.  In  a  little  while  had  taken  fourteen 
such,  and  I  soon  discovered  why  they  were  so  plentiful.  In  the 
centre  of  this  clearing  grew  the  larval  food-plant  of  lisa,  the.  little 
sensitive  pea  {Cassia  ckamezcrista),  and  this  accounted  for  so 
many  of  these  little  beauties.  They  were  easily  taken,  except 
when  hard  chased;  then  they  would  rise  from  their  low,  jerkety 
flight  or  drop  suddenly  down  in  among  the  withered  grass  and 
defy  detection  or  any  effort  to  again  dislodge  them.  One  Enp- 
toieta  claudia  was  secured  by  my  friend  on  the  same  field,  where 
a  week  later  I  took  seven  fresh-looking  specimens  of  the  same. 
We  also  took  a  few  albino  9  of  Colias  philodice  and  Junonia 
ccenia  came  in  for  a  share  of  the  spoils. 

After  lunching  and  trying  to  prevent  mosquitoes  following  suit 
at  our  expense,  we  moved  on  to  other  parts  of  this  tongue  of 
land,  where  a  larva  hunt  was  now  in  order  for  that  of  Lepidop- 
tera.  The  hot  afternoon  was  well  spent  in  finding  larVse  of  Li- 
macodidae,  Saturniidse  and  Sphingidae.  The  Ichneumonids  had 
gotten  in  some  of  their  fine  work  on  many  of  the  larger  Saturnians. 

A  week  following  I  revisited  the  same  locality  alone,  and  a 
stiff  breeze  blowing  from  the  southwest  nearly  all  day  prevented 
butterflies  from  coming  to  the  open  field.  I  saw  and  took  only 
one  T.  lisa.  In  place  thereof  Euptoieta  claudia  put  in  a  welcome 
appearance,  which  sought  the  violet-blue  flowers  of  that  little 
dwarfed  Aster,  growing  on  a  bluff  overhanging  the  water's  edge. 
They  had  a  habit  of  spreading  out  both  wings  while  resting  on 
these  azure  flowers  sunning  themselves,  or  to  prevent  the  wind 
from  lifting  them  off  their  feet  I  don't  know  which.  When  dis- 
turbed or  to  evade  pursuit,  they  would  sometimes  drop  upon  the 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  Ill 

bare,  sandy  road,  where,  with  closed  wings,  they  very  nearly 
resembled  in  color  that  of  the  buff  colored  surface,  and  were  not 
easily  seen.  A  still  greater  protection  was  afforded  when  claudia 
alighted  on  the  now  Autumn-tinted  leaves  of  Five-finger  (Poten- 
tilla  canadensis],  the  colors  of  which  was  the  counterpart  of  its 
own  underside  of  both  pairs  of  wings.  I  had  the  greatest  diffi- 
culty to  locate  claudia,  when  it  flew  for  protection  to  Cinquefoil 
—a  perfect  mimicry.  When  feeding  on  blue  Asters  it  became 
an  easy  victim. 

I  must  now  record  the  taking  of  C.  eubule  by  my  young  scholar 
of  Astoria.  His  house  stands  in  a  garden  full  of  flowering  plants 
from  the  time  the  Snowdrops  and  Crocuses  open  until  Chrysan- 
themums close  the  floral  season.  It  is  visited  by  many  Lepidop- 
tera,  and  often  rarities.  On  Oct.  5,  1892,  he  took  the  first  $ 
eubule  on  flowers  of  a  scarlet  Geranium.  His  mother  hastily  in- 
formed him  of  a  new  arrival,  and,  being  a  little  hasty,  startled 
the  insect,  so  that  it  flew  high  in  the  air,  circled  about  for  a  mo- 
ment and  descended  upon  the  same  truss  of  flowers  before  he 
had  left  the  spot,  and  was  quickly  netted.  The  next  capture  of 
eubule  occurred  on  the  loth,  from  flowers  of  a  red  Indian  Shot 
{Canna  Indicd).  Another  specimen  he  took  on  the  i4th  of  Oc- 
tober from  the  flowers  of  Nasturtium,  and  his  fourth  on  the  i5th 
from  a  scarlet-flowering-  Nasturtium.  The  last  three  captures 
were  easily  made.  Of  these  one  is  a  9  ,  and  two  of  the  number 
fair  specimens.  A  £  which  I  received  is  almost  perfect.  He 
likewise  took  in  this  garden,  later  on  in  October,  two  specimens 
of  Vanessa  milbertii,  one  a  9  without  a  blemish,  and  a  £  rather 
the  worse  "for  wear.  One  of  these  was  taken  on  a  Chrysanthe- 
mum. Both  Callidryas  eubule  and  Vanessa  milbertii  are  rare  in 
this  vicinity. 

Mr.  J.  Mohus  saw  several  eubule  flying  high  near  Bay  Ridge, 
L.  I.,  this  Autumn.  The  same  entomologist  took  a  great  rarity 
for  this  latitude  in  October  last  in  the  upper  part  of  New  York 
City.  It  was  Thysania  zenobia,  which  he  took  off  a  high  tree 
resting  in  the  posture  of  a  Geometrid,  and  which  he  was  inclined 
to  think  it  was,  until  shown  to  me.  In  color  it  is  good,  but  infe- 
riors badly  torn.  I  think  it  is  a  female  specimen.  The  exact 
shade  of  this  fine  insect  I  would  liken  to  a  cinereous-pink,  the 
color  of  ashes  of  a  red-ash  coal,  which,  with  its  horizontal  bars 
of  black,  produces  a  fine  contrast. 


112  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

A  NOTE  ON  THE  SATURNIIDAE. 

By  HARRISON  G.  DYAR. 

I  am  under  obligations  to  Prof.  Smith  for  many  favors,  I  shall 
ask  him  to  allow  me  to  retract  the  term  "undoubtedly,"  which 
seems  to  have  given  offence,  and  argue  the  question  on  its  merits. 

As  I  have  shown  that  the  gradation  in  the  double  set  of  pecti- 
nations in  the  antennae  of  the  Saturniidae  from  equally  long  in 
both  sexes,  through  the  upper  pectinations  becoming  shorter  in 
the  9  ,  then  absent,  and  finally  shorter  in  the  £  ,  the  continua- 
tion of  this  process  would  produce  the  structure  of  Hemileuca. 
In  the  last  genus  of  the  Saturniidae,  as  limited  by  Prof.  Smith, 
viz.,  Coloradia,  we  have  a  most  interesting  condition,  which 
shows  the  correctness  of  my  position.  The  second  set  of  pecti- 
nations is  absent  in  the  female  and  shortened  in  the  male;  the 
pectinations  themselves  curve  slightly  forward,  approaching  the 
structure  of  Hemileuca  and  Pseudohazis,  and  beginning  to  de- 
part from  the  structure  of  the  other  genera  of  the  Saturniidae 
(sens  Smith),  where  they  are  nearly  straight.  By  count,  the  an- 
tennae of  Callosamia  have  27  joints,  those  of  Pseudohazis  48 
joints,  but  those  of  Coloradia  have  37  joints,  being  nearly  inter- 
mediate. Coloradia  has  two  distinct  internal  veins  in  the  secon- 
daries, again  approaching  the  "  Hemileucidae"  and  differing  from 
the  "  Saturniidae." 

Concerning  the  other  differential  characters  pointed  out  by 
Prof.  Smith,  we  find  the  same  interesting  condition.  The  eyes 
are  large,  but  do  not  reach  the  vertex  of  the  head;  the  antennae 
are  on  a  prominence,  and  are  separated  by  more  thai;  their  own 
diameter. 

Thus  Coloradia  forms  an  excellent  connecting  link  between  the 
"Saturniidae"  and  the  "Hemileucidae"  of  Prof.  Smith,  much 
nearer  in  general  structure  to  the  latter,  but  possessing  the  double 
pectinations  in  the  male  antennae.  The  existence  of  this  inter- 
gracling  form  shows  the  close  relation  of  the  moths  which  Prof. 
Smith  would  place  in  different  families,  without  sufficient  reason 
as  it  seems  to  me. 

I  have  before  me  a  larva  which  is  probably  that  of  Coloradia 
pandora.  It  was  received  from  Mr.  C.  A.  Wiley,  of  Miles  City, 
Mont.,  to  whose  kindness  I  am  indebted  for  it.  It  is  covered 
with  long  branching  processes,  tipped  with  spines,  like  those  of 
Hyperckiria,  Pseudohazis  and  Honileiica.  The  arrangement  is 


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that  of  Pseudohazis,  which  differs  slightly  from  that  of  Attaciis  in 
the  number  of  processes.  Thus  the  larval  characters  also  bear 
out  my  view  that  we  have  to  do  with  but  one  family.  Prof. 
Smith's  terms  might  be  used  as  subfamily  names,  but  I  would 
include  Coloradia  in  the  Hemileucinae,  basing  the  separation  of 
the  subfamilies  on  the  characters  of  the  internal  veins  of  the 
secondaries. 

The  fore  tibiae  of  Coloradia  end  in  a  long,  sharp  spine,  exactly 
as  in  Pseudohazis;  I  should  hardly  call  it  a  claw  in  either  case. 
But  the  small  epiphysis  is  present  in  Coloradia,  apparently  cor- 
related with  the  double  pectinations  of  the  antennae. 

The  only  comment  on  Mr.  Dyar's  note  is,  that  there  are  no  families  in 
the  Lepidoptera  which  do  not  show  forms  as  completely  intermediate  as 
he  considers  Coloradia.  Somewhere  a  line  must  be  drawn,  unless  we 
dispense  with  families  altogether. — J.  B.  SMITH. 


-o- 


THE  NORTH  AMERICAN  PSYCHODIDyE. 

By  S.  W.  WILLISTON,  Lawrence,  Ks. 

In  the  study  of  numerous  new  species  of  Psychoda  and  Peri- 
toma  from  the  island  of  St.  Vincent,  I  have  compared  all  the 
material  in  the  family  from  the  United  States  and  elsewhere  that 
is  accessible  to  me.  I  give  here  the  description  of  two  new  spe- 
cies, which  are  of  interest,  because  of  their  large  size.  P.  alter- 
nata  Say  is  our  most  common  species.  It  is  often  found  about 
damp  places,  among  leaves,  and  is  frequently  attracted  by  lights 
during  Summer  nights.  It  probably  occurs  over  the  greater  part 
of  the  United  States,  and  will  be  recognized  by  its  pale  color, 
small  size,  and  the  black  dots  of  hair  around  the  margin  of  the 
wings. 

Psychoda  albipunctata  n.  sp.  ^'.—  Wings  rather  broad,  clothed  rather 
thinly  with  brownish  and  blackish  hairs;  a  tuft  of  blackish  hair  near  each 
furcation;  at  the  extremity  of  each  vein,  save  the  first  and  last,  a  smalk-r 
white  one;  a  small  white  tuft  also,  near  the  black  one  of  the  anterior  fur- 
cation; the  prefurca  of  the  second  vein  with  longer  and  yellowish  hair. 
Abdomen  in  ground  color  luteous  and  blackish,  the  hair  abundant  and 
erect,  for  the  most  part  gray,  or  brownish  gray,  with  black  intermixed. 
Hair  of  the  thorax  brownish  gray,  abundant;  antennae  yellow,  elongate, 
longer  than  the  abdomen;  basal  joints  moderately  thickened,  the  remain- 
ing joints  slender,  verticellate  with  white  hairs.  Legs  brown,  clothed 


114  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

with  brownish  hair  and  tomentum,  with  narrow  annuli  of  white  tomentumr 
at  tip  of  tibiae  and  metatarsi,  hind  metatarsi  ciliated;  tarsi  stout.  Length 
2.2  mm.;  of  wings,  2.2  mm. 

Three  specimens,  Havana,  Cuba.     Col.  Nat.  Museum. 

Psychoda  Slossoni  n.  sp.  <$. — Wings  rather  narrow,  the  upper  surface 
clothed  for  the  most  part  with  rather  long,  black  hair,  with  one  or  two 
poorly  differentiated  bands  or  spots  of  whitish  hair;  costa  at  the  base  with 
a  large  tuft  of  dense,  long,  black  hair,  beyond  the  tuft  the  hair  becomes 
gradually  shorter  and  somewhat  intermixed  with  whitish;  on  the  posterior 
margin  the  hair  is  dense  and  long;  black,  except  between  the  termination 
of  the  sixth  and  seventh  veins,  and  at  the  tip,  where  it  is  white.  Body 
black,  not  shining;  abdomen  and  scutellum  clothed  with  long  white  hair, 
the  dorsum  of  the  thorax  apparently  with  black  and  white  hair;  antennae 
not  longer  than  twice  the  greatest  diameter  of  the  head,  slender,  light 
yellow;  the  basal  joints  dilated,  black,  and  densely  clothed  with  black 
hair;  the  following  joints  elongate,  slender,  with  a  row  of  about  six  slen- 
der, successively  longer,  erect,  straight,  fine  bristles  on  the  upper  margin. 
Legs  yellowish,  the  tarsi  blackish;  tibiae  and  tarsi,  or  at  least  the  two  an- 
terior pairs,  ciliate,  with  long  black  hair;  that  on  the  tibiae  on  both  sides 
distally;  that  on  the  tarsi  chiefly  on  the  basal  joint  and  on  the  posterior 
and  dorsal  margin.  Length  2.2  mm.;  of  wings,  2.75  mm. 

A  single  male  specimen  from  Watkins  Glen,  N.  Y.  Mrs.  A. 
T.  Slosson. 

A  female  specimen  collected  with  this  male  differs  so  much 
that  I  at  first  thought  it  represented  a  distinct  species,  and  it  is 
not  at  all  unlikely  that  it  does.  The  hair  on  the  wings  is  not  as 
long;  there  are  no  white  spots  at  the  tips  of  the  longitudinal 
veins;  the  hair  of  the  body  is  white  throughout;  the  basal  joints 
of  the  antennae  are  but  little  dilated  and  have  white  hair;  the  legs 
are  wanting. 

Psychoda  alternata  Say. 

This  species  is  easily  recognizable.  I  have  specimens  from 
Connecticut,  Michigan,  Dakota,  Tennessee  and  Kansas.  I  am 
not  sure  but  that  specimens  from  the  West  Indies  are  of  the  same 
species. 


I  HAVE  lately  discovered  that  Meromacrus  Rondani  (Esam.  di.  vnr.  sp. 
d'Ins.  Bras.  p.  10,  1848)  is  quite  identical  with  Ptcroptila  Loew  (1885). 
There  is  no  excuse,  either  for  the  proposal  of  the  name  by  Loew,  or  the 
failure  to  recognize  the  identity  by  myself,  sooner.  Our  species  should 
be  known  as  Meromacrus  in  the  future. — S.  W.  WILLISTON,  Lawrence,. 
Kans. 


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Collections  of  the  American  Entomological  Society. 

ED.  NEWS. — Will  you  kindly  permit  me,  through  your  col- 
umns, to  say  a  few  words  regarding  the  value  of  the  American 
Entomological  Society  to  the  scientific  worker.  I  did  not  fully 
appreciate  its  importance  until  I  spent  the  past  Winter  in  Phila- 
delphia, and  am  certain  no  one  will  give  a  heartier  welcome  or 
grant  more  privileges  than  its  members.  It  has  specialists  in 
almost  every  order  of  insects,  and  some  orders  have  several. 
The  collection,  as  a  whole,  is  a  fine  one,  and,  through  the  work 
and  generous  donations  of  these  men,  it  has  in  special  lines  be- 
come very  complete.  Perhaps  no  one  there  has  done  more  for 
the  Entomological  Department  than  Mr.  E.  T.  Cresson,  our  dis- 
tinguished Hymenopterist.  His  entire  collection,  including  types, 
has  been  given  to  the  Society.  A  student  working  in  this 
order  will  find  no  other  collection  that  nearly  equals  it.  Al- 
though Mr.  Cresson  has  given  up  further  work,  he  is  ever  ready 
and  willing  to  aid  others  in  any  way  that  he  can.  Mr.  Fox  is 
taking  up  the  work  where  it  was  left,  and  is  adding  his  share  to 
make  it  more  complete.  In  Lepidoptera  the  collection  has  been 
kept  up  to  date  and  improved  in  many  ways  by  Dr.  Skinner. 
He  has  added  many  fine  specimens  in  Rhopalocera,  which  is  his 
specialty.  Dr.  Horn  and  others  have  done  much  to  make  the 
collection  in  Coleoptera  what  it  is.  Mr.  Liebeck  is  just  rearrang- 
ing the  large  and  very  complete  collection,  so  that  it  is  in  fine 
condition  for  study.  The  general  order  Neuroptera  is  growing 
very  fast  through  the  work  of  Mr.  Calvert,  and  is  very  strong  in 
Odonata.  The  collection  in  Diptera  is  becoming  a  very  respect- 
able one  through  the  work  of  Mr.  Johnson.  These  are  only  :i 
few  of  the  many  entomological  workers  that  help  each  year  to 
add  to  and  improve  the  collection  in  many  ways. 

But  these  fine  collections  in  the  various  orders  would  be  of 
little  value  was  there  not  something  else  to  go  with  them.  Right 
adjoining,  as  handy  as  can  be,  is  one  of  the  finest  and  most  com- 
plete scientific  libraries  there  is.  Foreign  as  well  as  American 
books,  pamphlets  and  magazines  are  kept,  and  many  a  rare  pub- 
lication is  found  on  its  shelves  that  the  general  entomologist  has 
never  seen.  It  is  the  combining  of  both  the  library  and  collection 
supplemented  by  a  live,  active  corps  of  specialists  that  makes  the 
Society  an  inducement  worthy  of  careful  consideration  by  the 
student  specialist. — G.  C.  DAVIS,  Agr.  College,  Michigan. 


Il6  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

FIELD  NOTES. 

By  H.  MEESKE,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Tele  a  polyp  hemus  is  double  brooded  on  Long  Island.  Tolype 
velleda  I  always  collect  on  Prumis  virginica.  Eaclis  imperialis 
has  been  very  plentiful  for  the  last  four  years  around  Brooklyn, 
and  larvae  destroyed  the  foliage  of  a  number  of  maple  and  ever- 
green trees  of  value.  If  I  had  not  collected  the  larvae  by  hun- 
dreds they  would  have  done  much  damage.  A  dozen  larvae  were 
sometimes  to  be  found  on  one  tree.  I  have  seen  the  caterpillars 
on  trees  where  not  a  leaf  was  left.  I  have  found  them  feeding  on 
sassafras,  wild  cherry,  rose,  oak,  gum,  spruce,  dogwood,  hickory, 
maple,  thorn  (^Myrica  cerifera),  Viburnum  dentatum.  I  never 
found  them  on  willow  or  poplar  trees,  some  of  which  grew  in  the 
locality.  They  appear  to  eat  almost  everything  in  the  line  of 
tree  or  shrub,  and  probably  eat  Plantamis,  fruit  trees,  birch,  elm 
and  chestnut.  A  friend  collected  600  larvae  on  pine  on  Long 
Island  in  one  day.  QfCArysome/a  scalaris,  I  collected  360  speci- 
mens in  two  hours  from  the  bark  of  the  black  birch.  As  they 
were  mostly  high  up  on  the  bark  and  branches,  those  I  secured 
were  few  in  comparison  to  the  numbers  there.  Ergates  speculates 
I  found  on  trunks  of  spruce  at  Hot  Springs,  Las  Vegas,  N.  Mex., 
altitude  1000  to  8000  feet.  Of  twelve  specimens  collected,  two 
were  males.  Citheronia  regalis  was  found  by  a  friend  feeding  on 
button-brush.  I  have  found  them  on  sumach,  hickory,  gum  and 
walnut.  At  least  half  of  them  were  sick  from  the  inroads  of  a 
fungus.  I  have  found  E.  imperialis  and  Thyreus  abbottii  affected 
in  the  same  way.  Hemaris  thy  she,  common  on  viburnum,  I 
have  often  found  50  to  100  eggs  on  a  bush.  Every x  versicolor 
is  said,  by  some  one,  to  pupate  under  water.  I  experimented 
with  twelve  larvae  in  1891,  and  kept  water  in  the  bottom  of  the 
glass  jar,  and  as  soon  as  they  had  spun  the  cocoon  and  changed 
to  pupae,  I  let  in,  gradually,  more  water,  which  softened  the  co- 
coon and  drowned  some  of  my  pupae,  so  I  do  not  believe  in  that 
method  any  more.  Most  of  the  eggs  of  this  species  are  deposited 
on  bushes  standing  high  and  dry  on  the  ground.  On  the  bushes 
on  dry  ground  I  have  found  as  many  as  twenty  eggs  at  a  time, 
and  butfewieggs  or  larvae  on  bushes  in  the  water.  Hyparpax 
aurora  I  have  seen  destructive  to  oaks,  especially  the  very  young 
trees.  Phobetron  pithecium  I  have  found  on  Betula  alba  and  D. 


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nigra,  and  have  known  it  to  be  found  on  chestnut.  Ceratomia 
amyntor  also  feeds  on  B.  alba  and  nigra.  SmerintJms  excczcatus 
also  feeds  on  these  two.  A  friend  had  several  hundred  cocoons 
of  Attacus  cynthia  which  were  collected  in  1890;  all  were  kept  in 
the  same  box  and  came  from  the  same  locality.  Some  emerged 
in  the  Summer  and  some  in  the  fall,  and  over  a  hundred  living 
pupae  are  not  out  yet  (February,  1892).  Hyperchiria  io,  I  think, 
is  sometimes  double  brooded  on  Long  Island. 

In  1888  I  found  two  male  specimens  at  the  electric  light  late 
in  August.  Caterpillars  of  this  moth  are  sometimes  found  late 
the  fall  after  all  the  leaves  have  been  destroyed  by  the  cold 
weather.  Nadata  gibbosa  caterpillars  I  frequently  find  on  Primus 
•virginica.  This  is  also  double  brooded  on  Long  Island.  Lima- 
codes  scapha  larvae  were  quite  common  in  1889  on  chestnut  and 
hickory,  and  at  Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  I  found  them  on  Myrica cerifera. 
Amphion  nessus  may  be  destructive  to  grape  vine.  The  larvae 
keeps  on  the  ground  in  day  time.  It  is  also  common  on  Virginia 
Creeper.  It  can  be  trapped  by  placing  a  board  on  the  ground, 
under  which  is  put  dead  leaves  or  moss. 

Harrisimemna  sexg^Mata  larva  on  Ilax.  It  wears  a  cap,  or 
some  long  hairs.  It  is  carried  for  protective  purposes  and  is 
shaken  when  the  larva  is  disturbed.  The  larva  eats  quickly  into 
solid  wood  to  pupate  and  closes  the  opening  with  a  door  which 
looks  like  lead. 

Papilio  turnus,  common  on  cherry  and  tulip  trees.  I  have  also 
found  them  on  magnolia  and  lilac.  I  have  reared  five  specimens 
of  glaucus  from  Long  Island  larvae.  Papilio  troilus,  common  on 
sassafras  at  Ridgewood,  L.  I. ;  all  found  on  low  bushes  and  as 
many  as  eight  larvae  on  a  bush.  I  had  over  100  pupae,  but  about 
half  were  parasitized.  Smerinthus  modesta  very  common,  and 
many  on  every  willow,  but  very  local.  A  friend  had  400  pupae 
in  one  season.  They  proved  very  destructive  to  the  foliage,  but 
mostly  to. large  trees  and  the  upper  branches;  they  are  hard  to 
find  before  being  full  grown,  after  which  they  strip  the  branches. 
If  it  had  not  been  for  our  collecting  I  think  they  would  have 
greatly  damaged  the  willows  in  Evergreen  Cemetery,  Brooklyn. 
Ceratomia  undulosa,  very  destructive  to  lilac  at  Ridgewood.  I 
collected  all  stages,  from  a  few  bushes,  over  400  caterpillars,  and 
the  leaves  were  nearly  all  eaten.  Deidamia  inscriptum  is  de- 
structive to  Virginia  Creeper,  and  may  sometimes  prove  fatal  to 


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the  vine.  The  moth  will  sometimes  lay  eggs  on  nearly  every 
leaf.  The  larva  of  Darapsa  myron  feeds  on  the  same,  but  is 
much  stung  by  ichneumons.  Empretia  stimulea,  according  to 
the  5th  U.  S.  Agr.  Report,  p.  146,  is  nowhere  a  common  insect. 
I  have  found  the  imago  in  copulation,  by  beating,  at  Ridgewood, 
in  1887,  in  numbers.  The  larva  was  very  common  on  elm, 
cherry,  sassafras,  and  also  on  poison  ivy;  I  could  have  collected 
a  thousand,  but  only  took  one-half  of  the  larger  larvae.  Grapta 
umbrosa  was  also  common  on  the  elms,  but  many  had  been  ruined 
by  ichneumon  and  tachina  flies. 


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COLEOPTERA  INHABITING  FUNGI. 

By  W.  E.  SNYDER,  Beaver  Dam,  Wisconsin. 

One  bright  day  about  the  middle  of  last  August  I  started  on  a 
short  collecting  trip  in  quest  of  Coleoptera,  making  a  low  piece 
of  woods  on  the  shore  of  Beaver  Lake  my  special  place  of  search. 
When  collecting  there  previously  I  had  noticed  an  abundance  of 
various  species  of  fungi,  and  concluded  it  would  doubtless  offer 
many  good  things  to  my  cabinet.  I  regret  that  I  cannot  give 
the  scientific  names  of  the  species  mentioned  below,  but  never 
having  studied  them,  I  am  unable  to  do  so. 

Reaching  my  destination  I  soon  found  a  very  large,  bright- 
colored  fungus,  so  dry  that  it  was  very  brittle,  growing  on  the 
side  of  a  large  poplar  tree.  It  was  about  fifteen  feet  from  the 
ground,  so  I  climbed  up  to  it,  and,  after  some  hard  work,  suc- 
ceeded in  breaking  it  off,  and  then  descended  in  order  to  investi- 
gate my  prize.  Carefully  breaking  it  in  pieces  in  my  large  hat, 
in  order  that  no  specimens  might  escape,  I  soon  had  its  contents 
in  the  coflecting  bottle.  Frmn  it  I  took  four  of  Dacne  ^-macu- 
latus,  over  one  hundred  Tritomaflavicollis,  six  of  Mycetophagus 
punctatus  and  four  of  M.  pluripunctatis.  I  considered  that  a 
very  productive  fungus.  From  others  of  the  same  species  of 
fungus  I  secured  some  fifty  more  of  the  Tritoma  and  three  or 
four  of  M.  punctatus,  but  not  a  single  other  specimen  of  Dacne 
or  M.  pluripunctatus  was  found.  From  the  same  species  of  fungus 
I  also  took  a  £  and  9  of  Diapcris  hydni. 

I  next  investigated  another  kind,  and  our  most  common  poplar 
fungus,  and  from  one  8  by  12  by  3  inches  thick,  I  captured  nine- 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGIAL    NEWS.  119 

teen  of  Boletotherus  bifurcus.  The  larvae  and  pupae  were  found 
in  the  same  fungus.  I  investigated  several  more,  but  found  only 
larvae  of  this  species. 

The  low,  rotten,  and  fungus-covered  stumps  near  the  edge  of 
the  woods  next  claimed  my  attention.  Here  I  found  several 
hundred  Hoplocephala  bicornis,  also  a  few  Platydema  excavatum 
and  several  larvae,  probably  of  the  former.  On  another  species 
growing  most  abundantly  on  the  top  of  the  stumps  were  scores 
of  Cratoparis  lunatus.  Hiding  under  the  loose  fungi  and  among 
the  rotten  wood,  were  found  Melandrya  striata  and  several  spe- 
cies of  Carabidae.  Two  specimens  of  Cyllodes  biplagiatus  were 
taken  from  still  another  variety  growing  on  poplar.  A  species 
growing  on  oak  trees  contained  numerous  larvae  unknown  to  me. 
I  should  like  to  hear  through  this  journal  more  concerning  the 
species  of  Coleoptera  to  be  found  inhabiting  fungous  growths. 


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ELEMENTARY  ENTOMOLOGY. 

LEPIDOPTERA-HETEROCERA  (Moths). 
By  Prof.  JOHN  B.   SMITH,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

It  has  been  usual  to  follow  the  Bombycid  series  by  the  Cossidae, 
though  they  are  very  decidedly  out  of  place  between  the  Bom- 
bycids  and  Noctuids.  In  venation  the  insects  are  characterized 
by  having  two  internal  veins  to  the  primaries  and  three  on  the 
secondaries;  and  on  the  latter  an  oblique  cross- vein  between  the 
costal  and  the  subcostal.  In  these  characters  they  are  unlike  any 
of  the  other  families  known  to  me,  and  are  therefore  at  once  rec- 
ognizable. Usually,  the  head  is  small  in  proportion  to  the  body, 
the  palpi  are  small,  and  the  tongue  is  obsolete.  The  ocelli  are 
wanting.  The  antennae  are  usually  short,  or  of  only  tnoderate 
length;  closely  pectinated  in  the  male,  sometimes  for  their  lull 
length,  sometimes  broadly  feathered  from  the  base  to  the  middle 
only.  In  the  female  they  are  simple,  serrated,  or  even  shortly 
pectinated.  We  have  two  somewhat  divergent  series  among  our 
species,  of  one  of  which  Cossus  may  be  considered  typical.  In 
these  the  wing-form  and  general  appearance,  as  well  as  the  long 
robust  body,  reminds  one  of  the  Sphingidae  or  Hawk-moths. 
The  colors  are  usually  black  and  white,  or  gray,  and  the  mark- 
ings are  usually  dotted,  marbled,  or  transversely  strigate.  There 


120  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

is  often  a  very  great  difference  between  the  sexes,  not  only  in  size 
and  color,  but  also  in  the  wing-form  and  in  the  maculation ;  in- 
deed, the  case  of  male  and  female  of  one  species  forming  types 
of  distinct  genera,  is  not  unknown  among  this  family.  The  sec- 
ond series  has  a  more  Bombycid  appearance,  and  may  be  typified 
by  Hypopta.  The  vestiture  has  a  more  dense,  matted  appearance 
than  in  any  Bombycid,  however,  and  the  wings  have  unusually 
long  and  very  even  fringes.  In  this  series  the  colors  are  white, 
or  pale  gray  and  yellowish,  with  longitudinal  marks  and  lines, 
and  there  is  no  marked  difference  between  the  sexes.  The  larvae 
of  all  the  species,  so  far  as  I  know  them,  are  wood  borers,  living 
in  the  trunks  of  trees  and  boring  great  channels.  As  is  usually 
the  case  with  Endophytes  of  this  character,  they  are  white,  or 
with  a  faint  reddish  tinge,  and  are  furnished  with  piliferous  tu- 
bercles, which  are  as  usually  black.  The  abdominal  legs  have  a 
complete  circlet  of  spinules,  in  which  character  they  differ  from 
all  the  Bombycid  larvae,  and  agree  with  those  of  the  Sesiidae  and 
Pyralidae.  They  usually  require  more  than  one,  and  sometimes 
more  than  three  years  to  complete  their  transformations  from  egg 
to  imago. 

Our  native  species  of  Cossidae  are  rarely  common,  and  yet 
more  rarely  injurious.  Within  the  last  decade  or  thereabouts, 
there  has  been  introduced  into  our  country,  in  the  vicinity  of 
New  York,  a  European  species,  Zeuzera pyrina  Fab.,  which  bids 
fair  to  become  a  first-class  pest  to  Elm  and  other  shade  and  or- 
namental trees.  In  Newark,  N.  J.,  it  is  becoming  annually  more 
abundant,  and  signs  of  its  injuries  increase.  Mr.  E.  B.  South- 
wick  reports  that,  in  the  Central  Park,  N.  Y.  City,  its  ravages  are 
increasing  rapidly,  and  from  the  nature  of  the  injury  done  it  is  one 
of  the  pests  most  to  be  dreaded. 

Following  the  Cossidae  in  our  lists  are  the  Hepialidae,  which 
are  also  out  of  place.  The  family  is  unique  in  every  respect,  and 
has  the  appearance  and  characters  of  a  survivor  of  an  ancient 
type  left  stranded  among  a  mass  of  modern  developments.  Both 
pairs  of  wings  have  twelve  veins;  both  have  an  accessory  cell, 
and  in  both  the  median  cell  is  divided.  There  are  no  ocelli,  there 
is  no  tongue,  and  no  frenulum.  The  head  is  minute,  the  palpi 
are  weak,  the  antennae  short  and  bristle-like.  The  wings  are 
large  and  often  frail,  the  thoracic  rings  are  unusually  well  marked, 
and  the  body  is  usually  long  and  cylindrical.  Prof.  Comstock 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  121 

has  recently  pointed  out  a  peculiar  backward  projecting  lobe  near 
the  base  of  the  inner  margin  of  the  fore  wing.  "  This  lobe  passes 
beneath  the  hind  wing,  and  thus  the  costal  edge  of  the  hind  wing 
is  held  between  this  lobe  and  the  inner  margin  of  the  fore  wing, 
which  overlies  the  hind  wing."  Only  one  other  lepidopterous 
family,  the  Micropterigidae,  has  a  similar  structure,  and  these  two 
Prof.  Comstock  proposes  to  separate  from  all  the  other  Lepid- 
optera  under  the  name  "Jugatse,"  calling  the  others  "Frenatse." 
It  is  interesting  to  note  that  this.  "  jugum"  reappears  in  the  Tri- 
choptera,  or  Caddice-flies,  and  apparently  emphasizes  the  sug- 
gestion of  relationship  between  some  such  type  and  the  moths 
in  times  long  past. 

The  larvae  of  Hepialidae,  so  far  as  I  know  them,  are  wood 
borers,  and  quite  often  in  the  roots  of  trees  and  shrubs.  They 
also  require  more  than  one  year  to  attain  their  full  development, 
and  not  often  found. 

The  moths  are  not  common,  as  a  rule,  and  most  collections 
contain  very  few  of  them.  They  fly  at  twilight,  and  have  received 
the  somewhat  fanciful  name  of  "  Ghost-moths,"  from  their  quiet, 
shadowy  mode  of  flight.  Sometimes  they  may  be  found  during 
the  day  under  stone  bridges,  or  under  overhanging  ledges  of 
rock,  and  a  locality  for  them  once  discovered — they  can  be  taken 
year  after  year — sometimes  in  no  small  numbers.  Some  of  the 
Western  species  appear  to  be  much  more  common  than  any  from 
the  Atlantic  coast. 


PICTURES  FOR  THE  ALBUM  OF  THE  AMERICAN  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SO- 
CIETY have  been  received  from  D.  B.  Young,  H.  F.  Bassett,  George  H. 
Hudson,  Herbert  Osborn,  Chris.  H.  Roberts,  H.  W.  Wenzel,  Rev.  Thos. 
\V.  Fyles.  This  is  getting  to  be  a  fine  and  valuable  collection,  and  we 
wish  to  make  it  as  complete  as  possible,  and  will  be  glad  to  hear  from 
those  who  have  not  already  sent  their  photos. 

Baris  scolopacea  Ger.— An  unrecorded  species  introduced  from  Ku- 
rope,  first  taken  by  the  writer  in  June,  1885.  on  Chenopodiniii  album, 
growing  rank  on  a  lot  below  this  city  (Philadelphia).  A  small,  prettily 
marked  species,  of  which  a  very  few  specimens  were  captured  the  first 
year,  but  which  has  steadily  spread  over  a  greater  territory  and  can  now 
be  found  every  season  in  fair  quantities.  The  beetles  have  remained  un- 
named in  several  of  the  local  collections,  until  recently  their  identity  was 
established  by  Mr.  Schwarz,  ofWashington;  D.  C.,  due  to  some  exchanging 
between  Mr.  Wenzel,  of  this  city,  Mr.  Ulke  and  himself. — CHAS.  LIEKECK. 


122  [April, 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS. 


Published  monthly  (except  July  and  August),  in  charge  of  the  joint 
publication  committees  of  the  Entomological  Section  of  the  Academy 
of  Natural 'Sciences,  of  Philadelphia,  and  the  American  Entomological 
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PHILADELPHIA,  PA.,  APRIL,   1893. 

ONE  of  the  objects  in  starting  the  NEWS  was  to  secure  the  early  publi- 
cation of  papers  too  short  for  the  Transactions  of  the  American  Entomo- 
logical Society,  and  also  those  of  a  more  popular  character  which  were 
unsuited  for  a  publication  like  that  of  the  Society.  News  notes,  resume" 
of  literature,  etc.,  were  to  be  important  features.  We  also  determined, 
as  nearly  as  possible,  to  have  the  journal  appear  promptly  the  first  of 
each  month.  Systematic  workers  in  Entomology  knowing  from  expe- 
rience, how  long  they  had  to  wait  for  the  appearance  of  their  papers  in 
print  when  presented  for  publication  in  the  Transactions  and  Proceedings 
of  the  learned  societies  and  government  publications  took  advantage  of 
the  regular  appearance  of  the  NEWS  and  sent  their  articles  to  that  journal. 
We  did  our  best  to  try  and  publish  them  and  each  year  increased  our 
quota  of  pages,  and  in  special  instances  largely  increased  the  number  of 
pages  in  individual  numbers,  but  we  soon  found,  in  spite  of  our  best  will 
and  willingness  to  oblige,  that  we  were  compelled  to  call  a  halt,  as  each 
month  we  had  enough  mss.  for  three  or  more  numbers  in  advance  and 
everybody  was  clamoring  for  an  early  appearance  in  print.  We  then  es- 
tablished the  rule  that  papers  would  appear  according  to  date  of  recep- 
tion, but  this  did  not  entirely  cure  the  evil,  so  we  made  the  rule  that  no 
technical  paper  should  occupy  more  than  t\vo  pages,  brevier  type,  but 
still  they  came,  and  now  do  come,  all  well  worthy  of  publication,  but  the 
question  is  how  to  do  it.  We  give  much  for  the  money,  and  can  do  no 
more,  and  earnestly  request  authors  to  keep  within  our  limit  of  two  pages 
for  the  more  technical  papers.  In  some  cases  authors  have  voluntarily 
paid  for  more  space,  and  to  have  their  papers  go  in  a  certain  issue,  and 
we  state  this  to  show  that  there  is  not  a  favored  few.  We  will  do  our  best, 
but  it  can  hardly  be  expected  that  we  should  publish  all  our  mss.  in  one 
number,  or  take  up  too  many  pages  with  one  article,  as  our  motto  is, 
something  in  each  number  of  interest  to  every  reader. 


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DEPARTMENT  OF  EGONOMIG  ENTOMOLOGY. 


Edited  by  Prof.  JOHN  B.  SMITH,  Sc.  D.,  New  Brunswick,  N,  J. 


The  Black  Peach  Aphis. — In  Bulletin  No.  40  of  the  Cornell  Experiment 
Station  Mr.  Slingerland  has  an  article  on  the  Black  Peach  Aphis,  Aphis 
persicce-niger,  which  has,  it  seems,  made  its  appearance  in  destructive 
numbers  in -some  sections  of  New  York  State.  Nothing  is  added  to  our 
knowledge  of  the  history  of  the  insects,  and  under  the  head  of  remedies 
he  makes  the  statement  concerning  the  root  inhabiting  form  that  "There 
is  on  record  no  experiments  in  the  destruction  of  this  form."  This 

is  not  strictly  correct;  in  Bulletin  No.  72  of  the  New  Jersey  Station  I  rec- 
ommend kainit  for  the  root  form  of  this  insect,  and  in  Bulletin  No.  75  I 
quote  the  positive  testimony  of  Dr.  E.  F.  Smith,  who  made  the  experi- 
ment, that  tobacco  dust  had  been  tried  with  great  success.  In  my  report 
for  1890'!  cite  the  testimony  of  growers  as  to  the  effects  of  applications 
of  kainit  on  infested  ground,  and  throughout  my  reports  are  notes  on  the 
same  subject.  If  my  memory  serves  me,  Mr.  Alwood,  of  the  Virginia 
Station,  has  also  stated  at  some  meeting  of  economic  entomologists  that 
tobacco  had  been  successfully  used  by  him  or  in  his  State.  Dr.  E.  F. 
Smith  has,  somewhere,  published  his  experiments  on  the  root  forms  of 
the  peach  louse  in  some  detail,  and  Mr.  Slingerland,  however  small  his 
faith  in  the  efficiency  of  the  remedies,  might  at  least  have  stated  that 
claims  have  been  made  for  them;  leaving  it  open  to  the  farmers  to  make 
experiments  if  they  choose.  Though  I  have  made  no  experiments  which 
have  any  claim  to  be  called  conclusive,  yet  the  uniform  success  that  has 
attended  a  liberal  use  of  kainit  in  peach  orchards  infested  by  these  root 
lice,  leads  me  to  feel  safe  in  making  positive  recommendations.  Thus 
far  I  have  not  found  a  case  where  the  applications  have  failed.  The 
trouble  with  the  trees  was  not  starvation  in  all  cases,  but  entirely  an  aphid 
attack.  ' 

Carnivorous  and  Herbivorous  Insects. — The  food  relations  of  some  of 
our  supposed  predaceous  insects  have  been  carefully  studied  by  Prof.  S. 
A.  Forbes,  and  some  contributions  have  been  made  on  the  subject  by  Mr. 
F.  M.  Webster  and  others.  Among  the  predaceous  forms  the  Coccim-1- 
lidae  have  been  shown  to  be  by  no  means  as  universally  carnivorous  as 
was  once  supposed,  but  that  vegetable  matter,  and  particularly  fungus 
spores  formed  a  considerable  proportion  of  their  nourishment  at  some 
seasons  of  the  year.  Coccinella  y-iiofadt  is  one  of  the  most  common  of 
our  "lady  birds,"  and  there  is  no  question  that,  in  both  larval  and  adult 
stages,  much,  and  sometimes  all  of  its  food  is  furnished  by  plant  lice. 
Others  as  well  as  myself  have  actually  observed  them  feeding  voraciously 
on  quite  a  number  of  species  of  aphids,  so  that  this  habit  of  the  species 
is  in  no  doubt.  Epilachne  borealis,  on  the  contrary,  is  as  universally 
known  as  an  herbivore,  which  is  gradually  but  steadily  iiu  rc.isin-  in  mini- 


124 


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[April, 


bers  and  in  destructives,  in  New  Jersey  at  least.  I  was  curious  to  know 
just  what,  if  any,  difference  in  mouth  structures  accompanied  this  diver- 
gence in  habits,  and  dissected  out  the  parts  in  the  above-mentioned  spe- 
cies, and  with  a  somewhat  unexpected  result.  While  in  the  Epilachne  I 


Fig.  i. 

found  a  stout,  chitinous  mandible  with  a  prominent  acute  apical  and  two 
smaller  internal  teeth,  such  as  might  well  belong  to  a  carnivore,  I  found 
in  the  Coccinclla  a  mandible  which  I  would  as  readily  have  referred  to  a 


Fit;'.  2. 

pollen  or  fruit  feeder.  The  mandible  is  distinctly  compound,  with  all  the 
sclerites  well  marked,  the  apical  tooth  small  and  bifid.  It  will  be  noticed 
by  comparing  the  figures  herewith  given  that  the  differences  are  not  con- 
fined to  the  mandibles,  but  extend  to  all  of  the  mouth  structures.  The 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  125 

maxilla;  are  quite  radically  different  in  the  development  and  the  texture 
of  the  parts,  and  in  this  respect  the  Coccinella  more  resembles  other  pre- 
daceous  insects.  The  form  and  arrangement  of  the  sclerites  of  the  lahium 
differ  throughout,  and  show  no  family  resemblance  in  any  character  that 
I  have  noted. 

The  labrum  of  Coccinella  differs  markedly  in  form  from  that  of  Epi- 
lachne.  but  yet  more  markedly  in  the  sensitive  structure  beneath  it — the 
epipharynx.  A  marked  peculiarity  in  Coccinella  is  found  in  a  central  and 
basal  series  of  sensory  pits  which  are  not  furnished  with  tactile  hairs. 
The  latter  are  few  in  number,  as  compared  with  Epilachne,  and  are  much 
less  regularly  arranged,  but  many,  if  not  most  of  them,  have  around  the 
base  a  number  of  supplemental  pits,  which  are  not  furnished  with  per- 
ceptible processes  of  any  kind.  I  have  made  no  detailed  comparisons 
between  the  parts,  preferring  to  let  the  figures  speak  for  themselves,  but 
it  gives  an  indication  of  differences  remaining  to  be  studied,  and  con- 
tradicts a  generalization  which  I  had  been  inclined  to  make,  that  com- 
pound mandibles  would  be  rarely  found  in  predaceous  forms. 

EXPLANATION   TO    BASE    FIGURES. 

Fig.  i. — Mouth-parts  of  Epilaclme  borealis :  a,  maxilla;  d,  labrum;  c, 
mandible;  d,  labrum  beneath — epipharynx.  Original. 

Fig.  2. — Mouth-parts  of  Coccinella  g-notata :  a,  maxilla;  b,  labrum;  c, 
mandible;  d,  labrum  beneath — epipharynx.  Original. 

The  Cattle  Tick. — Bulletin  No.  24,  of  the  Texas  Station,  on  the  above 
subject  is  an  unusually  interesting  and  valuable  one.  Dr.  Cooper  Curtice, 
its  author,  is  well  known  as  a  veterinarian,  and  has  devoted  himself  more 
especially  to  a  study  of  the  parasites  of  domesticated  animals.  The  his- 
tory of  this  tick  is  very  completely  given,  and  there  is  much  information 
concerning  the  structure  and  physiology  of  the  insect,  while  the  author 
leaves  yet  some  problems  for  others  to  solve.  There  is  a  consideration 
of  the  relation  of  the  ticks  to  "Texas  fever"  in  cattle,  but  Dr.  Curtice  is 
apparently  not  convinced  that  any  real  relation  exists  between  them. 

Dr.  M.  Francis  treats  of  remedial  measures,  and  finds  several  of  the 
sheep  dips  preferable  to  the  kerosene  emulsion.  He  does  not  find  that 
Mr.  H.  E.  Weed's  recommendation  of  sulphur  is  warranted  by  experience 
in  Texas.  The  efficiency  of  the  sheep  dips  as  compared  with  the  kero- 
sene emulsion  is  somewhat  surprising,  and  warrants  more  careful  study 
of  the  composition  of  these  dips. 


I  GIVE  a  new  locality  for  the  Lyccn/a  si»iorcnsis,  it  being  in  the  Yosemite 
on  the  trail  leading  to  the  foot  of  the  Upper  Yosemite  Falls.  I  took  sev- 
eral between  the  Columbia  Rorks  and  Valley  View  Point  during  the 
month  of  May,  1892,  and  they  were  seen  on  the  opposite  side  around 
Union  Point  on  the  trail  leading  to  Glacier  Point  during  the  month  of 
IUIH-,  but  they  were  so  worn  I  took  none  of  them. — J.  P>.  LKMUKKT, 
Yosemite,  Cal. 

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Notes  and.  News. 

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OF  THE  GLOBE. 

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of  news,  likely  to  interest  its  readers,  from  any  source.  The  author's  name  will  be  given 
in  each  case  for  the  information  of  cataloguers  and  bibliographers.] 


To  Contributors.— All  contributions  will  be  considered  and  passed  upon  at  our 
earliest  convenience,  and  as  far  as  may  be,  will  be  published  according  to  date  of  recep- 
tion. ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  has  reached  a  circulation,  both  in  numbers  and  circumfer- 
ence, as  to  make  it  necessary  to  put  "copy"  into  the  hands  of  the  printer,  for  each  number, 
three  weeks  before  date  of  issue.  This  should  be  remembered  in  sending  special  or  im- 
portant matter  for  certain  issue.  Owing  to  low  subscription  rate,  "  extras"  will  be  charged 
for,  and  when  they  are  wanted,  it  should  be  so  stated  on  the  MS.  along  with  the  number 
desired.  The  receipt  of  all  papers  will  be  acknowledged. — ED. 


Dr.  HORN  expects  to  be  absent  from  this  city  from  the  middle  of  April 
to  the  first  of  June.  This  note  will  explain  to  correspondents  the  cause 
of  delay  in  receiving  replies. 

THE  NEWS  begs  to  acknowledge  the  receipt,  on  several  occasions,  from 
Mr.  V.  R.  Pratt,  of  copies  of  the  Reynoldsville  (Pa.)  Volunteer,  contain- 
ing his  articles  on  the  entomology  of  Reynoldsville  and  vicinity.  The 
last  one  received  is  on  Compound  eyes,  whose  structure  Mr.  Pratt  illus- 
trates by  the  piling  together  of  six-sided  church  steeples  to  form  a  hemi- 
sphere, with  the  points  of  the  steeples  in  the  centre,  the  bases  of  the 
steeples  on  the  surface  representing  the  facets.  The  article  is  an  excel- 
lent example  of  the  interest  which  can  be  imparted  to  presentations  of 
the  facts  of  Entomology. 

THE  many  friends  and  scientific  correspondents  of  Dr.  John  Hamilton, 
of  Allegheny,  will  be  delighted  to  know  that  he  is  on  the  fair  road  to  re- 
covery from  his  recent  protracted  illness,  which  threatened  at  one  time  to 
terminate  fatally.  He  has  been  confined  to  his  bed  since  the  5th  of  Feb- 
ruary, but  is  again  able  to  sit  up  for  a  part  of  each  day,  and  hopes  ere  long 
to  be  able  to  resume  his  studies  of  the  Coleoptera,  in  which  he  has  done 
so  much  excellent  work.  He  has  in  hand  a  lengthy  paper  upon  the  bee- 
tles of  Alaska,  which  will  be  a  most  valuable  contribution  to  our  know- 
ledge of  that  comparatively  little-known  field,  and  his  Catalogue  of  the 
Coleoptera  of  western  Pennsylvania  is  in  such  a  state  that  it  might  soon 
go  to  the  hands  of  the  printer.  It  is  earnestly  to  be  desired  that  he  may 
live  to  publish  these  papers  upon  which  he  has  expended  many  years  of 
diligent  labor. — W.  J.  HOLLAND. 

THE  imago  of  C.  dionc  first  makes  its  appearance  about  June  2oth. 
The  insect  is  found  in  the  greatest  abundance  on  tall  slough  grass,  as  is 
also  C.  thoe.  However,  I  have  rarely  found  them  on  wet,  marshy  ground. 
C.  dione  is  not  difficult  to  collect,  as  it  may  often  be  seen  hanging  to  the 
side  of  the  grass  blade  and  easily  captured  before  disturbed.  \Vhen  once 
disturbed,  however,  its  flight  is  rapid  and  very  hard  to  follow  with  the  eye. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  127 

There  are  two  broods  in  a  season,  the  second  making  its  appearance  in 
July.  In  the  latter  part  of  July  and  August  the  species  is  most  abundant, 
but  nearly  all  specimens  are  badly  demoralized,  and  a  perfect  one  is  hard 
to  find.  The  favorite  flower  of  the  butterfly  is  a  species  of  milkweed. 
From  the  milkweed  I  have  sometimes  taken  as  many  as  twenty  specimens 
with  a  single  stroke  of  the  net,  all  of  which,  with  a  few  exceptions,  proved 
to  be  imperfect.  A  description  of  the  life  habits  of  C.  dione  is  in  most 
respects  identical  with  that  of  C.  thoe.  Thee  appears  a  few  days  before 
dione,  but  is  not  nearly  so  abundant  in  this  locality.  The  larva  of  C. 
dione  seems  to  be  an  especial  attraction  to  the  ants;  on  the  food-plant  I 
have  seen  larva  completely  covered  with  them.  Whether  the  larva  itself 
is  the  attraction  or  the  gummy  product  of  the  plant  I  do  not  know.  The 
ants  appear  to  be  friendly,  and  never  do  them  any  injury.  This  is  also 
the  case  with  C.  thoe,  as  doubtless  with  all  Chrysophanus  larva. — HENRY 
G.  WILLARD,  Grinnell,  Iowa. 

JOHN  OBADIAH  WESTWOOD,  M.A.,  F.L.S.,  honorary  president  of  the 
British  Entomological  Society,  died  in  London,  January  2d.  Prof.  West- 
wood  was  born  in  Sheffield  in  1805.  He  was  educated  at  Litchfield,  and 
was  appointed  in  1861  to  the  professorship  of  zoology  founded  at  Oxford 
by  the  munificence  of  the  late  Rev.  F.  W.  Hope. 

In  1855  the  Royal  Society  awarded  him  one  of  the  royal  medals  for  his 
scientific  works,  and  in  1860  he  was  elected  to  fill  the  place  of  the  illus- 
trions  Humboldt  as  corresponding  member  of  the  Entomological  Society 
at  Paris.  He  wrote:  Introduction  to  the  Modern  Classification  of  Insects," 
"  Entomologists'  Text  Book,"  published  in  1838;  "  British  Butterflies  and 
their  Transformations,"  in  1841,  and  a  number  of  other  works  of  a  similar 
nature. 

IT  may  be  of  interest  to  the  readers  of  the  NEWS  to  know  that  I  took 
one  9  specimen  of  Spilosoma  priina  Slosson  at  electric  light  last  Summer. 
Very  likely  more  could  have  been  captured,  but  not  being  on  the  lookout 
for  the  species,  may  have  passed  them  over  as  the  more  commoner  species 
of  the  same  family.  I  saw  a  specimen  of  priina  in  New  York,  and  at 
once  recognized  my  unnamed  specimen.  It  has,  I  believe,  only  previously 
been  taken  in  the  White  Mountains.  I  can  record  the  capture  here  of 
Ca/ytnnia  calami  Harvey,  last  July.  I  have  not  seen  it  mentioned  in  any 
New  York  lists. — CHAS.  S.  MCKNIGHT. 

OUR  KNOWLEDGE  OF  INSECTS. — In  England  we  have  about  12,000  spe- 
cies of  insects,  and  it  is  perhaps  not  to  be  expected  that  the  ultimate  total, 
when  all  the  smallest  species  have  been  collected  and  studied  as  assidu- 
ously as  the  larger  ones,  will  exceed  this  estimate  by  more  than  a  tm- 
hundrecl,  or  at  most  one  or  two  thousand,  lint  with  foreign  countries  it 
is  very  different;  and  I  must  confess  that  I  was  surprised,  when  1  lately 
received  a  fine  new  species  of  I'/iasniida  from  Madagascar,  to  find  that 
barely  half  a  dozen  species  had  yet  been  recorded  from  that  island.  If 
this  is  the  state  of  our  knowledge  of  such  insects  as  I'/iasniida,  how  im- 


128  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

perfect  must  it  be  of  the  smaller  species  of  Coleoptera,  Hymenoptera, 
Diptera,  etc.,  many  of  which  are  of  almost  microscopic  dimensions.  Many 
insects  are  so  local  and  so  closely  connected  with  plants  which  disappear 
before  civilization  that  the  same  fate  of  extermination  which  has  fallen 
on  so  many  of  the  larger  animals  during  the  last  century  cannot  but  fall 
heavily  upon  these  also.  It  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  it  is  highly  pro- 
bable that  a  large  proportion  of  the  insects  at  present  existing  in  the 
world  will  become  extinct  before  their  existence  is  even  known  to  scientific 
men. — W.  F.  KIRBY  in  "Knowledge." 

FOOD-PLANTS  OF  THE  POTATO  STALK-WEEVIL,  Trichobasis  irinotata 
Say. — This  insect  has  for  many  years  been  known  as  affecting  the  stem 
of  the  potatoes,  but  of  late  is  either  changing  its  larval  habits  somewhat! 
or  else  entomologists  are  becoming  more  apt  in  their  investigations;  pos- 
sibly both.  A  recent  Bulletin  from  the  Iowa  Experiment  Station  gives, 
besides  the  potato,  several  species  of  "  Ground  Celery"  and  the  "  Horse 
Nettle,"  while  lately  one  of  my  correspondents  near  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  is 
complaining  bitterly  of  injuries  to  his  egg  plants  "during  the  last  three 
years."  Some  sections  of  these  affected  plants  of  last  year  sent  me  Feb- 
ruary ist  contained  adults  of  this  weevil.  It  will  now  be  in  order  to  watch 
the  tomato.  The  list  of  food-plants  of  the  larva;,  as  now  understood, 
will  stand  as  follows  : 

Solatium  tuberosum,  Miss.  Margaretta  H.  Morris,  Harris  Ins  Inj.  Yeg., 
1841,  p.  72;  Flint  ed.  pp.  81-82. 

Solanum  carolinense,  Physalis  philadclphica,  P.  virginiana  var.  ani- 
bigua,  P.  laiiceolata,  F.  A.  Sirrine,  Bull.  19,  Iowa  Agri.  Exp.  Station, 
November,  1892  (issued  February,  1893),  pp.  589-94. 

Solanum  melongena,  F.  M.  Webster. 

Prof.  C.  P.  Gillette  (Bull.  12,  Iowa  Agri.  Exp.  Station,  p.  547)  stated, 
in  1891,  that  he  had  observed  the  adults  in  Winter  in  two  species  of  Phy- 
salis, but  does  not  give  the  species. — F.  M.  WEBSTER,  Wooster,  Ohio. 


Identification  of  Insects  i Images)  for  Subscribers. 

Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions:  ist,  The  number  of  speci- 
mens to  be  unlimited  for  each  sending;  2d,  The  sender  to  pay  all  expenses  of  transporta- 
tion and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  ; 
3d,  Each  specimen  must  have  a  number  attached  so  that  the  identification  may  be  an- 
nounced accordingly.  Exotic  species  named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor, 
who  should  be  consulted  before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  2  cent  stamp  with  all  insects 
for  return  of  names.  Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  read  page  41,  Vol.  111. 
Address  all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Logan 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Pliny,  to  whom  the  origin  of  the  sweet,  viscid  fluid  (honey-dew)  secreted 
by  the  Aphides  was  unknown,  says,  "  it  is  either  a  certaine  sweat  of  the 
skit-,  or  some  unctuous  gellie  proceeding  from  the  starres,  or  rather  a 
liquid  purged  from  the  aire  when  it  purifyeth  itself." 


IS93-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  1 2Q 

Kritomological   Literature. 


ZOOLOGISCHER  ANZEIGER,  Leipsic,  Jan.  30,  1893.— On  the  parasitism 
of  the  Pseudoscorpions,  F.  Leydig. 

LE  NATURALISTE,  Paris,  Feb.  i,  1893. — The  means  of  defense  of  some 
nocturnal  Lepidoptera,  L.  Cuenot,  figs. 

THE  AMERICAN  NATURALIST,  Philadelphia,  March,  1893. — Notes  on 
Ohio  and  other  Phalangidae,  C.  M.  Weed. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  RECORD,  London,  Feb.  15,  1892. — Heliothis 
armigera  [bred  in  imported?  tomatoes],  J.  W.  Tutt. 

ATTI  BELLA  SOCIETA  YEXETO-TRENTINA  DI  SCIENZE  NATURALI  (2),  I, 

Padua,  1893. — The  family  Phytoptini,  G.  Canestrini,  16  pis. 

LEPIDOPTERA  INDICA.  By  F.  Moore,  part  xii,  London,  L.  Reeve  &  Co., 
1892. — Pp.  273-317,  pis.  87-94.  This  part  completes  volume  i. 

THE  JOURNAL  OF  THE  CINCINNATI  SOCIETY  OF  NATURAL  HISTORY,  xv, 
3  and  4,  Feb.  24,  1893. — Mordellidas  in  the  vicinity  of  Cincinnati,  Ohio,  C. 
Dury. 

ARCHIV  FUR  NATURGESCHICHTE,  lix,  I,  i,  Berlin,  December,  1892.— 
On  the  various  types  of  six-footed  larvae  among  the  fresh  water  mites, 
Dr.  P.  Kramer. 

BIOLOGISCHES  CENTRALBLATT,  Erlangen,  Feb.  i,  1893. — Sounds  by 
ants,  E.  Wasmann. — February,  isth.  Self  mutilation  by  Phryganid  larvae, 
Grafm  M.  von  Linden. 

ICONOGRAPHIE  SUR    QUELQUES   SAUTERELLES  VERTES*f  par  AlphonSC 

Pictet  et  Henri  de  Saussure,  Geneve.  Imprimerie  Aubert  Schuchardt, 
1892,  pp.  28,  pis.  3,  4to. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  MONTHLY  MAGAZINE,  London,  March,  1893.— 
Notes  on  some  experiments  in  hybridising  Burnet  Moths  (Zygsense),  W. 
H.  B.  Fletcher.  Many  notes. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST,  London,  March,  1893. — The  West  Indian  species 
of  Cerop/astes,  T.  D.  A.  Cockerell.  The  cyanide  reaction  with  yellow 
Lepidoptera,  F.  H.  P.  Coste. 

EXTOMOLOGISCHE  NACHRICHTEN,  xix,  3,  Berlin,  February,  1893. — Re- 
marks on  C.  Escherich's  "Biological  significance  of  the  genital  appen- 
dages of  insects,"  C.  Verhoeff. 

CATALOGUS  HYMENOPTERORVM  hucusque  descriptorum  systematicus 
et  synonymicus.  Auctore,  Dr.  C.  G.  de  Dalla  Torre.  Vol.  vi:  Chrysididre 
(Tubulifera),  Lipsue  Sumptibus  Guilelmi  Engelmann,  MDCCCXCII,  pp. 
viii,  1 1 8. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  t  Contains  new  genera. 


130  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

SCIENCE,  N.  Y.,  March  10,  1893. — Notes  on  the  wing  color  of  North 
American  Locusts  belonging  to  the  subfamily  Oedipodinae  and  its  seem- 
ing relation  to  climatic  conditions,  L.  Bruner. 

VERHANDLUNGEN  DER  K.  K.  ZOOLOGISCH-BOTANISCHEN  GESELL- 
SCHAFT  IN  WIEN,  xlii,  4,  January,  1893. — On  the  pouch-shaped  abdominal 
appendages  of  the  female  butterflies  of  the  Acrseidse,  A.  F.  Rogenhofer. 

BULLETINO  DELLA  SOCIETA  ENTOMOLOGICA  ITALIANA,  Xxiv,  3,  Flor- 
ence, Jan.  28,  1893. — Revision  of  the  European  species  of  mosquitoes, 
Culicidae,  E.  Ficalbi.  New  or  little  known  Coccidae,  A.  T.  Tozzetti,  figs. 

THE  BRITISH  NATURALIST,  London,  March,  1893.— Portrait  and  sketch 
of  J.  A.  Clark.  Entomological  nomenclature,  C.  W.  Dale.  The  Ptero- 
phorina  of  Britain  (cont.)  J.  W.  Tutt.  Is  moisture  the  cause  of  melanism?' 
J.  E.  Robson. 

BULLETIN  OF  THE  OHIO  AGRICULTURAL  EXPERIMENT  STATION,  No. 
45,  December,  1892. — Insects  affecting  the  Blackberry  and  Raspberry,  F. 
M.  Webster,  38  figs.,  88  species  recorded. — No.  46,  Underground  Insect 
Destroyers  of  the  Wheat  plant,  id.  figs. 

BULLETIN  OF  THE  UNITED  STATES  GEOLOGICAL  SURVEY,  No.  93, 
Washington,  D.  C.,  1892. — Received  Feb.  28,  1893. — Some  insects  of 
special  interest  from  Florissant,  Colorado,  and  other  points  in  the  Tertia- 
ries  of  Colorado  and  Utah,  S.  H.  Scudder. 

BIOLOGIA  CENTRALI-AMERICANA,  pt.  cvi,  London,  January,  1893.— 
Arachnida  Acaridea,  O.  Stoll,  pp.  41-55,  i-xxi,  pis.  xx,  xxi.  Coleoptera, 
vol.  iv,  pt.  i,  pp.  525-564,  pi.  xxii,  G.  C.  Champion.  Rhynchota  Heter- 
optera,  pp.  369-384,  pi.  xxxiii,  W.  L.  Distant. 

THE  FAUNA  OF  BRITISH  INDIA,  including  Ceylon  and  Burma.  Pub- 
lished under  the  authority  of  the  Secretary  of  State  for  India  in  Council. 
Edited  by  W.  T.  Blanford.  Moths,  vol.  i,  by  G.  F.  Hampson.  London, 
Taylor  &  Francis,  1892,  8vo,  pp.  xxiii,  527;  333  woodcuts. 

MlTTHEILUNGEN     DER     SCHWEIZERISCHEN     ENTOMOLOGISCHEN     GE- 

SELLSCHAFT.,  viii,  io,  Schaff hausen,  January,  1893. — On  hybridization 
among  insects,  Dr.  M.  Standfuss.  Summary  of  the  researches  of  M. 
Jules  Gonin  on  the  metamorphosis  of  Lepidoptera,  Prof.  E.  Bugnion. 
Coleoptera  Helvetica,  Dr.  G.  Stierlin,  pp.  289-320. 

THE  ANNALS  AND  MAGAZINE  OF  NATURAL  HISTORY  (6),  xi,  62,  London, 
February,  1893. — Report  upon  the  Myriapoda  of  the  "Challenger"  expe- 
dition, with  remarks  upon  the  fauna  of  Bermuda,*  R.  I.  Pocock,  i  pi.  On 
the  probable  sensory  nature  of  the  "appendix"  of  the  antennas  of  cole- 
opterous larvae,  C.  J.  Gahan.  Aglia  tan,  a  connecting  link  between  the 
Ceratocampidoe  and  Saturniidae,  and  the  type  of  a  new  subfamily  Agliinae, 
A.  S.  Packard.  A  reply  to  some  observations  on  the  mouth  organs  of 
the  Diptera,  B.  T.  Lowne. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  131 

PSYCHE,  Cambridge,  Mass.,  March,  1893.— Notes  on  Tachinidse,  S.  W- 
Williston.  Descriptions  of  new  species  and  genera  of  West  African  Le- 
pidoptera  iii,  W.  J.  Holland,  i  pi.  Orgyia  badia  Hy.  Edvv.  and  other 
notes,  with  a  table  to  separate  the  larvae  of  Orgyia,  H.  G.  Dyar.  Syn- 
opsis of  the  North  American  species  of  Megacilissa,  W.  J.  Fox. 

THE  PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  LINNEAN  SOCIETY  OF  NEW  SOUTH  WALES 
(2),  vii,  2,  Sidney,  Nov.  22,  1892. — A  viviparous  Australian  Peripatns  (P. 
leuckartii  Sang.),  J.  J.  Fletcher.  Catalogue  of  the  described  Hymenop- 
tera  of  Australia,  pt,  u,  W.  W.  Froggatt.  Further  notes  on  the  viviparity 
of  the  larger  Victorian  Peripafus,  generally  known  as  P.  leuckartii,  A. 
Dendy. 

THE  CANADIAN  ENTOMOLOGIST,  London,  Ont.,  March,  1893. — Cana- 
dian Hymenoptera.  No.  3,  W.  H.  Harrington.  New  Chernetidae  from 
the  United  States,  N.  Banks.  Descriptions  of  new  Braconids  bred  by 
Prof.  A.  D.  Hopkins,  W.  H.  Ashmead.  Synopsis  of  the  Asilid  genus 
Dioctria,  D.  W.  Coquillett.  Notes  from  the  Cornell  Insectary— I.  Some 
results  of  a  trap  lantern  experiment,  M.  V.  Slingerland. 

THE  TRANSACTIONS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY  OF  LONDON, 
1892,  pt.  III. — On  some  eggs  of  Hemiptera,  Dr.  D.  Sharp,  2  pis.— On  va- 
riation in  the  color  of  cocoons,  pupse  and  larvse;  further  experiments,  W. 
Bateson.  Experiments  in  1890  and  1891  on  the  color  relation  between 
certain  lepidopterous  larvae  and  their  surroundings,  together  with  some 
other  observations  on  lepidopterous  larvae,  Miss  L.  J.  Gould,  i  pi. 

FLOWERS  AND  INSECTS — LABIATE  by  Charles  Robertson,  Trans.  Acad. 
Sci.  St.  Louis,  vi,  pp.  101-131,  Nov.  25,  1892 — [ORCHIDS],  Bot.  Gazette, 
xviii,  pp.  47-54,  Crawfordsville,  Ind.,  February,  1893.  These  are  the 
most  recent  additions  to  a  series  of  papers  with  the  same  title,  which  Mr. 
Robertson  has  contributed  to  various  numbers  of  the  Botanical  Gazette, 
beginning  with  vol.  xiv,  p.  120,  May,  1889,  and  to  the  Transactions  of  the 
Academy  of  Sciences  of  St.  Louis,  vol.  v. 

MIDDEN-SUMATRA. — Reizen  en  Onderzoekingen  der  Sumatra-Expeditie, 
exitgerust  door  het  aardrijkskundig  Genootschap,  1877-79,  beschreven 
door  le  Leden  der  Expeditie,  onder  toezicht  van  Prof.  P.  J.  Veth.  Natu- 
urlijke  Historic,  door  Joh.  F.  Snelleman.  Tweede  Deel.  Leiden.  E.  J. 
Brill,  1892.  Forrkularia,  A.  de  Bormans.  Lepidoptera,  P.  C.  T.  Snellen. 
Diptera,  F.  M.  van  der  Wulp.  Hymenoptera,  C.  Ritsema  Czn  and  Dr. 
G.  L.  Mayr.  Hemiptera,  W.  L.  Distant  and  C.  Ritsema  Czn.  Aranese, 
Dr.  A.  W.  M.  van  Hasselt. 


132  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [April, 

NEW  SPECIES  OF  NORTH  AMERICAN  INSECTS  DESCRIBED 
IN  THE  PRECEDING  LITERATURE. 


ARACHNIDA. 

Acaridea:  n.  sp.  C.  Am.,  Stoll.  Biol.  Centr.-Am.  Arach.-Acar.  pp.  41-55. 
Pseudoscorpiones — Chernetidae:  n.  sp.  from  U.  S.,  Banks,  Can.  Ent. 
xxv,  pp.  64-67. 

Phalangida:  Liobunum  /occ>risendii\\reed,  Am.  Nat.  xxvii.  p.  295,  N.  M. 

COLEOPTERA. 

Byrrhidae:  Nosotetocus  (fossil),  n.  gen.,  Scudder,  Bull.  U.  S.  Geol.  Sur. 
93,  p.  16.  N.  marcovi,  p.  17,  pi.  2,  figs.  2,  3,  Florissant,  Col. 

Carabidae:  Carabites  exanimus  (fossil),  Scud.,  1.  c.  p.  17,  pi.  i,  fig.  4, 
White  River,  Utah. 

Heteromera:  n.  gen.  and  sp.,  Mex.,  Cent.  Am.,  Champion,  Biol.  Cent.- 
Am.  Coleop.  iv,  pt.  i,  pp.  525-564. 

DIPTERA. 

Dioctria  parvnlns,  rubidus,  Cal.,  Coquillett,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p.  80  and 
table  of  N.  A.  species. 

Mycetophilidae  :  Mycetophoetus  (fossil),  n.  gen.  Scud.,  1.  c.  p.  20.  J/. 
intermedius,  p.  20,  pi.  2,  fig.  5,  Florissant,  Col. 

Oestridae:  Palcestrus  (fossil),  n.  gen.  Scudder,  Bull.  U.  S.  Geol.  Sur.  93, 
p.  18.  P.  oligocenus,  p.  19,  pi.  2,  figs,  i,  4,  Florissant,  Col. 

HEM1PTERA. 

Ceroptastes,  3  n.  sp.,  West  Indies,  Cockerel!,  Entom.  xxvi,  pp.  81-83. 

Cicada  grandiosa  (fossil)  Scudder,  Bull.  U.  S.  Geol.  Sur.  93,  p.  15,  pi. 
i,  fig.  3,  Florissant,  Col. 

Heteroptera:  n.  sp.,  Mex.,  Cent.  Am.,  Distant,  Biol.  Cent. -Am.  Rhyn. 

Heterop.,  pp.  369-384. 

HYMENOPTERA. 

Braconidas:  n.  sp.  from  W.  Va.  and  tables  of  species  of  Spathius  and 
Ccznophanes,  Ashmead,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  pp.  67-79. 

Megacilissa gloriosa,  N.  Mex.,  Fox,  Psyche,  vi,  p.  421,  and  table  of 
N.  A.  species. 

Tenthredinidae:  Atocns  (fossil),  n.  gen.  Scudder,  Bull.  U.  S.  Geol.  Sur. 
93,  p.  24.  A.  defessits,  p.  25,  pi.  i,  fig.  5,  Florissant,  Col.  N.  sp.  from 
Ontario,  Harrington,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  pp.  57-64. 

LEPIDOPTERA. 

Libytheinae:  Barbarothca  (fossil)  n.  gen.,  Scudder,  Bull.  U.  S.  Geol. 
Sur.  93,  p.  21.  B.  florissanti,  p.  23,  pi.  3,  figs.  1-5,  Florissant,  Col. 

ODONATA. 

Fossil:  Tru'hocncniis  alicna  Scudder,  Bull.  U.  S.  Geol.  Sur.  93,  p.  12,  pi. 
i,  fig.  2,  Florissant,  Col.  Stenogomphus  n.  gen.,  p.  13.  ^S".  carlctoni,  p. 
14,  pi.  i,  fig.  i,  Roan  Mountain,  Col. 

ORTHOPTERA. 

Pseudophyllidae:  Acanthoprion  n.  gen.,  A.  azfcciun  Pictet  and  Saussure, 
Icon.  Saut.  Vert.  p.  26,  pi.  3,  fig.  21,  Mex. 


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The  E^ntomological  Section 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  MEETINGS. 


FEBRUARY  23,   1893. 

Meeting  called  to  order  at  8.20  P.M.,  Dr.  Horn,  Director,  in  the  chair. 
Members  present:  Laurent,  Ridings,  Calvert,  Skinner,  Liebeck,  Welles. 
Associates:  Boerner,  Nell,  Dr.  Castle.  Mr.  Calvert  stated  that,  in  con- 
nection with  the  catalogue  of  Odonata  he  is  preparing,  he  has  been  obliged 
to  revise  the  genera  of  the  subfamily  Libellulinae  on  account  of  the  un- 
suitable character  of  the  present  ones  for  American  species.  The  speaker 
gave  the  characters  of  the  genera  of  Dipla.v  and  Celitheniis,  aided  by 
drawings  on  the  blackboard.  Mr.  Nell  exhibited  some  pop-corn,  show- 
ing depredations  of  the  moth  Gelechia  cereallella,  and  exhibited  speci- 
mens of  the  moth,  chrysalis  and  larva.  Dr.  Horn  exhibited  the  series  of 
Galerucini  he  had  used  in  the  preparation  of  his  paper  on  that*  subject. 
The  group  had  been  treated  in  1865  by  Dr.  LeConte,  but  comparatively 
few  species  have  been  added  since,  and  few  reductions  made  by  synonymy. 
The  comparative  characters  of  the  genera  were  explained  and  dwelt  on 
at  length.  Our  species,  previously  under  Luperus,  will  have  to  be  called 
Luperoides.  In  a  paper  entitled  Miscellaneous  Coleoptera,  Dr.  Horn 
stated  he  would  describe  new  species  of  Dacoderus  aegialites,  Mr.  L,ie- 
beck  recorded  finding  in  this  locality,  in  numbers,  Baris  scolopacta. 

HENRY  SKINNER,  M.D.,  Recorder. 


The  following  papers  were  read  and  accepted  by  the  Committee  for 
publication  in  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  : 


Description  of  a  new  Sphinx  and  some  notes  on 
S.  coloradus  Smith. 

By  B.  NEUMOEGEN,  New  York. 

Sphinx  franckii  nov.  spec. — Antenna;  brown,  culmen  white.  Head 
gray;  palpi  of  same  color,  granulated  with  yellowish  brown;  collar  also 
yellowish  brown,  with  two  oblique  black  streaks  converging  at  upper 
centre;  patagiae  light  gray,  heavily  edged  with  black  inwardly  in  their 
upper  portion.  Abdomen  has  a  large  area  of  dorsum  in  yellowish  brown 
with  a  black  centre  line;  broad  black  segmentary  bands  with  whitish  in- 
terspaces. Primaries  light  gray,  shading  into  white  at  base,  at  apex  and 
along  submarginal  line;  black  dashes  along  apical  part  of  costa  at  apex, 
in  internerval  spaces,  and  a  thin  black  line  below  and  parallel  with  me- 
dian vein;  a  double,  black,  submarginal  line  from  below  vein  7  to  inner 
margin,  bulging  inwardly  between  veins  1-3,  the  outer  line  degrading  into 
a  large,  blackish,  irregular  blotch  near  angle;  the  entire  median  and  sub- 
marginal  area  of  wing,  up  to  near  apex,  covered  with  a  peculiar  bright 


134  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS,  [April, 

yellowish  brown;  granules  of  same  color  in  apical  part  of  costa.  Sec- 
ondaries have  ground  color  of  a  yellowish  white,  with  pronounced  mar- 
ginal and  median  bands  of  black;  both  wings  have  yellowish  brown 
fringes  dotted  with  black  at  nerval  termini  and  brownish  s.  t.  lines.  Below, 
both  wings  brownish  gray,  fading  into  white  basal  tinges,  especially  in 
secondaries,  which  have  whitish  anal  margins.  Thorax  yellowish  brown. 
Abdomen  silvery  gray.  Legs  gray,  with  a  sprinkling  of  yellowish  brown. 
Expanse  of  wings  105  mm.  Length  of  body  30  mm. 

Hab. — Kansas  City. 

Type,   £   collection  of  George  Franck,  Esq. 

This  insect  forms  a  connecting  link  between  61.  kalmi<z  and  S. 
chersis,  having  in  part  of  its  primaries  the  peculiar  yellowish 
brown  of  the  former,  and  besides  the  light  gray,  as  well  the  entire 
shape  of  wings  of  the  latter. 

I  tak.e  great  pleasure  in  naming  it  after  my  friend,  Mr.  George 
Franck,  of  Brooklyn,  a  well-known  lepidopterist. 

Sphinx  coloradus  Smith. 

This  is  only  a  local  (Colorado)  variation  of  my  .5".  dollii,  Pap. 
i,  p.  149,  from  Arizona.  Mr.  D.  Bruce,  in  the  last  few  years, 
has  caught  quite  a  number  of  this  form,  which,  on  the  average, 
is  soirfewhat  larger  than  the  typical.  In  the  type  the  whitish 
space  along  costa  and  cell,  as  well  as  the  black  dashes  between 
veins,  are  less  pronounced,  and  the  short,  black,  transverse,  sub- 
marginal  line  between  veins  2-5  is  absent.  In  all  other  respects 
the  insects  tally. 


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SYNOPSIS  OF  THE  N.  AMERICAN  SPECIES  OF  NOMIA. 

By  WM.  J.   Fox,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Apical  margins  of  dorsal  abdominal  segments  2-4  or  5,  greenish  white. 
Size  large,   17  mm.  or  over  in  length;    apex  of  hind  tibia;  of  $  not 
emarginate  ........     Norton!  Cr. 

Size  medium,  less  than  15  mm.  in  length. 

Dorsal  abdominal  segments  of  £  subopaque,  not  punctate,  but  feebly 
roughened  or   granulated,   apex  of   hind  femora  of  rf  widely 

emarginate Robinsoni  Cr. 

Dorsal  abdominal  segments  of  9  distinctly  punctured,  tf  unknown. 

punctata  n.  sp. 

Apical  margins  of  dorsal  abdominal  segments  not  greenish  white;  entirely 
ferruginous,  or  ferruginous  and  black.     Length  10 — 12  mm. 

nevadensis  Cr. 


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Nomia  punctata  ?.— Front  and  clypeus  with  rather  strong,  scattered 
punctures;  front  strongly  impressed  medially,  dorsulum  more  strongly 
punctured  than  the  front,  very  sparsely  so  on  posterior  portion;  scutellum 
sparsely  punctured,  strongly  impressed  down  the  middle;  metathorax 
with  coarse,  separated  punctures,  the  enclosed  transverse  portion  at  base 
rugose.  Abdomen  shining;  distinctly,  sometimes  coarsely  punctured. 
Black;  apical  margins  of  dorsal  abdominal  segments  2-4,  broadly  greenish 
white.  Head,  thorax  and  legs,  more  or  less  clothed  with  grayish  pubes- 
cence; tarsi  testaceous,  the  first  joint  of  hind  tarsi  within  the  bronzy  pu- 
bescence. Wings  subhyaline,  apical  margins  fuscous,  nervures  and  stigma 
dark  testaceous.  Length  10  mm. 

Var.  (?)  A  specimen  has  the  punctures  of  the  dorsulum  and  abdomen 
very  strong  and  the  tarsi  black. 

Three  specimens,  Denver,  Col.  (E.  V.  Beales),  Vega  S.  Jose, 
N.  Mex.  (C.  H.  Tyler  Tovvnsend)  and  Big  Stone  City  So.  Dak., 
(J.  F.  Aldrich).  Is  at  once  distinguished  from  Nortoni  by  its 
small  size  and  the  rather  densely  pubescent  thorax;  from  the 
Cuban  species,  Robinsoni,  it  is  distinguished  by  the  distinctly 
punctured  abdomen. 


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A  NEW  OPHION. 

By  G.  C.  DAVIS,  Agr.  Coll.  Mich. 

I  take  pleasure  in  dedicating  this  new  species  of  Op  hi  on  to 
Mrs.  Annie  T.  Slosson.  who  bred  the  specimen  from  a  dark  co- 
coon of  one  of  the  larger  species  of  Acronycta  last  season.  The 
parasitized  cocoon  was  taken  in  Connecticut. 

Ophion  slossonae  n.  sp.  <j\ — Length  one  inch,  wing  expanse  one  and 
five-eighths  inches.  Dark  honey-yellow,  except  eyes,  ocelli,  tips  of  man- 
dibles, tarsal  claws  and  extremities  of  tarsal  joints  on  posterior  legs, 
which  parts  vary  from  dark  brown  to  black.  The  wings  are  deep  fuligi- 
nous with  black  veins,  except  at  extreme  base  and  the  stigma,  which  are 
fulvous;  the  vein-stump  in  the  cubito-discoidal  cell  comparatively  long; 
glabrous  spot  small,  opaque  like  rest  of  the  wing,  obscure;  metathorax 
distinctly  areolated.  It  has  eight  prominent  ridges  emanating  from  the 
extremity  o  the  thorax,  the  two  central  ones  and  the  outer  pairs  close 
together;  these  are  crossed  by  two  semicircular  lines,  the  upper  one  ab- 
breviated, and  the  lower  one  uniting  with  the  outer  radiating  lines;  petiole 
of  the  abdomen  much  lighter  in  color  below  the  abrupt  constriction  than 
above.  In  other  respects  the  species  differs  but  little  from  O.  glabratnin. 
which  it  closely  resembles  in  form  and  color. 

One  specimen  in  collection  of  Am.  Ent.  Society,  Philadelphia. 
The  fuliginous  wings  will  at  once  distinguish  the  species. 


136  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [April, 

Since  naming  the  above  I  have  received  another  £  specimen 
collected  by  Mr.  French  at  Carbondale,  111.,  in  June.  This  shows 
the  species  to  have  quite  a  wide  distribution.  The  specimen  dif- 
fers from  the  other  only  in  having  no  black  on  the  posterior  tarsi, 
but  all  the  tarsi  and  tibiae  a  little  lighter  yellow. 


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THREE  NEW  AFRICAN  BOMBYCIDS. 

By  W.  J.   HOLLAND,  Ph.D.,  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

SATURNIID^E. 
BUNAEA  Hub. 

i.  B.  gootlii  sp.  nov.  $. — In  the  form  of  wings  and  in  size  allied  to  B. 
milfordi  Kirby,  with  the  type  of  which  I  have  compared  it,  but  from  which 
it  differs  very  materially.  Antennae  blackish.  Front  dark  brown,  with  a 
conspicuous  white  spot  at  the  base  of  each  of  the  antennae;  the  upper- 
side  of  the  thorax  is  dark  fawn;  the  upperside  of  the  abdomen  pale 
fawn;  the  lowerside  of  the  thorax  and  abdomen  is  pale  fawn,  inclining  to 
whitish;  the  legs  are  dark  brown;  the  primaries  are  fawn,  except  the  outer 
margin,  which  is  paler,  inclining  to  whitish  near  the  outer  angle;  the  line 
of  demarcation  between  this  pale  outer  area  and  the  darker  body  of  the 
wing  is  straight,  running  from  the  costa  a  little  before  the  apex  to  the 
inner  margin  nearly  three-fourths  of  the  distance  from  the  base;  there  is 
an  irregularly  zigzagged  basal  line  of  dark  brown  and  at  the  end  of  the 
cell  a  hyaline  dot  surrounded  by  a  dark  brown  ring  denned  externally  by 
pale  fawn;  the  secondaries  have  the  ground  color  on  the  inner  half  of  the 
wing  as  on  the  primaries;  the  costal  margin  is  broadly  laved  with  bright 
pink;  the  wing  is  marked  by  a  very  large  ocellus,  having  a  hyaline  spot 
in  the  middle,  the  pupil  being  velvety-black,  irrorated  with  bright  blue 
scales  about  the  middle;  the  iris  is  pale  yellowish,  very  broad,  and  denned 
externally  by  a  diffuse  brownish  line  which  coalesces  with  a  transverse  line 
running  from  the  inner  edge  of  the  ocellus  to  the  inner  margin  about  the 
middle.  On  the  underside  the  primaries  are  fawn,  with  the  inner  margin 
broadly  reddish;  at  the  end  of  the  cell  the  ocellus  of  the  upperside  reap- 
pears, but  more  .distinctly  denned;  the  line  separating  the  lighter  marginal 
area  from  the  darker  inner  area  reappears  upon  the  lowerside  as  a  heavy 
brown  line;  the  marginal  tract  on  the  lowerside  is  very  little  paler  than 
the  body  of  the  wing;  the  underside  of  the  secondaries  is  fawn,  profusely 
marked  with  whitish  scales  on  the  basal  half;  there  is  a  dark  brown  cir- 
cular spot  near  the  base,  and  a  dark  brown  transverse  line  running  from 
the  outer  angle  to  near  the  middle  of  the  inner  angle;  the  ocellus,  which 
is  so  conspicuous  upon  the  upperside  of  the  posteriors,  on  the  underside 
is  obsolete,  being  indicated  by  the  hyaline  dot  and  a  broad  patch  of  whitish 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  137 

scales  one  the  basal  side  of  which  there  is  a  lunulate  brown  mark;  there 
is  a  very  faint  submarginal  curved  line  of  whitish  scales  shaded  inwardly 
by  pale  brown.  Expanse  4.5  inches. 

Hab. — Kangwe,  Ogove  Valley. 

GONIMBRASIA  Bull. 

2.  G.  longicaudata  sp.  nov.  <$. — Antennae  dark  brown.     Front  blackish; 
at  the  base  of  each  of  the  antenna;  there  is  a  pale  reddish  spot;  the  collar 
is  reddish  pink,  margined  posteriorly  with  blackish;  the  thorax  is  reddish 
pink;  the  upperside  of  abdomen  is  paler  pink;  the  underside  of  the  thorax 
and  abdomen  are  reddish  fawn;  the  legs  are  concolorous,  margined  ex- 
ternally with  dark  brown;    the  primaries  on  the  upperside  are  reddish 
pink,  with  a  patch  of  whitish  scales  about  the  middle  of  the  cell  and  a 
similar  patch  below  it  nearer  the  base,  and  a  hyaline  spot  at  the  end  of 
the  cell:  there  is  a  straight  submarginal  line  running  from  the  costa  a  little 
before  the  apex  to  a  point  on  the  outer  margin  a  little  before  the  inner 
angle;  this  dark  line  is  defined  externally  by  a  broad  white  line  and  in- 
ternally by  a  faint  grayish  line;  both  of  these  lines  become  diffuse  near 
the  apical  extremity;  the  secondaries  on  the  upperside  are  reddish  pink 
upon  the  inner  margin;  the  limbal  area  near  the  costa  is  clouded  with 
blackish;  there  is  a  curved,  whitish,  obsolescent  band  beyond  the  base, 
followed  by  a  conspicuous  ocellus,  the  middle  of  which  is  accentuated  by 
a  hyaline  dot;  the  iris  is  bright  Naples  yellow,  margined  with  deep  black 
and  surrounded  externally  by  a  bright  whitish  ring;  the  submarginal  line 
of  the  primaries  is  produced  upon  the  secondaries  as  a  transverse  median 
band  running  from  before  the  outer  angle  to  the  inner  margin  two-thirds 
of  the  distance  from  the  base,  but  with  the  order  of  the  colors  in  the  line 
reversed;  the  outer  half  of  the  wing  beyond  this  transverse  line  is  darker 
than  the  rest  of  the  wing;  the  outer  margin  is  produced  in  the  form  of  a 
very  long  and  broad  tail.     On  the  underside  both  wings  are  reddish  fawn 
with  the  outer  margin  of  the  primaries  and  the  outer  half  of  the  seconda- 
ries separated  from  the  body  of  the  wing  by  heavy  brown  lines,  beyond 
which  the  color  of  the  wings  is  dark  brownish;  the  hyaline  spots  of  the 
upper  surface  reappear  upon  the  lowerside  feebly  defined  externally  by 
whitish  scales.     Expanse  6.25  inches. 

Hab. — Kangwe,  Ogove  Valley. 

PINARIDyE. 

GONOMETA  Walk. 

3.  G.  titan  sp.  nov.  V  . — This  remarkable  insect  is  almost  uniformly  dark 
brown,  with  the  apices  of  the  primaries  paler,  the  primaries  being  trav- 
ersed by  a  transverse  inner,  transverse  median,  and  transverse  outer  band 
of  slightly  darker  cloudings;  a  very  indistinct  pale  fawn  clot  appears  at 
the  end  of  the  cell  in  the  primaries.  Expanse  7  inches. 

Hab. — Kangwe,  Ogove'  Valley. 


138  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

What  I  take  to  be  the  male  of  this  remarkable  insect  is  a  spe- 
cies bright  fulvous  in  color,  with  the  inner  margins  of  the  secon- 
daries and  the  base  of  the  primaries  clouded  with  fuliginous. 
The  expanse  of  the  wings  in  the  male  is  somewhat  less  than  four 
inches.  I  cannot  be  certain  of  my  reference  of  the  male  before 
me  to  the  female,  but  it  is  the  largest  male  in  the  genus,  and  in 
color  comes  sufficiently  near  to  the  female,  of  which  I  possess 
two  tine  examples,  one  of  them  ex-larva.  The  caterpillar  produ- 
cing this  huge  moth,  the  body  of  which  in  the  case  of  the  female 
exceeds  in  size  that  of  any  other  of  the  African  Saturniidae  known 
to  me,  is  densely  covered  with  short  spines,  which  are  extremely 
sharp  and  highly  venomous.  I  was  so  unfortunate  as  to  incau- 
tiously handle  the  cocoon,  which  is  represented  in  the  plate,  and 
to  receive  some  thrusts  from  the  spines  with  which  it  is  densely 
covered.  The  result  was  severe  inflammation,  a  single  point  of 
contact  becoming  the  centre  of  an  inflamed  spot  as  large  as  a 
silver  dollar  in  diameter.  This  venomous  property  of  the  spines 
is  persistent,  though  nearly  five  years  have  elapsed  since  the 
specimens  came  into  my  hands.  The  moth  emerged  on  April 
27,  1887. 


EXPLANATION  OF  PLATE  VIII. 


Fig.  i.  Gonimbrasia  longicaudata  sp.  nov. 

"     2.  Gonometa  titan  sp.  nov.  9- 

"     3.  Bunaea  goodii  sp.  nov.  $. 

"     4.  Cocoon  of  G.  titan  ?. 


ERRATA. 

Page  108,  vol.  iv,  at  end  of  second  line  from  top,  insert  "The  palpi  are 
moderately  large,  porrect,  compressed." 

Page  106,  eleventh  line  from  top,  for  Scopelodns  read  Scope/odes. 


Notes  on  LITHOSIID/E  and  ARCTIID/E  with  descriptions 

of  new  varieties. — I. 

By  B.  NEUMOEGEN  and  HARRISON  G.  DYAR. 

The  following  notes  have  accumulated,  and  are  presented  with 
the  descriptions  of  certain  forms  which  are  worthy  of  distinctive 
names  to  save  space  in  our  revisionary  work. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  139 

Family  LITHOSIID/E. 

Genus  TANTURA  Kirby. 

1892,  Kirby,  Cat.  Lep.  Het.  p.  86. 

Penthetria  Hy.  Ed\v. 
1881,  Hy.  Edw.,  Papilio  i,  So. 

Primaries  12- veined,  median  vein  4-branched;  veins  3-5  straight, 
•equidistant;  cell  closed;  vein  6  arises  below  apex  of  cell;  veins 
7-9  on  a  stalk  from  apex  of  cell;  vein  10  from  the  subcostal  near 
apex  of  cell;  vein  n  also  from  subcostal;'  .12  from  base  of  wing. 
Secondaries  8-veined,  two  internal  veins;  median  vein  3-branched; 
veins  3-4  on  a  stalk  from  lower  angle  of  cell  ;  cell  closed;  vein  5 
arising  below  the  middle  of  cell;  veins  6-7  on  a  long  stalk  from 
apex  of  cell;  vein  8  from  subcostal  below  middle  of  cell,  running 
straight  to  apex  of  wing.  Antennae  simple,  minutely  ciliate. 

Type  Penthetria  majuscula  Hy.  Edw. 

Penthetria parvula  Hy.  Edw.  does  not  belong  to  any  family  of 
the  Macroheterocera. 

Genus  CRAMBIDIA  Pack. 

The  venation  is  peculiar.  Primaries:  vein  i  is  free;  median 
2-branched;  vein  2  arising  from  the  middle  of  the  discal  cell;  ar- 
cuate at  base;  vein  3  is  a  continuation  of  the  median,  straight  to 
outer  margin  of  wing  (veins  4-5  absent);  cell  closed,  vein  6  at 
or  below  apex  of  cell;  a  small,  roundedly  triangular  accessory 
cell,  indifferently  present  or  absent  in  the  same  species;  when 
absent,  veins  7-9  arise  on  a  stalk  from  apex  of  discal  cell,  and 
vein  10  from  the  subcostal;  when  present,  veins  7-9  arise  from 
the  end  of  the  accessory  cell  and  vein  10  from  its  base,  or  from 
its  upper  part;  vein  n  arises  from  the  middle  of  the  subcostal 
vein;  vein  12  from  base  of  wing,  running  very  close  to  vein  11, 
or  actually  united  with  it  for  a  considerable  distance.  Seconda- 
ries: two  internal  veins;  median  3-branched;  vein  2  arises  before 
middle  of  cell;  veins  3-4  on  a  long  stalk  from  lower  angle  of  cell 
(vein  5  absent);  cell  weakly  closed;  veins  6-7  on  a  short  stalk 
from  apex  of  cell;  vein  8  from  subcostal  at  middle  of  cell. 

Table  of  species: 

Wings  pale  brown  ..    pallida  Pack. 

Wings  white. 

Head  yellow,  contrasting  with  body  .                   .     cephalica  ( i .  .X:  1\. 

Head  white,  concolorous     .         .  casta  Sanb. 


140  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [April, 

Of  the  remaining  species  referred  to  Lithosia  in  Prof.  Smith's 
list,  L.  bicolor  Grote,  may  remain  in  the  genus;  the  others  are 
synonyms. 

Family  ARCTIID.^. 

Crocota  intermedia  Graef. 
Yar.  pari'iila  n.  var. 

Differs  from  the  typical  form  in  the  width  of  the  black  border 
of  hind  wings.  In  intermedia  the  border  covers  two-thirds  of 
the  wings;  here,  one-third  or  less. 

Type,  one  9  ,  in  Mr.  Neumoegen  collection,  caught  by  Mr. 
Bruce  in  western  Colorado. 

Mr.  E.  L.  Graef  has  a  similar  specimen  from  Arizona. 

Arachnis  picta  Pack. 
Var.  citra  n.  var. 

The  ground  color  of  head,  thorax,  anal  tuft  of  abdomen  and 
primaries  varies  from  light  orange  to  lemon  between  the  normal 
gray  maculations.  Fringes  of  both  wings  yellow.  Abdomen, 
as  well  as  secondaries,  deep  red  with  a  purplish  sheen. 

It  differs  from  the  typical  Californian  insect  by  having  the  sec- 
ondaries more  distinctly  subhyaline,  especially  in  the  males. 
Below,  primaries  lemon  to  light  orange,  especially  so  in  basal 
space  and  along  costa;  along  costa  of  secondaries  an  area  of 
lemon,  and  the  veins  of  males  scaled  with  the  same  color.  Ab- 
domen light  yellow.  The  most  remarkable  feature  about  this 
variation  is  that  it  is  of  a  much  larger  size  than  the  typical  form. 
Expanse  of  wings:  S,  50 — 51  mm.;  9,  62 — 65  mm.  Length 
of  body:  £  ,  12  mm.  ;  9  ,  T5 — 2°  nun. 

Types,  males  and  females,  in  Mr.  Neumoegen' s  collection. 

Hab. — Western  Colorado. 

Mr.  Bruce,  who  caught  these  charming  insects  and  who  sug- 
gested the  varietal  name,  writes  us  as  follows:  "This  form  is 
found  nearlv  on  the  western  border  of  Colorado  at  low  elevation 

j 

(6000  feet),  and  is  very  constant  in  color.  I  have  them  even  a 
little  pinker  and  not  quite  so  yellow.  The  ordinary  forni  is  not 
found  at  that  place  at  all,  yet  it  is  common  120  miles  east  of  there, 
and  I  have  reared  a  good  many  from  females  taken  in  the  Ar- 
kansas Valley,  all  being  the  ordinary  form.  It  is  so  local  and 
constant  in  color,  it  is  surely  worthy  of  a  name." 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  141 

Elpis  rubra  Neum. 

Var.  danbyi  n.  var. 

Stalk  of  antenna  bright  red,  pectinations  black;  hair  of  thorax 
brown,  with  a  red  tint.  Abdomen  yellow-brown.  Wings  trans- 
lucent; primaries  blackish  brown,  with  many  minute  red  hairs 
intermixed.  Secondaries  black;  all  tibiae  red  on  top,  the  thick 
hair  at  base  of  legs  light  brown;  eyes  blackish. 

Type,  one  £  ,  in  Mr.  Neumoegen's  collection. 

Named  in  honor  of  Mr.  W.  H.  Danby,  Victoria,  B.  C,  from 
whom  the  specimen  was  received. 

Genus  EUVERNA  n.  gen. 

Head  retracted,  palpi  exceeding  the  front,  eyes  globose,  naked; 
antennae  bipectinate  in  $  ,  serrate  in  9  ;  vestiture  of  hair  and 
scales  rather  short  and  appressed.  Abdomen  exceeding  secon- 
daries by  half  its  length;  thorax  moderately  stout;  abdomen  of 
nearly  even  width  throughout,  slightly  flattened  toward  the  ex- 
tremity; primaries  elongate,  two  and  a  half  times  as  long  as 
broad,  costa  straight  till  beyond  cell,  then  slightly  rounded  over 
apex:  outer  margin  oblique;  internal  angle  obtuse,  not  rounded. 
Secondaries  small,  trigonate,  subcaudate  in  the  £  ,  costa  convex, 
apical  and  anal  angles  rounded;  hind  tibiae  with  two  pairs  of 
short  conical  spurs;  anterior  tibiae  unarmed  at  tip;  vein  8  of  sec- 
ondaries leaves  subcostal  at  about  middle  of  cell,  runs  very  close 
to  it  to  the  apex;  veins  7-10  of  primaries  stalked  out  of  end  of 
cell,  as  in  Spilosoma. 

Type,  Seirarctia  clio  Pack. 

Genus  NEOARCTI&  n.  gen. 

Head  much  retracted,  palpi  short,  not  attaining  the  front,  eyes 
naked,  well  sunken  in  the  long  hairy  vestiture;  antennae  of  £ 
moderately  bipectinated,  females  shortly  so;  thorax  rather  small, 
very  hairy,  abdomen  exceeding  secondaries,  sometimes  very 
much  so;  primaries  more  than  twice  as  long  as  broad;  costa 
slightly  convex  or  straight,  apices  produced  and  rather  pointed ; 
outer  margin  convex,  slightly  oblique  ;  interior  angle  gently 
rounded.  Secondaries  full  and  rounded;  costa  and  outer  margin 
convex,  vestiture  of  the  wings  thin  and  subtranslucent.  The 
venation  is  practically  that  of  Spilosoma. 

Type,  Antarctia  beanii  Neum. 

Arctia  brucei  Hy.  Edw.  is  congeneric. 


i 


142  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

Genus  EUPREPIA  Ochs.  (Arctia  auct.) 

E.  virgo  Linn. 

Var.  citrinaria  n.  var. 

Differs  from  typical  virgo  in  having  the  ground  color  of  the 
secondaries  entirely  light  yellow  instead  of  red;  the  form  is  rare. 
The  type  is  in  Mr.  Neumoegen's  collection. 

E.  virguncula  Kirby. 
Var.  otiosa  n.  var. 

Two  specimens  in  Mr.  Dyar's  collection  differ  from  typical  vir- 
guncnla  in  having  traces  of  the  usual  transverse  lines,  which  are 
normally  absent  in  the  species.  In  one  specimen  there  are  en- 
largements on  the  median  venules  and  subcostal  vein,  obsoletely 
connected,  representing  the  outer  (4th)  line  which  would  be 
straight  if  the  markings  were  sufficiently  continuous  to  form  a 
line;  in  the  other  specimen  there  is  a  short  bar  in  the  cell  between 
subcostal  and  median  veins,  representing  the  outer  median  (.3d) 
line. 

This  form  approaches  the  variety  complicata.  of  E.  ornata, 
which  differs  from  the  fully  marked  var.  acharia  (the  ground 
form)  in  the  absence  of  the  basal  half  line  (ist  line)  and  the 
greater  or  less  obsolescence  of  both  inner  and  outer  median  (2d 
and  3d)  lines,  or  even  in  the  breaking  up  of  the  outer  (4th)  line. 
We  cannot,  however,  follow  Mr.  Kirby  in  referring  complicata 
Wlk.  as  a  synonym  of  virguncuta,  for  the  species  differ  in  several 
important  characters,  of  which,  perhaps,  the  most  evident,  is  the 
heavy  lining  of  the  median  vein  in  virguncula,  as  contrasted  with 
the  narrow,  obsolescent  marking  in  complicata,  which  leads  to 
the  disappearance  of  the  vein  linings  in  the  form  ornata  Pack. 
Mr.  Packard  has  wrongly  identified  E.  ornata. 

E.  arge  Sm.  &  Abb. 

Var.  ncrvosa  n.  var. 

This  curious  form  differs  from  typical  argc  in  the  absence  of 
all  transverse  lines,  even  of  the  angular  terminal  (5th)  line,  while 
the  hind  wings  are  largely  suffused  with  blackish.  The  veins  on 
the  fore  wings  are  distinctly  lined  with  flesh  color,  and  the  longi- 
tudinal submedian  streak  is  present,  forked  at  the  end;  the  tho- 
racic and  abdominal  parts  are  colored  as  in  E.  arge.  There  is  a 
figure  of  this  form  in  Mr.  Strecker's  unpublished  plates  of  the 
Arctiidae  (PL  viii,  fig.  20)  and  examples  in  Mr.  Neumorgrn's 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  143 

collection,  but  these  latter  retain  part  of  the  normal  maculation 
of  E.  arge\n.  the  W  mark,  and  traces  of  the  outer  tooth  in  the 
cell.  The  hind  wings  are  largely  blackish. 


-o- 


Synopsis  of  the  North  American  species  of  Melecta. 

By  WM.  J.    Fox,    Philadelphia,  Pa. 

FEMALES. 

Size  large,  11-15  mm.  in  length. 

Pubescence  on  thorax  and  ornation  of  abdomen  tawny;  tubercles  on  scu- 
tellum  ending  in  a  short  tooth;  fore  wings,  with  exception  of  a  pale 
spot  at  apex  of  submarginal  and  discoidal  cells,  fuscous  throughout. 

interrupta  Cr. 

Pubescence  on  thorax  and  ornation  of  abdomen  grayish-white;  tuber- 
cles on  scutellum  ending  in  a  long  tooth;  fore  wings,  except  a  spot 
in  the  median,  first  and  second  submarginals  and  third  discoidal 
cells,  and  the  broad  apical  margins  hyaline     .         .     nurar.da  n.  sp. 
Size  medium,  less  than  n  mm.  in  length. 

Ornation  on  abdomen  interrupted    medially;    first  joint  of   flagellum 

shorter  than  the  following  two  united      .  .     calif ornica  Cr. 

Ornation  of  abdomen  not  interrupted   medially,  forming  continuous, 

irregular,  or  dentate  fascia;  first  joint  of  flagellum  as  long,  or  a 

little  longer  than  the  following  two  united  .     maculata  Cr. 

MALES. 

Size  large,  1 1  mm.  or  over  in  length;  pubescence  of  thorax  and  ornation 
of  abdomen  tawny     .  .  .     interrupta  Cr. 

Size  medium,  less  than  1 1  mm.  in  length;  pubescence,  etc.,  pale. 

Ornation  of  abdomen  not  covering  the  entire  surface  of  the  dorsal  seg- 
ments. 

Fascia  on  abdomen  interrupted   medially  ;    flagellum  not,  or  very 
slightly  thickened  medially      .  .         .     californica  Cr. 

Fascia  on  abdomen  not  interrupted  medially,  forming  continuous, 
irregular,  or  dentate  bands;  flagellum  greatly  thickened  medially. 

maculata  Cr. 
(  )rnation  of  abdomen  covering  the  entire  surface  of  dorsal  segments. 

mucida  Cr. 

Melecta  miranda  ?. — Deep  black;  head,  thorax  on  sides  and  beneath 
dorsulum  anU-riorh,  scntellum  more  or  less,  coxas  and  femora  beneath, 
with  long,  grayish- white  pubescence;  on  the  anterior  part  of  dorsn'.uin 
enclosed  by  the  pale  hair  and  a  spot  between  the  tegulse  and  scutellum 
composed  of  black  pubescence;  dorsulum  rather  coarsely  punctured,  the 
punctures  a  little  stronger  and  more  separated  than  in  interrupta. 
scutellum  very  coarsely  punctured,  more  so  than  in  intcnitpta.  pro- 


144  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 

duced  with  two  strong,  rather  elongate,  widely  separated  teeth;  apex  of 
femora,  outer  side  of  tibia;  more  or  less  and  the  tarsi  with  ashy  pile, 
tegulas  reddish.  Wings,  with  the  apical  margins,  broadly,  a  spot  in  the 
median,  first  and  second  submarginal  and  the  third  discoidal  cells  fuscous; 
on  each  extreme  side  of  dorsal  abdominal  segments  1-3  there  is  a  large 
spot  of  pale  pubescence,  which  is  narrowly  produced  out  on  apical  por- 
tion of  segment  to  almost  the  middle  as  in  interrupta,  but  the  fascia  are 
much  narrower,  the  fourth  and  fifth  segments  with  a  transverse  series  of 
four  spots,  those  on  the  fifth  segment  by  far  the  smallest;  last  dorsal  seg- 
ment with  elongate-triangular  enclosure,  which  is  divided  by  a  strong, 
medial,  longitudinal  carina;  the  basal  and  lateral  portions  of  the  ventral 
segments  finely  and  closely  punctured.  Length  12 — 15  mm. 

Rapid  City  and  Custer,  S.  Dak.  (  J.  T.  Aldrich).  In  general 
appearance  resembles  Ericrocis  lata;  also  resembles  Melecta  cali- 
fornica,  but  is  much  larger.  In  the  synoptical  table  here  given 
of  our  species  of  Melecta,  I  have  included  M.  (?)  mucida,  which, 
although  possessing  but  two  submarginal  cells,  is  referable  to 
Melecta.  It  is  probably  abnormal,  as  sometimes  Melecta  cali- 
fornica  has  but  two  submarginals  in  one  wing,  while  in  the  other 
wing  there  is  the  usual  number.  M.  separata  and  eawardsii  are 
not  included  in  the  table,  as  they  belong  to  Bombomelecta.  This 
latter  genus  differs  from  Melecta,  in  addition  to  the  characters 
given,  by  Patton,  in  having  the  tarsal  claws  cleft. 


Mr.  Jules  Remy  says,  that  on  his  arrival  at  Salt  Lake,  he  observed  upon 
the  shore,  on  top  of  the  salt,  a  deposit  of  a  foot  deep  which  was  entirely 
composed  of  dead  locusts, — (Edipoda  corallipes.  These  insects,  driven 
by  a  high  wind  in  prodigiously  thick  clouds,  had  been  drowned  in  the 
lake,  after  having,  during  the  course  of  the  Summer  (1855),  destroyed  the 
rising  crops,  and  even  the  prairie  grass.  *  The  Mormons,  in  their 

simple  and  picturesque  descriptions,  say  that  these  insects  are  the  produce 
of  "  a  cross  between  the  spider  and  the  buffalo." 

"  In  the  year  1503,"  says  Moufet,  "Dr.  Penny  was  called  in  great  haste 
to  a  little  village,  called  Mortlake,  near  the  Thames,  to  visit  two  noble 
ladies,  who  were  much  frightened  by  the  appearance  of  bug  bites,  and 
were  in  fear  of  I  know  not  what  contagion  ;  but  when  the  matter  was 
known,  and  the  insects  caught,  he  laughed  them  out  of  all  fear."  This 
fact  disproves  the  statement  of  Southall,  that  the  Cimeux  It'ctiilariiis  was 
not  known  in  England  before  1670,  and  that  of  Linnaens,  and  the  gener- 
ality of  later  writers,  that  this  insect  is  not  originally  a  native  of  Europe, 
but  was  introduced  into  England  after  the  great  fire  of  London  in  1666, 
having  been  brought  in  timber  from  America.  Cowan,  Curious  l*\icts. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  for  March  was  mailed  March  3,  1893. 


ENT.  NEWS,  Vol.  IV. 


PI.  VIII. 


4- 


AFRICAN  BO MBYCIDS  (Holland.) 


ENT.  NEWS,  Vol.  IV. 


PI.  IX. 


AFRICAN   DREPANULID/E  (Koduco.l  oiu-lmlf) 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 


AND 


PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 


VOL.  iv. 


MAY,   1893. 


No.  5. 


CONTENTS: 


Ashton — On   the  early   history   of   the 

Entomological  Society  of  Phila 145 

Stromberg — Field  Notes 149 

Davidson — The  Nest  and   Parasites  of 

Xylocopa  orpifex 151 

Bassett — Notes  on  the  Cynipidse 153 

Notes  and  News 157 

Entomological  Literature 160 


Entomological  Section 163 

Townsend — The  Puparium  and  Pupa  of 

Subula  pallipes 163 

Gillette — Colorado  Cynipidse 166 

Packard — Litnacodes-like  Moths 167 

Dyar — Notes  on  Ichthyura 170 

Holland — West  African  Drepanulidae...  171 
Harvey — A  New  Acharutes 182 


On  the  Early  History  of  the  Entomological  Society  of 

Philadelphia. 

[Now  the  American  Entomological  Society.] 

By  T.   B.  ASHTON,  Tonganoxie,  Kan. 

During  the  Winter  of  1858-59  it  was  my  pleasure  to  visit  the 
city  of  Philadelphia,  my  home  being  in  Washington  County, 
N.  Y.  I  had  known  for  some  years  a  few  persons  in  that  city 
who  were,  like  myself,  interested  in  Entomology,  and  it  was  to 
enjoy  their  society  as  collectors  of  insects  that  attracted  me  thence. 
During  the  early  part  of  the  Winter  a  few  of  us  who  were  quite  well 
acquainted,  talked  over  the  advisability  of  forming  an  entomologi- 
cal society,  that  those  interested  in  the  study  might  be  encour- 
aged to  come  together,  become  better  acquainted,  and,  by  com- 
paring notes  and  ideas,  impart  to  each  other  practical  information 
regarding  the  collecting  of  and  the  habits  of  insects,  which  could 
not  otherwise  be  obtained,  and  also  to  benefit  each  other  by  a 
comparison  and  exchange  of  specimens.  This  consultation  cul- 
minated in  the  issue  of  a  call  to  a  number  of  persons  in  the  city, 
known  to  be  interested  in  Entomology,  to  come  together  to  or- 


146  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May, 

ganize  a  society,  and,  on  the  22<d  of  February,  1859,  a  meeting- 
was  held  for  that  purpose  at  the  residence  of  E.  T.  Cresson,  No. 
728  Erie  Street,  and  a  committee  appointed  to  draft  a  Constitu- 
tion and  By-Laws,  whose  report  was  adopted  at  a  subsequent 
meeting,  the  association  receiving  the  name  of  "The  Entomo- 
logical Society  of  Philadelphia." 

The  object  of  the  Society  is  set  forth  in  Article  VI.  of  the 
Constitution,  which  reads  as  follows:  "Every  member  elected 
to  the  Society  is  expected  to  communicate,  either  by  writing  or 
verbally,  information  of  the  name,  locality,  habits,  time,  etc.,  of 
insects  taken  within  the  United  States  of  America,  the  same  to  be 
recorded  in  books  kept  for  that  purpose,  and  open  to  the  inspec- 
tion of  members."  The  financial  support  of  the  Society  was 
provided  for  by  Article  II.  of  the  By-Laws,  viz. :  "  Every  mem- 
ber elected  to  the  Society  shall  pay  to  the  Treasurer  an  initiation 
fee  of  50  cents,  and  shall  be  subject  to  a  monthly  contribution  of 
6  cents,  payable  at  the  last  stated  meeting  of  each  month." 

The  Society  consisted  of  the  following  organization  members  : 
Dr.  Thos.  B.  Wilson,  Dr.  John  L.  LeConte,  James  Ridings, 
George  Newman,  T.  B.  Ashton,  J.  W.  McAllister,  E.  T.  Cresson, 
Henry  Feldman,  George  Hill,  Charles  Wilt,  John  Pearsall,  Wil- 
liam Evett,  J.  H.  B.  Bland,  John  Meichel,  Robert  Jack,  Wm.  S. 
Wood,  Thomas  Cox,  William  Wolter,  Chas.  J.  Wood,  Louis 
Schneider,  and  S.  H.  Shinn  ;  in  all,  twenty-one.  The  first  offi- 
cers elected  were,  President,  John  L.  LeConte  ;  Vice-President, 
James  Ridings  ;  Secretary,  E.  T.  Cresson  ;  Treasurer,  Charles 
Wilt.  The  first  member  elected  was  Henry  Ulke,  and  the  first 
correspondent  was  Baron  R.  Osten  Sacken. 

After  meeting  several  times  at  Mr.  Cresson' s  house,  the  So- 
ciety adjourned,  by  invitation  of  Dr.  LeConte,  to  his  residence, 
No.  1325  Spruce  Street,  where  it  continued  to  meet  while  I  re- 
mained in  the  city.  The  Society  in  its  early  days  \vas  much  in- 
debted, financially,  to  Dr.  T.  B.  Wilson,  for  many  acts  of  gener- 
osity ;  he  also  donated  many  specimens  of  the  various  orders  of 
insects  to  its  collections.  All  the  members  seemed  to  take  an 
active  interest  in  its  affairs,  and  did  the  best  they  could  to  pro- 
mote its  prosperity.  Among  them  all  I  remember  of  only  two 
who  then  possessed  named  collections,  viz. :  Dr.  LeConte  and 
Mr.  Ulke,  and  they  were  confined  to  Coleoptera.  Most  of  the 
members  were  good  collectors,  had  many  line  specimens,  and 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  147 

possessed  much  practical  knowledge  of  the  habits  of  insects  ;  but 
only  a  few  knew  anything  regarding  their  structure  or  classifica- 
tion, except  in  a  general  way.  In  nationality  the  members  were 
English  and  German,  with  a  few  Americans  ;  the  former  seemed 
partial  to  Lepidoptera,  the  Germans  to  Coleoptera,  while  the 
Americans  as  a  rule  were  more  inclined,  I  think,  to  take  an  interest 
in  all  the  orders,  and  to  make  general  collections.  All  were  most 
willing  and  ready  to  exhibit  their  captures  and  impart  knowledge 
of  the  same  at  the  meetings  of  the  Society,  and  also  to  show  to 
interested  parties  the  many  rare  and  beautiful  treasures  in  their 
cabinets.  Occasionally  the  Society  was  honored  at  its  meetings, 
during  my  stay,  by  visitors  of  note  from  a  distance,  among  whom 
I  remember  Professor  S.  F.  Baird,  secretary  of  the  Smithsonian 
Institution,  an  enthusiastic  naturalist  ;  Baron  R.  Osten  Sacken, 
of  the  Russian  Legation  at  Washington,  then  the  only  known 
Dipterologist  in  the  country  ;  Dr.  Brackenridge  Clemens,  of 
Easton,  Pa.,  the  eminent  micro-lepidopterist;  and  the  members 
were  pleased  to  meet  them  and  make  their  acquaintance. 

In  the  Spring  of  1859  I  returned  to  my  home  in  northern 
New  York,  and  have  never  had  the  opportunity  again  of  attend- 
ing any  of  the  meetings  of  the  Society,  and  but  once  have  I  had 
the  pleasure  of  seeing  its  collections,  and  that  was  many  years 
ago.  Although  living  far  away  from  Philadelphia,  I  have  always 
felt  a  warm  interest  in  the  prosperity  and  welfare  of  the  Society, 
and  cherished  a  life-long  respect  for  many  of  its  old  members, 
with  whom  I  have  had  occasional  correspondence  and  received 
many  entomological  favors.  After  my  return  home  I  noticed 
that  I  did  not  receive  from  the  collectors  in  Philadelphia  as  many 
fine  specimens  as  I  did  before  the  formation  of  the  Society.  Rare 
insects  were  then  distributed  to  but  few  persons,  and  1  came  in 
for  a  share  ;  but  the  association  created  a  desire  among  the  mem- 
bers to  assist  each  other,  and  hence  those  living  distant  from 
Philadelphia  did  not  fare  as  well  in  that  respect  as  formerly.  But 
I  never  regretted  the  part  I  took  to  bring  collectors  together,  to 
know  and  assist  each  other  by  adding  to  their  collections,  even 
if  my  own  cabinet  did  not  receive  as  many  additions  from  my 
Philadelphia  friends,  for  it  was  more  than  made  up  from  other 
places,  indirectlv  through  the  influence  of  the  Society.  Before 
its  formation  I  do  not  remember  that  I  ever  received,  among  the 
many  boxes  of  insects  that  came  to  me  at  my  home,  a  single  one 


148  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May, 

with  named  specimens;  while,  after  the  Society  was  formed,  speci- 
mens invariably  came  to  me  with  their  scientific  names  attached. 

The  growth  and  outcome  of  the  few  interested  persons  who 
met  and  organized  "The  Entomological  Society  of  Philadel- 
phia" now  is,  and  has  been  for  a  number  of  years,  of  national 
importance.  It  has  been  the  means,  directly  and  indirectly,  of 
stimulating  into  action  a  general  interest  and  desire  in  thoughtful 
and  educated  persons  to  investigate  the  formation  and  habits  of 
insects,  and  ascertain,  as  far  as  possible,  the  places  that  their 
numerous  species  fill  in  the  economy  of  nature,  and  of  circulating 
a  knowledge  respecting  them  otherwise  difficult  to  obtain.  And 
now,  all  over  the  land,  there  are  individuals  and  institutions  col- 
lecting and  studying  the  habits  of  insects,  not  only  as  a  matter 
of  curiosity  and  pleasure  to  behold  their  beauty  and  contemplate 
the  wisdom  and  forethought  manifested  in  their  construction,  but 
of  necessity  to  know  and  welcome  our  minute  friends,  and  to 
guard  against  a  vast  host  of  devastating  enemies. 

Before  the  influence  of  the  Society  was  felt,  a  few  honored 
names  like  Say,  Harris,  Fitch,  LeConte,  etc., — supposed  by 
their  illiterate  neighbors  to  be  partially  insane, — had  told  the 
general  public  the  necessity  of  becoming  better  acquainted  with 
the  life-history  of  Insects,  and  how  few  persons  believed  their 
teachings  !  But  to-day  both  Government  and  State  see  the  im- 
portance of  the  subject  and  spend  their  money  liberally  in  the 
employment  of  the  highest  and  best  entomological  talent  to  in- 
vestigate, promote,  and  circulate  all  the  knowledge  that  can  be 
obtained  in  reference  to  Insect  Life,  especially  of  those  species 
that  are  injurious  or  beneficial  to  vegetation.  Surely,  if  our 
members  were  not  wise  in  entomological  literature  and  education 
to  begin  with,  they  certainly  did  a  wise  act  in  organizing  "The 
Entomological  Society  of  Philadelphia."  Thirty-four  years  have 
passed  since  the  Society  first  came  into  existence,  and  to-day  as 
I  examine  the  "Scientists  International  Directory,"  for  1892,  for 
the  individual  names  of  the  twenty-one  persons  who  founded  it, 
I  feel  sad  to  think  that  I  can  find  only  two  of  them,  viz.,  Cresson 
and  Ashton.  Where  are  the  other  nineteen — have  they  all  passed 
away  ?  * 

*  Two  of  these  are  still  living  members,  viz.,  James  \Y.  McAllister  and 
J.  H.  B.  Bland  ;  eleven  are  known  to  be  dead,  while  the  other  six  are  not 
now  members.  If  living,  we  do  not  know  their  whereabouts.— ED. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  149 

FIELD  NOTES. 

By  C.  W.  STROMBERG,  Galesburg,  111. 

In  the  Winter  time  when  the  entomologist  has  to  stay  at  home, 
after  his  material  results  from  his  Summer's  work  have  been  ar- 
ranged and  labeled  up,  what  is  a  greater  pleasure  than  to  get 
down  entomological  publications  and  go  over  them  again  and 
again  ? 

Field  notes  are  always  interesting.  Dr.  Hamilton  cannot  write 
too  often,  and  I  think  most  of  us  must  enjoy  following  Mr.  Wick- 
ham  about  in  his  travels  after  Coleoptera.  Messrs.  Hubbard 
and  Schwarz's  articles  are  most  instructive  and  entertaining,  and 
there  are  many  others.  Such  notes  undoubtedly  contribute  to- 
wards keeping  up  an  interest  in  Entomology  with  many  of  the 
younger  and  some  of  the  older  entomologists.  Sometimes  we 
come  across  notes  on  Winter  collecting.  I  have  been  quite  suc- 
cessful at  that  season  of  the  year  in  the  past,  and  will  mention  a 
few  items. 

In  an  old  hollow  sugar-maple  which  stood  near  the  edge  of  a 
strip  of  woods  which  was  comprised  mostly  of  blue  ash  and  white 
elm,  and  which  was  bordered  on  one  side  by  a  piece  of  prairie, 
the  following  species  of  Coleoptera  were  taken:  In  the  first  place 
the  fine  rotten  wood  in  the  bottom  (inside)  was  raked  out  and 
examined,  which  yielded  more  than  a  dozen  specimens  of  Apho- 
dius  oblongus  Say,  a  large  number  of  Dendrophilus  punctulatus 
Say,  five  specimens  of  Corymbites  sulcicollis  Say.  After  the  dust 
was  examined  a  large  portion  of  the  heart  of  the  tree,  which 
was  loose  and  honey-combed, — i.e.,  eaten  by  ants  and  other  in- 
sects,— was  broken  into  bits  over  a  piece  of  cloth.  It  yielded 
several  specimens  of  Adelocera  impressicollis  Say,  two  specimens 
of  Adelocera  marmorata,  and  one  specimen  of  Adelocera  ai'ita 
Say.  The  only  specimen  I  have  ever  seen.  There  were  more 
than  twenty  specimens  of  Thaneroclerus  sanguineus  Say,  two 
specimens  of  Clerus  ichneumonius  Fab.,  three  specimens  of  Der- 
mestes lardarius  Linn.,  Tenebrio castaneus  Knoch,  and  T.  tenebri- 
oides  Beauv.  several  of  each.  Next  in  order  was  the  outside  of  the 
base,  which  had  not  been  molested  so  far.  The  bark  was  loose 
at  the  edges,  and  each  large  flake  seemed  to  be  partly  kept  in 
place  by  a  large  amount  of  spider-web,  white  patches,  egg-sacks, 
•etc.,  which  are  generally  found  about  old  trees.  When  this  was 


150  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [May, 

removed  a  sight  met  my  eyes  which  was  beautiful  to  behold, 
especially  since  it  was  my  first  experience  with  Clerus  ichneu- 
monius  (with  exception  of  the  two  specimens  taken  from  the 
inside).  Under  every  piece  of  bark  around  the  whole  tree  for 
three  feet  up  were  patches  covered  with  this  beetle.  It  was  in 
the  month  of  February,  and,  though  the  sun  was  quite  warm, 
the  beetles  were  slow  to  show  life  ;  a  few  around  the  outer  edges 
were  dead,  but  they  were  imbedded  to  some  extent  in  bits  of 
spider-web,  and  had  probably  been  entangled  in  previous  seasons. 
Under  the  bark  were  a  few  more  Adelocera  impressicollis ;  some 
of  the  common  Tenebrionidae  found  at  this  season,  and  Cato- 
genus  rufus. 

Other  hollow  trees  were  examined  in  the  vicinity,  but  yielded 
only  a  few  specimens  of  Aphodius  oblongus,  Dendrophilus  punc- 
tulatus  and  Corymbites  sulcicollis.  These  are  nearly  always  found 
among  the  dust.  Whether  they  have  been  disturbed  by  squir- 
rels or  jarred  down  is  hard  to  tell,  but  one  would  suppose  that 
the  latter. species  would  be  found  clinging  to  the  wood. 

I  have  often  been  surprised  at  the  gregarious  habits  of  certain 
Carabidae.  What  is  there  about  a  log  or  depression  in  a  piece 
of  woods  that  attracts  insects  of  a  certain  species  in  great  num- 
bers, when  you  might  hunt  in  vain  in  similar  situations  in  the 
same  piece  of  ground  ?  Pentagonica  flavipes,  var.  bicolor,  is  not 
a  common  insect.  One  day  in  October,  some  two  years  ago,  I 
examined  a  depression  (in  ground)  near  a  charred  log.  The 
place  was  not  over  five  feet  in  diameter,  but  it  yielded  more  than 
thirty  specimens  of  Pentagonica;  thirty-nine  were  taken  alto- 
gether, but  the  others  were  a  few  feet  away  near  another  log. 

Almost  in  the  same  way  I  took  (several  years  ago),  near  one 
small  log  which  was  partly  imbedded  in  the  earth,  upwards  of 
fifty  specimens  of  Lebia  viridipcnnis,  a  species  that  had  seemed 
rare  till  then.  The  same  fall  I  took  enough  of  Lebia  ornata 
(near  one  log)  to  nearly  fill  a  4-drachm  bottle,  a  species  that  is 
always  common,  however. 

At  another  time  a  friend  turned  up  a  nest  of  Clivina  impressi- 
frons.  It  was  in  the  early  Spring.  They  were  clinging  to  the 
underside  of  a  log  which  was  very  deeply  imbedded  in  black  soil. 
In  such  situations  it  is  quite  a  rare  thing  to  find  Coleoptera,  ex- 
cept along  the  edges,  but  here  there  were  Clivinas  (closely 
crowded)  on  a  space  not  larger  than  one's  hand. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  151 

Leptotrachelus  dorsalis  Fab.  is  not  an  abundant  insect,  but  I 
found  a  spot  once  (late  in  fall),  in  a  moist  piece  of  woods,  where 
they  were  in  unlimited  numbers  under  and  among  wet  leaves.  In 
the  same  region  nearly  a  thousand  specimens  of  Platynus  basalis 
were  taken  on  less  than  an  acre  of  ground.  Here,  too,  Lathro- 
bium  armatum  Say  was  abundant  ;  nearly  every  log  and  bit  of 
bark  turned  over  yielded  specimens.  Many  other  species  were 
abundantly  represented. 


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The  Nest  and  Parasites  of  XYLOCOPA  ORPIFEX,*  Smith. 
By  ANSTRUTHER  DAVIDSON,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

In  this  section  of  Southern  California  four  or  five  species  of 
Xylocopa  are  found.  This  last  season,  while  collecting  with 
Professor  Coquillett,  of  our  National  Division  of  Entomology, 
we  for  the  first  time  discovered  the  nests  of  X.  orpifex  in  abund- 
ance on  Wilson's  Peak,  a  mountain  of  5000  feet  altitude.  At 
the  time  of  our  visits  in  June  and  August,  1892,  we  collected 
numerous  specimens  of  the. bees  and  their  nests.  While  the 
nests  do  not  seem  to  differ  in  many  particulars  from  the  nests  of 
X.  virginica  as  described  by  Packard  in  his  well-known  guide 
to  the  study  of  insects,  yet  there  are  numerous  problems  con- 
nected therewith  which  I  wish  the  readers  of  the  NEWS  would 
throw  some  light  upon. 

I  picked  up  one  piece  of  wood  four  inches  in  diameter  and 
about  three  feet  long,  and  as  there  was  but  one  external  opening 
it  is  presumable  all  the  cells  contained  therein  were  the  work  of 
one  bee.  From  a  diagonal  entrance  the  tunnels  were  driven 
longitudinally  a  distance  of  three  or  four  inches  on  each  side. 
Parallel  to  this  was  another  of  a  similar  length,  and  a  third  very 
much  shorter,  the  cells  in  all  numbering  twenty.  The  tunnel  is 
not  all  of  one  uniform  width,  but  is  dilated  in  the  centre  of 
each  cell,  so  that  the  tunnel  measures  three-eighths  of  an  inch 
in  diameter  at  the  extremities,  and  half  an  inch  at  the  centre  of 
each  cell. 

The  partitions  are  constructed  in  a  manner  apparently  identical 
with  those  of  X.  virginica,  but  the  ribbon-like  coil  has  five  com- 
plete whorls,  and  is  one-eighth  of  an  inch  wide.  After  the  par- 

*  From  a  paper  read  before  the  S.  California  Science  Association. 


152  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS. 

tition  is  completed  its  angles  are  filled  up  with  sawdust,  and 
smoothed  with  a  waxy  secretion  so  as  to  make  the  bottom  of  the 
next  cell  oval  or  rounded.  These  cells  have  a  uniform  depth  of 
five-eighths  of  an  inch.  Here  I  would  like  to  ask  if  all  the 
Xylocopa  make  their  tunnels  wider  in  the  centre  of  each  cell  than 
elsewhere?  I  have  been  led  to  infer  from  the  little  literature  I  have 
available,  that  in  the  construction  of  their  cells  they  retained  some 
of  the  fragments  wherewith  to  construct  the  partitions.  This 
seems  to  me  rather  too  rational  even  for  the  carpenter  bee,  and  I 
thought  I  had  solved  the  problem  in  supposing  that' in  digging 
fragments  for  the  formation  of  the  partition  the  bee  had  uncon- 
sciously widened  the  succeeding  cell.  This  theory  is  untenable, 
however,  as  I  have  found  some  apparently  new  tunnels  with  four 
or  five  cells  constructed  exactly  as  when  filled,  and  besides  the 
terminal  cell  is  always  so  constructed. 

I  have  frequently  seen  it  stated  that  the  Xylocopa  turns  the 
terminal  cell  towards  the  outer  surface  of  the  log  so  that  the  bee 
resulting  from  the  egg  first  deposited,  and  presumably  the  first 
hatched,  could  eat  its  way  out  by  a  new  channel.  Whatever 
may  be  the  habit  with  other  bees  it  is  certainly  not  so  with  the 
one  in  question,  since  all  the  bees  here  escape  by  the  original 
opening  in  the  inverse  order  of  their  deposition. 

On  opening  many  of  the  tunnels  filled  early  in  the  season  one 
or  two  of  the  external  cells  may  be  found  empty,  the  bees  having 
already  made  their  escape.  In  the  lower  cells  the  bees  though 
perfect  and  active,  remain  until  the  following  Spring,  when  they 
break  through  the  partitions  and  escape.  In  those  built  late  in 
the  Summer  all  seemingly  remain  until  the  next  Spring. 

How  it  happens  that  the  bee  resulting  from  the  egg  last  de- 
posited is  the  first  to  escape,  when  there  must,  of  necessity,  be 
weeks  of  difference  in  their  time  of  deposition,  is  something  I 
cannot  satisfactorily  account  for.  I  am  led  to  infer,  by  the  fact 
of  the  external  cells  always  containing  males,  and  the  lower  ones 
only  females,  that  the  explanation  in  part  lies  therein.  Probably 
the  males  hatch  out  in  less  time  than  the  females  or  take  less 
pollen  to  feed  them,  or  it  is  very  likely  that  both  of  these  factors 
enter  into  the  equalization  of  the  incubating  periods. 

Fertile,  though  these  insects  are,  yet  on  account  of  their  many 
enemies  and  parasites,  comparatively  few  of  them  reach  maturity. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  153 

What  the  exact  proportions  are  I  regret  I  did  not  ascertain,  but 
the  number  attacked  by  parasites  was  certainly  very  large.  In 
one  piece  of  wood  in  which  were  three  short  tunnels  of  two  cells 
each,  six  cells  in  all,  three  cells  contained  bee-fly  pupae,  one  a 
Chalcid  pupae,  and  the  remaining  live  bees.  Although  this  is 
probably  above  the  average,  I  do  not  think  it  is  much  so. 

Chief  among  its  enemies  is  Argyramceba  simson  Fab.  We 
found  numerous  pupae  of  this  bee-fly  in  the  cells  and  bred  the 
insect. 

It  was  interesting  to  observe  this  pupa,  ever  restless,  with  its 
lings  of  hooked  hairs  on  its  body  preventing  it  going  backward 
as  it  gradually  wriggled  itself  through  the  partitions  to  the  ex- 
ternal opening,  where  it  transformed,  leaving  its  case  hanging  to 
the  edge  of  the  opening. 

The  other  parasite  found  was  the  Chalcid,  Monodontomerus 
montivagus  Ashm.,  which  deposits  its  eggs  to  the  number  of 
from  ten  to  twenty  in  each  cell.  These  do  not  destroy  their 
host  until  it  is  about  to  transform  into  the  pupa  state,  as  is 
demonstrated  by  the  amount  of  larval  excrement  so  invariably 
found  in  the  cell,  for  the  larvae  of  X.  orpifex  voids  a  large 
quantity  of  excrement,  and  while  not  an  isolated  example,  as  I 
have  since  discovered,  I  was  not  previously  aware  of  bee  larvae 
so  doing.  In  this,  as  in  many  other  instances,  some  broods  of 
Monodontomerus  were  all  males,  while  other  broods  were  all 
females. 

NOTES  ON  THE  CYNIPID/E.— I. 

By  H.  F.  BASSETT,  Waterbury,  Conn. 

Even  the  most  careless  observer  of  Nature  cannot  have  failed 
to  notice  the  swellings  and  deformations  which  exist  in  great 
variety  on  the  buds,  leaves,  flowers,  fruits,  stems  and  roots  of 
trees  and  plants,  and,  if  not  already  informed,  to  wonder  what 
causes  them. 

We  call  them  galls,  and  on  examination  find  that  most  of  them 
are  the  home  of  the  larvae  of  insects — larvae  developed  from 
eggs  laid  on  the  plant  by  the  parent  insect  before  the  gall  existed. 

The  galls  are  produced  by  insects,  but  the  interesting  question 
— how?  will  be  considered  at  another  time. 


154  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May, 

The  species  of  insects  which  are  able  to  produce  galls  are  quite 
numerous,  and  are  found  in  nearly  all  the  orders  of  this  large 
class,  but  these  notes  will,  unless  otherwise  stated,  refer  in  all 
cases  to  such  as  belong  to  the  order  Hymenoptera,  and  to  the 
family  Cynipidse. 

The  species  of  galls  produced  by  the  Cynipidae  are  more 
numerous  on  the  oaks  than  on  plants  of  any  other  order;  indeed, 
the  oaks  are  noted  the  world  over  for  the  variety  and  abundance 
of  the  galls  they  produce.  Our  North  American  oaks  are  known 
to  produce  about  two  hundred  species,  and  it  is  doubtful  whether 
one-half  have  yet  been  noticed.  I  have  gathered,  at  one  time, 
from  an  oak  standing  alone  in  a  cultivated  field  nine  distinct 
species.  All  trees  of  the  same  species  are  not  equally  the  pro- 
ducers of  galls;  indeed,  of  trees  and  shrubs  whose  branches  in- 
terlace, one  may  be  infested  with  thousands  of  galls,  while  the 
others  produce  none  at  all.  Whether  this  is  owing-  to  wrhat  we 
may  call  the  individuality  of  the  tree  that  is  found  to  be  favor- 
able or  otherwise — for  trees  of  the  same  species  have  individual 
traits,  no  two  being  alike — or  whether  a  tree  that  the  gall-flies 
have  once  attacked  is,  thereafter,  more  susceptible  to  the  influ- 
ences that  produces  the  galls,  or  whether  it  is  due  to  entirely 
different  causes  is  not  yet  known. 

I  have  studied  the  oaks  with  special  reference  to  this  subject 
and  find  that  colonies  of  gall-flies  are  more  or  less  persistent, 
some  having  been  known  to  me  for  fifteen  or  twenty  years  and 
still  existing.  In  one  case  I  found  that  the  Summer  brood, 
hatched  from  leaf-galls,  laid  its  eggs  for  the  next  generation  in 
the  bark  of  the  large  roots  of  the  tree  on  which  they  grew,  and 
that  when  the  insects  from  the  root-galls  appeared  they  laid  their 
eggs  in  the  buds  of  the  same  tree. 

I  have  taken  at  one  time,  more  than  fifty  of  these  last  in  the 
act  of  egg-laying  in  the  buds  of  two  or  three  oak  sprouts  that 
sprung  from  a  common  root  and  were  not  much  higher  than  my 
head.  Other  clumps  of  oak  bushes  a  few  feet  distant  furnished 
none  at  all. 

This  and  some  other  facts  of  the  same  sort  show  that  the  female 
gall-fly  discerns  a  special  fitness  for  her  work  in  certain  trees,  but 
does  not  show  in  what  it  consists.  It  is  possible  that  the  size  and 
shape  of  the  oak  buds,  which  differ  considerably  on  different  trees, 
may  have  some  influence  in  determining  the  insect's  choice  for 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  155 

such  species  as  lay  their  eggs  in  the  buds.  As  these  insects  are 
generally  winged,  their  localization  does  not  depend  upon  their 
inability  to  reach  other  trees. 

The  Cynipidous  galls  are  by  no  means  confined  to  the  genus 
Quercus,  as  a  considerable  number  of  species  are  found  on  plants 
belonging  to  the  order  Rosacae — the  blackberry,  raspberry,  wild 
roses  and  the  genus  Potentilla.  The  order  Compositae,  and 
some  others,  also,  furnishing  gall-producing  plants. 

There  are  a  vast  number  of  galls  on  various  kinds  of  trees  and 
plants  that  are  not  produced  by  hymenopterous  insects.  These 
mostly  belong  to  the  order  Diptera,  and  the  family  Ceciclomyae. 
In  the  perfect  state  they  have  two  wings,  and  the  larvae  are  easily- 
distinguished  from  the  Cynipidae.  I  mention  this  fact  lest  it  be 
thought  by  the  beginner  in  the  study  that  these  have  been  over- 
looked. Many  kinds  belonging  to  this  class  are  sent  me  every 
year,  and  the  senders  are  probably  disappointed  when  I  inform 
them  that  all  the  time  I  could  devote  to  the  study  of  galls  for 
almost  thirty  years,  not  much  it  is  true,  has  not  enabled  me  to 
do  more  than  begin  the  study  of  the  hymenopterous  galls,  and 
that  I  have  not  even  attempted  to  study  those  of  other  orders, 
which  are  no  doubt  equally  interesting  and  equally  difficult. 

Baron  Osten  Sacken,  in  his  first  article,  "On  the  Cynipidas  of 
the  North  American  Oaks  and  their  Galls,"  published  in  the 
first  volume  of  the  ' '  froc.  of  the  Ent.  Soc.  of  Phila. ,  Oct. ,  1 86 1 , ' r 
writes  as  follows  on  the  study  of  the  gall-flies:  "The  difficulties 
attending  the  study  of  the  habits  of  the  Cynipidae  are  so  great, 
the  peculiarity  and,  I  may  say,  the  intricacy  of  their  habits  is  so 
extraordinary,  that  the  most  important  questions  concerning  them 
remain  unsolved.  The  chief  reason  of  the  difficulty  of  this  study 
is  the  close  and  persistent  observation  of  nature  it  requires.  Here, 
it  is  not  sufficient  to  collect  at  random,  in  order  to  work  out  at 
leisure  the  material  thus  obtained;  here  one  has  to  watch  the 
growth  of  the  gall  on  the  tree  for  weeks  and  months ;  in  order  to 
be  enabled  to  make  certain  observations  one  is  bound  to  a  certain 
season  of  the  year  and  a  certain  locality,  and  if  the  season  is 
missed  or  the  locality  cannot  be  reached  at  the  requisite  time, 
one  has  to  wait  a  year  before  observations  can  be  renewed."  All 
this,  and  more,  is  true;  still,  the  history  of  these  little  insects  so 
far  as  yet  known  is  so  marvellous,  that  no  difficulties,  however 
great,  can  deter  one  who  has  begun  the  study  of  their  habits. 


156  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May, 

Some  of  the  ' '  unsolved  questions' '  referred  to  by  Baron  Osten 
Sacken  have,  since  he  wrote,  been  solved,  or  a  way  to  their  full 
solution  discovered,  but  fields  vast  enough  for  a  life-time  of 
study  remain  to  be  explored. 


THE  Sugar  Ant  (Formica  omnivora  Linn.)  appeared  about  the  year 
1760  in  Barbadoes,  and  caused  such  devastations  that,  in  the  words  of 
Dr.  Coke,  "it  was  deliberated  whether  that  island,  formerly  so  flourish- 
ing, should  not  be  deserted."  In  1763,  Martinique  was  visited  by  these 
devastating  hordes;  and  about  the  year  1770  they  made  their  appearance 
in  the  island  of  Granada.  Barbadoes,  Granada  and  Martinique  suffered 
more  than  any  other  island  from  this. plague.  Granada,  especially,  was 
reduced  to  a  state  of  the  most  deplorable  desolation;  for,  it  is  said,  their 
numbers  there  were  so  immense  that  they  covered  the  roads  for  many 
miles  together;  and  so  crowded  were  they  in  many  places,  that  the  im. 
pressions  made  by  the  feet  of  horses,  which  traveled  over  them,  would 
remain  visible  but  for  a  moment  or  two,  for  they  were  almost  instantly 
filled  up  by  the  surrounding  swarms.  *  *  *  Notwithstanding  the  myriads 
that  were  destroyed  by  fire,  water,  poison  and  other  means,  the  devasta- 
tions continued  to  such  an  alarming  extent;  that  in  1776  the  government 
of  Martinique  offered  a  reward  of  a  million  of  their  currency,  for  a  remedy 
against  the  plague;  and  the  legislature  of  Granada  offered  ^"20,000  for 
the  same  object;  but  all  attempts  proved  ineffectual,  until  the  hurricane  in 
1780  effected  what  human  power  had  been  unable  to  accomplish. — 
Cowan's  Curious  facts. 

THE  Kermes-dye,  or  scarlet,  made  from  the  Coccus  ilicis  Linn.,  an  insect 
found  chiefly  on  a  species  of  oak  (Q.  ilex}  in  the  Levant,  France,  Spain 
and  other  parts  of  the  world,  was  known  in  the  East  in  the  earliest  ages, 
even  before  the  time  of  Moses,  and  was  a  discovery  of  the  Phoenicians  in 
Palestine.  Tola,  or  Tho/a,  was  the  ancient  Phoenician  name  for  this 
insect,  and  dye,  which  was  used  by  the  Hebrews,  and  even  by  the  Syrians. 
To  the  Greeks  this  dye  was  known  under  the  name  of  Coccus,  as  appears 
from  Dioscorides  and  other  Greek  writers.  From  the  epithets  kermes 
and  coccus,  and  that  of  vermiculus  or  venniculum,  given  to  the  Kermes 
in  the  middle  ages  when  they  were  ascertained  to  be  insects,  have  sprung 
the  Latin  coccineus,  the  French  carmesin,  carmine,  cramoistand  vermeil, 
the  Italian  chermisi,  cremisino  and  chermesino,  and  our  crimson  and 
vermillion. — Cowan's  Curious  Facts. 

IN  the  "American  Naturalist"  for  April  (p.  400,  i),  Mr.  Nathan  Banks 
holds  that  the  maxillae  of  insects  represent  the  first  maxillae  plus  the  max- 
illipedes  of  the  Chilopods,  and  that  the  labium  of  insects  equals  the  second 
maxillae  of  Chilopods.  He  also  suggests  that  the  meso-  and  metathorax  of 
insects  are  each  composed  of  two  segments,  so  that  the  entire  thorax 
would  consist  of  five  segments,  whereof  one,  three,  and  five  bear  legs, 
while  two  and  four  are  provided  with  wings. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  157 

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THIS  number  contains  forty  pages. 

SEE  change  of  wording  in  regard  to  Identification  of  Insects  for  sub- 
scribers page  160. 

PICTURES  FOR  THE  ALBUM  OF  THE  AMERICAN  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SO- 
CIETY have  been  received  from  Prof.  Edwin  Alonzo  Popenoe,  Rev.  John 
Davis,  Ernest  J.  Oslar,  Prof.  G.  H.  French,  Charles  Robertson,  Dr.  W. 
G.  Dietz,  Dr.  C.  V.  Riley,  Prof.  Clarence  M.  Weed,  T.  D.  A.  Cockerel! 
and  Prof.  J.  W.  Tourney. 

\\'E  have  lately  had  a  very  pleasant  visit  from  Mr.  Chas.  Robertson, 
of  Carlinville,  111.,  who  has  been  looking  over  the  part  of  the  collection 
of  the  Society  in  which  he  is  interested.  He  has  been  studying  for  some 
years  the  relationship  existing  between  flowers  and  insects. 

KUNCKEL  D'  HERCULAIS  maintains  that  the  two  tints  of  the  locust,  rose 
and  yellow,  are  merely  indicative  of  different  ages,  not  of  two  varieties 
as  generally  supposed.  The  interest  of  his  observation  lies  in  his  conclu- 
sions that  the  change  of  color  is  associated  with  the  histolysis  and  histo- 
genesis  which  accompany  the  moults.  The  considerable  dependence  of 
their  color  on  the  presence  of  light  was  also  brought  out  by  breeding 
some  in  darkness. — (Comptcs  Rendus,  cxiv.  240.) 

SOME  few  years  ago  I  sent  to  Mr.  B.  Neumoegen,  of  Xew  York,  a  num- 
ber of  E.  impersalis,  all  dark,  showing  no  light  markings  "as  in  var. 
didyma."  I  believe  he  afterwards  named  them  as  a  new  variety,  which 
is,  no  doubt,  correct,  as  I  looked  through  the  South  Kensington  Museum, 
in  London,  and  they  haven't  it.  Those  I  sent  were  all  males  ;  this  season 
I  have  taken  quite  a  number,  and  amongst  them  is  one  9,  thereby  estab- 
lishing the  fact  that  the  variety  exists  in  both  sexes.  I  would  say  to  those 
who  have  not  seen  this  beautiful  and  striking  variety,  that  the  entire  nn  >tli 
is  a  rufous-brown,  or,  to  make  it  plain,  is  the  color  of  the  cfar/c  markings 
of  the  typical  moth  without  any  of  the  light  markings. — J.  T.  MASON, 
Houston,  Texas. 


158  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May, 

NICHOLAS  has  made  some  experiments  at  Mount  Ventoux  on  the  re- 
tardation of  the  date  of  hatching  in  Hymenoptera,  produced  by  high  alti- 
tudes. His  results  are  as  follows  : 

At  the  height  cf      20  metres  the  retardation  amounted  to      o  days. 

"  600        "  "  "  25     " 

"  860        "  "  "  41     " 

1253        "  "  "  69     " 

1400  "  "  83     " 

1700  "  98     " 

1912         "  "   '  "  117     " 

— (C.  R.  Ass.  Franc.,  1891,  pt.  2.,  566.) 

W.  H.  HUDSON  records  a  new  case  of  mimicry  from  La  Plata,  on  the 
part  of  a  grasshopper  (Rhonialca),  which  resembles  a  wasp  (Pepsis}. 
This  wasp  is,  like  all  its  allies,  protected  by  its  sting  ;  but  it  is  also  fur- 
nished with  stink  glands,  which  emit  a  most  disagreeable  odor.  When 
on  the  wing  the  grasshopper  becomes  the  facsimile  of  the  wasp  ;  more- 
over, when  taken  in  the  hand,  it  has  the  curious  habit  of  suddenly  curling 
the  body  round,  as  a  wasp  does  to  sting.  The  same  author  has  an  inter- 
esting chapter  on  dragon-fly  storms.  In  the  Summer  and  the  Autumn 
thousands  of  these  insects  may  be  seen  flying  in  a  northeasterly  direction 
at  the  extraordinary  speed  of  seventy  or  eighty  miles  an  hour,  evidently 
in  the  utmost  terror,  before  the  pampero,  a  cold,  dry,  exceedingly  violent 
wind. — (Naturalist  in  La  Plata,  127.) 

NOTES  ON  SYNCHLCE  CROCALE  Edw. — A  note  was  published  by  the 
writer  in  "Can.  Ent. "  (1892,  p.  198)  on  Synchlce  crocale  \\ .  H.  Edw. 
Two  broods  of  the  larvse  are  there  recorded.  On  August  24,  1892,  I 
found  a  small  colony  of  larvae  of  this  butterfly  on  HeliantJnts  near  Las 
Cruces.  The  larvse  were  very  small,  not  a  half  inch  in  length  ;  this  find- 
ing conclusively  indicates  a  third  brood  for  southern  New  Mexico.  The 
food-plant  of  this  butterfly  here  is  Helianthus  annmis. — C.  H.  T.  TOWN- 
SEND. 

SCHIZURA  IPOME.E  Doubl. — On  July  n,  1892,  the  larva  of  Schizura 
ipomece  Doubl.  was  found  on  a  round-leafed  leguminous  tree,  Cercis  oc- 
cidentalisTovr.,  in  the  Grand  Canon,  Arizona,  2500  feet  below  the  rim 
at  Hances.  It  was  feeding  of  the  leaves.  The  colors  of  the  larva  assimi- 
lated in  a  striking  manner  with  the  green  of  the  leaves  and  the  dark  gray 
of  the  bark,  as  it  clung  to  the  twigs  when  not  feeding.  This  is  apparently 
a  new  food-plant  for  the  species.  The  larva  was  determined  by  Dr.  Pack- 
ard.— C.  H.  T.  TOWNSEND. 

COMMONWEALTH  OF  MASSACHUSETTS,  STATE  BOARD  OF  AGRICULTURE. 
— GYPSY  MOTH  DEPARTMENT. — The  committee  in  charge  of  this  De- 
partment desires  to  again  call  your  attention  to  the  danger  which  menaces 
the  orchards,  gardens,  shade  trees,  narks  and  woodlands  of  Massa- 
chusetts by  reason  of  the  presence  within  her  borders  of  one  of  the  worst 
insect  pests  of  Europe. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  159 

The  gypsy  moth  destroys  the  foliage  of  fruit,  shade,  and  forest  trees,  and 
of  bushes  and  vines,  and  feeds  upon  many  vegetables.  It  is  far  more  des- 
tructive than  the  tent  caterpillar  or  canker-worm,  as  its  ravages  cover  the  en- 
tire period  of  the  Summer.  In  Medford  it  kept  fruit  trees  stripped  through- 
out the  season,  destroying  the  fruit  crop,  and  in  many  cases  killing  the 
trees,  notwithstanding  the  efforts  of  the  people  to  control  the  pest.  We 
mail  you  a  report  of  the  work  done  toward  the  extermination  of  the  gypsy 
moth  in  1892,  issued  by  the  secretary  of  this  board.  It  contains  a  colored 
plate  of  the  gypsy  moth,  and  also  scenes  of  its  ravages.  This  will  be 
mailed  free  to  any  address  if  application  be  made  to  this  office. 

Thus  far  the  moth  has  not  been  seen  outside  of  the  region  where  it  was 
found  in  1891,  notwithstanding  all  reports  to  the  contrary.  It  possibly 
may  have  spread  beyond  this  region,  and  we  ask  your  assistance  in  ac- 
quainting the  people  with  its  appearance,  habits,  and  destructiveness.  As 
the  appropriation  made  by  the  legislature  for  the  extermination  of  the 
moth  is  not  sufficient  to  admit  of  making  a  thorough  search  over  all  east- 
ern Massachusetts,  all  citizens,  and  especially  farmers,  fruit  growers  and 
horticulturists,  are  requested  to  be  on  the  alert  for  the  appearance  of  the 
moth  and  to  report  to  this  office  any  suspected  cases. — E.  H.  FORBUSH, 
for  the  Committee. 

WE  have  received,  in  connection  with  the  above,  a  box  with  glass  cover 
and  hermetically  sealed,  containing  illustrations  of  the  entire  life-history 
of  the  gypsy  moth  (Ocneria  dispar),  prepared  by  Prof.  C.  H.  Fernald. 
It  contains  the  two  sexes  of  the  insect,  both  spread  and  in  the  position  it 
assumes  in  life  when  at  rest.  The  chrysalids  of  the  sexes,  the  eggs  en 
masse  on  the  bark,  and  also  individual  eggs,  the  different  stages  of  the 
blown  larvae  are  also  shown.  The  whole  makes  a  beautiful  and  very 
valuable  educational  exhibit,  and  Prof.  Farnald  and  those  engaged  in  the 
work  are  to  be  congratulated  on  the  practical  value  which  will  undoubt- 
edly result  from  their  labors. — ED. 

A  PIQUANT  REPAST. — The  Rev.  Edwin  Tearle  writes  from  Stockton 
Rectory,  England,  under  date  of  Feb.  7,  1893:  "I  was  greatly  amused 
and  surprised,  one  day  last  Summer,  to  observe  a  toad  creep  up  to  a 
fallen  apple  on  which  some  wasps  of  the  species  Vespa  vulgaris  were 
feasting.  In  the  most  adroit  manner  the  reptile  caught  seven  of  the  in- 
sects and  swallowed  them,  one  after  another,  and  then  leisurely  returned 
to  its  hiding-place  under  a  tuft  of  grass,  to  digest  the  meal." — Rev. 
THOMAS  W.  TYLES,  South  Quebec. 

IT  has  been  suggested  by  several  Philadelphia  entomologists  that  bi- 
monthly excursions  should  be  inaugurated  for  the  coming  Summer,  to  go 
to  various  places  of  interest  in  the  vicinity  of  Philadelphia  in  search  of  in- 
sects. It  is  to  be  hoped  that  as  many  as  can  get  away  from  their  ordinary 
avocations  may  help  make  these  outings  a  success,  as  there  seems  to  be 
little  doubt  but  what  a  very  enjoyable  time  can  be  had,  and  interesting 
work  done.  It  is  the  intention  to  hold  the  first  one  Saturday,  June  the  3d, 


160  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [May, 

and  continue  every  other  Saturday  during  the  collecting  season.  Atco,  N. 
J.,  has  been  selected  as  the  first  excursion  ground.  All  are  cordially- 
invited.  The  early  morning  train  will  be  taken. 


Identification  of  Insects  (Imagos)  for  Subscribers. 


Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions  :  ist,  The  number  of  species 
to  be  limited  to  twenty-five  for  each  sending ;  2d,  The  sender  to  pay  all  expenses  of  trans- 
portation and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  ; 
3d,  Each  specimen  must  have  a  number  attached  so  that  the  identification  may  be  an- 
nounced accordingly.  Exotic  species  named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor, 
who  should  be  consulted  before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  2  cent  stamp  with  all  insects 
for  return  of  names.  Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  read  page  41,  Vol.  III. 
Address  all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Logan 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Entomological   Literature. 


SOCIETAS  ENTOMOLOGICA,  vii,  16,  Zurich-Hottingen,  Nov.  15,  1892. 
— Orthoptera  Centrali-Americana,  Dr.  H.  de  Saussure, — 17,  Dec.  i,  1892. 
Pieris  rapes  in  North  America,  J.  B.  Smith. 

FOURTH  ANNUAL  REPORT  OF  THE  MISSOURI  BOTANICAL  GARDEN, 
pp.  181 — 226,  St.  Louis,  March  9,  1893. — Further  studies  of  Yuccas  and 
their  pollination,  W.  Trelease,  pis.  i — 10,  15 — 23.  Concerning  "the  rela- 
tionship of  the  Yuccas  to  one  another  and  to  their  pollinators,  the 
Pronuba  moths." 

ANNUAL  REPORT  OF  THE  WYOMING  AGRICULTURAL  COLLEGE  ANL> 
EXPERIMENT  STATION  for  the  year  1892.  Laramie,  Wy.,  February,  1893. 
—No.  7,  Insecticides,  F.  J.  Nis wander. 

COMPTES  RENDUS.  SOCIETE  DE  BIOLOGIE,  Paris,  March  4,  1893. — Note 
on  a  singular  rotating  movement  of  the  head  of  a  Culicid  larva,  S.  Jour- 
dain. — March  n,  1893.  On  the  structure  of  the  fibrillae  of  the  yellow 
muscles  of  Dytiscus  and  Hydrophilus  in  the  state  of  repose,  F.  Tourneaux. 

ZOE,  iii,  4,  San  Francisco,  January,  1893. — A  new  jumping  spider,  f.  L. 
Curtis.  Notes  on  Histeridse  observed  in  San  Diego  Co.,  F.  E.  Blaisdell. 

ZOOLOGISCHER  ANZEiGER,  Leipsic,  February  27,  1893. — On  the  devel- 
opmental history  of  the  Phytophthires,  J.  Krassilstschik,  figs. — March  13, 
1893.  Note  on  an  intercalary  stage  in  Julid  males,  C.  Verhoeff.  Com- 
parative anatomy  and  systematic  position  of  the  Phytopthires,  f.  Kras- 
silstschik (cont.).  Note  on  the  parasitism  of  Chelifers 'on  beetles,  S.  ]. 
Hickson. 

THE  ANNALS  AND  MAGAZINE  OF  NATURAL  HISTORY,  London,  Mairli, 
XS93- — The  affinities  and  origin  of  the  Tardigrada,  Prof.  J.  von  Kennel 
Uransl.  Sitzb.  Natf  Gesell.  Univ.  Dorpat  ix,  iii,  1892).  On  the  embryology 
of  the  mites — Ixodes,  J.  Wagner  (trans.  Zool.  Anz.  Aug.  29,  1892). 


I8Q3-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  l6l 

REPORT  OF  THE  STATE  BOARD  OF  AGRICULTURE  on  the  work  of  exter- 
mination of  the  gypsy  moth.  Boston,  January,  1893.  E.  H.  Forbush  &  C. 
H.  Fernald.  40  pp.,  i  colored  plate,  i  map,  6  photographic  plates. 

SCIENCE,  New  York,  March  24,  1893. — The  ravages  of  book  worms, 
Dr.  S.  A.  Green  and  S.  Carman. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  RECORD,  London,  March  15,  1893. — New  classi- 
fication of  the  Lepidoptera-Heterocera,  Dr.  Chapman. 

SPECIES  DBS  HYMENOPTERES  d'Europe  et  d'Algerie.  Fonde"  par  Ed- 
mond  Andre\  continue1  sous  la  direction  scientifique  de  Ernest  Andre". 
Fascicules  41,  Jan.  i,  1892;  42,  April  i,  1892. 

ANNALI  DEL  MUSEO  Civico  DI  STORIA  NATURALE  DI  GENOVA,  serie 
2,  x,  xi,  contain  numerous  papers  by  various  writers,  on  the  collections 
made  by  L.  Fea  in  Burmah. 

ANALES  DE  LA  SOCIEDAD  CIENTIFICA  ARGENTINA,  BUENOS  AIRES, 
Noveber,  1893. — New  Hemiptera  of  the  Argentine  and  Uruguayan  faunas 
(cont.),*|  C.  Berg,  December,  1892.  Argentine  Dipterology  (Syrphidae) 
(concl.),*  F.  L.  Arribalzaga. 

*  BERICHT  UBER  DIE  THATIGKEIT  DER  ST.  GALLISCHEN  NATURWISSEN- 
SCHAFTLICHEN  GESELLSCHAFT  wahrend  des  Vereins-jahres,  1890-91.  St. 
Gallen,  1892. — Communications  on  the  appearance  of  the  "Nonnen 
spinner"  (Liparis  monacha)  in  1890  and  1891  in  Southern  Germany  and 
eastern  Switzerland,  C.  Fenk. 

CATALOGUS  HYMENOPTERORUM  hucusque  descriptorum  systematicus 
et  synonymicus.  Auctore  Dr.  C.  G.  Dalla  Torre.  Vol.  vii,  Formiciclae 
(Heterogyna).  Lipsiae,  Sumptibus  Guilelmi  Engelmann.  MDCCCXCIII. 
pp.  i — 289. 

TRINIDAD  FIELD  NATURALIST'S  CLUB,  i,  6.  Port  of  Spain,  February, 
1893. — Castnia  licus,  a  banana  pest,  T.  I.  Potter.  Some  peculiar  types 
of  Trinidad  Rhynchophorous  beetles,  H.  Caracciolo. 

PSYCHE,  Cambridge,  Mass.,  April,  1893.— A  preliminary  synopsis  of  the 
harvest-spiders  (Phalangiidae)  of  Mississippi,  C.  M.  Weed,  pis.  n — 15. 
Description  of  a  new  and  interesting  Phasiid-like  genus  of  Tachimdas 
s.  str.,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend.  Descriptions  of  new  species  and  genera  of 
West  African  Lepidoptera — IV,  W.  J.  Holland.  Some  notes  on  the  early 
stages,  especially  the  chrysalis,  of  a  few  American  Sphingida.',  S.  H. 
Scudder.  Life-history  of  Orgyia  gulosa  Hy.  Edw.,  H.  G.  Dyar.  Biblio- 
graphical notes— III,  S.  Henshaw. 

U.  S.  DEPT.  OK  AGRICULTURE,  Division  of  Entomology,  Bulletin  No. 
28. — The  more  destructive  Locusts  of  America  north  of  Mexico,  by  Lau- 
rence Bruner,  Washington,  1893,  40  pp.,  21  figs. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than  North  American.  t  Contains  new  genera. 

5* 


l62  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May, 

HISTOIRE  PHYSIQUE,  NATURELLE  ET  POLITIQUE  DE  MADAGASCAR 
publiee  par  Alfred  Grandidier.  Paris,  Imprime,  par  autorisation  de  M.  le 
Garde  des  Sceaux  a  I'lmprimerie  Nationale,  4to.  Vol.  xx,  Histoire 
Naturelle  des  Hymenopteres  par  H.  de  Saussure.  Premiere  partie,  pp. 
xxi,  590,  1890.  Atlas  to  the  same — ire  partie,  27  pis.,  1892.  Deuxieme 
partie:  Les  Formicides  par  M.  A.  Forel,  pp.  v.  243,  7  pis.,  1891. 

THE  AMERICAN  NATURALIST,  Philadelphia,  April,  1893. — An  extreme 
case  of  parasitism  [Sarcoptes  scabiei},  R.  Hessler.  Notes  on  the  mouth- 
parts  and  thorax  of  Insects  and  Chilopods,  N.  Banks.  Further  note  on 
the  Tineid  case-worm  from  the  Grand  Canyon,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend.  The 
puparium  of  Blepharipeza,  id. 


NEW  SPECIES  OF  NORTH  AMERICAN  INSECTS  DESCRIBED 
IN  THE  PRECEDING  LITERATURE. 


ARACHNIDA. 

Araneina:  Dendryphantes  ceneolus  Curtis,  Zoe,  iii,  p.  332,  Calif.? 
Phalangida:  Liobunum  politum  magnum  Weed,  Psyche,  vi,  p.  428,  pi. 
15,  Miss. 

COLEOPTERA. 

Hololepta  pervalida  Blaisdell,  Zoe,  iii,  p.  337,  H.  negleda  p.  338,  San 
Diego  Co.,  Calif. 

DIPTERA. 

Tachinidae:  Hyalomyodes,  Townsend,  Psyche,  vi,  p.  429,  H.  weedii,  p. 
430,  N.  H.,  Pa. 

ORTHOPTERA. 

Mantidae:  n.  gen.  and  spp.,  from  Mex.,  Centr.  Amer.,  de  Saussure,  Soc. 
Ent.  vii,  pp.  121 — 124. 


ERRATA.— Vol.  IV,  No.  4. 

Page  128,  line  10,  for  Trichobasis  read  Trichobaris. 

"  128,  line  12,  for  somewhati  read  somewhat, 

"  128,  line  15,  for  "  Ground  Celery"  read  "  Ground  Cherry" 

"  133,  line  20,  for  Luperoides  read  Luperodes. 

"  133,  line  21,  for  Dacoderus  cegialites  read  Dacodems  and  AZgialitcs 

"  142,  line  29,  for  Packard  read  Kirby. 

"  142,  line  38,  for  Strecker's  read  Stretch's. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  163 

Th.e  Erj.tomologica.1  Section 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  MEETINGS. 


MARCH,  23,    1893. 

In  the  absence  of  the  Director  Dr.  Horn,  Mr.  Ridings  was  called  on  to 
preside.  Members  present:  Calvert,  Ridings,  Laurent,  Skinner.  Associ- 
ates: Westcott,  Fox  and  Boerner.  Mr.  Calvert  presented  to  the  collection 
of  the  American  Entomological  Society  a  9  Fons  Colombia  vinosa  Say, 
and  a  Trithemis  umbrata.  The  latter  species  he  said  was  a  Tropical 
American  one,  and  that  the  male  has  a  band  across  the  wings,  but  the 
present  specimen,  a  9>  also  nas  the  band.  It  is  only  the  second  such 
female  the  speaker  had  ever  seen.  The  question  of  secondary  sexual 
characters  was  referred  to  by  Mr.  Calvert,  and  further  discussed  by  the 
members  present.  Mr.  Fox  called  attention  to  and  exhibited  a  new 
genus  of  Fossorial  Hymeoptera.  He  stated  that  it  was  related  to 
£>!fie/us,  Gastrosericus  and  Astatus.  From  the  two  first  mentioned 
genera  it  differed  by  the  middle  tibiae  having  two  spurs  at  apex,  and  from 
Astatus  by  the  eyes  of  the  $  being  separated  on  the  vertex.  In  conse- 
quence of  the  two  spurs  on  the  tibiae  he  had  decided  to  call  it  Diploplectron. 

HENNY  SKINNER,  Recorder. 


The  following  papers  were  read  and  accepted  by  the  Committee  for 
publication  in  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  : 


The  Puparium  and  Pupa  of  Subula  pallipes  Lw. 

By  C.  K.  TYLER  TOWNSEND. 

The  descriptions  which  appear  below  are  drawn  from  a  pupa- 
rium  and  pupal  skin,  from  which  issued  a  specimen  of  Subula 
pallipes  Lw.  The  fly  was  bred  by  Prof.  C.  P.  Gillette,  at  Fort 
Collins,  Col.,  from  maggots  and  puparia  found  under  bark  of 
cottonwood  (Populus  sp.). 

The  pupa  is  enclosed  in  a  puparium  formed  of  the  old  larval 
skin.  The  puparium  splits  dorsally  on  the  median  line  down  to 
the  posterior  portion  of  the  fifth  segment,  where  the  integument 
breaks  laterally  on  each  side,  to  allow  the  partial  escape  of  the 
pupa,  the  head  segment  having  previously  become  wholly  or 
partly  detached.  The  pupa  works  itself  more  than  half  way  out 
through  this  opening,  and  there  remains.  The  fly  then  escapes, 


164  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May, 

leaving  at  least  the  posterior  one-third  of  the  pupal  skin  still 
inclosed  within  the  split  portion  of  the  puparium.  The  descrip- 
tion of  the  puparium  omits  mention  of  the  head  segment,  which 
was  missing.  It  is  fully  described  with  this  exception. 

Puparium:  Twelve  (?)  jointed  (there  are  eleven  segments  present), 
wholly  of  a  dark  brown  color,  slightly  lighter  on  the  tuberculous  lateral 
edges  of  segments,  moderately  broad,  considerably  flattened,  of  a  nearly 
equal  width  throughout,  very  slightly  wider  on  posterior  half,  the  posterior 
end  rounded  in  outline  from  above.  Whole  surface  divided  off  into  minute 
plates,  appearing  minutely  warted  or  scaly,  the  scales  or  plates  larger  in 
middle  of  segments  than  on  the  borders.  Second  segment  (first  one 
present)  a  little  narrower  than  others,  third  a  little  wider,  fourth  slightly 
wider  than  third;  fourth  to  tenth  nearly  equal  in  width,  except  that  the 
eighth  and  ninth  are  very  slightly  wider;  eleventh  a  little  narrower  at  base 
than  tenth,  narrowing  posteriorly,  a  little  more  than  one-half  as  wide  on 
hind  margin  as  at  base;  twelfth  or  anal  segment  very  small,  short,  about 
one-half  width  of  hind  margin  of  eleventh,  rounded  behind,  hardly  one- 
half  as  long  as  wide.  Second  and  third  segments  short,  third  hardly  longer 
than  second,  fourth  one  and  one-half  times  as  long  as  third,  fourth  to 
ninth  subequal  in  length;  tenth  a  little  shorter,  widened  at  sides  poste- 
riorly; eleventh  a  little  longer  than  ninth.  Segments  2 — 10,  on  lateral 
edge  near  middle,  with  a  short  posteriorly  recurved  bristle  ;  segment  n 
with  a  similar  one  on  lateral  edge  anteriorly,  and  on  hind  margin  just 
inside  posterior  lateral  angle  of  segment  with  an  outwardly  recurved 
bristle;  anal  segment  bare.  Segments  5 — 10  with  a  transverse  row  of 
about  ten  small  tubercles  or  papillae  on  dorsum  just  next  to  anterior 
margin  of  segment,  closely  approximated  and  not  extending  down  on 
sides  of  segments,  the  rows  being  little  more  than  one-half  as  long  as 
width  of  segments;  same  segments  with  a  similar  row  of  from  twelve  to 
sixteenth  minute  tubercles  on  venter,  the  fourth  segment  showing  a 
somewhat  less  distinct  row;  segments  5 — 10  also  each  with  a  small 
rounded  smooth  tubercle  on  sides  of  dorsum  in  middle;  segment  n  with 
a  transverse  row  of  seven  such  tubercles  on  dorsum  considerably  before 
anterior  margin,  the  three  median  ones  approximated  and  somewhat 
removed  from  the  lateral  pairs,  and  two  behind  these  near  lateral  margin 
of  segment  with  several  more  below  or  on  lateral  margin;  all  the  tuber- 
cles of  transverse  row,  except  the  outer  one  on  each  side,  are  larger  than 
the  lateral  ones.  Eleventh  segment  anteriorly  bulged  ventrally  on  median 
portion,  with  a  transverse  stigmatal  slit  a  little  longer  than  one-half  width 
of  segment,  the  anterior  edge  of  slit  being  armed  with  eight  teeth;  two 
small  tubercles  just  anterior  to  each  end  of  slit;  stigmata  apparently 
opening  in  slightly  hollowed  portion  behind  the  slit.  Length  (of  the 
eleven  segments),  8.5  mm.;  width  of  second  segment,  2  mm.;  of  ninth 
segment,  2  3-5  mm. 


1 893.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  165 

Pupa. — Pupal  skin  whitish  on  abdominal  portions;  head;  thorax,  and 
wing  cases  more  glassy,  subtransparent,  thoracic  dorsum  and  cephalic 
horns  with  a  slight  brownish  flavous  tinge;  transverse  dorsal  rows  of 
bristles  on  abdominal  segments  brownish  flavous.  Head  with  one  pair 
of  cephalic  horns  (antennal  cases)  running  straight  out  laterally  and 
curved  upward,  set  opposite  to  each  other  squarely  base  to  base,  rather 
long,  thickened  on  basal  one-third  or  hardly  more,  annulate  on  remaining 
portion,  there  being  eleven  quite  distinct  annulae  or  segments,  the  two 
basal  ones  a  little  longer  than  the  others,  the  horns  therefore  consisting 
of  twelve  joints  including  the  elongate  thickened  basal  joint  comprising 
one-third  their  length,  and  corresponding  to  the  joints  of  the  antennae  of 
the  adult  fly.  Head  conforming  to  shape  of  eyes  and  head  of  adult  fly, 
neck  constricted.  Thorax  a  little  narrower  anteriorly  than  head,  grad- 
ually widening  posteriorly  to  about  same  width  as  head;  wing  cases 
moderately  narrow,  reaching  a  little  beyond  middle  of  third  abdominal 
segment  below,  the  leg  cases  reaching  nearly  to  middle  of  fourth  seg- 
ment; scutellar  segment  indistinct,  appearing  as  a  portion  of  thorax  be- 
hind; first  abdominal  segment  bare,  hardly  as  long  as  following  segments; 
other  abdominal  segments  nearly  equal  in  length,  the  anal  segment  a 
shortened,  narrowed  and  rounded  terminally.  Segments  2 — 7  each  with 
a  transverse  dorsal  row  of  perfectly  appressed  spine-like  bristles  directed 
posteriorly,  the  rows  being  a  little  approximated  to  posterior  margin  of 
segment,  especially  on  segments  4 — 7,  while  the  row  on  second  segment 
is  almost  in  middle;  each  long  bristle  in  the  rows  is  surrounded  at  base 
by  several  shorter,  closely  approximated  bristles  about  one-half  its  own 
length;  the  longer  bristles  average  somewhat  more  than  one-third  the 
length  of  the  segments.  Segment  8  bare;  all  the  segments  bare  on  venter; 
prothoracic  spiracle  on  anterior  lateral  margin  of  thorax;  mesothoracic 
spiracle  immediately  at  base  of  wing  cases;  metathoracic  spiracle  at 
anterior  lateral  corner  of  dorsum  of  scutellar  segment.  Abdominal  seg- 
ments i — 7  with  a  spiracle  on  lateral  edge  of  dorsum  approximated  to 
anterior  margin.  Spiracles  are  of  a  slightly  flavous  tinge.  Length,  6  3-5 
mm. ;  width  of  thorax,  each  nearly  i  mm. 

The  fly  escapes  by  the  pupal  skin;  splitting  along  the  median 
dorsal  line  of  the  head  and  thorax  as  far  back  as  the  scutellar 
segment,  beginning  just  above  the  base  of  cephalic  horns;  and 
by  a  break  starting  from  the  same  point  and  extending  obliquely 
down  and  outward  laterally  on  sides  of  head  to  junction  of  head 
and  thorax,  a  triangular  piece  of  the  anterior  portion  of  the 
integument  of  the  head  being  thus  left  attached  to  bases  of  ceph- 
alic horns  on  their  upper  side.  Long  sections  of  the  tracheal 
integument  are  left  attached  to  the  prothoracic  and  metathoracic 
spiracles  on  the  inside,  these  being  sloughed  from  the  tracheae  at 
the  same  time  that  the  fly  escapes  from  the  pupal  skin. 


1 66  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May, 

COLORADO   CYNIPID/E. -(Continued.) 

By  C.   P.   GILLETTE. 

NEUROTERUS. 

N.  congregatus  n.  sp. 

Galls  occurring  in  terminal  and  probably  axial  buds.  The  twig  ex- 
pands next  to  the  bud,  and  within  the  bud  develop  a  number  of  little 
globular  capsules  covered  and  surrounded  by  a  hairy  or  woolly  growth. 
The  capsules  themselves  resemble  very  much  those  of  N.  vesicula  Bass. 
I  have  four  of  these  gall  clusters  that  measure  from  6  to  8  mm.  across, 
and  each  is  composed  of  from  ten  to  fifteen  of  the  little  globular  capsules. 
After  the  flies  have  eaten  out  of  the  capsules  the  gall-cluster  reminds  one 
of  the  rose  to  a  watering  pot. 

Gall-flies  black,  feet  and  antennae  brown,  length  2  mm  ;  all  males. 

Head  black,  shining,  with  a  very  fine  crackled  appearance  ;  eyes  large 
and  prominent ;  face  narrow  and  rectangular  in  outline,  the  inner  margins 
of  the  eyes  as  seen  in  front  being  straight  and  parallel ;  mandibles  reddish 
yellow,  ocelli  rather  prominent  and  slightly  elevated.  Thorax  smooth 
and  shining,  with  the  fine  crackled  appearance  common  to  the  genus, 
without  any  signs  of  parapsidal  or  other  grooves,  and  with  a  broad  notch 
at  the  base  of  the  scutellum  ;  scutellum  without  foveae,  but  with  a  shallow 
basal  groove,  shining,  and  with  the  crackled  appearance  indistinct,  es- 
pecially on  the  central  portion.  Abdomen  petiolate,  black.  Feet  dark 
brown,  light  at  the  joints.  Wings  3  mm.  long,  radial  cell  long  and  narrow, 
radial  nervure  almost  attaining  the  costal  margin,  cubital  nervure  faint, 
and  hence  the  areolet  rather  indisti;ict,  all  the  nerves  dark  brown.  An- 
tennce  i4-jointed,  joints  1-3  and  often  the  basal  portion  of  the  fourth  light 
yellow,  remaining  joints  brown  or  blackish  ;  first  and  second  joints  robust, 
third  as  long  as  fourth  and  fifth  together. 

Described  from  twenty  bred  flies  from  galls  taken  at  Manitou, 
Col.,  May  8,  1892.  All  of  the  flies  hatched  before  May  iyth. 

N.  virgens  n.  sp. 

Galls. — This  species  can  hardly  be  said  to  produce  a  gall.  The  cells 
of  the  flies  were  found  in  the  Spring  of  the  year  in  twigs  of  the  last  Sum- 
mer's growth.  The  twigs  are  usually  slightly  swollen  where  the  cells 
occur,  but  not  enough  to  attract  attention.  I  should  not  have  noticed 
them  at  all  had  I  not  seen  dead  twigs  with  numerous  small  punctures  in 
them,  from  which  flies  had  escaped  during  previous  years. 

Gall-fly  black,  with  the  first  three  joints  of  the  antennae  yellowish  brown . 
Length  1.5  to  2  mm.;  all  females. 

Head  black  and  shining  ;  under  a  power  of  seventy-five  diameters  the 
surface  has  a  finely  crackled  or  scaled  appearance  as  has  also  the  meso- 
thorax ;  ocelli  medium  in  size,  face  with  median  ridge;  antennae  13- 
jointed,  gradually  thickened  to  the  tip,  first  three  joints  yellowish,  third 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  167 

joint  longest,  first  and  second  joints  much  thickened  ;  mandibles  reddish, 
but  black  at  the  tips ;  mesothorax  shining,  without  parapsidal  grooves, 
broadly  notched  at  the  base  of  the  scutellum  ;  scutellum  with  shallow 
groove  at  base,  the  surface  appearance  the  same  as  that  of  the  thorax  and 
head.  Wings  a  little  longer  than  the  entire  body,  radial  nervure  long  and 
narrow,  areolet  medium  in  size,  radial  nervure  reaching,  or  nearly  reach- 
ing the  costal  margin.  Feet  with  tarsi  yellowish  brown,  tibiae  usually  of 
the  same  color,  but  in  some  cases  almost  black,  femurs  blackish  in  the 
middle  and  sometimes  almost  entirely  black,  coxae  always  black  at  the 
base,  but  light  at  the  tip. 

Described  from  eighteen  flies,  all  females,  reared  between  the 
8th  and  I3th  of  May  from  galls  taken  at  Manitou,  May  8,  1892. 


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A  New  Genus  and  Two  New  Species  of  Limacodes-like 

Moths. 

By  DR.   A.  S.   PACKARD,  Providence,  R.  I. 

When  visiting  the  late  Professor  Poey,  in  Havana,  in  March, 
1886,  he  very  kindly  presented  me  with  a  pure  snow-white  Lima- 
codes-Y\ke  moth,  together  with  its  cocoon,  also  chalky-white. 
It  was  not  described  by  Walker,  and  nothing  like  it  was  to  be 
seen  in  the  collection  of  the  British  Museum,  for  the  opportunity 
of  examining  which,  in  1889,  I  am  indebted  to  Dr.  Giinther  and 
Mr.  A.  G.  Butler.  It  appears  to  be  an  undescribed  genus,  and 
one  of  much  interest,  since  afterward  Mrs.  Slosson  captured  sev- 
eral specimens  (3  £  ,  i  9  )  of  a  closely  allied  species  in  February 
and  March,  1891,  at  Punta  Gorda,  which  is  on  the  west  coast  of 
southern  Florida.  The  genus,  therefore,  appears  to  be  Antillean, 
with  a  foothold  in  the  southern  extremity  of  Florida,  and  this 
adds  another  to  the  interesting  series  of  West  Indian  forms  which 
have  probably  been  transported  by  oceanic  currents  across  the 
Gulf,  either  from  Cuba  or  from  the  Spanish  Main. 

The  genus  is  more  nearly  allied  to  Heterogenea  than  to  Lima- 
codes,  or  the  forms  such  as  Euclea,  Empretia,  o\'  Phobetron,  whose 
larvae  are  spiny. 

Eupoeya  n.  gen.  £  and  9  • — The  head  is  much  as  in  Hetero- 
genea pallida,  but  not  quite  so  wide.  The  palpi  are  unusually 
small  and  slender,  and  are  extended  horizontally,  but  not  reach- 
ing the  front  so  as  to  be  seen  when  the  moth  is  examined  from 


168  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS. 

above  ;  the  third  joint  is  very  small,  slender,  short,  not  one- 
third  as  wide  as  the  second.  The  £  antennae  are  well  pectinated, 
the  branches  extending  to  the  tip,  where  they  are  unusually  long', 
being"  longer  at  the  end  than  in  Sisyrosea,  and  more  as  in  Lagoa  ; 
the  branches  are  also  unusually  scaly. 

The  fore  wings  are  more  regularly  triangular  in  outline  than 
usual  ;  the  costa  is  unusually  straight,  and  the  apex  is  unusually 
pointed.  The  wing  is  not  quite  so  wide  as  in  H.  pallida,  and 
the  outer  and  inner  edges  are  more  continuous,  the  outer  angle 
being  less  marked  than  in  H.  pallida.  The  hind  wings  are  a 
little  more  elongated,  more  produced  towards  the  apex  than  in 
H.  pallida.  Venation  :  nearer  to  that  of  Heterogenea  than  any 
other  genus.  In  the  fore  wings,  compared  with  those  of  H. pal- 
lida, the  second  subcostal  branch  does  not  arise  at  the  origin  of 
the  anterior  discal  vein,  as  in  H.  pallida,  but  originates  either 
one-third  or  over  half  way  between  the  origins  of  the  first  and 
third  branches  ;  the  fifth  branch  is  short,  and  not  detached  at  its 
origin  from  the  main  vein,  as  in  Heterogenea  pallida,  there  being 
in  Heterogenea  two  independent  veins.  The  arrangement  of  the 
discal  veins  is  as  in  Heterogenea,  and  the  four  branches  of  the 
median  vein  are  much  as  in  Heterogenea.  Hind  wings:  nearly 
as  in  Heterogenea,  but  the  two  branches  of  the  subcostal  may 
originate  at  the  base  or  origin  of  the  anterior  discal  vein  (E.  ni- 
valis),  or  two-thirds  of  the  way  to  the  apex  (E.  slossonics}  ;  in 
Heterogenea  pallida  the  two  branches  are  separate  at  their  point 
of  origin,  the  second  subcostal  vein  being  independent.  The 
median  and  other  veins  are  much  as  in  Heterogenea. 

The  legs  are  rather  short  and  with  long  scales,  being  more 
hairy  than  usual  ;  the  tarsi  are  a  little  shorter  than  in  H.  pallida 
and  more  hairy.  The  abdomen  is  slender,  but  the  genital  arma- 
ture thicker  than  in  the  £  H.  pallida. 

The  genus  is  named  in  honor  of  the  late  distinguished  Cuban 
zoologist.  (Poeya  Bourg.  is  a  genus  of  molluscs.)  This  genus 
need  not  be  confounded  with  Heurctes  picticornis  G.  &  R.,  from 
the  West  Indies,  the  type  of  which  is  in  the  American  Museum 
of  Natural  History,  and  which  I  have,  thanks  to  Mr.  Beutenmiil- 
ler,  examined.  It  differs  in  the  shape  of  the  wings  and  in  the 
more  broadly  pectinated  antennae.  Neither  is  it  Limacodes  cre- 
tacea  or  the  Cuban  Phryne  immaculata  Grote  (Proc.  Ent.  Soc. 
Phil.,  v,  246.). 


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ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 


169 


Eupoeya  slossoniae  n.  sp.  3  cT,  i  ?. — Pure  virgin  snow-white,  with  no 
markings  on  the  head,  body,  or  wings.    The  pectinations  of  the  antennae 

dusky,  but  with  snow- 
white  scales  above. 
Palpi  white,  third  joint 
white,  but  the  first  and 
second  are  blackish  on 
the  outside.  The  tho- 
rax and  abdomen  are 
white  above  and  be- 
neath. Both  pairs  of 
wings  are  glossy  satiny 
snow-white  above  with 
no  stains  or  discolora- 
tions  whatever  on  the 
costa  or  elsewhere. 
But  the  fore  wings  on 
the  under  side  are 
dusky  on  the  costa, 
the  smoky  scales 
mixed  with  fine  sub- 
ochreous  scales;  dusky 
scales  are  scattered 
over  the  apex  and 
down  along  the  outer 
edge.  Hind  wings 
white  beneath  with 
fine,  dusky  scales 
along  the  outer  edge, 
but  the  long  uneven 
fringe  of  both  wings  is 
white. 

Length  of  body  $  7 
mm.  ;  length  of  wing, 
10  mm.  ;  expanse  of 
wings,  22  mm. 

Respectfully  dedi- 
cated to  Mrs.  Annie 
Trumbull  Slosson  in 
recognition  of  her 
general  interest  in 
Entomology,  and  of 

a  EUPOEYA  SI.OSSONI/E  ;  /',  E.  NIVALIS.  i  i 

her  exact  and  criti- 
cal knowledge  of  many  of  our  Rombyces. 

Eupoeya  nivalis  n.  sp.  i   I  .  -Comparing  one  with  a  fi-male  E.  slossonitr 


1 70  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May, 

in  Mrs.  Slosson's  collection,  the  Cuban  moth  is  much  larger,  the  body  be- 
ing twice  as  thick,  while  the  antennae  have  shorter  pectinations  ;  also  the 
palpi  are  larger  and  project  farther  in  front.  The  shape  of  the  head  and 
front  is  the  same  in  both.  The  fore  wings  are  entirely  white  at  base  of 
costa  above  and  beneath,  where  in  E.  slossonicz  it  is  brown.  There  are 
brown  hairs  on  the  breast,  as  in  the  other  species.  The  fore  legs  are 
nearly  white,  much  more  so  than  in  E.  slossonics.  In  its  venation  E.  ni- 
valis  differs  from  the  Floridan  species  as  follows  :  Fore  wings,  the  second 
subcostal  branch  arises  much  nearer  the  anterior  discal  vein,  only  one- 
third  the  way  to  the  origin  of  the  third  subcostal  branch,  the  distance  be- 
tween the  origin  of  the  second  and  third  being  twice  as  great  as  in  E. 
slossoniiz.  There  are  also  slight  differences  in  the  direction  of  the  an- 
terior discal  vein,  and  in  the  distance  between  the  origins  of  the  first  and 
second  median  venules.  In  the  hind  wings  the  first  and  second  subcostal 
divide  at  the  origin  of  the  upper  discal ;  in  E.  slossonia:  they  divide  far 
beyond  the  origin  of  the  upper  discal  and  one-third  the  way  out  to  the  apex 
of  the  wing.  The  direction  of  the  two  discal  venules  differ,  these  being  more 
oblique  in  the  Cuban  species.  Length  of  fore  wing  14  mm. ;  of  body  12  mm. 


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NOTES  ON  ICHTHYURA  Hub.    (Melalopha  Hiib.) 
By  HARRISON  G.   DYAR,  Roxbury,  Mass. 

Mr.  Neumoegen  and  myself  have  reached  conclusions  in  re- 
gard to  the  species  of  Ichthyura  very  similar  to  those  set  forth  by 
Dr.  Packard  in  the  March  number  of  the  NEWS.  There  are  several 
differences  in  our  conclusions,  which  I  would  like  to  notice.  Ich- 
thyura inornata  Neum.  We  give  this  form  specific  rank.  In 
markings  it  does  not  differ  from  /  van  var.  ornata,  but  the  large 
size  and  absence  of  the  thoracic  patch  entitle  it  to  more  than  the 
rank  of  a  local  race.  While  I  believe  that  Dr.  Packard  is  right 
in  considering  such  forms  as  luculenta  and  ornata  as  local  races, 
I  think  he  has  carried  this  idea  too  far  in  the  present  instance. 

Ichthyiira  jocosa  Hy.  Edw. — We  give  this  specific  rank  also. 
Only  the  types  are  known  and  differ  from  indusa  in  the  absence 
of  the  silvery  part  of  the  outer  line.  It  may  prove  to  be  a  race 
of  indusa  but  it  seems  premature  to  so  refer  it  now. 

Ichthyura  bifiria  Hy.  Edw. — I  cannot  at  all  agree  with  Dr. 
Packard  in  his  reference  of  this  form.  It  is  not  allied  to  /  brucei 
but  on  the  contrary  is  close  to  /.  vau,  and  is  probably  the  local 
race  of  it  inhabiting  the  Sierra  Nevada  of  California.  I  have 
bred  the  larva,  and  the  description  appeared  in  these  pages  in 
January,  1892. 


1893.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

I  have  been  mistaken  in  my  identification  of  /  brucei  in  my 
reference  to  that  form  in  ENT.  NEWS,  iii,  6,  and  "Can.  Ent.," 
xxiv,  i So. 

Ichthyura  invcrsa  Pack. — After  carefully  reading  the  descrip- 
tions and  examining  a  typical  specimen  of  inversa  which  Dr. 
Packard  kindly  loaned  me,  I  am  satisfied  that  this  name  refers  to 
pa/la  French.  Prof.  French's  description  is  very  careful,  but 
seems  to  differ  somewhat  from  the  specimens  which  he  has  dis- 
tributed. It  applies  exactly  to  Dr.  Packard's  specimen  of  inversa 
which  was  marked  as  "compared  with  type."  In  accordance 
with  these  ideas  I  would  arrange  the  North  American  species  of 
Ichthyura  as  below.  This  is  the  arrangement  adopted  by  Mr. 
Neumoegen  and  myself  in  a  paper  now  in  the  hands  of  the  editor 
of  the  "Canadian  Entomologist." 

Melalopha  apicalis  Walk  (unidenti-  5.  M.  yaw  Fitch. 

fiedi.  indentata  Pack. 

\  i  Lines  of  primaries  anastomos-  var.  ornata  G.  &  R. 

ing,  the  second  and  third  incarcerata  Boisd. 

lines  distinctly  united.  var.  bifiria  Hy.  Edw. 

1.  M.jocosa  Hy.  Edw.  var.  astorits  Hy.  Edw. 

2.  Jlf.  ific/usaliub.  \  2  Lines  not  anastomosing;  sec- 

americana  Harr.  ond  and  third  separate, 

var  inversa  Pack.  6.  M.  mulfnoma  Dyar. 

palla  French.  7.  M.  brucei  Hy.  Edw. 

3.  M.  strigosa  Grt.  8.  M.  alethe  Neum.  and  Dyar  ms. 

var.  luculenta  Hy.  Edw.  9.  M.  albosigma  Fitch. 

4.  M.  inornala  Neum.  var  specified  Dyar. 


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NEW  SPECIES  OF  WEST  AFRICAN  DREPANULID/E. 

By  W.  J.   HOLLAND,  Ph.D.,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

(All  of  the  species  described  in  the  following  paper  come  from  the 
Valley  of  the  Ogove  River.) 

Genus  CALLIDREPANA  Feld. 
i.  C.  oculatasp.  nov.  J1.— Body  and  antennae  pale  ochraceous;  eyes  black. 

Upperside:  fore  wings  ochraceous,  clouded  on  the  costa  and  the  outer 
margin  with  vinaceous.  At  the  end  of  the  cell  there  is  a  minute  white 
spot ;  below  the  apex  on  the  outer  margin  there  is  a  minute  ocellus  pu- 
piled  with  black,  margined  with  yellow,  about  which  there  is  a  darker 
line  of  vinaceous.  This  ocellus  is  incomplete  on  the  lowerside,  where  it 
fuses  with  a  smaller  blackish  spot  ;  there  are  two  small  blackish  spots 
near  the  outer  angle.  The  secondaries  are  whitish  on  the  costa,  shading 
on  the  outer  and  inner  margins  into  ochraceous. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May, 

Underside  :  both  wings  are  pale  yellowish  white,  the  primaries  narrowly 
clouded  on  the  outer  margin  with  roseaceous.  Expanse  24  mm. 

2.  C.   brunneola  sp.    nov.    tf. — Body  brownish  above,   pinkish  white 
below. 

Upperside  :  primaries  pale  rosy-brown,  marked  with  a  number  of  ob- 
scure darker  striae,  ornamented  with  a  regularly  curved  basal  transverse 
line  convex  outwardly,  and  a  curved  line  running  from  the  apex  to  the 
middle  of  the  inner  margin,  convex  inwardly  and  double  at  the  apex. 
From  the  end  of  the  cell  a  dark  shade  extends  parallel  to  the  costa  as  far 
as  the  outer  curved  line.  There  is  a  very  narrow  zig-zag  submarginal 
line.  The  secondaries  are  yellowish  white  on  the  costa  and  rosy-brown 
on  the  remainder  of  the  wing.  The  rosy-brown  area  is  marked  with 
striae  as  the  primaries,  and  the  outer  transverse  line  of  the  primaries  is 
produced  upon  the  secondaries  as  a  transverse  median  line  widening  and 
becoming  darker  toward  the  inner  margin,  near  which  it  fuses  with  a  dark 
brown  spot  margined  externally  with  whitish.  The  submarginal  line  of 
the  primaries  is  extended  upon  the  secondaries.  The  fringes  of  both 
wings  are  dark  brown. 

Underside  :  yellowish,  laved  on  the  costa  of  the  primaries  and  the 
outer  margin  of  the  secondaries  with  bright  pink.  Expanse  20  mm. 

«  Genus  PLEGAPTERYX  H.-S. 

3.  P.  fasciata  sp.  nov.  tf. — Antennae  and  front  pale  fawn  ;  upperside  of 
thorax  lighter  ;  abdomen  fawn. 

Upperside  :  primaries  greenish  gray,  clouded  on  the  outer  margin  with 
olivaceous,  interrupted  below  the  apex  on  the  margin  with  an  angulated 
greenish  gray  line.  The  middle  of  the  wing  is  crossed  by  a  dark  brown 
band,  irregularly  produced  at  the  end  of  the  cell,  and  interrupted  by  a 
pale  spot;  in  the  upper  margin  of  which  is  an  olivaceous  dot.  The  sec- 
ondaries are  dark  brown  at  the  base  like  the  thorax,  pale  olivaceous  about 
the  middle  of  the  wing,  clouded  with  olivaceous  on  the  outer  margin,  and 
crossed  near  the  middle  of  the  wing  by  a  twice-curved  narrow  median 
line,  which  is  widest  and  most  distinct  near  the  inner  margin. 

Underside  :  primaries  sooty  ;  the  costa  bright  reddish  brown  ;  the  mid- 
dle of  the  outer  margin  and  the  inner  margin  grayish.  Secondaries  rosy- 
brown,  with  the  outer  angle  suffused  with  dark  brown,  the  middle  of  the 
wing  crossed  by  an  interrupted  median  transverse  line.  Expanse  32  mm. 

4.  P.  purpurascens  sp.  nov.  ^. — Antennae  testaceous  ;  front  and  thorax 
maroon  ;  upperside  of  abdomen  bluish  black  ;   lowerside  of  thorax  and 
abdomen  brownish. 

Upperside  :  primaries  rich  maroon,  crossed  by  a  transverse  basal  and 
transverse  median  line  of  greenish  purple,  between  which,  at  the  end  of 
the  cell,  there  is  a  subpyriform  spot  of  greenish  purple,  pupiled  with 
blackish.  The  transverse  median  line  fuses  near  its  costal  extremity  with 
two  broad  greenish  purple  rays,  the  upper  one  of  which  sweeps  outwardly 
to  the  apex,  which  is  accentuated  by  a  triangular  spot  of  the  same  color  ; 
the  lower  ray  fuses  near  the  outer  margin  with  a  greenish  purple  line, 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  173 

which  extends  along  this  margin  about  its  middle.  In  addition,  there  are 
near  the  outer  angle  three  submarginal  greenish  purple  spots.  The  sec- 
ondaries are  greenish  purple  from  the  base  two-thirds  of  the  distance  to 
the  outer  margin,  which  is  heavily  bordered  with  maroon.  These  wings 
are  also  crossed  by  a  narrow,  irregularly  curved,  transverse  median  line. 
Underside  :  primaries  sooty,  margined  externally  with  bluish,  and  laved 
near  the  apex  with  bright  ferruginous.  The  secondaries  are  ferruginous, 
with  the  costa  marked  with  bluish  black.  Both  primaries  and  secondaries 
are  traversed  by  a  narrow  transverse  median  line.  Expanse  34  mm. 

5.  P.  obscura  sp.  nov.  r?. — Antennae,  front,  thorax  and  abdomen  pale 
ferruginous  ;  lowerside  of  thorax  and  abdomen  bright  ochraceous. 

Upperside  :  primaries  pale  ferruginous  profusely  marked  with  brownish 
spots  and  striae.  Secondaries,  like  the  primaries,  traversed  by  a  broad, 
diffuse  median  band  running  from  the  costa  across  the  end  of  the  cell  to 
the  middle  of  the  inner  margin. 

Underside  :  bright  ochraceous,  clouded  near  the  apex  of  the  primaries 
and  on  the  outer  margin  of  the  secondaries  with  brown  ;  both  wings 
traversed  by  an  obscure  purplish  transverse  line,  which  extends  from  the 
apex  of  the  primaries  to  the  middle  of  the  inner  margin  of  the  second- 
aries. Both  wings  are  marked  with  spots  and  striae  as  upon  the  upper- 
side.  Expanse  45  mm. 

6.  P.  partita  sp.  nov.  (^.—Antennae  testaceous  ;  front  and  thorax  ferru- 
ginous ;  upperside  of  abdomen  fawn  ;  lowerside  of  thorax,  abdomen,  and 
legs  bright  ochraceous. 

Upperside  :  primaries  and  secondaries  uniformly  reddish  fawn,  with  the 
outer  margins  broadly  softened  with  grayish.  This  pale  outer  area  is 
divided  from  the  darker  inner  area  by  an  obscure  geminate  blackish  line, 
which  runs  from  before  the  apex  of  the  primaries  to  the  inner  margin  of 
the  secondaries,  terminating  here  two-thirds  of  the  distance  from  the  base. 
There  is  a  small  black  discal  dot  on  the  primaries. 

Underside  :  the  primaries  are  dark  ferruginous,  except  on  the  costa 
near  the  base,  where  they  are  bright  ochraceous.  The  secondaries  are 
bright  reddish  ochraceous.  The  dark  transverse  line  of  the  upper  surface 
reappears  on  the  underside,  but  more  obscurely,  and  there  is  a  faint  dis- 
cal dot  at  the  end  of  the  cell  in  both  wings.  Expanse  45  mm. 

7.  P.  subsplendens  sp.  nov.  rT. — Antenna?  brownish  ;  front  brown  ;  col- 
lar greenish  ;  upperside  of  thorax  dark  olivaceous  ;  upperside  of  abdo- 
men  brownish    olivaceous  ;    underside  of  thorax   and   abdomen    bright 
greenish  yellow  ;  legs  tinged  with  rosy. 

Upperside  :  primaries  pale  olive,  with  darker  marks  and  cloudings.  A 
dark  olive  ray  runs  along  the  costa  of  the  primaries  and  is  produced  to 
the  outer  margin  below  the  apex.  There  is  a  reddish  transverse  basal 
and  transverse  linibal  line  and  a  small  dark  brown  discal  dot  at  the  end 
of  the  cell.  The  transverse  linibal  line  of  the  primaries  is  produced  as  a 
broader  curved  line  upon  the  secondaries,  the  ground  color  of  which  is  like 
that  of  the  primaries,  save  on  the  costa,  where  it  is  replaced  by  pale  yellow. 


174  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [May, 

Underside :  primaries  and  secondaries  are  bright  chrome-yellow, 
marked  with  heavy  maroon  cloudings  and  striae,  and  crossed  by  the  same 
transverse  lines  which  appear  on  the  upperside,  but  which  are  very  much 
more  distinct  upon  the  lowerside.  Expanse  41  mm. 

COPTOPTERYX  gen.  nov. 

£  . — Palpi  short,  compressed,  produced  downwardly  at  the  ex- 
tremity. Antennae  half  as  long  as  the  costa  of  the  primaries, 
minutely  pectinated,  the  pectinations  being  longest  about  the 
middle.  The  tibiae  of  the  hind  legs  are  slightly  swollen,  and 
armed  with  double  spurs  at  the  extremity,  and  also  provided  with 
a  single  spur  above  this  pair.  The  primaries  have  the  costa  an- 
gulated  beyond  the  middle  ;  the  apex  is  produced,  the  outer 
margin  is  deeply  excised  below  the  apex  and  at  the  outer  angle. 
The  secondaries  have  the  outer  angle  obtuse  and  the  outer 
margin  sharply  produced  about  the  middle  and  deeply  excised 
before  the  anal  angle.  The  primaries  and  secondaries  are  marked 
with  translucent  angulated  discal  spots  at  the  end  of  the  cell. 
The  abdomen  is  produced  one-third  of  its  length  beyond  the 
inner  margin  of  the  secondaries.  The  prevalent  colors  of  the 
genus  are  browns  and  olive-grays.  Type  C.  specularia  Holl. 

8.  C.  specularia  sp.  nov.  rf . — Antennae,  front,  and  collar  pale  olive  ;  pa- 
tagiae  and  upperside  of  thorax  dark  olive  ;  upperside  of  abdomen  black- 
ish ;  lowerside  of  thorax  and  abdomen  and  legs  fawn. 

Upperside  :  primaries  brownish  olive,  clouded  with  blackish  upon  the 
inner  margin  and  marked  with  grayish  upon  the  costa  about  the  middle 
and  before  the  apex.  Here  wings  have  a  moderately  large  hyaline  trian- 
gular spot  at  the  end  of  the  cell,  and  a  zig-zag,  subbasal,  transverse  line 
and  a  narrow  limbal  line  of  black  extending  from  below  the  costa,  where 
it  is  sharply  curved  outwardly  to  the  inner  margin  two-thirds  of  the  dis- 
tance from  the  base.  The  apex  is  truncate.  The  outer  margin  is  deeply 
excised  and  serrate  below  the  apex,  sharply  produced  at  the  middle,  and 
excised  and  slightly  serrate  at  the  outer  angle.  The  secondaries  are 
blackish,  marked  with  pale  olivaceous  spots  on  the  inner  margin  and 
crossed  by  transverse  median  and  transverse  submarginal  darker  lines. 
At  the  end  of  the  cell  there  is  a  small  hyaline  spot.  The  anal  angle  is 
deeply  serrate  at  the  ends  of  the  nervules. 

Underside :  primaries  grayish  fawn  on  the  costa,  clouded  on  the  inner 
margin  with  olivaceous,  crossed  by  a  narrow  submarginal  line  running 
from  the  costa  before  the  apex  to  the  inner  margin  two-thirds  of  the  dis- 
tance from  the  base.  Beyond  this  line  the  wings  are  clouded  with  olivace- 
ous, forming  a  dark  subquadrute  spot  at  the  apex,  succeeded  by  a  trian- 
gular spot  and  a  heavy  shade  near  the  region  of  the  outer  angle.  The 
secondaries  are  oblivaceous,  clouded  with  blackish  and  crossed  by  a 
blackish,  transverse,  limbal  line.  Expanse  45  mm. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS. 

9/C.  homochroa  sp.  nov.  rf. — Antennae  and  front  reddish  fawn  ;  pata- 
giae  and  upperside  of  thorax  dark  brown  ;  abdomen  and  underside  of 
thorax  and  legs  reddish  fawn. 

Upperside  :  the  primaries  and  secondaries  are  reddish  fawn,  slightly 
paler  toward  the  outer  margin.  The  primaries  are  crossed  by  obscure 
subbas:il  and  limbal  transverse  lines.  The  secondaries  are  crossed  by  a 
more  sharply  defined  transverse  median  line.  At  the  end  of  the  cells  in 
both  wings  there  are  narrow  angulated  hyaline  spots  beyond  which  to- 
ward the  outer  margin  in  both  wings  there  is  a  small  brown  spot. 

Underside  :  both  wings  grayish  fawn,  profusely  marked  with  blackish 
spots  and  striae  ;  both  traversed  by  narrow  blackish  limbal  lines.  On  the 
underside  the  hyaline  spots  are  defined  externally  by  narrow  blackish 
lines.  Expanse  43  mm. 

10'  C.  Propinqua  sp.  nov.  $. — The  wings  in  this  species  are  broader 
than  in  the  two  preceding  species,  and  far  less  sharply  excised  on  the 
outer  margins.  Antennae  testaceous  ;  collar,  thorax  and  upperside  of 
abdomen,  dark  brown.  Lowerside  of  thorax  and  abdomen  obscure  fer- 
ruginous. 

Upperside :  primaries  dark  brown,  with  the  costa  and  apex  marked 
with  ashen  and  traversed  by  a  zig-zag,  subbasal  and  narrow  limbal  line, 
between  which  there  is  a  darker  clouding.  The  outer  margin  is  preceded 
by  some  obscure  dark  markings  ;  the  hyaline  spot  is  defined  externally 
by  narrow  light  lines.  The  secondaries  are  darkest  about  the  middle 
where  they  are  crossed  by  a  narrow  transverse  median  line  and  are  orna- 
mented with  obscure  submarginal  cloudings. 

Underside :  primaries  cinereous,  with  dark  olivaceous  spots  and  striae 
on  the  inner  margin  near  the  base,  and  heavily  clouded  with  dark  brown 
near  the  outer  angle.  A  narrow  transverse  limbal  line  extends  from  the 
apex  (where  it  is  accentuated  by  two  subtriangular  brown  spots)  to  the 
inner  margin  three-fourths  of  the  distance  from  the  base.  The  secondaries 
are  ferruginous,  clouded  with  olivaceous,  and  crossed  by  a  straight  trans- 
verse limbal  line,  black,  defined  externally  and  internally  by  pale  lilac. 
Expanse  37  mm. 

ii.  C.  (?)  cinereo-marginala  sp.  nov.  ^. — Antennae  testaceous;  front 
rufous;  upperside  of  thorax  and  abdomen  dark  brown,  lowerside  cinereous. 

Upperside  :  primaries  and  secondaries  dark  brown  on  the  basal  half. 
The  outer  half  of  the  primaries  is  dark  cinereous,  the  outer  half  of  the 
secondaries  pale  cinereous,  the  division  between  the  pale  outer  area  and 
the  dark  inner  area  being  obscurely  marked  on  the  primaries  and  sharply 
defined  on  the  secondaries.  The  primaries  are  falcate,  and  sharply  pro- 
duced at  the  extremity  of  the  third  median  on  the  outer  margin.  The 
secondaries  have  the  outer  margin  evenly  rounded,  forming  a  somewhat 
acute  angle  with  the  inner  margin. 

Underside  :  both  wings  grayish  ferruginous  with  a  small  white  spot  near 
the  margin  beyond  the  end  of  ths  cell,  an  obscure  median  transverse  line 
on  the  secondaries.  Expanse  38  mm. 


176  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [May, 

I  refer  this  species  with  doubt  to  the  preceding  genus,  owing 
to  the  form  of  the  secondaries,  but  decline  at  present  to  erect 
another  genus  for  its  reception. 

CIROPTERYX  gen.  nov. 

$  . — Palpi  very  minute,  appressed.  Antennae  half  as  long  as 
costa,  minutely  pectinated.  Primaries  elongated  ;  costa  nearly 
straight,  or  very  slightly  curved  ;  apex  truncate  ;  outer  margin 
produced  before  the  middle,  then  rapidly  returning  to  the  inner 
margin,  which  is  half  as  long  as  the  costa.  The  outer  margin 
after  the  point  where  it  is  most  strongly  produced,  forms  a  line 
to  the  inner  angle,  which  is  nearly  parallel  to  the  costa.  The 
secondaries  are  subpyriform,  with  the  outer  margin  regularly 
curved,  or  slightly  produced  about  the  middle  of  the  outer 
margin.  The  abdomen  is  produced  for  fully  one-third  of  its 
length  beyond  the  inner  margin  of  the  secondaries  and  is  clothed 
at  its  extremity  with  two  broad  and  long  tufts  of  hair.  The 
colors  of  the  genus  are  prevalently  browns  and  olives.  Type  C. 

viridifascia  Holl. 

^ 

12.  C.  viridifascia  sp.  nov.  <$. — Antennae;  thorax,  and  abdomen  brown- 
ish cinereous;  underside  of  thorax  dark  ferruginous;  underside  of  abdo- 
men pale  vinaceous;  anal  tufts  lighter. 

Upperside:  primaries  and  secondaries  lilacine-brown,  both  crossed  on 
the  middle  by  a  broad  and  somewhat  irregular  band  of  olive-green, 
margined  external!}'  and  internally  by  lines  of  dark  brown.  There  is  a 
small  brown  discal  dot  at  the  end  of  the  cell  of  the  primaries. 

Underside:  both  primaries  and  secondaries  are  dark  ferruginous,  with 
the  discal  area  of  the  primaries  clouded  with  blackish.  The  secondaries 
are  slightly  paler  than  the  primaries.  Expanse  30  mm. 

13.  C.  OChreata  sp.  nov.  <$. — Antennae  testaceous;  front  ferruginous; 
upperside  of  thorax  and  abdomen  fawn;  pectus  reddish;   underside  of 
abdomen  and  thorax  pale  ochraceous,  legs  concolorous. 

Upperside:  primaries  pale  greenish  olivaceous,  clouded  at  the  base  and 
on  the  outer  margin  with  lilacine-brown.  Secondaries  brownish  with  the 
costa  and  transverse  median  fascia  pale  stramineous.  There  is  a  small 
discal  dot  at  the  end  of  the  cell  on  both  wings. 

Underside:  primaries  and  secondaries  bright  ochraceous,  with  the  outer 
third  heavily  shaded  with  lilacine-brown,  the  darker  area  being  defined 
by  a  straight  line  running  from  the  apex  of  the  primaries  to  near  the 
middle  of  the  inner  margin  of  the  secondaries.  The  bright  inner  ochra- 
ceous area  of  the  wing  is  marked  with  obscure  reddish  spots  and  stria?. 
Expanse  29  mm. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  177 

ANCISTROTA  Hiib. 
n* 

14.  A.  (?)  geometroide?  sp.  nov.  <^\ — Antennae  and  entire  body  luteous- 
gray.     (Jpperside  of  primaries  luteous-gray,  sprinkled  witli  minute  pale 
brown  stria?  and  clouded  with  the  same  color  on  the  middle,  and  at  the 
end  of  the  cell  traversed   by  a  narrow  submarginal  line,  running  from 
before  the  apex  on  the  costa  to  the  inner  margin  two-thirds  of  the  distance 
from  the  base.     Secondaries  darker,  vinaceous,  with  some  submarginal 
cloudings  and  a  transverse  dark  brown  line  running  from  the  outer  angle 
to  the  middle  of  the  inner  margin.     The  secondaries  are  somewhat  pro- 
duced opposite  the  end  of  the  cell  at  the  extremity  of  the  third  median 
nervule,  the  outer  margin  forming  an  obtuse  angle  with  the  inner  margin. 

Underside:  both  wings  are  pale  ochraceous,  with  a  minute  discal  dot  at 
the  end  of  the  cells  and  a  narrow  dark  brown  submarginal  line  located  as 
on  the  upper  surface,  but  more  distinct.  Near  the  outer  angle  of  the 
primaries  and  on  the  outer  margin  of  the  secondaries,  the  wings  are 
slightly  suffused  with  pinkish.  Expanse  40  mm. 

15.  A.  (?)  bimaculata  sp.  nov.  <j\ — Antennae  and  upperside  of  the  body 
pale  brown;  legs  and  lowerside  of  abdomen  rosy. 

Upperside:  wings  pale  brown  with  some  obscure  blackish  markings  on 
the  costa  before  the  apex.  A  straight  geminate  brown  line  runs  from  the 
apex  to  the  inner  margin,  two-thirds  of  the  distance  from  the  base,  and  is 
produced  upon  the  hind  wings,  terminating  about  the  middle  of  their 
inner  margin.  Upon  the  primaries  near  the  origin  of  the  first  median 
nervule  below  the  cell,  there  is  a  large  dark  brown  suboval  spot. 

Underside:  the  primaries  and  secondaries  are  bright  ochraceous,  broadly 
laved  with  rosy,  and  faintly  marked  with  brownish  spots.  There  is  a 
minute  discal  clot  on  each  wing  and  on  the  primaries  there  is  a  faint  line 
running  from  the  apex  toward  the  outer  third  of  the  inner  margin,  which 
it  does  not  quite  touch.  The  inner  margin  of  the  primaries  is  whitish, 
shining.  The  outer  margin  of  the  secondaries  near  the  anal  angle  is 
tinged  with  whitish.  Expanse  44  mm. 

I  refer  the  two  foregoing  species  with  doubt  to  the  genus 
Ancistrota,  with  which  they  more  nearly  agree  than  with  any 
other  genus  known  to  me. 

DREPANA  Sdirank. 

4^ 

16.  D.  (?)  bioculata  sp.  nov.  $• — Primaries  falcate,  deeply  excised  below 
the  apex  on  the  outer  margin,  with  the  outer  angle  broadly  rounded;  the 
secondaries  subovoid.      Antenna'  black;  body  pale  fawn;  lowerside  of 
abdomen  ochraceous. 

Upperside:  primaries  faun,  tinged  with  ochraceous  near  the  base  and 
marked  by  a  conspicuous  dark  black  patch  of  raised  velvety-black  scales 
below  the  cell  about  the  middle  of  the  inner  margin.  Secondaries  rosy. 

Underside:  both  wings  pink  with  a  small  black  discal  dot  at  the  end 
of  the  cell.  Expanse  30  mm. 

5** 


178  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May, 

MEGADREPANA  yen.  nov. 

Palpi  minute;  antennae  one-third  the  length  of  the  costa  of 
the  primaries,  heavily  pectinated  for  three-fourths  of  the  distance 
from  the  base;  extremity  of  the  culmen  without  setae;  costa  of 
primaries  strongly  arcuate  before  apex;  apex  strongly  falcate, 
inner  angle  obtuse.  Secondaries  subtriangular  with  the  outer 
margin  evenly  rounded,  abdomen  not  projecting  beyond  the 
outer  margin  of  the  secondaries.  The  lower  radial  nervule  of 
the  primaries  has  its  origin  at  the  middle  of  the  cell,  where  the 
clisco-cellulars  form  an  acute  angle  with  its  vertex  toward  the 
base.  The  upper  radial  has  its  origin  before  the  end  of  the  cell 
and  forms,  with  the  disco-cellular,  the  upper  angle  of  the  cell. 
In  the  secondaries  the  lower  radial  rises  at  the  middle  of  the  end 
of  the  cell,  and  the  upper  radial  at  its  upper  angle,  the  subcostal 
in  the  secondaries  arising  before  the  end  of  the  cell.  Type  M. 
cinerea  Holl. 

''      17.  M.  cinerea,  sp.  nov.  <^. — Antennae  testaceous;  front  and  collar  pale 
gray;  thorax  and  abdomen  dark  gray. 

Upperside:  primaries  and  secondaries  are  obscure  ashen-gray  with 
some  rusty  markings  near  the  apex  of  the  primaries,  and  an  obscure 
transverse  median  and  limbal  line  upon  both  wings.  The  outer  margins 
of  the  secondaries  are  broadly  darker  than  the  body  of  the  wing. 

Underside:  both  wings  are  cinereous,  with  the  costa  of  the  primaries 
before  the  apex  marked  with  ferruginous.  The  lines  of  the  upper  surface 
reappear  upon  the  lowerside,  but  more  distinctly,  and  in  the  secondaries 
the  limbal  line  is  diffuse,  accentuated  with  bright  ferruginous  ocelli,  which 
are  more  or  less  obscurely  defined.  Expanse  60  mm. 

GOODIA  gen.  nov. 

I  . — Palpi  minute,  compressed,  last  joint  extremely  minute; 
antennae  broadly  pectinated  for  three-fourths  of  the  distance 
from  the  base,  end  of  culmen  naked;  body  heavily  clothed  with 
hair;  legs  short,  hairy.  Primaries  strongly  arcuate  before  the 
apex,  falcate;  outer  margin  strongly  concave;  outer  angle 
rounded.  Secondaries  substriangular  with  the  outer  angle 
rounded,  the  outer  margin  strongly  convex,  the  anal  angle  more 
or  less  produced,  the  inner  margin  straight.  In  the  primaries, 
the  lower  radial  arises  from  the  middle  of  the  cell,  the  upper 
radial  from  the  upper  angle.  The  disco-cellulars  do  not  form  an 
angle  with  each  other  at  the  end  of  the  cell.  In  the  secondaries, 
the  disco-cellulars  form  an  angle  below  the  origin  of  the  lower 
radial,  and  the  subcostal  has  its  origin  very  slightly  in  advance 


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of  the  upper  radial.  The  vestiture  of  the  wings,  especially  at 
the  base,  is  heavy.  At  the  ends  of  the  cells  there  are  one  or 
more  minute  hyaline  spots. 

9  . — The  female  differs  from  the  male  in  having  the  antennae 
very  slightly  pectinated  and  quite  short,  and  the  primaries  rela- 
tively broader,  with  the  outer  margin  rounded  from  the  outer 
angle  and  very  slightly  produced  at  the  apex.  Type  G.  nubilata 
Holl. 

18.  G.  nubilata  sp.  nov.  <$. — Antenna;  testaceous;  front  brown;  collar 
whitish;  upperside  of  thorax  and  abdomen  brownish  ochraceous;  lower- 
side  of  thorax  and  abdomen  brown. 

Upperside:  primaries  wood-brown,  with  the  costa  for  two-thirds  of 
the  distance  from  the  base  ashen-gray,  interrupted  by  a  dark  spot  on  the 
costa  near  the  middle  of  the  wing.  At  tbe  end  of  the  cell,  near  the 
middle,  is  a  small  hyaline  spot,  and  at  the  lower  angle,  a  very  minute 
hyaline  spot.  The  wing  is  crossed  from  before  the  base  to  the  inner 
margin  by  a  limbal  series  of  brownish  hastate  markings  located  on  the 
ervules  and  connected  by  very  narrow  waved  brown  lines,  which  are 
defined  outwardly  by  stramineous.  The  fourth  of  these  hastate  marks, 
reckoning  from  the  inner  margin,  is  broadly  surrounded  by  stramineous; 
there  are  also  some  pale  subapical  markings,  and  an  obscure,  curved 
subbasal  line.  The  secondaries  have  the  same  color  as  the  primaries, 
but  paler  on  the  costa,  and  the  limbal  series  of  hastate  spots  and  curved 
lines  is  continued  from  the  primaries.  The  fringes  are  brownish. 

Underside:  the  wings  are  cinereous,  shaded  with  pale  ochraceous,  .and 
heavily  clouded  near  the  middle  and  on  the  outer  margin  with  dark 
brown  and  profusely  irrorated  with  small  brown  spots  and  striae.  The 
female  does  not  differ  from  the  male,  except  in  form.  Expanse:  fj,  76 
mm.;  9  >  9°  mm. 

19?  G.  lunata  sp.  nov.  <j\ — Front  dark  brown;  collar  whitish,  margined 
behind  with  dark  maroon;  thorax  and  abdomen  above  pale  reddish 
brown,  below  dark  brown. 

Upperside:  primaries  with  a  narrow  lunulate  mark  at  the  end  of  the 
cell,  defined  internally  by  pale  ochraceous,  and  externally  by  dark  maroon. 
The  prevalent  color  of  the  primaries  is  brown,  shading  into  lilacious  be- 
tween the  median  nervules,  into  umber  beyond  the  cell.  Upon  the  third 
median  nervule  beyond  the  cell  is  a  diffuse  ochraceous  spot.  The  apices 
of  the  wings  are  pale  luteous.  There  is  a  faint  marginal  and  submarginal 
line,  the  latter  defined  inwardly  by  a  paler  line,  which  is  succeeded  toward 
the  base  by  a  narrow  line  of  maroon,  which  is  produced  inwardly  on  e;u -h 
of  the  nervules  in  the  form  of  small  hastate  markings.  The  secondaries 
are  wood-brown  clouded  with  ochraceous,  and  the  marginal  lines  and 
hastate  markings  of  the  primaries  are  continued  upon  the  secondaries. 

Underside:  primaries  and  secondaries  wood-brown,  clouded  with  lila- 
cine  on  the  cell  and  outer  margin,  anil  with  fuliginous  below  tin-  evils  and 


i8o  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [May, 

just  beyond  their  extremities.  The  primaries  have  a  bright  subtriangular 
moon  spot  near  the  middle  of  the  cell  and  a  similar  small  oval  spot  on 
the  costa  near  the  apex.  The  maroon  markings,  which  define  the  hyaline 
spot  on  the  upper  surface,  reappear  on  the  under  surface.  In  addition, 
the  lowerside  of  the  wings  is  very  profusely  marked,  especially  upon  the 
costa  of  the  secondaries,  with  small  maroon  spots  and  striae.  Expanse 

80  mm. 

^ 

20.  G.  vestigiata  sp.  nov.  $. — Front  dark  brown;  collar  white;  upper- 
side  of  thorax  and  abdomen  pale  cinereous;  pectus  rosy;  lowerside  of 
abdomen  dark  brown. 

Upperside;  primaries  dark  cinereous,  shading  into  pale  cinereous  about 
the  base  and  near  the  apex.  There  are  four  minute  hyaline  spots,  two 
just  beyond  the  end  of  the  cell,  and  two  just  within  the  end  of  the  cell, 
very  minute,  and  near  each  other.  There  are  also  one  or  two  minute 
hyaline  spots  near  the  apex  below  the  costa.  The  two  minute  hyaline 
spots  at  the  end  of  the  cell  are  surrounded  by  pale  luteous  and  the  two 
larger  spots  beyond  the  end  of  the  cell  are  likewise  thus  surrounded,  and 
between  these  two  luteous  spots  projecting  outwardly,  there  is  a  hastate 
luteous  mark.  The  whole  arrangement  of  these  spots  strongly  resembles 
the  footprint  of  an  animal  in  miniature.  Beyond  these  markings  there 
is  a  crenulate  limbal  line  running  from  the  costa  before  the  apex  to  the 
inner  margin,  two-thirds  of  the  distance  from  the  base,  defined  inwardly 
and  outwardly  by  pale  cinereous.  There  are  also  some  obscure  marginal 
lines.  The  secondaries  are  somewhat  paler  than  the  primaries,  and  at 
the  end  of  the  cell,  there  are  three  hyaline  marks,  the  innermost  of  which 
are  the  largest,  and  they  are  surrounded  as  the  hyaline  spots  upon  the 
primaries  by  luteous  areas.  The  limbal  and  marginal  markings  of  the 
primaries  are  continued  upon  the  secondaries. 

Underside:  the  wings  are  darker  with  the  yellowish  markings  surround- 
ing the  hyaline  spots  and  the  limbal  lines  more  clearly  defined.  Expanse 
70  mm. 

The  genus  Goodia,  which  I  take  pleasure  in  naming  after  my 
excellent  friend,  who  has  done  much  to  elucidate  the  natural 
history  of  West  Africa,  is  referred  to  the  Arepanulidse,  with  slight 
hesitancy,  though  the  neuration  and  form  of  the  wings  is  char- 
acteristically drepanulid.  The  antennae  in  their  form  suggest  a 
relationship  to  the  genus  Copaxa  among  the  Saturnidae. 

The  typical  species  of  the  genus  is  in  the  collection  of  Mr. 
Herbert  Druce,  of  London,  as  well  as  in  my  own. 

THYMISTADA  Walk. 

21.  T.  erosa  sp.  nov.  tf. — Antenna;  moderately  long,  heavily  pectinated; 
front  brown;  thorax  and  abdomen  fawn. 

Upperside:  primaries  lilacine-gray  with  some  obscure  brown  markings 
on  the  costa,  an  obscure  transverse  median  and  transvrrsr  limbal  bnnvn 
line;  the  outer  margin  sharply  produced  between  the  second  and  third 


IS93-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  iSi 

nervules,  and  above  this  tooth-like  projection  there  is  a  series  of  small 
brown  spots.  The  fringes  are  dark  brown,  checked  with  ashen  at  the 
ends  of  the  nervules.  The  secondaries  are  colored  like  the  primaries. 
The  outer  margin  is  eroded  before  the  anal  angle.  There  are  two  small 
obscure  brown  marks  beyond  the  origin  of  the  second  median  nervule. 

Underside:  both  wings  pale  cinereous,  profusely  marked  with  minute 
blackish  striae,  the  posterior  margin  of  the  primaries  being  pale,  immacu- 
late and  shining.  Roth  wings  have  a  minute  discal  dot  at  the  end  of  the 
cell,  and  the  primaries  are  crossed  by  an  incomplete  transverse  limbal 
line.  The  fringes  are  dark  brown.  The  female  is  like  the  male,  and  the 
wings  are  relatively  broader,  and  more  deeply  eroded  at  the  angle  of  the 
secondaries.  Expanse  33 — 35  mm. 

2^.  T.  miserrima  sp.  nov.  $. — Costa  strongly  arcuate;  apex  of  primaries 
broadly  produced  opposite  the  end  of  the  cell.  Secondaries  subquadrate, 
the  outet  margin  being  strongly  produced  at  the  extremity  of  the  radial. 
The  prevalent  color  of  the  upper  surface  is  pale  olivaceous  sprinkled 
with  minute  darker  spots  and  striae.  There  are  two  small  hyaline  spots 
on  the  primaries,  one  located  beyond  the  end  of  the  cell,  the  other  just 
below  the  cell  at  its  extremity. 

Underside:  both  wings  obscure  ashen  with  minute  spots  and  striae 
covering  their  entire  surface.  Expanse  25  mm. 

I  refer  both  of  the  foregoing  species  to  Walker's  genus  Thy- 
mistada,  with  the  type  of  which  Terosa  agrees  very  well.  T. 
miserrima  probably  does  not  belong  here,  but  may  be  a  represen- 
tative of  a  new  genus. 


EXPLANATION   OF    PLATE    IX. 


Fig.     i.   Goodia  vcstigiata,  sp.  nov. 

2.  Goodia  linin'lata  sp.  nov. 

3.  Goodia  nubilata  sp.  nov. 

4.  Megadrepana  chicrca  sp.  nov. 

5.  Thyiiiistada  crosa  (^  sp.  nov. 

6.  Plegapteryx  fasciata  sp.  nov. 

7.  Plegapteryx  purpurascens  ®p.  nov. 

8.  i-lncisii'ota  (?)  geometroides&p.  nov. 

9.  slncistrota  (?)  bimacii/alti  sp.  nov. 

10.  Drcfranu  (?)  biocitlala  sp.  nov. 

11.  CaIHdrcf>ana  brunneola  sp.  nov. 

12.  Callidrcfiana  oculata  sp.  nov. 

13.  Thymistada  niiscrrinia  sp.  nov. 

14.  Cin/pft'ry.r  viridifascia  sp.  nov. 

15.  Plegapteryx  subsplendens  sp.  nov. 

16.  Coptopteryx  (?)  cinereo^marginafa  sp.  nov. 

17.  Thyniistada  crosa  9  SP-  nov. 

18.  Coptopteryx  specnlai-ia  sp.  nov. 

19.  Coptopteryx  /io»ii>c/irixi  sp.  nov. 

20.  Coptopteryx propinqua  sp.  nov. 


182  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [May, 

A  NEW  ACHARUTES. 

By  F.   L.   HARVEY,  Orono,  Me. 

Acharutes  brevispinus  n.  sp. — Ground  color  pale  cream  above  and  dirty 
white  or  grayish  below;  covered  with  lavender  or  pale  purple  patches  and 
streaks;  darker  above.  Head,  above  and  below,  and  the  antennae,  darker 
than  the  rest  of  the  body;  a  spot  on  the  head  between  the  eye  patches, 
and  another  on  the  neck,  darker;  a  spot  of  the  ground  color  on  each  side 
of  the  dark  spot  on  the  neck;  other  less  marked  spots  on  the  head  and 
antenna?,  giving  them  a  mottled  appearance.  Eye  patches  black,  kidney- 
shaped,  rather  conspicuous,  and  remote  from  the  base  of  the  antennae;  a 
dorsal  median,  longitudinal  band  composed  of  five  obscure  stripes;  a 
median  darker  one,  each  side  of  which  is  an  interrupted  lighter  stripe 
composed  of  spots  of  the  ground  color;  outside  of  these  an  obscure  stripe, 
darker  than  the  general  body  color;  underside  of  the  body  (excepting 
the  head),  the  legs  and  elater  pale  grayish  blue;  the  disposition  of  the 
color  patches  is  variable  in  specimens  of  the  same  size,  and  the  depth  of 
color  varies  with  the  sex  and  age;  the  young  are  paler.  What  we  take  to 
be  the  females  are  larger,  lighter  colored,  more  sluggish,  and  the  abdo- 
men is  wider  at  the  sixth  segment  in  proportion  to  the  length.  Body  fusi- 
form, robust,  widest  at  the  sixth  segment.  Last  abdominal  segment  ob- 
tuse. Body  sparingly  clothed  with  stout,  curved  hairs.  Head  nearly 
round,  truncated  behind  and  obtusely  produced  in  front,  broader  than  the 
prothorax  and  mesothorax.  Antenna?  stout,  slightly  longer,  or  about  as 
long  as  the  head;  basal  joint  broader  than  the  others,  and  somewhat  lon- 
ger than  broad;  second  joint  a  little  longer  than  broad,  widest  at  the  distal 
end;  third  joint  about  as  long  as  broad;  widest  where  it  joins  the  fourth: 
fourth  one-half  longer  than  third,  widest  at  the  base,  ovate,  obtuse  at  the 
end;  third  and  fourth  separated  by  an  obscure  suture,  and  together  ap- 
pearing as  a  long,  terminal,  oblong  segment;  the  two  basal  segments  have 
well  marked,  deep  sutures.  Ratio  of  the  joints  nearly  9:10:12:17.  The 
basal  joints  each  bear  about  two  pairs  of  hairs  and  the  terminal  segment 
more.  Eye  patches  black,  conspicuous,  reniform,  remote  from  base  of 
•antenna?.  Length  to  width  as  12:7.  Last  abdominal  segment  prominent, 
broadly  rounded  at  the  end,  bearing  inconspicuous  anal  spines,  located 
for  a  part  upon  minute  warts,  and  only  about  one-third  the  length  of  the 
hairs  clothing  the  body.  Legs  stout,  rather  short  and  bearing  stout  claws 
60  mm.  long;  the  shorter  claw  half  as  long.  Elater  short,  broad  at  the 
base;  as  broad  as  long;  basal  part  as  long  as  the  others  taken  together; 
terminal  joint  one-fifth  the  length  of  the  second,  slender  and  pointed. 

Measurements.—  Total  length  1.725  mm.;  head  .23  mm.  long,  2.25  mm. 
broad;  antennae,  240  mm.;  ratio  of  joints  nearly  4:5:6:8;  body  1.5  mm.; 
segments  nearly  in  the  ratio  6:3:8:8;9;8;8;5:5;  breadth  of  body  at  sixth  seg- 
ment .575  mm.;  legs  with  claw  .36  mm.;  elater  230  mm.;  ratio  of  .seg- 
ments 5:4:1;  large  claw  .06  mm.;  small  claw  .06  mm.;  anal  spines  .015  mm. 

J)isfingitis/ihi£  characters. — Small,  obscurely  triangular  head,  trun- 
cated behind,  spotted,  darker  than  the  body;  long  thick  antenna-,  dark 
colored,  with  a  short  broad  basal  segment,  and  a  long  oblong-ovate  ter- 


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minal  one;  narrow  prothorax  and  metathorax,  the  former  bearing  a  dense, 
dark  and  two  lighter  spots;  the  dorsal  band  made  up  of  three  darker  and 
two  lighter  stripes;  the  fusiform  body  broad  at  the  sixth  segment,  and  the 
obtuse  rounded  terminal  segment  of  the  body  bearing  short,  inconspicu- 
ous anal  hooklets;  size  from  1.5  mm. — 2.5  mm. 

A  sluggish  species  with  weak  elater,  which  it  does  not  often 
use;  preferring  to  feign  death  and  roll  up  like  a  wood  louse.  It 
rarely  jumps  over  two  inches. 

Exceedingly  abundant  during  the  whole  Winter  of  1891  and 
'92  in  celery  stored  in  the  cellar.  It  was  also  noticed  out  of  doors 
in  the  Autumn  in  potato-hills.  It  probably  lives  out  of  doors, 
and  was  carried  to  the  cellar  with  celery  and  the  dirt  used  to  cover 
it;  exceedingly  abundant.  Many  hundreds  seen  and  many  exam- 
ined. Associated  with  Tomocems plumbeus,  Lcpidocyrtus  metal- 
licus,  Lipura  ambulans,  Isotoma  tricolor,  Tcmpletonia  americana 
and  an  undetermined  species  of  each  Entomobrya  and  Isotoma. 

Relationship. — The  presence  of  anal  spine  places  this  species 
in  Group  B  of  Lubbock's  Classification.  We  don't  know  how 
carefully  Lubbock's  species  were  examined,  but  the  spines  of  our 
species  might  readily  be  overlooked,  unless  searched  for  with  a 
high  power.  Apparently  more  related  to  Acharutes  marmoratus 
Packard  than  any  described  American  species,  but  readily  dis- 
tinguished from  it  by  the  short  anal  hooks,  larger  size,  thicker 
set  body,  color  and  structure  of  the  terminal  segment  of  the  elater. 

The  accompanying  drawing  of  A.  brevispimcs  n.  sp.  (figs,  i  and 
2)  were  made  by  Mr.  Emerton  from  live  specimens.  They  show 
the  head  too  oval  and  not  broad  enough  behind  the  prothorax  is 
too  long  and  does  not  show  the  spots  on  the  neck  usually  seen. 

For  purposes  of  comparison  we  add  cuts  of  what  we  take  to 
be  A.  marmorahis  Packard  (figs.  3  and  4),  and  of  A.  nivicola 
Fitch  (figs.  5  and  6).  The  latter  has  not  been  figured  so  far  as 
we  know,  and  as  it  is  used  by  Packard  as  a  standard  for  com- 
parison in  describing  the  American  species  of  Acharutes,  we  re- 
gard the  figures  important.  The  cuts  of  A.  nivicola  are  drawn 
to  a  larger  scale  than  the  others.  A.  brevispinus  usually  exceed- 
ing A.  nivicola  in  size.  The  species  we  take  to  be  Packard's  A. 
marmoratus  grows  much  larger  than  his  description  indicates, 
being  nearly  2  mm.  in  full-grown  specimens.  Found  by  us  on 
Agarics  and  Boleti.  We  are  not  sure  but  what  .-/.  boletivorous 
Packard  and  A.  marmoratus  Packard  are  the  same  species.  Our 
specimens  have  the  ovate  third  joint  of  the  elater,  which  seems 
to  be  the  most  important  difference. 


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Fig.    \i. 


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Figs.  1  and  2,  A.  BREVISPINUS  ".  «!> 


Kigs.  5  and  »>,  A.  NIVICOLA  Fitcli. 


i-s    :;  ,in<l  1,   A.  MARMORATUS  Filch. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 

AND 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

VOL.  iv.  JUNE,   1893.  No.  6. 


CONTEXTS: 

Webster — Distribution  of  Carahidae....  186        Entomological  Literature 203 

Hamilton — Coleoptera  of  Alaska 187        Entomological  Section 208 

Cockerell — Hymenoptera  of  Jamaica...   iSS        Coquillett — An  Anomalous  Empid 208 

Jones — Two  weeks  in  Rich'd  Co.,  N.  C.  189        Gillette — Colorado  Cynipida; 210 

Smith— Elementary  Entomology 191        Skinner— New  species  of  Pamphila 211 

Editorial 195  Xeumoegen  and  Dyar — Lithosiidae  and 

Economic  Entomology 196    ,  Arctiidae 213 

Notes  and  News 200 


IN  the  last  number  of  the  NEWS  was  published  an  interesting 
account  of  the  early  history  and  organization  of  the  American 
Entomological  Society,  in  which  it  was  stated  that  its  first  presi- 
dent was  Dr.  John  L.  LeConte.  It  will  no  doubt  be  of  great 
interest  to  our  readers,  especially  those  interested  in  Coleoptera, 
to  see  a  portrait  of  the  man  who  did  so  very  much  to  advance 
our  knowledge  of  that  order  of  insects.  Dr.  LeConte  died  on 
Nov.  15,  1883,  aged  58  years,  and  was  succeeded  by  Dr.  G.  H. 
Horn  as  President  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  and 
Director  of  the  Entomological  Section  of  the  Academy  of  Natural 
Sciences  of  Philadelphia.  An  interesting  biographical  sketch  of 
Dr.  LeConte  is  given  in  Vol.  XI  ot  the  Transactions  of  the 
American  Entomological  Society. 

THE  journal  of  the  New  York  Entomological  Society,  which  lias  just 
emerged  from  its  chrysalis  condition,  makc-s  a  very  line  appearance  in  its 
first  number,  and  we  wish  it  long  life  and  much  prosperity,  and  hope  th.it 
the  "  AY ;;/<6/<  •/'//<,'"  may  never  cease  rolling.  The  first  plate  is  very  fm>- 
and  the  journal  is  well  printed,  and  the  articles  are  interesting  and  of  value. 
An  American  journal  of  this  character  has  been  badly  needed,  and  will 
help  take  the  pressure  of  too  much  manuscript  from  the  Ni-:ws,  which 
will  facilitate  the  early  appearance  of  papers.  Ki>. 


186  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [  June, 

Geographical  Distribution  of  the  Carabiclae. 
By  F.  M.  WEBSTER,  Wooster,  Ohio. 

In  the  "  Popular  Science  Monthly,"  vol.  xlii,  p.  191,  Decem- 
ber, 1892,  Mr.  Henry  A.  Pilsby,  in  speaking  of  the  more  complex 
obstructing  mechanism  in  many  of  the  snails  of  the  Southern 
States  and  South  America,  and,  citing  especially,  Caracolas  laby- 
rinthns,  from  Panama,  says:  "These  Southern  forms  represent 
the  highest  development  of  the  three-toothed  type  of  aperture. 
The  meaning  of  this  increasing  complexity  appears,  when  \ve 
remember  that  the  regions  where  the  most  complicated  types  of 
snails  are  found,  are  known  to  be  practically  coincident  with  the 
regions  producing  carnivorous  Coleoptera  in  the  greatest  num- 
bers and  in  the  most  exuberant  variety  of  forms." 

The  above  statements  are  considerably  at  variance  with  what  I 
had  supposed  to  be  the  generally  accepted  opinion,  among  ento- 
mologists, and  is  quite  contrary  to  my  own  observations,  though 
these  have  been  somewhat  limited.  Wollaston,  in  his  work  "  On 
the  Variation  of  Species  with  Especial  Reference  to  the  Insecta," 
p.  28,  states  that  ' '  The  great  preponderance  of  the  phytopha- 
gous over  the  predaceous  tribes,  in  the  hotter  regions  of  the 
earth,  is  a  remarkable  fact,  and  strongly  suggestive  of  the  rela- 
tion which  the  insect  and  vegetable  worlds  (both  of  which  attain 
their  maximum  in  those  zones)  bear  to  each  other."  Further- 
more, Mr.  Darwin,  who  had  previously  remarked  this  fact  ("Jour- 
nal of  Researches,"  p.  34)  says  that  "the  carnivorous  beetles,  or 
Carabidae,  appear  in  extremely  few  numbers  within  the  tropics. 
The  carrion  feeders  and  Brachelytra  are  very  uncommon;  on  the 
other  hand,  the  Rhynchophora  and  Chrysomelidae,  all  of  which 
depend  on  the  vegetable  world  for  subsistence,  are  present  in 
astonishing  numbers." 

In  his  list  of  the  Coleoptera  of  New  Zealand,  Capt.  Thomas 
Brown  gives  the  names  of  148  species  of  Carabidae  and  299  of 
Rhynchophora.  A  week's  observation  in  the  vicinity  of  Hobart, 
Tasmania,  in  mid-Summer,  illustrated,  quite  forcibly,  the  simi- 
larity of  the  coleopterous  fauna  with  that  of  New  Zealand,  as  re- 
gards to  the  matter  in  question.  While  I  observed  Rhyncho- 
phora and  Chrysomelidae  in  abundance,  very  few  Carabida?  were 
seen.  True,  these  islands  lay  within  the  temperate  zone,  but 
their  climate  is  sub-tropical,  like  that  of  extreme  southern  United 


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States.     In  North  America,  north  of  Mexico,  the  Carabidae  out- 
number the  Rhynchophora  in  number  of  species. 

It  seems  not  improbable  that  the  three  obstructing  teeth  on  the 
rim  or  lip  of  the  aperture  of  the  shell  in  the  molluscs  mentioned 
by  Mr.  Pilsby,  may  serve  to  protect  the  occupant  from  its  ene- 
mies, and,  possibly,  some  of  these  may  be  predaceous  beetles. 
But  if  this  be  true,  there  must  be  another  more  powerful  enemy 
than  predaceous  Coleoptera,  and  one  with  which  the  writer  of 
the  notice  is  unacquainted,  that  causes  the  peculiar  dentition,  else 
the  result  could  not  be,  as  he  says,  that  the  highest  development 
appears  to  the  southward,  but  quite  the  reverse. 


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THE  COLEOPTERA  OF  ALASKA. 

By  JOHN  HAMILTON,  M.D. ,  Allegheny,  Pa. 

A  Catalogue  of  the  Coleoptera  of  the  vast  territory  of  Alaska 
was  commenced  near  two  years  ago,  and  is  now  approaching 
completion.  The  synonymy  and  distribution  of  the  species  are 
given,  and  likewise  a  list  of  places  in  Alaska  where  Coleoptera 
have  been  taken,  with  the  longitude  and  latitude  of  each  place. 
The  following  summary  may  interest  entomologists: 

Number  of  families,  45;  number  of  genera,  251;  number  of 
species,  572.  Number  of  species  common  to  both  hemispheres, 
137;  number  of  species  occurring  in  Alaska  and  other  parts  of 
North  America,  240;  number  of  species  occurring  in  Alaska  and 
not  recorded  as  occurring  elsewhere,  175;  number  of  species  im- 
ported by  commerce,  17;  number  of  species  doubtfully  Alaskan, 
3;  number  of  species  occurring  in  Northern  Asia  and  Alaska  not 
recorded  as  occurring  in  other  parts  of  North  America,  33;  num- 
ber of  species  taken  on  the  coast  of  Behring  Strait  and  along  the 
lower  Yukon,  28;  number  of  species  taken  on  the  continent  or 
mainland  in  Alaska,  60.  Many  of  these  occur  also  in  the  penin- 
sulas, islands  and  other  parts  <>f  North  America,  and  some  of 
them  likewise  in  Northern  Asia. 

In  the  year  A.  D.  1X53,  Prof.  C.  (i.  Mannerheim  completed 
the  publication  of  a  catalogue  of  all  tin-  Alaskan  Coleoptera 
known  to  him,  numbering  540  species;  some  of  these  have  be- 
come synonyms  of  one  another — how  many,  has  not  been  counted. 
It  will  be  seen  that,  in  the  aggregate  during  the  past  40  ye;u^. 


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this  number  has  only  been  increased  by  32  species.  Placing- 
Mannerheim's  species  in  the  families  corresponding  to  those  now 
adopted,  the  following  list  shows  the  difference  in  that  and  the 
present  catalogue  by  families.  The  figures  following  the  family 
are  the  number  of  species  -in  this  catalogue;  the  second  series, 
those  in  Mannerheim's. 

Amphigoidae,  i  i;  Anthicidae,  i  i;  Buprestidae,  5  4;  Byr- 
rhidae,  7  6;  Calandridae,  2  2;  Carabidae,  128  114;  Cerambycidae; 
17  18;  Chrysomelidae,  12  12;  Ciodidae,  4  4;  Cleridae,  2  2;  Coc- 
cinellidae,  7  5;  Colydidae,  2  2;  Cryptophagidae,  16  15;  Cucujidae, 
8  8;  Curculionidae,  23  19;  Dascyllidae,  i  i;  Dermestidae,  2  2; 
Derodontidae,  2  2;  Dytiscidae,  33  34;  Elateridae,  30  31;  Gy- 
rinidae,  i  i ;  Haliplidae,  i  i ;  Heteroceridae,  i  i ;  Hydrophillidae, 
13  14;  Lampyridae,  9  7;  Latrididae,  16  15;  Melandryiidae,  5  4; 
Meloidae,  i  i;  Mordellidae,  2  2;  Nitidulidae,  13  15;  Oedemeridae, 
i  i;  Platypsyllidae,  i  o;  Pselaphidae,  5  3;  Ptinidae,  3  3;  Pyro- 
chroidae,  2  i;  Pythidae,  4  4;  Scarabaeidae,  5  6;  Scolytidae,  18  20; 
Scydmaenidae,  3  3;  Silphidae,  28  33;  Spondylidae,  i  i;  Staphy- 
linidae,  120  107;  Tenebrionidae,  7  6;  Trogositidae,  7  6;  Trichop- 
terygidae,  8  5. 


Additions  to  the  Hymenoptera  of  Jamaica. 

By  T.  D.  A.  COCKERELL. 

Having  just  prepared  a  list  of  the  Hymenoptera  of  this  island, 
I  find  I  have  notes  on  a  few  species  apparently  not  yet  recorded, 
as  follows:  i.  Catolaccus  sp.  [L.  O.  Howard];  Kingston. — 2.  Co- 
thonaspis  sp.  [L.  O.  Howard];  Kingston. — 3.  Cyrtogaster  sp. 
[C.  V.  Riley];  bred  from  cocoons  of  Apanteles  found  by  Mr. 
Fawcett  at  Cinchona.  This  is  the  insect  doubtfully  referred  to 
Lamprostylus  in  In.  Inst.  la.,  1892,  p.  43. — 4.  Dorymyrni,  i 
pyramicus  Rog.  [Riley];  at  flowers  of  fennel,  Mandeville;  and 
on  corn  (Zea}  in  Kingston. — 5.  Ectatomma  {Holcoponera}  coii- 
centricumMayr.,  [E.  Andre];  Moneagne. — 6.  Holcopelte  sp.  [L. 
O.  Howard];  a  green  species  with  white  legs,  bred  by  Mr.  J.  J. 
Bowrey  from  cocoons  of  Apanteles. — 7.  ] .ami  (Notogonia]  tri- 
fasciata  Sin.  [W.  J.  Fox];  Kingston,  given  to  me  by  Mr.  L.  M. 
Lynch,  who  informed  me  that  it  had  stung  a  lady,  who  was  there- 
upon taken  severely  ill.  Dr.  Phillippi  attended  the  case.  I  sup- 
pose this  is  an  instance  of  idiosyncrasy,  comparable  to  many 


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others  recorded  from  time  to  time. — 8.  Macrotelia  floridana 
Ashm.  [L.  O.  Howard] ;  one  found  on  a  window  at  Manchester 
Cottage,  Kingston. — 9.  Smicra  femorata  Fab.;  there  is  a  speci- 
men from  Jamaica  in  the  British  Museum  marked  6".  pimctata  Fb. , 
which,  according  to  Mr.  Kirby  (In.  Linn.  Soc.  1882,  p.  66),  is  a 
synonym  of  femora/a.  However,  Mr.  Kirby  considers  .5".  riigro- 
picta  Cress.,  which  has  been  recorded  from  Jamaica  by  Mr.  Fox, 
also  a  synonym  of femorata.  — 10.  Tapinoma  melanocephalus  Fab. 
[Riley];  in  decaying  tamarinds,  East  Street,  Kingston;  and  on 
corn  (Zea)  in  Kingston. 

The  authorities  for  the  identification  of  the  species 'are  given  in 
square  brackets  after  the  describers.  This  method  of  citation  is 
new  or  unusual,  but  I  would  venture  to  suggest  its  adoption  by 
writers  who  have  insects  identified  for  them.  It  is  only  fair  to 
those  who  identify  species,  that  they  should  get  the  credit  due  to 
them,  and  further,  the  value  of  a  list  is  greatly  increased  when 
we  know  who  is  responsible  for  the  identifications.  This  being 
granted,  the  method  hefe  employed  has  the  advantage  of  clear- 
ness and  brevity.  When  no  authority  is  cited  in  this  way,  it 
should  be  assumed  that  the  writer  identified  his  own  species,  or 
that  the  records  are  not  new.  When  the  record  refers  only  to 
specimens  compared\yy  the  writer  with  other  specimens  identified 
by  a  specialist,  it  is  not  fair  to  cite  the  specialist  as  authority, 
since  the  writer  might  have  made  some  mistake. 

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Two  weeks  in  Richmond  County.  North  Carolina. 

By  FRANK  M.  JONES,  Wilmington,  Del. 

In  the  March  number  of  the  NEWS  is  given  a  list  of  the  Le- 
pidoptera  captured  by  Messrs.  Skinner  and  Laurent  in  Mitchell 
County,  North  Carolina,  between  the  dates  of  July  yth  and  2ist. 
One  month  later,  I  collected  for  a  similar  length  of  time  in  Rich- 
mond County  in  the  south  central  part  of  the  same  State,  and  for 
a  few  hours  in  the  vicinity  of  Wilmington,  N.  C.,  and  as  the  in- 
sect fauna  of  the  one  locality  <  Mitchell  County)  is  that  of  tin- 
mountains,  and  of  the  other  that  of  the  warm  and  moist  lowlands, 
a  comparison  ol  the  species  met  with  may  be  of  interest. 

The  soil  ol  Richmond  County  is  extremely  sandy,  and  but 
little  ot  the  land  is  under  cultivation.  Although  a  greater  va- 
rietv  of  trees  are  to  be  found  in  the  moist  hollows  and  alon^j  the 


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[June, 


small  streams  or  "  branches,"  pines  and  oaks  are  almost  exclu- 
sively the  trees  of  the  higher  ground.  Along  the  "branches" 
the  collecting  is  excellent,  especially  at  the  flowers  of  Clethra 
alnifolia,  at  which  nearly  all  of  the  diurnals  were  captured,  and 
in  the  clearings,  though  often  a  tangle  of  high  grass  and  rank- 
growing  plants,  Pamphilae  especially  abounded. 

Fifty-seven  species  of  butterflies  were  met  with,  including  one 
new  species,  since  described  by  Dr.  Skinner  as  Pamphila  Carolina. 
The  three  species  marked  with  a  *  occurred  at  Wilmington,  N. 
C. ,  and  not  in  Richmond  County. 

LIST   OF   BUTTERFLIES. 


Danais  archippus, 
Euptoieta  claitdia, 
Phyciodes  tharos, 
Grapta  interrogationis, 
Pyranieis  huntera, 
Jnnonia  ccenia, 
Limenitis  ursnta, 
Limenitis  disippus, 
Debis  portlandia, 
Neonympha  areolatu.s, 
Neonympha  sosybius, 
Satyrus  a/ope, 
Libythea  bae/unaiii, 
Calephelis  borealis* 
Thecla  ha!esus, 

"        m-albiim, 
melinus, 
pceas, 

Chrysophanus  hypoplilczas, 
Lycfrna  pseitdargio/iis. 
Lyccena  comyntas, 
Pieris  rapes, 
Catopsilia  eiibule, 
I\fegatiosfoina  c&sonia, 
Terias  uicippe, 

"       lisa, 

"      j  it  c  iiiida, 
Papi/io  ajax* 

"       I  it  nuts, 


Papi/io  turnus  glaucns, 

asterias, 
"        trail  us, 
"       palamedes, 
"       phi/eiior, 
Ancyloxypha  monitor, 
Pamph  ila  campestris, 
phylceuS) 
brcttus, 
of  ho, 
cernes, 
verna, 
"  acciiis, 

macidata,1'' 
'  '  vitellins, 

"          f  ii  sea, 

arogos  Bd.-Lec. 
Carolina, 

Aniblyscirtcs  via/is, 
Amblyscirtes  textor, 
Pyrgus  tessellata, 
Nisoiiiaitcs  inar/ialis, 


"  petronius, 

P/io/isora  cafn/liis, 
Eiidain/ts  ba//iy//us, 
lycidas, 

lilyrns. 


Debis  portlandia,  Neonympha  arcolattts  and  sosylu'ns,  and 
rus  alope,  were  all  quite  common,  as  were  also   Thecla  halctus 
and  T.  melinus.     Tcrias  jucunda  \\ras  extremely  common  among 


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the  scrub-oaks;  all  of  the  Papilios  were  rather  rare,  and  not  a 
single  Colias  or  Argynnis  was  seen;  with  the  exception  of  Pam- 
phila  maculata,  P.  arogos  and  P.  Carolina,  none  of  the  Pamphike 
mentioned  were  rare,  and  otho,  acci^ls  and  vitellius,  were  quite 
abundant. 

Of  the  moths,  about  seventy  species  were  taken.  Choerocampa 
tersa  occurred  at  flowers,  and  the  larva  was  found  feeding  on 
Diodia  feres.  At  sugar,  the  larger  Catocalae  occurred  sparingly, 
ilia  and  cara  being  the  only  species  taken;  but  elonympha  came 
in  swarms,  as  did  also  Homoptera  ediisa,  Zale  horrida  and  many 
less  common  species.  Exyra  riding sii  occurred  as  larvae,  pupae 
and  perfect  insects,  in  the  large  trumpet-shaped  leaves  of  a  spe- 
cies of  pitcher-plant  (Sarracenia  flava).  These  leaves  or  ' '  trum- 
pets." are  excellent  traps  for  a  great  variety  of  insects.  Coleop- 
tera  seem  to  predominate,  and  although  the  specimens  in  the 
bottom  of  the  "trumpet"  are  partly  digested,  and,  as  a  rule, 
unrecognizable,  those  near  the  top  are  often  alive  and  in  perfect 
condition.  The  largest  moth  taken  from  one  of  these  natural 
traps  was  Agrotis  ypsilon,  and  smaller  species  were  of  frequent 
occurrence. 

The  suggestion  made  by  Dr.  E.  Kunze  (ENT.  NEWS,  vol.  ii, 
p.  174)  that  collectors  should  plant  Clcthra  alnifolia  in  their  gar- 
dens is  certainly  a  good  one,  for  the  blossoms  of  this  plant  are 
not  only  attractive  to  swarms  of  clay-flying  insects,  but  are  also 
visited  by  many  more  at  night. 


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ELEMENTARY  ENTOMOLOGY. 

LEPIDOPTERA-HETEROCERA  ( Moths). 
By  Prof.  JOHN  B.   SMITH,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 


Next  in  order  in  our  lists  follows  the  Noctuid  series,  comprising 
the  Thyatiridae,  Noctuidae  and  Breprmkr,  the  former  a  link  to  the 
Bombyces,  the  latter  to  the  Geometridae.  In  a  general  way  these 
families  agree  in  venation,  but  there  is  not  otherwise  any  very 
strong  band  of  union  between  them. 

The  Thyatiridae  have  a  moderately  robust  body  with  a  com- 
paratively short  thorax,  long  abdomen  and  largo  wings,  resem- 
bling the  Notodontidse  quite  stnngly  in  these  features.  The 
thoracic  tutting  is  evident  in  most  cases,  shouing  a  very  decided 


1 92  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [June, 

tendency  to  form  a  divided  median  crest,  uplifted  patagiae  and  a 
circular,  disc-shaped  collar.  In  venation  the  primaries  have  a 
furcate  dorsal  or  internal  vein,  5  belonging-  to  the  median  series 
and  near  to  4,  and  accessory  cell  often,  though  not  universally 
present.  There  is  considerable  variation,  even  within  specific 
limits,  in  the  distribution  of  the  veins  at  the  end  of  the  subcostal, 
and  even  the  two  opposite  wings  of  the  same  specimens  may 
differ  to  some  extent.  The  location  of  vein  5,  which  is  an  essen- 
tial point,  is  constant,  and  separates  the  family  from  the  Noto- 
dontidae.  The  secondaries  in  the  typical  series  have  the  costal 
vein  sinuate,  and  the  subcostal  branched  before  the  end  of  the 
cell;  in  Leptina  these  characters  are  scarcely  marked  enough  to 
attract  attention  at  first  glance;  but  these  are  the  characters  of 
venation  which  separate  them  from  the  Noctuidae.  Vein  5  is 
nearest  to  4,  as  on  the  fore  wings.  It  is  quite  likely  that  the  es- 
sential family  character  of  the  Thyatiridae  has  escaped  us  thus 
far;  certainly  Leptina  scarcely  fits  into  the  characters  drawn  from 
Bombycia  or  Thyatira.  In  our  fauna  we  have  very  few  species, 
and  some  of  these  are  very  rare.  The  species  grouped  under 
Bombycia  in  my  list  are  certainly  not  congeneric,  but  I  have 
never  had  all  of  them  together  at  one  time  for  careful  study. 

In  the  Noctuidae  we  have  a  very  great  diversity  of  appearance, 
size  and  wing  form,  as  well  as  a  very  great  diversity  in  the  form 
and  habits  of  the  larva,  and  yet,  up  to  the  present  time,  it  has 
not  proved  possible  to  divide  the  family  satisfactorily.  The  pri- 
maries have  a  more  or  less  evidently  forked  dorsal  or  internal 
vein,  vein  5  nearer  to  4  than  to  6,  and  an  accessory  cell  present, 
except  in  rare  instances.  The  secondaries  have  the  costal  vein 
free  from  the  base,  usually  joining  the  subcostal  close  to  its  origin 
and  forming  a  small  cell  at  the  base,  but  never  connected  by  a 
transverse  vein.  Rarely  the  costal  arises  out  of  the  subcostal, 
and  we  then  have  a  structure  almost  indistinguishable  from  the 
Arctiidae.  Vein  s  belongs  to  the  median  series,  and  is  not  remote 

*->  c5 

from  4.  There  are  two  simple  internal  veins.  As  a  whole,  the 
venation  is  very  constant,  and  where  aberrations  occur,  they  are 
rarely  such  as  to  cause  doubt  whether  or  not  the  insect  is  refer- 
able to  the  Noctuidae.  In  body  structure  the  insects  arc  usually 
robust,  with  an  approximately  quadrate,  convex  thoracic  dorsum, 
i  distinct,  though  not  prominent  head,  and  a  proportionate,  cy- 
lindric  or  cylindriconic  abdomen,  ordinarily  not  extending  beyond 


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the  hind  angles  of  the  secondaries.  The  wings  are  usually  rather 
small  in  proportion  to  the  body  and  the  primaries  are  trigonate, 
with  marked,  though  rarely  pointed  apices.  The  ocelli  are  pres- 
ent, except  in  rare  instances,  and  as  a  rule  the  tongue  is  well  de- 
veloped. The  legs  are  usually  well  developed,  moderate  in 
length,  the  posterior  longest,  tibiae  of  median  pair  with  terminal 
spurs,  those  of  posterior  pair  with  middle  and  terminal  spurs. 
The  anterior  tibia  has,  in  lieu  of  spurs,  an  epiphyses  on  the  inner 
side,  covering  an  excavation  which  occupies  a  greater  or  less  ex- 
tent of  the  member.  While  the  above  characterizes  the  normal 
iorm  of  the  Noctuida;,  there  are  numerous  departures  from  the 
type.  The  head,  instead  of  being  moderate  only,  may  become 
prominent,  or  it  may,  on  the  other  hand,  become  reduced  in  size, 
retracted  and  bombyciform  in  appearance.  The  tongue,  while  it 
never  becomes  excessively  long,  may  dwindle  and  become  obso- 
lete, and  this  is  usually  associated  with  a  retracted  head.  The 
palpi  vary  in  every  possible  way,  from  the  small  tubercles  which 
are  hardly  perceptible,  to  the  prominent,  rostrate  type  found  in 
the  Deltoids.  The  antennae  are  as  variable;  in  the  females  they 
are  usually  setaceous  or  bristle-form,  but  by  no  means  always; 
in  the  males  they  range  from  setaceous  to  broadlv  pectinated, 
though  never  to  the  doubly  pectinated  type;  sometimes  there  are 
other  peculiarities  in  the  male  antennae,  like  the  knots  in  Rcnia, 
or  the  peculiar  twists  in  Herminia.  These  variations  in  the  ap- 
pendages oi  the  head  furnish  good  characters  for  generic  divi- 
sions, and,  in  addition,  the  character  of  the  frontal  structure  and 
of  the  frontal  clothing,  as  well  as  of  the  eyes,  are  made  use  of. 
In  the  great  majority  of  cases  the  eves  are  naked,  hemispherical, 
are  not  particularly  prominent;  sometimes  they  will  become  al- 
most globose,  and  the  most  conspicuous  feature  of  the  head;  or, 
on  the  contrary,  they  may  be  reduced  to  lentil-shaped  discs,  or 
may  loose  their  round  form  altogether  anil  become  reniform,  or 
kidney-shaped.  Sometimes  we  find  at  the  margins  a  fringing  of 
long  hair  overhanging  the  eyes,  and  thev  are  then  said  to  be 
lashed;  again,  there  may  be  a  clothing  of  more  or  less  conspicu- 
ous Imir  on  the  surface,  a  single  hair  from  each  facet,  set  in  one 
ot  ihe  angles.  Lashed  eyes  usually  aeroinpany  a  somewhat  re- 
tracted head,  and  are  more  usual  in  the  Xvlinifonn  series.  The 
trout  varies  quite  tre<|uently.  and  while  the  iM'eat  bulk  of  the  spe- 
cies have  it  smooth  and  not  modified  in  anv  wav,  we  often  find 


194  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [June, 

it  roughened  and  protuberant;  or  with  a  cup-like  depression,  in 
which  there  is  usually  a  tubercle  or  other  process;  or  there  may 
be  a  conic  projection,  with  or  without  a  depression  at  the  tip; 
sometimes  instead  of  a  conic  protuberance  or  a  depression,  we 
have  a  flattened,  plate-like  projection  varying  in  form,  and  generic 
characters  are  furnished  by  these  modifications.  It  is  quite  a 
characteristic  of  the  fauna  of  the  elevated  Western  plateaus  that 
the  majority  of  the  species  have  the  front  modified  in  some  way,, 
while  along  the  Atlantic  coast  and  in  the  Northeastern  and  central 
portions  of  our  country  this  character  is  somewhat  exceptional. 
The  clothing  of  the  head  may  be  hairy  or  scaly;  smoothly  applied 
or  forming  tuftings,  and  we  get  some  generic  characters  here. 

(To  be  continued.) 


PHIDIPPUS  OPIFEX  McCook. — In  that  admirable  work  on  American 
Spiders  by  Dr.  H.  C.  McCook,  he  says:  "I  know  no  Saltigrade  and  no 
Lateragrade  that  produces  more  than  one  cocoon,  although  of  the  former 
Stavely  says  that  Epibleiuutn  scenicum  makes  one  or  two,  and  of  the  latter 
that  Pkilodromus  caespiticolis  deposits  two  flattened  cocoons  in  a  large 
nest." 

I  have  repeatedly  gathered  the  cocoon  nests  of  this  Phidippus  in  search- 
ing for  parasites  on  their  eggs,  and  have  seldom,  or  ever,  found  one  with 
less  than  two  cocoons,  and  I  have  found  them  with  as  many  as  four;  three 
is  a  very  common  number. 

The  nests  may  generally  be  found  in  the  centre  of  some  foot-hill  shrub 
of  Sage  or  Encelia,  the  illustration  thereof  as  given  by  Dr.  McCook  is 
very  typical.  In  the  seclusion  of  her  nest  the  female  first  spins  a  shallow 
disc,  in  which  the  eggs  of  a  pinkish  red  color  are  placed;  over  this,  but 
quite  separate  from  it,  she  weaves  a  cover  larger  but  less  firm  in  texture 
and  pats  it  down  so  uniformly  as  to  leave  the  lid  impressed  exactly  like  a 
thimble  top.  The  convex  sides  are  made  to  adhere  by  a  few  loose  threads 
wound  round  at  their  junction  and  finally  covered  over  with  a  sheet  of 
web  that  separates  it  from  the  cell  occupied  by  the  female.  The  young 
all  hatch  out  in  August  or  September,  and  in  their  growth  naturally  sepa- 
rate the  sides  and  escape  into  the  surrounding  cottony  mass,  where  they 
safely  remain  until  the  Spring. — ANSTRUTHER  DAVIDSON,  M.  D.,  Los 
Angeles,  Cal. 

THE  following  has  been  received:  Agricultural  College,  Las  Cruces, 
N.  Mex.,  U.  S.  A.,  May  i,  1893.  Please  take  note  that  my  address,  afft'i 
June  /,  1893,  will  he  as  follows:  C.  H.  Tyler  Tuwnsend,  Curator  of  Mu- 
seum, Institute  of  Jamaica,  Kingston,  \Y.  Indies. 

\\Y  wish  Prof.  Townsend  all  prosperity  in  his  new  lield  of  labor. 


IS  93-] 

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publication  committees  of  the  Entomological  Section  of  the  Acacltmy 
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Society.  It  will  contain  not  less  than  300  pages  per  annum.  It  will  main- 
tain no  free  list  whatever,  but  will  leave  no  measure  untried  to  make  it  a 
necessity  to  every  student  of  insect  life,  so  that  its  very  moderate  annual 
subscription  may  be  considered  well  spent. 

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THE  latest  number  of  "Insect  Life"  (April,  1893,  p.  215)  contains  the 
following  comment  on  the  department  of  Entomological  Literature  of  the 
NEWS: 

'*  Entomological  News  ....  no  longer  gives  abstracts  of  the  contents 
of  foreign  entomological  journals,  or  of  only  such  items  as  refer  to  Amer- 
ican entomology  ....   [This]  innovation  we  regret  and  must  view  as  a  ' 
retrogression;   for  if  there  was  one  feature  which  made  Entomological 
Xr^'S  unique  and  useful  to  all  entomologists  it  was  this   bibliographical 
department.     Even  those  who  have  access  to  the  larger  number  of  the 
entomological  publications  of  the  world  cannot  examine  them  all  and  a 
current  statement  of  the  contents  of  all  in  compact  form  is  invaluable. 
Such  a  department  might  well  be  made  more,  rather  than  less  complete, 
and  would  secure  more  subscribers  than  any  other  feature." 

A  partial  statement  of , the  reasons  leading  to  this  change  was  given  in 
the  NEWS  for  January,  1893,  p.  16.  It  was  believed  at  the  time  that  only 
a  very  few  of  our  subscribers  made  any  use  of  the  notices  of  such  papers, 
not  of  a  monographic  character,  as  were  concerned  with  the  description 
of  insects  not  found  in  North  America  in  the  broadest  geographical  sense. 
It  seemed,  therefore,  much  better  to  employ  this  space  in  a  manner  which 
would  prove  of  greater  benefit  to  the  larger  proportion  of  our  readers. 
Should  it  indeed  be  shown,  from  communications  from  subscribers  them 
selves,  that  such  extra-North  American  entomological  notices  are  of  in- 
terest to  a  larger  number  of  persons  than  we  supposed,  then  the  original 
scope  of  the  Literature  department  will  be  restored.  The  rules  laid  down 
in  January  were,  to  include  notices  of  anatomical,  physiological,  embryo- 
logical  and  monographic  papers  on  insects  wherever  found,  and  of  all 
papers  referring  to  North  American  insects;  by  North  America  meaning 
all  north  of  Panama,  together  with  the  West  Indies.  \\V  believe  that 
these  rules  have  been  given  a  liberal  rather  than  an  exact  application. 


196  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June, 

DEPARTMENT  OF  EGONOMIG  ENTOMOLOGY, 


Edited  by  Prof.  JOHN  B,  SMITH,  Sc.  D.,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J, 


The  Blld  Moth.  —  This  insect,  Tmetocera  ocel/ana,  forms  the  subject  of 
Bulletin  50  of  the  Cornell  Station,  and  is  written  by  Mr.  V.  L.  Slingerland. 
The  life-history  of  the  insect  is  very  completely  given,  and  the  features  in 
which  the  observations  either  contradict  or  confirm  other  writers  are 
pointed  out.  The  question  of  remedies  is  treated  in  some  detail,  but  not 
so  much  to  show  what  is  useful  as  to  show  what  is  effective.  Finally, 
however,  the  recommendation  is  made  that  the  trees  be  sprayed  very 
early,  before  the  blossoms,  or  rather  the  buds  open,  so  as  to  kill  the  hi- 
bernated larva  as  soon  as  it  begins  feeding.  It  is  probable  that  this  will 
prove  at  least  partially  effective. 

This  recommendation  to  spray  early,  is  seasonable,  and  should  be 
adopted  by  fruit  growers  generally,  even  where  they  are  not  troubled  by 
the  bud  moth;  but  by  the  Plum  Curculio  alone.  There  is  every  reason  to 
believe  that  this  creature  begins  feeding  quite  early  in  the  season,  even 
before  the  buds  are  open  in  many  cases,  and  that  a  spraying  at  this  time 
is  even  more  effective  than  one  made  later.  Several  ot  the  most  successful 
growers  in  New  jersey  have  informed  me  that  they  consider  this  first 
spraying  before  the  buds  open,  the  most  important,  and  that  if  they  were 
limited  to  one  application  only,  this  would  be  the  one  chosen  by  them. 

Mr.  Slingerland  again  speaks  of  the  inefficiency  of  kerosene  in  pene- 
trating eggs,  and  while  he  has  not  tried  it  "on  this  insect,  he  seems  to  con- 
sider that  it  would  be  ineffective.  The  use  of  this  substance  is  probably 
not  indicated  here,  but  I  have  found  it  very  effective  in  actual  experiment 
against  the  eggs  of  at  least  two  species  of  Tortricidae,  not  very  different 
in  appearance  from  those  of  the  Bud-moth.  There  seems  to  be,  of  late, 
a  tendency  to  decry  kerosene,  just  as,  not  so  long  ago,  the  tendency  was 
to  consider  it  almost  a  cure-all.  I  have  never  been  as  successful  as  some 
others  in  the  use  of  this  insecticide,  but  within  a  range,  the  exact  limits 
of  which  are  not  yet  defined,  it  is  one  of  the  very  best  that  we  have. 

One  point  deserves  further  emphasis.  It  has  become  the  practice  for 
growers  to  use  a  combination  of  insecticide  and  fungicide,  and  Mr.  Slin- 
gerland properly  commends  this.  He  calls  attention  to  the  fact,  which  I 
have  several  times  referred  to,  that  in  making  the  combinations  Paris 
Green  must  not  be  used  with  any  fungicide  containing  Ammonia,  as  this 
is  a  solvent  of  the  Arsenite  of  Copper.  London  Purple  can  be  safely 
used,  however,  and  this  is  one  of  the  reasons  why  1  generally  recommend 
it  in  preference  to  Paris  Green. 

Blackberry,  Raspberry  and  Wheat  Insects:  Spraying. — From  the  Ohio 
Station  we  have  three  bulletins  of  entomological  interest,  that  on  the 
Spraying  issued  by  the  Horticulturist.  This  is  No.  48,  and  contains  no- 
thing that  is  new.  lUilletins  45  and  46  are  by  Mr.  Webster,  and  are  coin- 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  197 

pilations  to  a  large  extent,  especially  in  the  case  of  the  Blackberry  and 
Raspberry  pests.  The  bulletins  are  good,  and  are  extremely  useful  to 
entomologists;  but  there  is  just  a  question  whether  it  is  the  best  plan  to 
issue  as  a  Station  Bulletin  a  work  treating  of  insects  which  have  not  Ix-t-n, 
and  in  some  cases  never  will  be  injurious  in  the  territory  embraced  by  the 
State  for  which  the  Report  is  issued.  The  average  farmer  wants  to  know, 
and  quite  naturally,  what  to  do  with  the  pests  that  are  troublesome  in  his. 
land,  and  will  not  wade  through  a  large  pamphlet  the  bulk  of  which  does 
not  concern  him.  \Ve  all  have  our  ideas  of  the  proper,  and  Mr.  \Yt-bster 
may  be  nearer  right  than  I  am,  but  I  certainly  would  not  have  included 
(irapta  comma  among  the  injurious  Blackberry  insecis  on  the  faith  of  a 
single  larva  ar.d  one  chrysalis  found  on  vines  in  the  woods.  Complications 
of  this  character  have  an  undoubted  value;  but  they  are  really  adapted 
for  general  works  like  that  of  Mr.  Saunders,  on  Fruit  Insects,  rather  than 
for  Station  Bulletins. 

The  Bulletin  on  Wheat  Insects  is  of  much  more  vital  interest  to  the 
farmers  of  Ohio,  and  Mr.  Webster  speaks  with  more  positive  knowledge 
on  this  subject.  It  is  the  underground  pests  that  are  specially  considered, 
and  this  brings  me  to  another  repetition  of  the  experience  of  the  New 
jersey  farmers,  that  where  they  have  used  the  commercial  fertilizers,  there 
insects  of  this  character  do  not  trouble  them.  One  of  the  largest  growers 
of  Onion  sets  in  the  State  told  me  recently  that  he  never  had  the  slightest 
trouble  with  the  Onion  maggots  so  long  as  he  did  not  use  the  barnyard 
manure,  and  that  he  had  become  so  firmly  convinced  of  the  value  of  these 
chemical  manures  as  insecticides  that  he  used  them  exclusively.  This  is 
one  of  the  men  that  really  make  farming  pay,  and  his  experience  is  sug- 
gestive. 

Colorado  Insects.— Some  of  these  are  treated  in  Bulletin  No.  19  of  the 
Colorado  Station  by  Mr.  Gillette,  and  the  Bulletin  shows  that  its  author 
has  not  forgotten  how  to  do  good  work.  Quite  a  variety  of  species  are 
treated,  none  of  which  call  for  special  comment,  save  to  suggest  that  tig. 
9,  of  Trypefa  canadensis,  would  look  a  little  better  if  it  had  legs.  \\'<- 
have  always  been  under  the  impression  that  all  insects  had  sonic  legs, 
though  in  some  collections  the  matter  is  left  in  doubt,  and  in  figures,  the 
Lepidoptera  seldom  have  more  than  two.  Mr.  Gillette  recommends  the 
application  of  arsenites  as  a  remedy  for  two  species  of  leaf  rollers  that  he 
has  found  injurious. 

The  Squash  Lady  Bird. — For  some  years  Epilachne  boreaKs  has  become 
steadily  more  abundant  in  the  Hasten,  States,  and  has  in  some  localities 
become  a  serious  pest  on  Cucurbs  of  all  kinds.  In  New  Jersey  it  seems 
to  have  been  more  troublesome  .m  tin-  Watermelon  than  on  others  of  the 
vines,  but  1  have  found  it  abundant  on  Pumpkins,  Squashes,  Melons  and 
Cucumbers  as  well.  In  the  April  number  of  the  NK\VS  I  figured  the 
mouth  parts  of  this  species  in  ro-nparison  with  those  of  ('ni'cincHa  9- 
to  show  the  differences  in  the  mandibular  structure  more  particu- 


198  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [June, 

larly.  The  eating  done  by  this  beetle  is  somewhat  peculiar  in  that  it  ap- 
parently marks  out  its  work  when  it  starts  feeding,  and  does  not  exceed 
the  portion  at  any  time,  preferring  to  go  to  another  point  and  start  a  fresh 
layout. 

In  the  accompanying  figure  the  characteristic  injury  is  well  shown.  The 
beetle  gnaws  through  the  epidermis  on  the  upperside,  in  the  form  of  a 
more  or  less  well  marked  semicircle  and  within  this  it  feeds,  sometimes 


Fig.  I. — Eaten  leaf. 

only  the  upper  surface,  sometimes  leaving  nothing,  but  more  frequently 
allowing  a  skeleton  to  remain.  How  many  of  these  patches  are  eaten  by 
one  beetle  I  cannot  say;  but  as  they  are  long  lived,  probably  a  considerable 
number,  since  they  are  at  all  times  feeding. 


1893.] 


ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS. 


199 


Somewhere  in  mid-Summer  the  insect  lays  its  eggs  on  the  underside  of 
the  leaf,  in  little  patches  of  from  15  to  20,  or  more  rarely  from  30  to  40. 

These  eggs  are  yellow,  and 
resemble  the  eggs  of  the  po- 
tato beetle  quite  closely;  the 
accompanying  figure  shows 
their  general  appearance 
fairly  well.  The  eggs  hatch 
in  about  a  week,  and  a  little, 
spinous,  yellow  larva,  makes 
its  appearance,  not  unusually 
signalizing  its  entrance  into 
the  world  by  eating  into  its 
helpless  relatives  who  have 
not  yet  emered  from  the  egg, 
showing  perhaps  a  remnant 
of  the  ancestral  carnivorous 
habit.  The  larva  feeds  indif- 
ferently on  the  upper  or  un- 
derside of  the  leaf,  but  more 


Fig.  2. — Egg  patches. 


commonly  on  the  latter,  and 


-eats  the  epidermis  only,  and  not  the  entire  leaf  tissue.     The  infested 
leaves  dry  up,  wither  and  die. 

Late  in  July,  or  in  August,  the  larvae  become  full  grown,  and  then  ap- 
pear as  shown  in  the  figure.  The  spines  when  examined  under  a  mod- 
erate power  of  the  microscope 
are  very  interesting  objects  , 
branching  from  main  stem,  the 
branches  themselves  jointed  as 
in  some  of  the  urticating  larvae. 
The  larva  attaches  itself  by  the 
anal  extremity  and  changes  to  a 
pupa,  much  as  do  the  other  Coc- 
cinellidu,',  and  this  stage  lasts 
only  a  few  days.  The  beetles, 
after  they  emerge,  feed  very  lit- 
tle, if  at  all,  and  soon  disappear, 
finding  Winter  quarters  under 
rubbish,  in  outbuildings  or  barns, 
or  in  fact  wherever  there  is  a' 
(-re-vice  large  enough  for  them 

Fig.  :).—  I.arva,  pupa  and  iiiiajjo.  tO  Crawl  into. 

As  to  the  remedies  for  this  species,  these  are  very  simple:  the  insect 
feeds  entirely  exposed  ;it  all  periods  of  its  life,  and  in  tin-  imago  stage  on 
the  upperside  of  the  leaves,  so  that  the  arsenites  can  reach  them  without 
anv  trouble  at  all. 


2OO  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [  June, 

Notes  and. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  GLEANINGS  FROM  ALL  QUARTERS 
OF  THE  GLOBE. 

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earliest  convenience,  and  as  far  as  may  be,  will  be  published  according  to  date  of  recep- 
tion. ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  has  reached  a  circulation,  both  in  numbers  and  circumfer- 
ence, as  to  make  it  necessary  to  put  "  copy"  into  the  hands  of  the  printer,  for  each  number, 
three  weeks  before  date  of  issue.  This  should  be  remembered  in  sending  special  or  im- 
portant matter  for  certain  issue.  Owing  to  low  subscription  rate,  "extras"  will  be  charged 
for,  and  when  they  are  wanted,  it  should  be  so  stated  on  the  MS.  along  with  the  number 
desired.  The  receipt  of  all  papers  will  be  acknowledged. — ED. 


PICTURES  FOR  THE  ALBUM  OF  THE  AMERICAN  ENTOMOLOGICAL.  So- 
CIETV  have  been  received  from  H.  F.  Bassett,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend,  Philip 
Laurent,  H.  F.  Wickham.  There  are  many  more  we  want  who  have  nut 
yet  favored  us  with  their  photo. 

Prof.  LAWRENCE  BRUNER,  of  the  University  of  Nebraska,  is  writing  a 
revision  of  the  "Grouse  Locusts"  (Tettigina- ).  In  order  to  make  the 
work  as  complete  as  possible,  he  will  be  pleased  to  receive  sets  of  these 
insects  from  collectors  in  all  parts  of  North  America,  including  the  West 
Indies. 

To  those  already,  or  about  to  be,  interested  in  the  Odonata,  or  Dragon- 
flies,  it  may  be  of  interest  to  announce  that  the  writer's  catalogue  of  the 
Odonata  of  the  vicinity  of  Philadelphia  is  expected  to  appear  in  the 
'Transactions"  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  about  the  close 
of  the  Summer.  The  paper  will  consist  of  i.  A  description  of  the  ex- 
ternal and  internal  anatomy  and  development  of  the  Odonata  in  general; 

2.  A  catalogue  of  the  species  found  near  Philadelphia  and  of  other  N. 
American  species  for  comparison,  with  brief  characters  and  descriptions; 

3.  A  comparison  of  the  Philadelphia  Odonat  fauna  with  that  of  North 
America,  etc.     The  general  description  will  serve  as  an  introduction  to 
the  study  of  this  group  and  will  be  more  detailed  than  any  account  pre- 
viously published  in  English.    The  paper  will  thus  be  of  use  to  American 
entomologists  who  are  not  concerned  with  the  Philadelphia  fauna.      Illus- 
trations will  accompany  the  text. — P.  P.  C. 

M.  H.  YIALLAXES,  in  his  latest  memoir  on  the  nervous  centres  and  sense- 
organs  of  articulated  animals  (Ann.  Sci.  Nat.  Zool.  (7),  xiv,  pp.  404-456), 
summarises  his  results  as  follows: 

From  the  point  of  view  of  the  cerebral  structure,  Linntlits  and  the 
Arachnids  constitute  a  most  homogeneous  group,  quite  distinct  from  all 
the  other  Arthropods.  In  these  two  types  the  brain  is  composed  of  only 
two  segments,  protocerebron  and  deutocerebron,  both  entirely 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NK\\S.  2OI 

phagial.  The  protocerebron,  which  innervates  tlie  eyes  is  strictly  com- 
parable to  that  of  the  Crustaceans,  the  M\riapocls  and  the  Insects;  it  is, 
however,  to  be  remarked  that  in  Limnlns  the  pedunculaied  body  attains 
proportions  truly  colossal.  This  same  organ,  although  modified,  is  also 
recognizable  in  the  Arachnids,  where  it  has  been  described  by  M.  Saint 
Remy  under  the  name  of  'stratified  organ.'  In  the  Crustaceans,  Myria- 
pods  and  Insects,  the  deutocerebron  is  entirely  pre-cesophagial;  it  fur- 
nishes a  root  to  the  visceral  system  and  innervates  the  first  pair  of  cephalic 
appendages.  It  is  strictly  the  same  in  Liinnlus  and  the  Arachnids,  but 
here  the  innervated  appendages  are  called  chelicerae  instead  of  first  pair 
of  antennae.  The  first  pair  of  antenna;  are  above  all,  organs  of  olfaction, 
while  the  chelicerae  are  only  tactile  appendages  physiologically  analogous 
to  the  second  antennae  of  the  Crustaceans;  in  Limuliis  and  the  Arachnids, 
the  deutocerebron  is  not  differentiated  into  olfactory  lobes.*  A  tritocere- 
bron  comparable  to  that  of  Crustaceans  and  Insects  is  wanting  in  the 
Arachnids  and  Liinnlus;  in  these  animals,  the  first  ganglionic  mass  which 
follows  the  deutocerebron  is  exclusively  concerned  with  the  innervation 
of  the  mandible  (first  maxilliped  in  Limuhis}.  The  visceral  nervous  sys- 
tem of  Arachnids  and  Limit/us  is  represented  only  by  ganglia  homologous 
to  the  lateral  ganglia  of  Insects  and  derive  their  roots  from  the  deutocere- 
bron; but  the  ganglia  imparia  are  wanting,  their  absence  being  correlated 
with  that  of  the  tritocerebron.  The  homologies  of  the  nervous  system 
necessarily  enter  into  those  of  the  cephalic  skeleton.  The  chelicerae  are 
evidently  the  homologues  of  the  antennules  of  Crustaceans  and  of  the 
antennae  of  Insects.  The  rostrum  of  Arachnids  being  innervated  by  the 
deutocerebron  cannot  be  completely  homologous  to  the  labrum  of  Insects, 
and  Crustaceans,  of  which  the  innervation  is  tritocerebral;  the  rostrum 
and  the  labrum  are  two  analogous  formations,  but  developed  on  different 
zonites.  .  .  .  It  results  from  this  comparative  examination  that  the  Arach- 
nids and  Limuliis  ought  to  be  united  in  a  single  group  opposed  to  all  the 
other  Arthropods.  They  may  be  designated  under  the  common  name  of 
Chelicerata  for  the  peculiar  condition  of  their  nervous  system  is  connected' 
with  the  absence  of  olfactory  antenna-  and  the  replacement  of  these  latter 
by  chelicerae.  The  Crustaceans,  Myriapocls,  Insects  and  Penpafiis  present 
considerable  resemblances  between  themselves.  They  can  be  united 
under  the  name  of  Antcnnata  to  indicate  that  it  is  to  the  existence  of  olfac- 
tory antennae  that  they  owe  the  distinctive  traits  of  their  cerebral  organi- 
zation. The  Antennata  can  be  divided  into  two  secondary  groups  :  The 
first  comprising  only  the  Crustaceans  and  characterized  by  a  complete 
development  of  the  tritocerebron  correlated  with  the  existence  of  a  second 
pair  of  antennae.  The  second  uniting  the  Myriapods,  Insects  and  Peri- 


*  These  considerations  of  a  physiological  order  have  led  M.  Saint  Ki-niy  to  think  that 
the  deutocerebron  was  not  developed  in  the  Arachnids,  and  that  tin-  second  cerebral  seg- 
ment of  these  animals  was  the  representative  of  the  tritocerebron  of  the  Crustacea  ;  but 
from  a  strictly  morphological  point  of  view  this  opinimi  lammt  In-  admitted,  the  second 
cerebral  segment  of  the  Arachnids  having  its  commissure  pre-u-sophagial,  cannot  1  e  com- 
pared to  the  tritocerebron,  whose  commissure  is  always  \>»^\.  •  i  scijihagial. 

6* 


202  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS. 

L.   ^     • 

pafns,  which  are  all  characterized  by  a  reduction  of  the  tritocerebron  cor- 
related with  the  absence  of  a  second  pair  of  antennae.  The  following 
table  will  show  this  new  grouping,  which,  it  seems  to  me,  better  expresses 
the  affinities  of  the  groups  of  Arthropods  than  any  other.* 

(  Myriapoda 

f  Biantennata  -|  Peripatus 

i  Antennata  •]  (  Insecta 

Arthropoda   -I  L  Quadriantennata     Crustacea 

I  rhf>1i>  f  Limulus 

\  Arachnida 

A  WEEVIL  LIVING  UNDER  WATER  is  represented  by  the  very  rare  Eit- 
bric/rins  aqnaticiis  Thorns,  lately  observed  at  the  Biological  Station  at 
Ploen,  Schleswig-Holstein,  Germany,  by  Dr.  Otto  Zacharias,  and  is  apt  to 
create  great  interest  in  entomological  circles. 

The  little  beetle  in  question  is  only  a  few  millimeters  long,  but  it  mani- 
fests such  an  eminent  adaptation  to  live  under  water  that  it  deserves  our  full 
attention  by  all  means.  Without  any  organs  particularly  developed  for 
paddling,  as  the  water  beetles  proper  are  furnished  with,  this  weevil  moves 
about  in  the  liquid  element  with  the  alertness  of  a  Hydrachiride,  to  let 
itself  down  occasionally  on  a  spawning-plant,  or  on  a  leaf  of  the  Elodea, 
to  rest.  It  swims  chiefly  by  the  two  fore-legs,  while  the  hind  pair  of  legs 
are  hardly  used  at  all.  From  a  communication  of  Prof.  E.  Taschenb°rg 
it  is  known  of  several  weevils,  that  they  occur  only  on  water  plants,  and, 
of  Hydronoinas  alismatis  it  is  known,  that  it  can  remain  under  water  for 
a  long  time;  all  these  novices  at  aquatic  existence,  however,  are  put  into 
the  shade  by  the  Enbric/iiiis,  who  behaves  itself  amidst  the  water  mites 
and  Daphnides,  etc.,  like  one  of  themselves  according  to  Dr.  Kraatz  at 
Berlin,  who  determined  this  beetle,  discovered  by  Dr.  Zacharias  in  the 
Ploen  Sea;  it  is  very  rare  in  Germany. — AUG.  MERKEL,  New  York. 

THE  PRESERVATION  OF  THE  LARVAL  FOOD  BY  DIGGER  WASPS. — Arti- 
cles relating  to  the  habits  of  the  digger  wasps  commonly  mention  a  state 
of  "paralysis"  or  "suspended  animation"  (Prof.  C.  V.  Kiley's  account 
of  the  habits  of  Sphecius  speciosus,  "  Ins.  Life,"  iv,  249;  April,  1892,  is  the 
latest),  produced  by  the  sting  of  the  wasp.  I  have,  however,  observed 
that  death  is  produced  directly  by  the  sting  of  the  wasp,  notably  in  Nemo- 
bins  by  Lyroda  subita,  and  it  appears  that  an  antiseptic  influence  is  exer- 
cised by  the  acid  from  the  sting,  and  the  sealed  condition  of  the  wasp 
cells  helps  in  preserving  the  larval  food  in  a  fresh  state.  For  a  number 
of  years  past  this  view  of  the  effect  of  the  sang  has  appeared  to  be  the 
correct  one,  but  Fr.  Dienelt,  of  Loda,  111.,  was  the  first  to  make  it  known 
(see  The  Observer,  Portland,  Conn.,  April,  1892).  In  the  case  of  large 
insects  stung  by  the  smaller  wasps  the  poison  from  a  single  stinging  has 
probably  not  caused  death  so  speedily,  lu-nce  the  apparent  "paralysis" 


*  The  division  of  the  Arthropods  into  Tracheata  and  Brauchiata  cannot  be  preserved, 

as  it  separates  the  Arachnids  from  l.inr.ilus,  which  is  their  nearest  ally,  in  order  to  brinjj 
them  close  to  the  Insects  and  Mvriapods  from  which  they  differ  in  so  many  respects.  .  .  . 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  203 

spoken  of.  hut  which  really  results  the  same  unless  the  wasp  larva  so  soon 
begins  to  feed  as  to  cause  death  in  that  way.  In  the  case  of  llcmbex  it 
is  known  that  the  death  of  its  prey  occurs  not  from  stinging,  but  from 
piercing  the  head  of  the  dipteron  with  its  mandibles,  hence  no  '•suspended 
animation,"  and  the  storing  of  the  fly  in  the  wasp  cell  answers  all  neces- 
sary care  in  preservation,  although  acid  may  also  be  injected  by  the  wasp. 
— \\'M.  HAMPTON  PATTON,  Hartford,  Conn. 

.MR.  LKVI  W.  MENGEL,  of  Reading,  Pa.,  who  was  entomologist  to  the 
first  Peary  expedition  to  Greenland,  is  a  candidate  for  the  position  of  the 
United  States  Consul  to  Trinidad,  \V.  I. 


Identification  of  Insects  dmagos)  for  Subscribers. 

Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions  :  ist,  The  number  of  species 
to  be  limited  to  twenty-five  for  each  sending  ;  2d,  The  sender  to  pay  all  expenses  of  trans- 
portation and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  ; 
3d,  Each  specimen  must  have  a  number  attached  so  that  the  identification  maybe  an- 
nounced accordingly.  Exotic  species  named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor, 
who  should  be  consulted  before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  2  cent  stamp  with  all  insects 
for  return  of  names.  Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  read  page  41,  Vol.  III. 
Address  all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Logan 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


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misidce,  id.,  5  pis. 

CANADIAN  ENTOMOLOGIST,  London,  Ont.,  April,  1893. — Some  new 
Locustidae  from  Indiana,  W.  S.  Blatchlcy.  On  some  butterfly  larva?  not 
hitherto  described,  H.  G.  Dyar.  New  North  American  Microlepidoptera, 
Prof.  C.  H.  Fernald.  Hints  on  collecting  Coleoptera  during  the  Winter, 
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sense-organs  of  articulated  animals,  H.  Viallanes. 

Till':  VICTORIAN  NATI-KALIST.  Melbourne,  March,  1893. — Notes  on 
some  Victorian  CoccicUe  or  scale  insects, ::  II,  C.  French. 

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H.  H.  J.  Bell.  April  27,  1893. — The  use  of  Ants  to  Aphides  and  Coccids, 
T.  D.  A.  Cockerell. 

DEUTSCHE  ENTOMOLOGISCHE  ZEITSCHRIFT,  1893,  i.  Berlin,  March, 
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PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  PHILOSOPHICAL  SOCIETY,  xxxi,  140. 
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the  family  Cochliopodidae,  with  notes  on  their  spines  and  tubercles,  Dr. 
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PSYCHE.  Cambridge,  Mass.,  May,  1893. — Some  observations  upon  two 
species  of  Bruchus,  M.  V.  Slingerland,  i  pi.  An  undescribed  species  of 
Vespa,  }.  W.  Shipp.  Brief  notes  on  two  Jamaican  Papilionidae,  T.  D.  A. 
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vessels  in  Insects,  W.  M.  Wheeler.  Note  on  Atropharista  jurinoides- 
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JOURNAL  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY.  Devoted  to 
entomology  in  general;  edited  by  William  Beutenmiiller,  and  to  be  pub- 
lished quarterly  by  the  society.  It  is  to  contain  about  200  pages  per  vol- 
ume, with  as  many  plates  as  possible.  The  subscription  price  is  $2.00 
per  year,  single  copies  50  cents.  Volume  I,  No.  r,  is  dated  March,  1893, 
contains  48  pages  and  i  plate,  and  its  contents  are:  Common  versus  Proper 
[Names],  Mrs.  A.  T.  Slosson.  Attempt  at  a  new  classification  of  the 
Bombycine  moths,  A.  S.  Packard.  Notes  on  Macrops  and  Anthonotnns, 
G.  W.  J.  Angell.  Notes  on  Oniticellus  Serv.,  id.  Some  injurious  insects 
of  the  orchard  and  garden,  Mrs.  M.  Treat.  Notes  on  some  North  Amer- 
ican moths,  C.  Palm,  i  pi.  Notes  on  the  life-histories  of  some  Notodon- 
tidse,  A.  S.  Packard.  New  species  and  varieties  of  Bombyces,  B.  Neu- 
moegen  and  H.  G.  Dyar.  A  new  Lithosid  genus,  B.  Neumoegen,  fig. 
On  the  food-habits  of  North  American  Rhynchophora,  \V.  Beutenmiiller. 
Catalogue  of  the  butterflies  of  Staten  Island,  W.  T.  Davis, 

ACTES  DE  LA  SociETE  SciENTiFiQUE  DU  CHILI,  II,  3.  Santiago,  Feb- 
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Spain,  April,  1893. — Preliminary  list  of  Trinidad  butterflies,  W.  M.  Crow- 
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1893- 

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ZOOLOGISCHER  ANZEiGER.  Leipsic,  April  24,  1893. — Comparative 
study  of  the  development  of  the  egg  in  the  agamic  apterous  form,  in  the 
agamic  winged  form,  and  in  the  sexual  form  of  the  Phylloxera,  V.  Lemoine. 

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wing-color  of  some  Orthoptera,  \Y.  L.  Distant. 

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of  the  genera  of  the  North  American  Jassidse,  with  descriptions  of  some 
new  species,  E.  P.  Van  Duzee.  The  North  American  Pemphredonidae, 
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insects  cf  temperate  North  America,  N.  Banks,  6  figs,  xx,  i,  May,  1893. 
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Larridae,  W.  J.  Fox.  Synopsis  of  the  Hormiinae  of  North  America,  \Y. 
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Colorado,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend,  6  figs.  Notes  on  Lecanimn,  with  a  list 
of  the  West  Indian  species,  T.  D.  A.  Cockerell. 

INSECT  LIFE,  v,  4.  Washington,  April,  1893. — The  orange  Aleyrodcx 
(.  /.  litri  n.  sp.),  Eds.,  figs.  The  pear-tree  Psyt/a,  Eds.,  figs.  The  Lang- 
ddii  non-swarming  device,  F.  Benton,  figs.  Notes  on  Aphididre,  H.  Os- 
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servat'K  nis  on  the  boll-worm  in  Mississippi,  S.  B.  Mullen.  Notes  on  Entilia 
sininita,  Mrs.  M.  E.  Rice,  fig.  The  food-plants  of  some  Jamaican  Corcid.r 
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by  Albert  Koebele  to  Ellwood  Cooper  and  !'..  M.  Lelon-,  D.  \Y.  Cociuillett. 
The  genus  Dcndrotettix,  C.  V.  Riley. 

TIIK  ENTOMOLOGIST.  London,  May,  1893. — Prevention  and  dire  of 
grease,  Rev.  J.  Greene.  A  list  of  Coleoptera  new  to  tin-  fauna  of  Japan, 
with  notices  of  unrecorded  synonyms,  G.  Lewis.  Suggestions  fordei  oying 
butterflies.  II.  G.  Knaggs. 


2O6  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [June, 

SOCIETAS  ENTOMOLOGICA.  Zurich-Hottingen,  April  15,  1893. — On  the 
expansion  of  the  wings  of  butterflies,  Dr.  O.  Staudinger. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  MONTHLY  MAGAZINE.  London,  May,  1893. — A 
few  remarks  on  Coccids,  W.  M.  Maskell.  A  third  species  of  Aleurodicus, 
T.  D.  A.  Cockerell.  On  the  employment  of  arsenic  as  a  preservative  in 
collections  of  insects,  R.  McLachlan.  Conspectus  specierum  generis 
Trigonotylus  Fieb.,  O.  M.  Reuter.  A  synopsis  of  the  British  Psychodidae 
(cont.),  Rev.  E.  A.  Eaton. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  ACADEMY  OF  ARTS  AND  SCIENCES 
(N.  S.),  xx,  pp.  55-92. — Studies  on  the  transformations  of  moths  of  the 
family  Saturniidae,  A.  S.  Packard,  10  figs.  April  (?),  1893. 

U.  S.  DEPARTMENT  OF  AGRICULTURE.  Division  of  Entomology.  Bull. 
No.  29. — Report  on  the  boll  worm  of  cotton  (Heliothis  armiger  Hiib.). 
Made  under  the  direction  of  the  entomologist  by  F.  W.  Mally.  Washing- 
ton, 1893;  73  pp.,  2  pis. 

BIOLOGIA  CENTRALI-AMERICANA.  Pt.  CVII.  London,  March,  1893. 
— Coleoptera:  vol.  iv,  pt.  i,  pp.  i-xxiv,  title  page,  565-572,  pi.  xxiii,  G.  C. 
Champion.  Vol.  iv,  pt.  2,  pp.  449-464,  pi.  xxi,  G.  C.  Champion.  Le- 
pidoptera  Rhopalocera:  vol.  ii,  pp.  241-256,  F.  D.  Godman  and  O.  Salvin. 
Rhynchota  Heteroptera,  pp.  385-408,  pis.  xxxiv-xxxv,  W.  L.  Distant. 

THE  BRITISH  NATURALIST.  London,  May,  1893. — The  Pterophorina 
of  Britain,  J.  W.  Tutt.  Notes  on  certain  Coleopterous  insects  found  in 
city  warehouses,  G.  A.  Lewcock. 


NEW  SPECIES  OF  NORTH  AMERICAN  INSECTS  DESCRIBED 
IN  THE  PRECEDING  LITERATURE. 


ARACHNIDA. 

Araneina:  New  species  of  Attidae,  Emerton,  Trans.  Conn.  Acad.  viii, 
pp.  220-252;  of  Thomisidae,  id.,  /.  c.,  pp.  459-381. 

COLEOPTERA. 

Heteromera:  n.  gen.  and  spp.  Mexico  and  Cent.  Amer.,  Champion, 
Biol.  Cent. -Am.  Coleop.  iv,  pt,  i,  pp.  565-572;  pt.  2,  pp.  451-464. 

Histeridae:  Synodites  gibbidorsum,  detritus,  Schmidt,  Deut.  Ent.  Zeit. 
1893,  p.  180,  Mex.  .S".  graniformis,  p.  181,  id.  ?  Hetceriomorphus  n.  gen. 
H.  pcrplexns,  p.  186,  Mex.  Hetariodes,  n.  gen.,  H.  fraudulently,  p. 
1 88,  id. 

Macrops  schauppi  Angell,  Jour.  N.  Y.  Ent.  Soc.  i,  p.  12,  loc?;  M.  lara- 
iiiiftisis,  p.  12,  \Vy.  Antkonomus  dentoni,  p.  13,  Nev. 


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HEMIPTERA. 

Alcyrodes  citri  Riley  and  Howard,  Ins.  Life,  v.  p.  219,  S.  States. 

Aradidce:  Lobocara  n.  gen.  Bergroth,  Rev.  d'Ent.  xi,  p.  259;  L.  orafa, 
p.  260,  Mex. 

Heteroptera:  n.  gen.  and  spp.  Distant,  Biol.  Cent.-Am.  Rhynch.  Heter. 
PP-  3S5-408. 

Jassidae:  n.  sp.  Van  Duzee,  Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  xix,  pp.  295-307. 

Pemphigus  attenuatus  Osborn  and  Serrine,  Ins.  Life,  v,  p.  237,  Iowa. 

HYMENOPTERA. 

Tryphon  flavifrons  Fyles,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p.  107. 

Diastrophus  kincaidii,  Syncrgus  garryana,  Gillette,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p. 
no,  Wash. 

Vcspa  zuestzt'oodii,  Shipp,  Psyche,  vi,  p.  450,  N.  Amer. 
Pemphredonidae;  n.  sp.,  Fox,  Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  xix,  pp.  307-326. 
Larridae:  Diploplectron  Fox,  /.  c.,  xx,  p.  38,  for  Liris(?)  brunneipes  Cr. 
Hormiinae:  n.  sp.  Ashmead,  /.  c,,  xx,  pp.  39-44. 

LEPIDOPTERA. 

Crambns  albilinellus  Fernald,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p.  94,  S.  Cal.  C.  colora- 
dellus,  p.  95,  Col.  Alucita  fishii,  Nev.,  A.  elliottii,  N.  Y.,  p.  95. 

Hesperidae:  n.  sp.  Cent.  Amer.,  Godman  &  Salvin,  Biol.  Cent. -Amer., 
Lepid,  Rhop.  II,  pp.  244-256. 

Parorgyia  atrivenosa  Palm.,  Jour.  N.  Y.  Ent.  Soc.  I,  p.  21,  pi.  i,  fig.  5. 

Hypopacha  n.  gen.  Lasiocampidae,  Neumoegen  and  Dyar,  /.  r.,  p.  29, 
type  Cnethocampa  grisea  Neum.;  six  n.  var.  Clisiocaiupa,  pp.  30-31. 
Trypanus  perplexus,  p.  31,  Col.  Hypopta  edwardi,  ethf/a,  conic/id,  p. 
32,  Col.;  n.  vars.  of  Nadata  gibbosa  and  Xotodoiita  styagiila,  p.  34,  35. 

tiruceia,  n.  gen,  Lithosidae,  Neumoegen,  /.  c.,  p.  35;  />'.  pnlrcrina,  p. 
36,  Col. 

NEUROPTERA. 
Nothochrysa  calif ornica  Banks,  Trans,  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  xix,  p.  373,  Cal. 

ORTHOPTERA. 

Acrididse:  Dcndrotettix  Riley,  Ins.  Life,  v,  p.  254;  D.  fa Hgipt -nnis,  p. 
255,  Texas. 

Conocephalus  pa/nstris  Blatchley,  Can.  ICnt.  xxv,  p.  89,  Ind.  Oir/ic/i- 
nimii  indianense,  p.  90,  Ind.  O.  canipcstrc,  p.  91,  Ind.  O.  brnncri,  p. 
92,  Ind. 


Gladys  (from  Wellesley)— "  Oh,  l/ncli-  Rufus!  do  look  at  these  tadpoles 
in  tliis  pool;  and  to  think  that  sonic  day  all  those  horrid  things  will  be 
butterflies." 


208  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June, 

Thie  Entomological  Section. 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  MEETINGS. 


APRIL  27,    1893. 

A  regular  stated  meeting  of  the  Entomological  Section  of  the  Academy 
of  Natural  Sciences  was  held  in  the  Hall,  S.  W.  cor.  Nineteenth  and  Race 
Streets,  this  evening.  In  the  absence  of  the  director,  Mr.  J.  H.  Ridings 
presided,  and  in  the  absence  of  the  recorder,  Mr.  Calvert  acted  as  such. 
Additions  to  the  Cabinet  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  were 
presented  as  follows  :  one  $  Aeschna  jiincea,  one  <$  A.  verticalis  from 
Mr.  Calvert;  Jamaican  ants,  four  species,  from  Mr.  J.  Percy  Moore;  new 
Hymenoptera,  six  species,  from  Mr.  Charles  Robertson  ;  twenty-three 
species  of  European  Hymenoptera  new  to  the  collection  from  Mr.  Ernest 
Andre"  in  exchange;  eight  specimens  of  a  new  species  of  Entcchnia  from 
Prof.  J.  T.  Aldrich.  Papers  No.  280,  281  and  282,  were  presented  for  pub- 
lication and  referred  to  the  Publication  Committee.  Mr.  Fox  called  at- 
tention to  the  new  species  of  Entechnia,  presented  by  Prof.  Aldrich, 
which  has  the  tongue  much  longer  than  in  any  other  species  of  the  genus. 
The  eight  specimens  shown  were  apparently  all  females,  and  were  col- 
lected at  Hot  Springs,  South  Dakota,  by  Prof.  Aldrich. 

PHILIP  P.  CALVERT,  Acting  Recor-der. 


The  following  papers  were  read  and  accepted  by  the  Committee  for 
publication  in  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  : 


AN  ANOMALOUS  EMPID. 

By  D.  W.  COQUILLETT,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Among  the  Diptera  collected  by  the  writer  during  the  past 
season  is  a  single  specimen,  which,  while  undoubtedly  belonging 
to  the  Empidae,  differs  from  all  other  members  of"  this  family 
known  to  me,  in  that  the  anal  cell  is  open.  Indeed,  this  is  the 
principal  character  employed  by  Dr.  Loew  for  separating  the 
Bombylidse  from  the  Empidae.  The  present  form,  however,  has 
much  more  affinity  with  the  latter  family  than  it  has  with  the 
Bombylidae.  The  spherical  head  attached  to  a  distinct  neck;  the 
absence  of  labellae;  the  very  short  first  antennal  joint,  and  the 
long,  robust  terminal  style;  the  very  gibbous  thorax,  and  narrow, 
•elongated  abdomen;  finally,  the  absence  of  the  second  submar- 
ginal  cell  in  the  wings,  are  characters  which  pertain  to  the  Em- 


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picke,  but  not  to  the  Bombylidae.  The  almost  complete  oblitera- 
tion of  the  first  section  of  the  fourth  vein  finds  its  parallel  in  the 
Empid  genus  Syndyas,  but  so  far  as  I  am  aware,  is  not  known  to 
occur  in  any  Bombylid  genus.  The  course  of  the  second  vein, 
closing  the  marginal  cell,  is  a  character  not  known  to  me  as  oc- 
curring in  either  of  the  above-mentioned  families.  Still,  this 
character,  as  well  as  the  other  neurational  ones,  cannot  be  con- 
sidered of  sufficient  importance  to  exclude  the  present  form  from 
the  Empidae,  and  it  will  best  be  located  in  the  subfamily  Hybotinae. 
The  following  is-  a  description  of  this  new  form: 

MYTHICOMYIA  n.  gen. 

Body  destitute  of  macrochsetae.  Head  globular,  attached  to  a 
distinct  neck.  Antennae  porrect,  two-thirds  as  long  as  head; 
first  joint  very  short,  the  second  as  broad  as  long;  third  joint 
broadly  lanceolate,  not  annulate,  nearly  three  times  as  long  as 
the  second;  style  terminal,  nearly  half  as  long,  and  one-third  as 
broad  as  the  third  joint,  very  densely  pubescent.  Eyes  of  the 
male  contiguous,  and  with  an  area  of  enlarged  facets  above. 
Three  widely  separated,  equidistant  ocelli  present.  Proboscis 
rigid,  nearly  as  long  as  heighth  of  head,  projecting  obliquely 
forward,  destitute  of  labellae;  palpi  minute.  Thorax  greatly 
arched,  in  profile  higher  than  long.  Wings  having  the  marginal 
cell  closed;  onfy  one  submarginal  and  four  posterior  cells,  all  of 
them  open,  as  is  also  the  anal  cell;  first  section  of  the  fourth  vein 
colorless,  the  last,  or  seventh  vein,  very  weak.  Neuration  as 

shown    in    the    accompanying    figure. 

Legs  rather  robust,  but  none  of  the 
parts  dilated,  destitute  of  bristles,  spines 
and  other  processes  ;  front  coxae  less 
than  half  as  long  as  their  femora;  pul- 

MVTHICOMVIA  RILEVI.  vilH  well-developed ,  empoclium  bristle- 
like.  (Name  from  the  Greek  Muthikos,  legendary,  and  mnia,  a 
fly.) 

Mythic comyia  rileyin.  sp.  — Black,  the  frontal  triangle,  face,  humeri,  base 
of  the  first  and  apices  of  the  otlu-r  abdominal  segments  excepting  the  last, 
apex  of  femora,  tibia-  wholly,  and  tin-  halt<-rrs  white,  the  short,  sparse 
hairs  also  white;  occiput,  thorax  and  abdomen  gray  pollinose,  the  hypo- 
pygium  shining,  one  and  one-third  times  as  high  as  long,  shorter  than, 
but  projecting  one-fourth  its  height  above  the  eighth  abdominal  segment. 
Wings  uhnllx  hyaline.  Length  ,?..s  mm. 


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Kern  County,  Cal.     A  single  specimen  in  May. 

It  is  with  much  pleasure  that  I  dedicate  this  rare  and  very  in- 
teresting species  in  honor  of  our  national  entomologist,  Dr.  C. 
V.  Riley. 

The  accompanying  figure  is  from  a  camera-lucida  sketch,  drawn 
with  the  assistance  of  Miss  Grace  G.  Kingsley,  of  this  city. 


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COLORADO  CYNIPID/E.-Part  IV. 

By  C.  P.  GILLETTE,  Fort  Collins,  Colorado. 

HOLCASPIS 
H.  Colorado  n.  sp. 

Gall. — I  have  two  small  twigs,  each  containing  a  cluster  of  three  galls 
that  resemble  small,  dark  colored  galls  of  H.  rugosa  Bass.  The  galls  are 
slightly  drawn  out  into  a  blunt  point;  the  largest  measures  three-eighths 
of  an  inch  in  length  by  five-sixteenths  of  an  inch  in  breadth.  The  sub- 
stance of  the  galls  is  more  dense  than  in  rugosa  or  globulus,  and  the  cen- 
tral cell  does  not  separate  from  the  surrounding  cellular  tissue. 

Gall-fly  9- — Black,  shaded  with  rufous.  Length  3.6  mm.  Head  dark 
rufous,  with  parts  bordering  mouth,  middle  portion  of  face  and  vertex 
black,  or  nearly  so;  antenna  13-jointed,  black,  third  joint  slightly  longer 
than  the  fourth.  Thorax  rather  coarsely  punctured,  and  from  each  punc- 
ture arises  a  gray  hair;  the  general  color  of  the  thorax  is  black,  but  there 
is  a  tinge  of  rufous  upon  the  shoulders  and  between  the  parapsidal  grooves; 
parapsidal  grooves  black,  and  rather  broad  at  the  scutellum,  but  extending 
only  about  half  way  to  the  collar;  median  groove  wanting,  parallel  lines 
extending  back  from  the  collar  distinct,  lines  over  base  of  wings  black, 
smooth  and  shining;  scutellum  grooved  at  base,  rugose,  sparsely  haired,, 
and  darker  in  color  than  the  mesothorax;  pleurae  densely  punctured,  the 
punctures  giving  rise  to  fine  white  hairs.  Abdomen  black  polished,  sec- 
ond segment  with  fine  pubescence  on  the  sides  near  the  base,  second 
segment  hardly  covering  more  than  one-third  of  the  dorsum;  the  abdomen 
is  truncate  and  compressed  laterally,  the  greatest  depth  from  the  dorsum 
to  the  venter  being  greater  than  the  length.  M'ings  hyaline,  4.2  mm.  long; 
nervures  black,  but  not  heavy;  areolet  rather  large.  Feet  blackish,  tinged 
with  rufous;  tibice  darker  than  femurs. 

Described  from  one  living  female  cut  from  the  gall  Oct.  31, 
1892.  The  galls  were  taken  at  Manitou,  Col.,  September  3Oth. 

BELONOCNEMA. 
B.  Colorado  n.  sp. 

Gall-fly  9- — General  color  dark  rufous;  head  entirely  rufous,  but  rather 
lighter  in  color  than  the  other  parts  of  the  body.  Head:  Facial  carina 
rather  prominent,  labrum  elevated  at  the  free  end  and  slightly  notched. 


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sculpturing  of  face  consisting  of  fine  impressed  lines  outlining  small,  more 
or  less  hexagonal  areas;  mandibles  and  palpi  pale  yellowish,  ocelli  ap- 
proximate, a  tinge  of  black  about  the  base  of  each,  occiput  slightly  tinged 
with  black;  first  joint  of  antenna  rufous,  second  tinged  with  same  color, 
the  following  joints  black,  third  joint  as  long  as  fourth  and  fifth  together. 
Thorax  smooth  and  shining,  parapsidal  grooves  very  distinct,  median 
groove  absent;  scutellum  rugose,  without  fove£e,  but  with  broad  basal 
groove;  pleura?  of  pro-  and  meso-thorax  smooth  and  shining,  the  meso- 
thorax  striated  on  a  small  part  of  its  upper  surface  immediately  beneath 
the  base  of  the  wing;  the  pro-thoracic  pleurae  are  sparsely  punctured  and 
near  the  anterior  coxas  are  striated.  Abdomen  dark  rufous  shading  into 
black  at  the  tip,  the  second  segment  bearing  a  few  scattered  hairs  at  the 
side.  N'ings  hyaline,  nervures  distinct,  but  without  smoky  margins,  ra- 
dial nervure  long  and  but  little  curved,  and  the  radial  cell  long  and  nar- 
row, cubital  nervure  reaching  the  first  transverse  areolet  medium  in  size; 
length  5.5  mm.  Tw/dark  rufous,  the  femora  being  lightest  in  color. 

Described  from  a  single  female  taken  by  the  writer  at  Dolores,. 
Col.,  June  18,  1892. 

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THREE  NEW  SPECIES  OF  PAMPHILA. 

By  Dr.  HENRY  SKINNER,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Some  weeks  ago  while  on  ;i  visit  to  Reading,  Pa.,  and  looking' 
over  the  Hesperidae  in  the  wonderful  collection  of  Lepidoptera 
belonging  to  Dr.  H.  Strecker,  I  found  these  three  new  species, 
and  was  kindly  allowed  to  take  them  home  with  me  for  study  and 
description: 


Pamphila  streckeri  n.  sp.  rf.  —  Expanse  1.25  inches.  This  is  a  y 
fulvous  species  with  a  narrow  dark  brown  bonier  to  all  wings.  J'/i- 
marii's:  yellow-fulvous,  except  the  dark  border,  which  is  about  one- 
eighth  of  an  inch  in  width.  The  stigma  is  a  long,  narrow,  black  line,  ex- 
tending from  median  nervure  to  submedian  nervure,  crossing  obliquely 
two  nerve  spaces;  at  the  end  of  cell  there  is  a  distinct,  black,  V-shaped 
mark,  composed  of  two  lines  with  the  point  toward  tip  of  wing.  \-<~(»i- 
ifaries:  these  are  yellow-fulvous,  with  a  dark  border  similar  to  primaries, 
except  that  on  primaries  there  is  no  fuscous  on  costa,  except  at  tipr 
whereas  in  secondaries  the  dark  border  extends  all  around  and  widens 
toward  base  of  wings.  The  border  on  exterior  margin  of  secondaries  is 
narrower  than  on  primaries,  and  the  yellow-fulvous  of  central-  are:,  of 
wing  runs  into  it  in  marked  indentations,  then-  being  four  well-delmed 
teeth.  Fringes  to  all  wings  yellow-fulvous,  f  '/nti'i-sirfc:  primaries  s.une 
as  above,  excepting  that  there  is  the  usual  dark  basal  mark;  the  bonier  is 
same  width  as  above,  but  lighter  in  color,  and  the  yellow  veins  run 
through  it  giving  the  fuscous  a  dentate  appearance;  and  the  yellow-fulvt  ui< 


212  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [June, 

fringe  is  separated  from  wing  by  a  remarkably  distinct  and  well-defined 
black  line.  The  secondaries  are  greenish  gray  with  the  nerves  lemon- 
yellow,  making  a  distinct  and  curious  combination;  the  interspace  between 
the  last  median  and  the  submedian  nervure  is  bright  yellow-fulvous; 
fringe  and  black  line  same  as  on  primaries. 

This  is  a  remarkable  species,  and  can  be  readily  recognized  by 
character  of  stigma,  dentate  fulvous  on  secondaries  above,  and 
by  the  marking  of  secondaries  below.  Above  the  species  looks 
like  delaware,  only  it  is  darker  in  color,  and  below  it  reminds  one 
very  much  of  Thymelicus  poweschiek. 

Described  from  one  £  in  the  collection  of  Dr.  Strecker,  after 
whom  I  have  named  it.  The  specimen  came  from  Florida. 

Pamphila  yehl  n.  sp.  $. — Expanse  if£  inches.  This  species  looks  con- 
siderably like  aaroni,  and  the  superiors  are  marked  not  unlike  pawnee, 
thus  having  a  heavier  stigma  than  aaroni.  Upperside:  primaries  yellow- 
fulvous,  with  a  brown  border  three-sixteenths  of  an  inch  in  width;  three 
yellow-fulvous  subapical  spots  situated  in  the  brown  border,  the  border 
extending  inwards  from  these  to  the  end  of  cell;  stigma  rather  wide  and 
mud-color  in  the  middle,  it  is  faintly  divided  in  two  by  the  nervure;  beyond 
the  stigma  and  extending  to  brown  border  are  two  quadrate,  yellow-ful- 
vous spots,  and  at  outer  end  of  stigma  a  small  V-shaped  one,  and  at  end 
of  this  and  directly  below  the  extra  discal  spots  is  another  minute  V-shaped 
spot.  Secondaries:  centre  yellow-fulvous,  with  a  dark  brown  border  ex- 
tending all  around;  the  yellow-fulvous  is  broken  into  four  distinct  parts 
by  the  nerves,  with  an  extra  one  in  the  cell.  Underside:  there  is  nothing- 
characteristic  about  primaries  below;  secondaries  are  light  cinnamon- 
brown  in  color  (much  like  leonardus);  in  the  centre  of  the  wing,  closely 
placed,  there  is  a  semicircle  of  four  yellowish  round  spots,  with  an  addi- 
tional one  placed  more  inwardly  toward  the  base. 

These  spots  are  not  nearly  so  well  defined  as  in  leonardus.  The 
species  comes  near  aaroni. 

One  specimen  from  Florida  in  collection  of  Dr.  Strecker. 

Pamphila  alcina  n.  sp.  tf. — Expanse  1.5  inches.  Cppcrside.  Primaries: 
stigma  black  and  well  marked;  three  subcostal  spots  showing  not  very 
distinctly  in  the  fulvous  of  costa;  taking  on  artificial  line  from  subcostal 
spots  through  stigma  to  inferior  margin,  the  whole  of  this  area  to  base  of 
wing  is  fulvous;  external  to  the  stigma  are  two  fulvous  spots  one  above 
the  other;  the  lower  one  is  quadrate,  and  the  other  a  triangle  enclosed  by 
the  nerves;  the  fulvous  extends  along  interior  margin  to  outer  margin  of 
wing;  the  remaining  part  of  wing  is  brown;  the  inferiors  are  brown,  with 
the  central  area  covered  by  ill-defined  fulvous  spots  and  scales,  I  'udcr- 
nde  of  inferiors  greenish  fulvous,  immaculate. 


I8Q3-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  213, 

From  three  male  specimens  from  Colorado;    two  in   coll.   of 
author  and  one  in  coll.  Dr.  Strecker. 

This  species  comes  closest  to  manataaqua  and  cernes,  hut  is 
larger  than  either  and  lighter  in  color. 

— o— 

Notes  on  LITHOSIID^E  and  ARCTIID/E,  with  cescriptions 
of  new  varieties.— I 

By  B.  NEUMOEGEN  and  HARRISON  G.  DVAR. 

(Continued  from  page  143.) 

E.  nais  Dru.  rf . — Thoracic  vestiture  shaggy.  Head  and  collar  above 
pale  ocher-yellow,  rarely  with  two  black  spots  on  the  collar;  thorax  pale 
ocher-yellow,  with  three  black  stripes;  abdomen  same  color  with  a  broad 
dorsal  black  band,  broadest  centrally.  Below,  nearly  entirely  black; 
fore  wings  black,  with  pale  ocher-yellow  marks;  when  complete,  these 
are  as  follows:  a  costal  line  from  base  two-thirds  length  of  wing  (  but  the 
costal  edge  is  black),  a  median  band  from  base  to  end  of  cell,  where  it  is 
bent  at  right  angles  to  touch  costal  band,  and  sends  off  at  its  middle  below 
a  branch  to  internal  angle;  a  terminal  W-shaped  mark,  the  upper  limb  of 
which  does  not  quite  attain  costa;  its  central  angle  joins  the  angle  of  the 
median  band,  and  its  lower  limb  the  branch  at  about  the  middle  of  the 
latter;  the  fringe  and  internal  margin  are  also  pale  ocher-yellow;  usually 
the  outer  part  of  these  marks  is  more  or  less  obsolete,  and  the  W  mark 
and  branch  of  median  band  may  be  entirely  absent;  hind  wings  pale  ocher- 
yellow,  shading  to  darker  at  the  central  basal  area,  rarely  overspread  with 
a  light  red  shade  in  this  portion.  There  is  one  marginal,  three  submar- 
ginal,  an  elongate  apical,  and  one  small  discal  spot,  all  variable  in  size, 
sometimes  partly  absent,  or  enlarged  and  confluent.  Kxpanse  32-39  mm. 

Female  differs  from  $  in  the  smooth  thoracic  vestiture;  the  marks  on 
the  collar  are  more  generally  present  than  absent;  the  color  of  hind  wings 
and  abdomen  is  a  darker  ocher,  and  the  marginal  black  spots  tend  to  be 
larger  becoming  confluent,  and  occasionally  forming  a  complete  black 
border.  Expanse  32-35  mm. 

E.  phalerata  Harris. — Thoracic  vestiture  of  cf  smooth  and  even,  or  very 
slightly  shaggy;  the  black  marks  on  collar  and  thorax  distinctly  present. 
Abdomen  pinkish  red  with  dorsal  black  stripe;  below  entirely  black;  fore 
wings  black,  with  pale  ocher-yellow  markings,  with  a  slight  flesh-colored 
tint.  The  pattern  is  as  in  fiais,  but  the  costal  edge  is  yellow,  and  the 
markings  never  show  a  marked  tendency  to  become  obsolete.  The  costal 
band  extends  almost  to  the  apex  and  the  upper  limb  of  W  mark  joins  it; 
rarely  it  is  disconnected  and  shortened,  but  this  is  the  extent  of  variation; 
hind  wings  pale  ocher-yellow,  pinkish  red  along  abdominal  margin;  tin- 
color  fades  away  outwardly,  but  often  largely  overspreads  tin-  wing;  black 
marks  as  in  nais,  but  the  dJM-al  dot  is  usually  larger,  while  tin-  --pots  do 


214  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June, 

not  usually  b  come  confluent,  though  they  are  often  reduced  in  size  or 
entirely  absent.     Expanse  34-38  mm. 

Female  differs  from  $  in  the  smoother  thoracic  vestiture,  though  the 
difference  is  not  marked,  and  in  the  color  of  hind  wings,  which  are  crim- 
son-red, the  black  spots  larger  than  in  9>  but  usually  not  confluent.  Ex- 
panse as  in  (j\ 

E.  vittata  Fab  rf. — Thoracic  vestiture  shaggy,  but  less  so  than  in  nais, 
black  spots  on  collar  absent.  Abdomen  ocher-yellow,  with  a  broad  black 
dorsal  band,  which  widens  posteriorly  and  covers  nearly  the  whole  of  the 
last  abdominal  segment;  fore  wings  black,  marked  as  in  nais,  but  the 
costal  edge  is  yellow  nearly  to  apex,  as  it  is  in  phalerata.  The  terminal 
W  mark  is  even  more  invariably  obsolete  than  it  is  in  nais,  the  marks 
being  sometimes  reduced  to  the  costal  and  median  longitudinal  lines; 
hind  wings  ocher-yellow  or  red,  the  spots  almost  always  decidedly  con- 
fluent, and  frequently  forming  a  complete  border.  Expanse  38-43  mm. 

In  the  9  the  thoracic  vestiture  is  smooth,  the  black  spots  are 
often  present  on  the  collar,  the  abdomen  is  more  covered  with 
black  posteriorly,  while  the  marks  on  the  fore  wings  are  usually 
more  reduced  and  the  marginal  black  band  of  secondaries  often 
covers  more  than  half  the  wing;  otherwise  as  in  the  £  . 

Mr.  Dyar  is  prepared  to  show  from  the  differences  in  the  £ 
genitalia  that  these  three  forms  are  entited  to  specific  rank,  and 
we  are  informed  by  Mr.  J.  Doll  that  the  larva^  of  phalerata  and 
decorata  (=  vittata]  differ  strikingly  in  appearance. 

Hypercompa  caja  Linn. 

The  typical  form  with  red  hind  wings  occurs  in  the  Pacific 
Northwest,  as  we  learn  from  Prof.  O.  B.  Johnson. 

Var.  americana  Harris. 

This  inhabits  the  Northeastern  part  of  the  continent. 

Var.  iifa/iensis  Hy.  Edw. 

The  white  marks  are  more  extensive,  the  hind  wings  yellow. 

Var.  transmontana  n.  var. 

This  a  Western  varietal  form,  still  more  extreme  in  its  mark- 
ings than  var.  utahensis  Hy.  Edw.,  coming,  in  its  profusion  of 
white  on  primaries,  very  near  //.  wiskotti  Stgr.  from  Asia  Minor. 
The  ground  color  of  primaries  is  white,  with  the  following  macu- 
lation  in  blackish  brown.  Three  irregular,  broad,  transverse 
stalks  from  basal  half  of  costa,  converging  below  cell  in  subnic- 
clian  space  and  followed  by  a  large  blotch,  either  subovate  or  sub- 
quadrate,  resting  on  basal  half  of  internal  margin.  A  large, 


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subquadrate  spot,  angulated  outwardly,  from  apical  part  of  costa 
to  veins  5-4,  and  another  broader  blotch  similarly  notched  at 
outer  edge,  resting  on  internal  margin  near  angle,  sharply  pointed 
at  conjunction  with  vein  3.  The  interspace  between  veins  3  and 
4  as  well  as  the  anterior  margin  is  entirely  immaculate  white. 
Apical  blotches  either  wanting  or  minimal;  a  narrow  terminal 
line;  small  basal  dots  from  costa  to  internal  margin.  Secondaries 
light  yellow;  no  cliscal  dots,  but  large  transverse  dots  of  steel- 
blue  in  basal  part  of  cell,  and  from  one  to  three  submarginal  dots 
of  same  color.  Below,  the  maculations  of  primaries  are  more 
reduced,  only  two  stalks  from  costa,  which  converge  in  cellular 
interspace,  the  stalk  nearest  base  wanting.  The  large  subovate 
blotch  in  basal  half  on  internal  margin,  more  or  less  obsolete. 
Basal  dots  absent;  secondaries  as  above. 

Hab. — Western  Colorado.  Caught  by  Mr.  D.  Bruce  in  several 
examples.  Types  in  Mr.  Neumoegen's  collection. 

Yar.  opulenta  Hy.  Ed\v. 

As  originally  suggested  by  the  describer,  this  must  be  only  a 
variety  of  caja.  It  is  distinctly  led  up  to  by  the  form  described 

above. 

Genus  ZATREPHES  Hub. 

Head  rather  small,  front  higher  than  wide,  narrowing  a  little 
below,  smooth,  slightly  convex;  ocelli  present,  eyes  large,  glo- 
bose, naked;  antennae  inserted  over  the  eyes,  very  far  apart, 
simple,  minutely  ciliate;  palpi  exceeding  the  front  by  more  than 
half  their  length,  ascending;  tongue  long,  strong,  coiled.  Tho- 
rax as  long  as  broad,  with  smooth  vestiture  of  hair  and  scales. 
Abdomen  moderately  stout,  exceeding  the  secondaries;  the  ter- 
minal joints  conical.  Legs  slender  and  closely  scaled,  long, 
subequal;  posterior  tibia-  with  two  pairs  of  short  spurs,  tarsi  very 
slightly  spinuated  with  two  claws  at  tip;  fore  wings  produced  at 
apex,  costa  slightly  and  evenly  convex,  outer  margin  very  ob- 
lique; wing  more  than  twice  as  long  as  broad;  vein  i  free,  sub- 
sinuate,  median  four  branched,  veins  3-5  arising  very  close  to- 
gether and  remote  from  2;  cell  closed,  the  cross-vein  deeply  bent 
inwards  below  the  middle,  the  upper  part  oblique;  6  from  apex 
of  cell;  7-10  on  a  stalk  from  origin  of  6,  vein  10  running  very 
close  to  the  others;  i  i  arises  from  the  subcostal  and  is  also  much 
crowded  in  the  narrow  coital  space;  \2  free,  \vith  a  loop  near 
base  below  to  receive  the  frenulum  of  secondary;  hind  wings  tri- 


2l6  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [June, 

gonate,  costa  and  outer  margin  slightly  convex;  2  internal  veins; 
median  three  branched;  cell  broad,  closed  by  a  slightly  concave 
vein;  5  arises  below  the  middle  of  cross-vein;  6  is  a  continuation 
of  the  subcostal;  7  arises  from  subcostal  before  end  of  cell,  8 
wanting. 

This  genus  seems  hardly  to  belong  to  the  Arctiidse.  In  the 
position  of  the  median  venules  of  the  hind  wings  it  is  like  the 
Agaristidae,  but  vein  8  is  entirely  absent. 

Z.  trigona  Grt.—  This  differs  from  its  ally,  Z.  specularis  H.  S.,  as  follows: 
Head,  collar  and  patagia  in  specnlaris  uniformly  yellowish  gray;  in  trigona. 
mouse-gray,  with  a  central  line  and  rims  of  collar,  as  well  as  the  edges 
of  patagia,  of  rose  color.     Primaries  above:  the  hyaline  space  in  specu- 
laris runs  from  costa  in  three  small  undulations  to  within  outer  margin, 
then  loops  inwardly,  skirting  the  discal  area  in  two  large  bows  back  to 
costa.     In  trigona  it  is  a  simple  curved  line,  keeping  at  a  distance  from 
the  outer  margin,  resting  with  a  sharp  inner  hook  on  median  vein  and 
then  traveling  back  to  costa  in  a  curve.    In  specularis  it  is  strictly  hyaline; 
in  trigona  the  space  is  powdered  with  straw-yellow,  bcth  having  the  black 
granules;    the  space  of  costa  covered  by  hyaline  blotch  is  8-9  mm.  in 
specularis;  5-6  mm.  in  trigona.     The  apical  area  in  specularis  is  yellow- 
ish gray,  the  costa  being  yellow,  while  in  trigona  it  is  blackish  gray,  with 
a  red  apical  costa.     In  specularis  the  intersection  of  nerves  at  outer  mar- 
gin is  light  gray,  in  trigona  it  is  black;  besides  there  is  a  narrow,  but 
bright  yellow  marginal  band  in  trigona.    A  rose  colored,  small  basal  dash 
and  a  small  reddish  line  at  angle  of  trigona.     In  specularis  there  are  two- 
small  yellowish  basal  dots,  one  resting  on  median  and  the  other  on  sub- 
median  vein.     In  trigona  there  are  two  large  basal  dots,  very  often  con- 
fluent, thus  forming  an  irregularly  square,   basal   yellow  field;   besides, 
there  is  always  in  trigona  an  irregular,  yellowish  blotch,  covering  the  me- 
dian space  between  this  basal  field  and  the  hyaline  costal  area,  most  in- 
tense in  color  near  base  and  fading  towards  angle.    Secondaries  in  specu- 
laris strictly  hyaline,  with  a  brownish  marginal  rim  and  a  light  shade  of 
rose  along  anal  margin.     In  trigona  more  opaque,  whitish  hyaline,  no- 
marginal  rim,  but  an  intensely  rose-colored  area  along  anal  margin;  ante- 
rior margin  of  specularis  slightly  curved  at  centre  and  somewhat  pointed 
at  angle,  while  in  trigona  it  is  well  rounded.     Primaries  below  in  specu- 
laris, as  well  as  the  nerves,  whitish  gray,  with  a  rose-colored  dash  along 
costa  from  inner  rim  of  hyaline  space  pointing  towards  base.     In  trigona 
the  most  intense  rose  color,  with  the  exception  of  apical  space,  which  is 
dark  gray,  crossed  by  rose-colored  veins  and  a  marginal  white  tint  along 
inner  margin.    Expanse  of  wings:  specularis  38-40  mm. ;  trigona  33-35  mm. 

The  specimens  before  us  are  from  Mexico,  Chiriqui  Hay  and 
Venezuela  in  specularis;  and  from  Colorado  and  the  Southwest 
in  trigona. 


INT.  NEWS,  Vol.  IV. 


PI.  XI. 


ARGYNNIS  OWENI  Edw.  V 

"      9- 

ARGYNNIS  CORNELIA  E.hv. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 


AND 


PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 


VOL.  iv. 


SEPTEMBER,   1893. 


No.  7. 


CONTENTS: 


Hamilton — Medico- Entomology 217 

Bean — Food-plants  of  Grapta  zephyru^-  220 

Smith — Elementary  Entomology 221 

Bassett — On  the  genera  of  Cynipidae  —   223 
Fyles — Early  stages  of  P.  bimaculata...  225 

Oslar — Los  Angeles  Rhopalocera 226 

Editorial 228 

Economic  Entomology 229 

Notes  and  News 233 


Entomological  Literature 236 

Entomological  Section 241 

Townsend — Stem  gall  on  E.  nevadense  242 
Dyar — Life-history  of  P.  eurymedon....  243 
Owen — Peculiar  form  of  Arg.  erinna....  246 
Townsend — Tick  from  ear  of  Coyote...  246 

Kenyon — New  Myriapoba  from  Neb 247 

Neumoegen  &   Dyar — An  undescribed 
form  of  Gloveria 248 


OUR  illustration  this  month  represents  the  upper  and  under- 
sides of  two  species  of  Argynnis  lately  described  by  Mr.  W.  H. 
Edwards.  The  specimens  are  in  the  fine  collection  of  Prof.  Edw.' 
T.  Owen,  of  Madison,  Wis.,  and  the  negative  from  which  the 
half-tone  was  made  was  supplied  by  Prof.  Owen.  Next  to  the 
Hesperidae,  the  species  of  Argynnis  are  probably  the  most  diffi- 
cult to  illustrate  in  this  way.  The  species  were  described  in  the 
"Canadian  Entomologist." 


-o- 


MEDICO-ENTOMOLOGY. 

By  JOHN  HAMILTON,  M.D.,  Allegheny,  Pa. 

Stinging  by  Hymenoptera.  In  continuation  of  this  subject 
from  an  article  on  p.  51  of  this  volume,  and  volume  i,  p.  143,  it 
is  desired  to  place  on  record  the  result  of  a  personal  experiment 
made  by  the  writer  last  Summer. 

The  muscle  and  nerve  which  pass  over  the  point  of  the  elbow 
were  injured  by  a  fall,  and  six  weeks  afterwards  remained  quite 
painful.  In  August,  while  collecting,  some  wasps  (^Polistes)  were 
observed  on  some  flowers,  and  a  trial  of  the  efficacy  of  stinging 


218  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [September, 

was  suggested.    Five  were  successively  caught,  and  each  allowed 
to  insert  its  sting  twice  along  the  course  of  the  tendon  and  nerve, 
as  well  also  as  a  black  hornet  (  Vespa  maculata).     The  sting  ol 
the  Polistes  is  very  long  and  slender,  and  the  wound  quite  pain- 
ful;  that  of  the   Vespa,  while  much  coarser  and  shorter,  causes 
less  pain.     The  stinging  was  followed  by  some  tumefaction  and 
an  unpleasant,  numb  sensation,  which  lasted  several  hours;  when 
these  ceased  all  pain  from  the  arm  was  gone  and  did  not  return. 
While  stinging  may  be  a  paliative  in  some  of  the  chronic  forms 
of  rheumatism,  from  the  nature  of  that  disease,  of  itself,  it  could 
not  possibly  effect  a  cure.     Enough  of  authentic  examples,  how- 
ever, exist  showing  that  it  may  be  employed  with  advantage  in 
certain  neuralgic  affections  (the  rheumatism  of  the  unprofessional) 
and  in  traumatic  injuries  of  the  nerves  and  muscles.     So  far  as 
known,   no  unpleasant  sequences  have  ever  occurred  irom  the 
stings  of   Hymenoptera    in   any  part  of  the  body  supplied  by 
nerves  originating  in  the  spinal  cord;  but  in  stinging  about  the 
face  and  head  which  are  supplied  by  nerves  proceeding  from  the 
brain  itself  great  care  should  be  taken  to  avoid  wounding  these 
nerves,  otherwise  a  fatality  might  occur,  as  cases  are  on  record 
similar  to  the  one  which  follows,  witnessed  by  the  writer:  While 
watching  the  hiving  of  a  swarm  of  bees  in  a  lawn  in  a  country 
village,  the  owner,   an  oldish  gentleman,  was  seen  to  suddenly 
fall;  reaching  his  side  in  an  instant,  he  was  found  to  be  almost 
pulseless  and  scarcely  breathing;  artificial  respiration  was  insti- 
tuted by  an  assistant,  and  soon  medicinal  remedies  were  at  hand, 
camphor,  ammonia,  etc.,  and  a  teaspoonful  of  compound  spirits 
of  aether  administered;  in  the  space  of  half  an  hour  heart  action 
and  respiration  were  sufficiently  re-established.    The  sting,  which 
remained  in  the  puncture,  had  penetrated  the  supra-orbital  nerve 
a  little  above  where  it  leaves  the  orbit.     Should  any  one  be  in- 
duced   to    try  enkentric  treatment,   this  danger  in  applications 
about  the  head  should  not  be  overlooked. 

Carpenter  Bees. — It  may  not  be  so  well  known  to  entomolo- 
gists as  to  country  boys,  that  bees  which  alight  on  timothy  stalks 
and  ripening  grain  are  drones  and  may  be  handled  with  impunity. 
Acting  on  this  knowledge,  one  day  last  Summer,  the  writer 
picked  a  bumble-bee  from  a  grass  stalk  and  proceeded  to  ex- 
amine it  for  Stylops;  suddenly  he  concluded  that  ho  had  met  with 
an  exception  to  the  rule  about  drones  and  timothy  stalks,  having 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  2IQ 

unexpectedly  received  near  the  point  of  one  of  his  fingers  what 
was  supposed  to  be  a  sting,  and  severely  painful,  the  blood  flowed 
freely,  and  there  was  a  deep  transverse  cut  about  three-eights  of 
an  inch  in  length.  This  seemed  a  rather  curious  sting.  An  ex- 
amination, with  judicious  care,  showed  that  the  bee  was  really  a 
droiie,  and  that  its  other  end  possessed  a  weapon  more  formidable 
than  any  sting — a  long,  sharp,  sickle-shaped  pair  of  mandibles 
of  horny  chitin.  Whether  it  is  the  habit  of  Xylocopa  to  use  the 
jaws  as  an  offensive  and  defensive  weapon,  or  whether  the  oc- 
currence mentioned  was  accidental,  can  only  be  known  by  ex- 
perimenting, which  the  writer  does  not  propose  to  institute  per- 
sonally— an  occasional  sting  is  not  greatly  regarded,  but  he  does 
not  care  to  be  bit. 

Hypoderma. — An  imago  of  a  species  of  this  genus  is  the  parent 
of  the  well-known  warble  which  is  frequently  seen  on  the  backs 
of  cattle,  It  is  said  the  eggs  are  conveyed  into  the  mouths  of 
cattle  when  licking  themselves,  where,  soon  hatching  out  in  the 
fauces  and  throat,  the  larvae  penetrate  through  the  various  tissues 
till  they  reach  the  skin  of  the  back,  where  they  remain  till  fully 
grown,  escaping  to  the  ground  for  pupation  through  the  ulcerated 
tumors  they  occasion.  Several  years  ago  I  saw,  professionally, 
a  boy,  six  years  of  age,  who  had  been  suffering  for  some  months 
from  the  glands  on  one  side  of  his  neck  being  swollen  and  a  fcetid 
ulceration  around  the  back  teeth  of  the  lower  jaw  of  the  same 
side.  Three  months'  treatment  was  of  no  avail,  and  the  end 
seemed  near;  one  day  a  white  object,  which  was  seen  to  move, 
was  observed  in  the  ulcer  at  the  root  of  the  tongue,  which,  on 
being  carefully  extracted,  proved  to  be  a  large  grub,  which,  from 
having  frequently  seen  them,  I  recognized  as  a  full  grown  larva 
of  Hypoderma.  It  was  of  the  usual  tawny  color,  about  half  an 
inch  long  when  contracted,  about  one-third  that  thickness  and 
quite  lively.  The  case  ended  fatally.  This  boy  had  been  on  a 
dairy  farm  in  Illinois  the  previous  fall,  where  probably  the  egg 
was  in  some  way  taken  into  his  mouth,  and  the  larva  found  be- 
tween the  base  of  the  tongue  and  the  jaw  suitable  tissue  in  which 
to  develop,  coming  to  maturity  at  the  same  time  with  those  bred 
in  cattle. 

Prof.  PACKARD  is  said  to  have  been  offered  the  Hope  professorship  of 
Zoology  at  Oxford,  England,  to  succeed  the  late  Prof.  \Yest\vood,  but 
declined,  as  he  did  not  wish  to  leave  America. 


220  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [September, 

FOOD-PLANTS  OF  GRAPTA  ZEPHYRUS. 

By  THOMAS  E.  BEAN. 

Early  in  August,  1890,  I  collected  zephyrus  larvae  of  various 
ages  from  third  stage  to  those  nearly  mature,  at  an  elevation  of 
about  5800  feet,  feeding  on  Ribes  lacustre,  a  gooseberry  very 
common  near  Laggan,  though  also  very  local.  They  were  taken 
home,  and  with  them  a  supply  of  the  plant,  on  which  they  were 
fed  for  a  day  or  two,  during  which  time  several  made  pupa.  The 
supply  of  gooseberry  being  exhausted,  and  the  nearest  locality 
for  it  quite  distant,  I  was  obliged  to  consult  the  botanies  for  a 
substitute.  Of  accessible  plants  rose  seemed  most  plausible  for 
trial.  Accordingly,  the  wilderness  of  their  can  was  made  to 
blossom  with  the  rose,  and  the  Graptas  (there  were  ten  or  more) 
were  introduced.  They  climbed  up  on  the  awning  in  a  long 
procession  to  inspect  the  new  Bill  of  Fare — looded  askance  at  the 
rose  twigs  and  went  away  to  look  for  a  gooseberry  patch.  Pros- 
pects for  success  of  the  experiment  looked  dark,  but  I  persevered 
in  giving  the  botanical  ultimatum  a  fair  test.  And  the  Graptas, 
after  many  journeys  around  the  can  and  a  great  amount  of 
''beating  about  the  bush"  (rosebush),  reluctantly  admitted  the 
analogy  between  rose  and  gooseberry,  and  began  to  tackle  the 
rose  leaves.  They  successfully  fed  up,  and  I  have  to-day  ten 
fine  rose-fed  zephyrus  in  my  collection.  The  butterflies  are 
mostly  smaller  than  those  from  gooseberry.  Since  that  time  on 
one  occasion  I  found  a  single  larva  of  zephyrus  on  rose,  at  a  dis- 
tance from  any  of  the  known  food-plants  of  the  species.  But 
when  collecting  the  larvae  in  1892,  found  freely  in  one  locality  on 
gooseberry  only,  and  in  another  place  on  Menziesia  glabe lla  only, 
both  localities  within  four  miles  of  Laggan,  none  could  be  found 
on  rose.  Although  the  fact  cannot  be  considered  fully  proved, 
my  experience  in  1892  seems  to  indicate  that  in  this  district 
zephyrus  has  a  local  habit  in  regard  to  its  food-plants: — where 
the  larva  was  found  feeding  on  gooseberry  I  found  none  on  other 
plants  in  that  immediate  locality;  where  it  was  feeding  on  Men- 
ziesia glabella  careful  search  failed  to  detect  any  on  either  goose- 
berry or  rose  in  the  same  locality.  Possibly  the  facts  observed 
may  simply  mean  that  zephyrus  has  a  scale  of  preference  in  food- 
plants;  Menziesia  glabella  being  the  preferred  plant,  with  goose- 
berry as  a  second  choice.  I  have  tried  no  further  experiments, 


1 893.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  221 

but  think  it  likely  that  Fragaria  and  Spirtza  might  be  accepted 
as  food-plants  by  zephyrus  in  case  of  necessity. 

Azalea  occidentalis  was  recorded  by  Henry  Edwards  as  the 
food-plant  of  zephyrus  in  the  Yosemite. 


ELEMENTARY  ENTOMOLOGY. 

LEPIDOPTERA-HETEROCERA  (Moths). 
By  Prof.  JOHN  B.   SMITH,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 


As  they  are  arranged  in  our  list  to-day,  the  Noctuidae  begin 
with  a  series  of  what  maybe  termed  Bombyciform  moths,  having 
some  of  the  appearance  of  the  Notodontidae,  both  in  the  adult 
and  larval  stages.  We  find,  in  some  cases,  the  retracted  head, 
short  tongue  and  woolly  vestiture,  which  gradually  merges  into 
forms  like  Acronycta,  which  are  typically  Noctuid,  of  a  whitish 
color  usually,  and,  as  a  rule,  with  black  markings  which  show  a 
decided  tendency  to  the  Greek  psi  character.  These  are  followed 
by  a  series  of  rather  small,  slight-bodied  moths — whitish,  green, 
red,  or  brightly  colored,  with  rather  large  wings,  of  which  Bryo- 
phila  is  typical.  The  typical  Noctuina  follow,  and  contain  a 
series  of  robust  forms  with  comparatively  short,  stiff  wings,  and 
usually  sombre  or  quite  modest  colors.  The  larvae  are  largely 
cut-worms,  and  as  such  to  be  reckoned  among  the  foes  to  agri- 
culture. One  of  the  most  numerous  series  is  that  of  the  Agrofes, 
all  of  them  distinguished  by  naked  eyes  and  spinose  tibiae.  In  a 
very  large  proportion  of  the  species  the  front  is  modified  into  a 
tubercle,  or  is  at  least  roughened.  The  thoracic  clothing  and  the 
tuftings  vary  much,  as  does  indeed  not  only  the  wing,  but  the 
body  form,  many  being  quite  depressed  and  flattened,  while  others 
are  quite  cylindrical  and  with  cylindro-conic  abdomen.  Quite  a 
number  of  genera,  and  about  fifteen  per  cent,  of  all  our  species, 
are  represented  in  this  series.  This  is  followed  by  Mamestra  and 
its  allies,  all  of  them  with  hairy  eyes,  smooth  front,  and  non- 
spinose  tibiae.  In  their  appearance  and  habitus  they  are  not  un- 
like the  Agrotes,  and  have  the  same  prevailing  dusky  colors  with, 
indeed,  fewer  exceptions.  In  the  next,  following  Hadenids  we 
find  again  naked  eyes,  but  unarmed  tibiae,  and  here  again  the 
front  is  not  modified.  The  habitus  is  much  the  same  as  before, 
and  the  body  parts  may  be  tufted  or  untufted;  this  and  the  wing- 


222  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [September, 

form  serving  to  separate  genera.  Oncocnemis  differs  from  the 
surrounding  allies  by  the  possession  of  a  claw  on  the  fore  tibia. 
Through  a  series  of  more  brightly  colored  forms  we  reach  a  series 
of  species  and  genera  which  are  of  a  prevailing  rusty  or  red- 
brown  tint,  and  of  these  Hydroecia  may  be  considered  typical. 
They  are  Hadenids  in  most  of  their  structural  characteristics; 
but  color,  wing  form  and  vestiture,  differ  slightly,  the  latter  much 
more  inclined  to  hairy.  With  Nonagria  we  begin  a  series  of 
forms  in  which  the  transverse  maculation  becomes  less  obvious 
and  a  distinct  tendency  to  a  strigate  type  is  manifested.  Leu- 
cania,  with  a  predominating  white  color  and  hairy  eyes,  is  the 
leading  genus.  The  following  Taeniocampid  series  is  character- 
ized by  hairy  eyes  and  a  usually  reddish  or  brown  color,  the 
vestiture  varying  from  scaly  to  hairy.  The  front  is  always  smooth 
and  the  tibiae  are  never  spinose,  the  anterior  armed  in  one  genus 
only.  The  relation  of  this  series  to  the  forms  classed  under  or 
near  Mamestra  is  sometimes  close. 

Similar  in  color,  but  much  brighter,  with  naked  eyes  and  a 
usually  smoother  vestiture,  are  the  Orthosiids,  which  often  have 
somewhat  large  wings  and  more  slender,  untufted  bodies  and  tend 
in  some  directions  to  flattened  or  depressed  body,  leading  grad- 
ually to  what  may  be  called  the  Xyliniform  series.  Here  the  wings 
become  narrower,  more  elongate,  usually  parallel,  and  the  outer 
margin  is  scarcely  oblique.  The  head  is  frequently  retracted 
and  the  eyes  quite  usually  furnished  with  long  lashes,  though 
they  may  be  hairy  or  entirely  naked.  In  Xylina  we  have  the 
typical  form,  which  changes  gradually  to  the  type  seen  in  Cucul- 
lia,  where  the  wings  are  lanceolate  and  the  thoracic  tufting  is 
curiously  developed.  Anomis  and  Aletia  seem  to  form  the  bridge 
to  the  Plusiid  series,  in  which  we  have  bright,  often  metallic  colors, 
unarmed  front  and  legs,  naked  eyes,  a  very  characteristic  tho- 
racic and  abdominal  tufting,  and  in  the  larva  a  distinct  tendency 
to  the  looper  or  Geometrid  type,  the  prolegs  decreasing  in 
number. 

Next  follows  a  series  of  moths  resembling  the  Plusiids  in  the 
metallic  colors  and  in  the  thoracic  tuftings.  The  wings  are 
broader,  however,  with  a  tendency  to  become  somewhat  falcate 
at  tip,  the  front  is  protuberant  and  pitted,  and  the  fore  tibiae  are 
armed  with  a  curved  claw.  From  this  type  we  have  a  gradual 
merging  into  the  Heliothid  type.  Here  we  have  bright,  con- 


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trasting  colors:  white,  sometimes  silvery,  often  yellow,  and  some- 
times red.  As  a  rule,  the  tibke  are  spinose,  and  very  often  the 
anterior  are  shortened  and  heavily  armed  at  tip,  the  genus  Schinia 
being  particularly  distinguished  in  this  direction.  Anarta  and 
its  allies  are  related  to  some  of  the  Heliothids,  the  Plusiids,  and 
to  Annaphila,  through  which  we  lead  into  the  Acontiids.  The 
latter  are  mostly  small  species,  usually  brightly  colored,  with 
close  scaly  vestiture,  and  closely  scaled,  unarmed  legs.  The 
eyes  are  naked,  and  the  front  is  rarely  modified.  Following  this 
series  we  reach  another  of  a  very  decidedly  different  type — the 
Catocalinse  of  Mr.  Grote.  The  colors  are  sombre  in  most  in- 
stances, at  least  so  far  as  the  primaries  are  concerned,  and  the 
secondaries  are  frequently  maculate.  A  peculiarity  of  a  large 
proportion  of  these  species  is  that  the  transverse  posterior  line  on 
the  primaries  makes  an  abrupt  inward  bend  below  the  reniform, 
leaving  a  prominent,  square,  often  white  or  pale  patch  above  it. 
In  Syneda,  and  its  near  allies,  the  secondaries  are  yellow  or  yel- 
lowish, or  red,  leading  into  Catocala,  in  which  they  are  yellow, 
red,  or  black,  and  usually  banded.  In  the  latter  genus  the  larvae 
are  semi-looped.  In  this  series  and  the  forms  immediately  fol- 
lowing, we  have  usually  or  rather  close,  scaly  vestiture,  particu- 
larly on  the  abdomen,  which  is  usually  smooth  and  cylindro-conic. 
The  palpi  are  smooth,  upright,  and  usually  reach  at  least  to  the 
vertex,  while  the  wings  are  large,  leading  to  the  Erebid  series, 
in  which  both  pairs  of  wings  are  similarly  marked  by  transverse 
lines.  At  the  end  of  the  family  we  find  the  Deltoid  series,  so 
called  from  the  fact  that  many  of  them,  when  at  rest,  have  the 
form  of  the  Greek  letter  delta.  They  are  usually  easy  of  recog- 
nition by  the  unusually  long  palpi,  which  are  sometimes  curved, 
sickle-shaped  over  the  head,  sometimes  projected  straight  for- 
ward, snout-like,  clothed  with  upright  scales.  In  this  series  we 
find  some  of  the  most  interesting  secondary  sexual  characters 
that  are  known  in  the  order. 

o 

ON  THE  GENERA  OF  THE  FAMILY  CYNIPID/E. 

By  H.   F.   BASSETT. 

It  is  to  be  regretted  that  the  work  of  genus-making  in  this 
family  had  not  been  deferred  until  the  dimorphism  of  most  of  the 
species  had  become  known,  and  the  relationship  of  the  two  forms 
had  in  each  case  been  ascertained. 


224  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [September, 

The  work  in  this  line  done  by  Hartig  and  Forster  will  event- 
ually either  give  place  to  a  new  classification,  or  if  preserved 
must  fasten  on  the  species  a  nomenclature  extremely  awkward 
and  bewildering. 

Hartig' s  work  applied  to  any  other  family  of  insects  would 
have  been  in  every  way  correct  and  satisfactory,  and  the  only 
objections  urged  against  Forster' s  classification  have  been  that 
his  genera  are  too  often  founded  upon  characters  so  obscure  as  to 
render  their  identification  in  very  many  cases  difficult,  if  not  im- 
possible, and  that  he  founded  on  these  obscure  characters  far  more 
genera  than  were  necessary  for  a  family  comparatively  small  even 
now,  when  the  number  of  species  has  been  very  largely  increased. 
They  thought  the  old  Linnaean  genus  needed  division,  for  they 
had  no  intimation  of  the  strange  life-history  of  many  of  the  spe- 
cies that  belonged  to  it,  and  that  when  this  should  become  known 
nearly  half  their  species,  and  not  a  few  of  their  genera  would 
disappear. 

The  genera  founded  within  the  last  twenty-five  years  have  not 
only  been  labor  lost,  but  have  added  to  the  literature  of  the  sub- 
ject much  that  has  no  real  scientific  value. 

When  Dr.  Adler  and  others  had  traced  the  history  of  the  Eu- 
ropean species  known  to  them,  they  found  that  many  species  not 
only  had  two  specific  names  but  that  in  not  a  few  instances  a  spe- 
cies had  been  placed  in  widely  different  genera.  Now,  two  forms 
of  an  insect,  differ  they  ever  so  widely,  do  not  constitute  two 
species,  and  they  are,  if  possible,  still  further  from  a  generic  sepa- 
ration. 

In  his  several  articles  on  the  North  American  Cynipidae,  Baron 
Osten-Sacken  did  not  venture  to  establish  new  genera,  though  in 
one  instance  he  grouped  species  that  he  thought  might  be  found 
to  have  generic  relations,  but  he  still  adhered  to  his  plan  of  placing 
all  the  Hymenopterous  oak  gall  makers  in  the  genus  Cynips. 
This  he  did,  it  seems,  mainly  for  two  reasons:  the  distinctive 
character  of  most  of  our  species  which  barred  them  out  of  genera 
founded  on  European  species  and  the  rapid  accumulation  of  new 
material  in  this  country.  I  can  but  think  it  would  have  been  better 
if  we  had  followed  his  example  till  such  time  as  our  knowledge 
of  our  species  should  be  far  more  complete  than  it  is  even  now. 

I  know  how  strong  the  temptation  is  to  emphasize  the  peculi- 
arities of  a  remarkable  species  by  giving  them  generic  value,  but 


1 893.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  225 

inasmuch  as  these  features  are  probably  confined  to  one  ot  the 
two  forms  of  dimorphic  species,  it  may  happen  that  our  new 
genus  has  no  generic  foundation  whatever,  for  it  would  be  unwise, 
if  not  impossible,  to  found  a  genus  upon  the  characters  of  both 
forms  of  a  dimorphic  species. 

If  we  must  form  genera  in  the  present  incomplete  state  of  our 
knowledge  of  these  insects  (I  cannot  see  why  we  must)  let  us 
decide  without  delay  which  of  the  two  forms  of  a  species  shall  be 
the  basis  of  our  genus.  This  should  be,  it  seems  to  me,  the  bi- 
sexual brood,  as  being  the  normal  form  of  the  species.  All  natu- 
ralists will  agree  that  the  multiplication  of  synonymns  is  an  evil, 
.  and  all  are  glad  to  find  species  that  the  imperfect  knowledge  of 
dabblers  has  not  loaded  down  with  names. 

To  preface  the  history  of  an  insect  with  a  half  page  of  real  or 
supposed  synonyms  may  give  the  impression  that  the  writer  has 
complete  knowledge  of  his  subject,  but  it  often  shows  that  ' '  some- 
body has  blundered,"  and  it  has  sometimes  happened  that  the 
compiler  has  made  a  jumble  that  another  half  page  will  hardly 
set  right. 

While  the  field  of  scientific  research  is  open  to  all,  and  no  one 
has  exclusive  right  to  any  part,  it  still  remains  true  that  too  great 
care  cannot  be  taken  in  the  naming,  classifying  and  identification 
of  species,  and  that  this  cannot  be  safely  undertaken  without  a 
knowledge  of  what  others  before  us  have  done. 

The  time  has  not  come  when  a  safe  and  permanent  classification 
of  the  gall-making  Cynipidae  can  be  made,  and  it  will  not  come 
until  some  of  our  entomologists  shall  do  for  our  species  what  the 
Continental  entomologists  have  done  for  the  European  species- 
learn  by  observation  and  experiment  their  true  life-history. 

The  discovery,  and  the  careful  description  of  new  species  is 
valuable,  but  in  the  classification  of  these  let  us  adopt  the  motto 
of  our  society — Festina  lente. 

o 

The  Early  Stages  of  Plusia  bimaculata  Steph. 
By  Rev.  T.  W.   FYLES,  South  Quebec. 

Eggs. — Laid  dispersedly  in  the  end  of  July;  round,  yellowish 
white;  hatched  August  3d. 

Young  laiva. — Half-looper;  one-tenth  of  an  inch  long,  yellow- 
ish white;  subdorsal  lines  white;  head  and  body  sparsely  set  with 


226  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [September, 

long,  light  brown  hairs  rising  from  brown  dots;  head  bluish  white. 
Food-plant  Taraxacum.      Larva  moulted  August  i2th. 

After  first  moult. — Two-eighths  of  an  inch  long;  pea-green, 
with  white  subdorsal  and  side  lines.  Moulted  August  2oth. 

After  second  moult. — Length  nine-twentieths  of  an  inch;  color 
pale  pea-green;  subdorsal  and  side  lines  yellowish  white;  spira- 
cles of  the  same  color;  between  the  subdorsal  lines  the  back  is 
mottled  with  yellowish  white.  Moulted  September  ist. 

After  third  moult. — Length  three-fourths  of  an  inch;  no  per- 
ceptible change  in  color  and  markings.  Moulted  September  i5th. 

Full  grown  larva. — One  inch  and  a  quarter  long;  somewhat 
attenuated  towards  the  head;  color  pale  green;  dorsal  line  darker 
green — this  line  is  widened  in  the  middle  of  every  segment, 

thus  XX  ;   the  side  lines  are  white.     The  larva  spun  up  Sep- 
i    i 

tember  24th,  gathering  some  of  the  leaves  about  it. 
Cocoon. — Silken,  rather  flimsy,  yellowish  white. 
Part  of  the  brood  went  into  hibernation  after  second  moult. 


-o- 


Los  Angeles  County,  California,  Rhopalocera  taken  from 

Feb.  16  to  28,  1893. 

By  ERNEST  J.  OSLAR. 

1.  Danais  archippus.  10.    Chrysophanus  helloides. 

2.  Agraulis  vanillce.  n.   Lyccena  antiatis. 

3.  Melittza  editha.  var.  behrii. 

"       palla.  acmon. 

rubicunda.  12.   Pieris  vernalis. 

chalcedon.  13.   Anthocharis  cethura. 

4.  Phyciodes  mylitta.  reakirtii. 

5.  Vanessa  antiopa.  14.   Meganostoma  eurydicc. 

6.  Pyrameis  atalanta.  15.    Colias  ariadne. 

"         cardui.  "      harfordii. 

carye.  16.   Papilio  rutulus. 

7.  Junonia  cccnia.  zolicaon. 

8.  Ccenonympha  California.  17.   Pamphila  napa. 

9.  Tkeclairus.  18.   Pyrgus  tessellata. 

var.  arsace.  19.   Nismiades  icelus. 
dumetorum.  "          pacuvius. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  227 

Took  the  same  things  in  March,  with  the  addition  of 

1.  Melittza  gabbii.  Diurnal  Heterocera. 

2.  Argynnis  semiramis.  4.   Melicleptria pidchripennis. 

callippe.  5.   Heliaca  fasciata. 

3.  Pieris  beckerii  and  sisymbri. 


INSECTS  ATTACKING  VANILLA  BEANS. — A  little  microscopic  mite,  be- 
longing to  Tyroglyphidae,  is  not  unfrequently  found  upon  vanilla  beans. 
A  few  of  these  were  examined  as  appearing  on  a  lot  of  old  beans  not  long 
since,  and  they  did  not  very  greatly  differ  from  what  Hassall  classifies  as 
Acarus  sacchari,  the  sugar-mite.  In  the  "  Druggists'  Bulletin"  of  a  few 
month^  ago  a  similar  mite  was  spoken  of  in  vanilla  bean.  The  outside 
of  these  beans  looked  perfect,  but  "on  opening  the  bundles  they  pre- 
sented a  different  appearance  from  the  outside  ones,  and  the  odor  was 
different."  They  also  appeared  full  of  white  specks  and  seemed  crumbly. 
These  minute  insects  resembled  the  itch  insect.  It  is  said  that  persons 
handling  old  beans  are  frequently  attacked  with  a  disease  very  much  re- 
sembling the  itch,  and  this  parasite  is  the  cause  of  it.  They  burrow  under 
the  skin  and  produce  all  the  symptoms  of  itch. 

Carpenter  says  of  the  Tyroglyphidce,  the  cheese-mite  family,  that  they 
are  by  far  the  most  destructive  of  all  Acarina,  swarming  in  countless 
numbers  and  devouring  hay,  cheese,  drugs,  growing  plants  and  roots,  etc. 

SOME  MORE  BLACKBERRY  AND  RASPBERRY  INSECTS. — In  reply  to  Prof. 
Smith's  criticism  in  the  June  number  of  ENT.  NEWS,  p.  197,  1  would  say 
that  a  number  of  larvae  and  one  additional  chrysalis  of  Grapta  comma 
were  found  on  the  blackberry.  Another  species  to  be  added  to  the  list  is 
Hemileuca  maia  Dru.,  the  larvse  being  found  in  considerable  numbers 
feeding  on  the  foliage  near  Wooster,  Ohio.  Dr.  D.  S.  Kellicott  also  has 
them  from  southern  Ohio,  feeding  on  the  same  plant.  Dr.  John  Hamilton 
has  also  sent  me  the  following  notes  on  the  Coleoptera  included  in  my 
bulletin:  "  Bassareus  mamm  ifer,  Mr.  Beutenmu'ller  says,  maybe  found 
on  blackberry.  This  is  quite  true,  provided  the  bushes  be  found  under 
or  near  a  walnut  or  hickory,  which  are  its  natural  food-plants.  Crv/>/<>- 
cephalus  nofatus  Fab.,  ^-maculatus  Say,  is  the  blackberry  depredator. 
Chelymorpha  argus:  The  natural  food  of  this  plant  is  the  Convolvnlaccu", 
and  as  both  the  plant  and  beetle  are  abundant  in  alluvial  grounds  the 
imago  wanders  off  to  every  plant  in  the  vicinity,  but  while  they  may  oc- 
casionally eat  at  some  of  these  plants  it  is  not  likely  to  be  more  than  acci- 
dental. They  do  not  certainly  eat  corn  plants,  but  seem  very  fond  of  the 
water  which  is  often  contained  in  the  axil  of  the  leaves."  White-  grubs 
(Lachnosterna)  are  also  injurious  to  the  blackberry  and  raspberry. 

F.  M.  WEBSTER. 


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Society.  It  will  contain  not  less  than  300  pages  per  annum.  It  will  main- 
tain no  free  list  whatever,  but  will  leave  no  measure  untried  to  make  it  a 
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subscription  may  be  considered  well  spent. 

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PENNSYLVANIA  has  been  the  birthplace  and  home  of  a  number  of  ento- 
mologists of  eminence,  and  its  chief  city,  Philadelphia,  has  the  distinction 
of  being  the  birthplace  of  the  American  Entomological  Society,  which 
has  done  so  much  to  advance  the  study  of  Entomology  in  this  country. 
The  practical  application  of  the  study  in  the  way  of  economic  entomology 
seems  to  have  been  entirely  neglected,  and  Pennsylvania  has  no  State 
entomologist  as  far  as  we  know,  at  least  we  have  never  seen  anything  in 
the  way  of  work  from  such  an  individual,  and  if  he  exists  we  know  it  not. 
The  State  Agricultural  College  probably  receives  the  annual  grant  of 
$15,000  per  annum  under  the  provisions  of  the  Hatch  bill,  but  none  of  it 
has  probably  ever  gone  toward  the  study  and  investigation  of  insect  dep- 
redations. We  are  away  behind  our  sister  States  in  this  respect,  and  in 
the  home  of  Say,  Melsheimer,  Haldeman,  Leidy,  LeConte,  etc.  Eco- 
nomic entomology  appears  to  be  unknown.  Why  should  Pennsylvania 
be  behind  the  other  States  in  this  respect?  It  can't  be  that  the  State  has 
no  injurious  insects,  but  that  its  legislators  are  in  ignorance  of  the  value 
and  importance  of  such  studies. 

THE  ornithologists  of  America  and  their  friends  have  erected  a  monu- 
ment to  Aububon  in  Central  Park,  New  York,  which  we  believe  cost  ten 
thousand  dollars.  It  has  been  suggested  by  one  of  the  members  of  the 
American  Entomological  Society  that  the  entomologists  of  America 
should  erect  a  monument  to  the  memory  of  Thomas  Say,  who  might  well 
be  called  the  father  of  American  entomology.  Entomology,  as  a  study 
of  value  to  mankind,  is  of  more  practical  importance  than  ornithology, 
and  the  entomologists  of  this  country  should  take  as  much  pride  in  honor- 
ing one  of  their  distinguished  deceased  brethren  as  the  bird  men. 

PICTURES  FOR  THE  ALBUM  OF  THE  AMERICAN  ENTOMOLOGICAL  So- 
CIKTV  have  been  received  from  Theo.  D.  A.  Cockerell,  J.  Alston  Moffat, 
C.  W.  Stromberg,  S.  H.  Scudder,  Frank  S.  Daggett.  There  are  plenty 
of  entomologists  left  whose  pictures  should  adorn  our  album,  and  we  hope 
they  will  go  see  their  photographer  soon. 


1893-]  -  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  22Q 

DEPARTMENT  OF  ECONOMIC  ENTOMOLOGY. 


Edited  by  Prof.  JOHN  B.  SMITH,  Sc.  D.,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 


The  Summer  of  1893. — It  is  perhaps  somewhat  early  to  characterize  the 
present  season,  and  yet  it  has  proved  itself  an  extremely  interesting  one 
in  many  particulars.  The  intense  cold  of  the  Winter  of  1892-93  led  many 
to  believe  that  there  would  be  quite  a  wholesale  destruction  of  insects, 
and  in  some  cases  this  seems  to  have  proved  true.  Yet,  on  the  other 
hand,  insects  like  the  potato  beetle  were  as  numerous  as  ever,  and  the 
striped  Diabrotica  was  not  perceptibly  affected.  Epilachne  borealis,  on 
the  other  hand,  became  a  rare  insect,  and  only  an  occasional  specimen 
here  and  there,  was  visible.  Systena  blanda  assumed  the  dimensions  of 
a  pest  in  some  parts  of  New  Jersey,  and  attacked  a  very  great  variety  of 
plants.  In  one  case  an  entire  crop  of  carrots  was  destroyed.  Beets  were 
considerably  eaten;  canteloupe  and  other  cucurbs  were  quite  generally 
infested,  and  even  corn  was  attacked.  Nothing  suffered  worse  than  the 
Pig  Weed,  though  I  heard  no  complaints  of  the  injury  caused  on  this  par- 
ticular crop.  The  Elm  leaf  beetle  wintered  in  excellent  condition,  and 
made  its  appearance  in  very  great  numbers.  Trees  suffered  more  than 
ever  at  New  Brunswick,  and  in  some  cases  there  remained  not  a  leaf  on 
the  trees  on  July  isth.  In  many  places  the  ground  was  covered  with  the 
fallen  leaves  as  in  Autumn,  and  the  trees  had  a  desolate  appearance.  In 
fact,  as  a  rule,  insects  hibernated  well,  and  there  is  every  reason  why  that 
should  be  so.  The  steady  cold  maintained  the  continued  torpidity  of  the 
species  hibernating  in  the  adult  stage,  and  preserved  from  the  danger  of 
being  crushed  by  the  heaving  of  wet  ground  those  species  that  wintered 
as  subterranean  pupae. 

The  Relation  of  Insect  Attacks  and  Plant  Diseases.— It  has  been  observed, 
time  and  again,  that  weakly  plants  suffered  most  from  insect  attack,  while 
vigorous  healthy  plants  appeared  free,  or  nearly  so.  Of  course  this  may 
be  in  a  very  great  measure  due  to  the  fact  that,  by  means  of  its  abundant 
vitality,  the  healthy  plant  is  capable  of  sustaining  an  amount  of  injury 
which  would  be  fatal  to  a  weakling;  but  this  is  by  no  means  universally 
true.  I  have  frequently  noticed  on  a  considerable  variety  of  plants  that 
the  smaller  and  less  thrifty  contained  the  greater  number  of  specimens 
of  the  injurious  species,  and  this,  where  the  original  stunting  of  the  plant 
was  not  due  to  the  insect  attack.  1  have  also  noticed  that  in  many  cases 
plants  attacked  by  fungous  or  bacterial  diseases  prove  especially  attractive 
to  insets  I  found,  in  an  onion  field  for  instance,  a  small  number  of 
specimens  with  a  bacterial  disease  beginning  at  the  heart  of  the  bulb. 
These  bulbs  were  in  almost  every  case  covered  by  white  mites,  which 
seems  to  find  these  plants  much  more  to  their  taste  than  neighboring' 
healthy  bulbs  on  which  very  few,  if  any,  examples  were  to  be  found. 
These  same  plants,  too,  became,  in  a  somewhat  later  stage,  food  for  the 


23°  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  •  [September, 

larva  of  one  of  the  Muscid  flies.  Wherever  the  bulb  was  exposed, 
masses  of  white  eggs  were  to  be  found,  and  soon  the  maggots  were  at 
work  aiding  the  disease.  Usually  the  maggots  were  accused  of  being  the 
authors  of  the  injury,  but  erroneously  so.  I  have  frequently  noticed  in 
other  connections  that  the  slightest  trace  of  a  soft  rot,  whether  caused  by 
a  fungus  or  bacteria,  attracted  insects  who  were  then,  frequently,  charged 
with  all  the  injury  caused.  On  the  other  hand,  insect  injury  very  often 
served  to  give  entrance  to  the  germs  of  plant  disease,  and  the  latter  finishes 
what  the  first  began.  In  the  tomato  field  a  fruit  bitten  into  by  the  larva 
of  Heliothis  armiger  is  almost  certain  to  become  victim  to  bacterial  de- 
-cay,  and  to  infect  every  other  fruit  with  which  it  is  in  contact. 

The  lesson  of  this  is,  of  course,  to  have  plants  that  are  healthy.  This 
is  much  more  often  within  the  control  of  the  farmer  than  is  thought  at  first 
sight,  especially  in  all  crops  that  are  set  out.  It  is  too  much  the  practice 
to  put  out  weaklings,  with  the  idea  that  they  will  catch  up  with  the  others 
later  on.  They  may,  and  often  really  clo  so,  but  more  usually  they  fall 
victim  to  disease  and  insects,  or  give  only  a  very  inferior  yield. 

Insects  and  parasitic  diseases  work  hand  in  hand,  and  either  will  follow 
the  other  as  the  case  may  be.  The  true  theory  is  to  give  neither  a  foot- 
hold if  possible. 

Vitality  in  Insects. — Instances  of  great  vitality  in  insects  are  not  rare, 
but  I  was  quite  surprised  at  the  resistance  offered  by  a  Muscid  larva  which 
I  found  in  decaying  onions.  I  wished  to  preserve  a  few  specimens,  and 
placed  them  in  a  dish  containing  ninety-five  per  cent,  alcohol,  expecting 
to  find  them  dead  in  a  few  minutes.  Half  an  hour  thereafter  they  were 
yet  very  lively,  and  were  squirming  about  at  a  great  rate.  I  removed 
some  of  them  to  a  mixture  containing  acetic  acid  25  per  cent.,  alcohol 
25  per  cent.,  water  50  per  cent.,  and  added  an  alcoholic  solution  of  eosin 
to  those  left  in  the  original  liquid.  About  two  hours  thereafter  the  speci- 
mens were  yet  alive  and  those  in  the  stained  liquid  has  assumed  a  pretty 
red  tint,  that  extended,  apparently,  to  some  of  the  internal  structures. 
Punctured  two  specimens  and  the}'  died  almost  immediately.  Those  in 
the  acetic  acid  solution  were  not  dead  when  I  left  the  laboratory,  but  were 
dead  next  morning.  This  experiment  was  rather  interesting,  and  I  placed 
a  number  of  the  maggots  in  a  hellebore  decoction — one  ounce  to  one 
gallon  of  water.  They  lived  in  this  half  a  day  or  more,  and  in  a  decoction 
of  double  that  strength  lived  several  hours.  Afterward,  I  poured  over  a 
few  infested  onions  fully  half  a  pint  of  the  one  ounce  to  one  gallon  de- 
coction, and  twenty-four  hours  thereafter  no  ill  effects  were  noted  on  the 
specimens.  Placed  several  of  the  maggots  in  a  solution  of  kainit — two 
ounces  to  one  pint  of  water,  and  in  this  they  lived  thirty-six  hours;  took 
them  out,  placed  them  on  a  dry  board  and  covered  with  a  glass  dish, 
under  which  they  lived  yet  twenty-four  hours,  one  of  them  changing  to  a 
pupa  during  that  time.  A  solution  of  nitrate  of  soda,  one  ounce  to  one 
•quart  of  water,  killed  all  that  were  placed  in  it  within  thirty-six  hours. 

These  experiments  become  interesting  from  the  fact  that  Mr.  Fletcher 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  231 

has  found  the  hellebore  decoction  a  very  satisfactory  remedy  for  the  cab- 
bage maggots,  and  I  have  found  that  both  the  kainit  and  nitrate  of  soda 
solutions  were  exceedingly  fatal  to  many  subterranean  forms. 

Orange  Insects  form  the  subject  of  a  large  part  of  a  special  bulletin  of 
the  Louisiana  State  Experiment  Station,  and  this  part  is  prepared  by  Prof. 
H.  A.  Morgan.  There  is  little  that  is  new  in  this  paper,  which  covers 
rather  more  than  fifty  pages,  but  the  compilation  is  good,  and  the  work 
of  the  insects  in  Louisiana  is  described.  So,  if  there  was  little  room  for 
new  observation  on  pests  that  have  been  so  well  studied  by  Hubbard, 
Comstock  and  others,  yet  the  work  is  far  from  being  a  compilation  merely, 
and  will  be  most  useful  to  the  Citrus  growers  in  Louisiana,  for  whom  it 
is  especially  intended.  It  is  to  be  much  regretted  that  both  paper  and 
presswork  of  the  pamphlet  are  exceedingly  poor. 

The  Insect  Pests  of  the  Tobacco  are  very  incidentally  treated  in  Bulletin 
No.  44,  of  the  Alabama  Station,  by  Mr.  A.  J.  Bondurant,  where  they  are 
reduced  to  the  "  Cut  worm"  and  the  "  Horn  worm."  Both  are  figured, 
and  I  very  much  regret  that  I  am  unable  to  reproduce  the  picture  of  the 
"Cut  worm,"  which  is  an  artistic  curiosity,  or  an  entomological  mon- 
strosity, or  both.  No  better  remedies  than  digging  out  the  one,  and 
picking  off  the  other  are  recommended,  though  the  poisoned  bait  traps 
for  the  "Cut  worm"  and  the  poisoned  "Jimpson  Weed"  flowers  for  the 
Sphinx  have  proved  very  successful. 

The  Insect  Enemies  of  Small  Grains  are  treated  by  Mr.  Lawrence  Bruner, 
in  the  annual  report  of  the  Nebraska  State  Board  of  Agriculture  for  1893, 
and,  as  usual,  Mr.  Bruner  has  done  his  work  well,  even  though  it  is  com- 
pilation in  very  great  part.  The  tedium  of  entomological  literature  is 
somewhat  relieved  by  the  attractive  frontispiece  illustrating  a  grasshopper 
orchestra  singing  the  well-known  ballad  "  In  this  wheat  by-and-bye." 

The  Classification  of  Insects  and  their  Relation  to  Agriculture.— This  is 

the  title  of  Bulletin  28  from  the  Minnesota  Station,  and  its  author  is  Dr. 
Lugger.  The  Bulletin  is  very  popularly  written,  and  is  very  largely  a 
picture  book.  The  definitions  that  are  given  of  the  various  divisions  are 
of  the  most  general  possible  description,  and  are  in  themselves  insufficient 
to  give  even  an  idea  of  the  creatures  to  which  they  are  known  to  be  ap- 
plied. Supplemented  by  the  pictures  they  become  intelligible,  and  prob- 
ably some  information  will  be  gained  by  the  farmers  that  can  be  persuaded 
to  read  it  through.  Following  the  descriptive  part  of  the  Bulletin  we 
have  a  chapter  on  applied  or  practical  entomology,  in  which  both  natural 
and  artificial  methods  of  destroying  insects  are  described.  There  is  no- 
where a  very  definite  statement  of  exactly  what  cases  are  adapted  for 
natural  or  artificial  methods,  and  altogether  the  Bulletin  is  very  general 
and  indefinite.  It  is  not  quite  such  a  one  as  we  have  been  in  the  habit  of 
expecting  from  Dr.  Lugger,  and  lie  certainly  does  not  do  himself  justice. 
There  are  few  points  that  are  absolutely  inaccurate,  but  one  matter  is  of 
some  importance  not  only  to  the  farmers  of  Minnesota,  but  to  those  of 


232  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [September, 

other  States.  Speaking  of  London  purple,  Dr.  Lugger  says  it  has  the 
advantage  that  it  can  be  used  with  the  Bordeaux  mixture,  and  he  says  if 
Paris  green  is  used  for  a  similar  purpose,  we  are  very  apt  to  increase  its 
injury  upon  foliage.  This  is  strictly  incorrect:  Paris  green  can  be  as  safely 
used  as  London  purple  with  the  Bordeaux  mixture,  but  it  must  not  be 
used  with  any  fungicides  containing  ammonia,  because  the  ammonia  dis- 
solves the  arsenite  of  copper.  London  purple,  on  the  other  hand,  can  be 
used  with  fungicides  of  this  description,  because  the  arsenite  of  lime  is 
not  attacked  by  the  ammonia.  This  is  a  very  important  point,  and  one 
upon  which  I  have  always  placed  great  stress.  It  is  the  ammonia  that 
renders  the  use  of  Paris  green  inadvisable  in  any  fungicides  containing  it. 
Wherever  lime  is  present  in  the  fungicides  it  will  be  apt  to  prevent  any 
trace  of  injury  to  the  leaves  by  any  of  the  arsenites. 

The  Horn  Fly  Again.— This  insect  forms  the  subject  of  Bulletin  14  of  the 
Central  Experimental  Farm,  Ottawa,  Canada,  and  in  it  Mr.  Fletcher  gives 
a  brief  statement  of  the  life-history  of  the  insect,  and  also  a  record  of  its 
appearance  and  spread  in  Canada.  Nothing  new  is  added  to  our  know- 
ledge of  the  insect,  but  the  Bulletin  is  mentioned  here  principally  to  record 
the  fact  that  in  New  Jersey  the  fly  is  becoming  less  and  less  abundant.  In 
several  localities  in  the  southern  part  of  the  State,  where,  a  few  years  ago, 
the  fly  was  in  the  greatest  abundance,  they  are  now  very  much  less  in 
number  than  the  common  stable  fly,  Stomoxys  calcitrans.  Exactly  what 
has  led  to  this  reduction  in  numbers  I  have  no  means  of  knowing,  but 
the  fact  is  undoubted. 

The  Boll  Worm.— This  insect  forms  the  subject  of  Bulletin  29  of  Division 
of  Entomology  United  States  Department  of  Agriculture,  and  it  is  written 
by  Mr.  F.  \V.  Mally.  The  Bulletin  is  an  excellent  one.  It  is  too  long  to 
abstract  with  any  degree  of  justice,  and  only  its  scope  can  be  mentioned 
here.  The  method  and  extent  of  injury  on  various  plants  are  recorded, 
the  life-history  of  the  species  is  given,  the  parasites  are  mentioned  and 
briefly  described;  the  insects  preying  upon  it  are  referred  to,  and  finally 
the  injuries  to  the  plants  caused  by  other  insects  and  charged  to  the  Boll 
worm  are  detailed.  The  subject  of  remedies  forms  the  most  important 
part  of  the  Bulletin,  and  is,  of  course,  the  most  interesting.  Attacking 
the  insects  by  light  proved  distinctly  unfavorable,  or,  as  Mr.  Mally  says, 
"  that  the  use  of  lights  for  attracting  and  trapping  the  Boll  worm  moth  is 
entirely  useless."  The  use  of  poisoned  sweets  seems  to  have  been  more 
successful.  Applied  to  pea  vines,  which  had  been  planted  as  a  trap  crop, 
a  great  many  moths  were  poisoned,  and  probably  a  considerable  benefit 
was  derived  by  this  method.  Mr.  Mally,  however,  does  not  seem  to  think 
very  highly  of  this  method  either,  and  does  not  speak  very  enthusiastically 
of  it.  Quite  a  number  of  experiments  were  made  with  pyrethrum,  either 
dried,  a  watery  extract,  or  an  emulsified  oil  extract.  All  of  these  were 
more  or  less  successful  on  the  young  larvce  and  all  were  practically  un- 
successful on  the  old  or  more  matured  larva;.  The  final  conclusion  is 
that,  trapping  the  larva;  upon  corn  planted  for  that  special  purpose,  would 


1893.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  233 

prove  the  most  satisfactory  method  of  preventing  injury  that  could  be  de- 
vised. The  specially  interesting  series  of  experiments  were  those  made 
with  bacterial  diseases.  Quite  a  number  of  disease  germs  were  cultivated, 
but  the  efforts  made  to  inoculate  the  Boll  worm  were  in  all  cases  practical 
failures.  This  accords  very  well  with  what  has  been  observed  in  other 
cases,  and  it  lends  weight  to  conclusions  that  have  been  arrived  at,  that 
insect  diseases  depend  too  much  upon  conditions  which  are  not  under  the 
control  of  man  to  be  at  any  time  considered  as  reliable,  except  in  very 
peculiar  instances. 


Notes 


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ence, as  to  make  it  necessary  to  put  "  copy"  into  the  hands  of  the  printer,  for  each  number, 
three  weeks  before  date  of  issue.  This  should  be  remembered  in  sending  special  or  im- 
portant matter  for  certain  issue.  Owing  to  low  subscription  rate,  "  extras"  will  be  charged 
for,  and  when  they  are  wanted,  it  should  be  so  stated  on  the  MS.  along  with  the  number 
desired.  The  receipt  of  all  papers  will  be  acknowledged. — ED. 


Dr.  J.  E.  TALMAGE,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah,  disposes  of  the  assertion 
often  made  that  no  living  thing  can  exist  in  the  waters  of  the  Great  Salt 
Lake.  He  records  the  presence  of  Artemia  fertilis  Verrill ;  larvae  of 
Tipulidae,  probably  Chironomus  oceanicus  Packard;  a  species  of  Lorixa, 
probably  C.  deco/orUhler;  and  lastly  the  larvae  and  pupre  of  a  fly  Ephydra 
gracilis  Packard. 

"  HITHERTO  the  two  groups  Macro-  and  Micro-lepidoptera  into  which 
butterflies  and  moths  have  been  divided  have  been  characterized  by  the 
former  including  all  the  large  and  conspicuous  species,  and  the  latter  only 
containing  small  and  inconspicuous  moths.  Dr.  Chapman,  in  a  commu- 
nication to  the  Entomological  Society  of  London,  has  endeavored  to  raise 
the  Micros  in  general  favor  by  transferring  to  that  group  several  of  our 
finest  moths.  According  to  him  the  pupa  of  the  Goat-moth  (Cossns  //>- 
niperda)  possesses  all  the  characteristics  of  a  typical  Micro-lepidopterous 
pupa,  and  for  a  similar  reason  the  genera  Sesia,  Zyga:na,  /'/-(ten's  and 
Hepialus  should  be  placed  among  the  Micros."— H.vclian^e. 

RECENTLY  my  attention  was  called  to  a  cocoon  which  was  found  in  a 
shell  of  the  snail  known  as  Helix  albolabris,  colltTtcd  at  Lake  Hupat- 
cong,  New  Jersey.  Thinking  the  cocoon  to  be  that  of  one  of  the  dipter- 

7* 


234  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [September, 

ous  parasites,  I  placed  it  in  a  small  vial,  intending  to  give  it  to  some  dip- 
terist  at  the  first  opportunity,  but  what  was  my  surprise  when  examining 
the  vial  lately  to  find  a  specimen  of  the  genus  Potnpilns,  one  of  the  fosso- 
rial  wasps,  which  proved  to  be,  en  identification,  P.  Inctiiosus  Cress.  It 
is  well  known  that  species  of  the  family  Pompilidae  make  nests,  generally 
of  mud,  storing  them  with  spiders,  but  I  have  never  heard  of  them  utilizing 
snail-shells  for  that  purpose,  although  some  species  of  the  bee  genus 
Osniia  have  been  known  to  build  in  such  places.  A  fact  that  makes  this 
note  more  interesting  is,  that  Pompilus  luctuosus  has  never  before  been 
recorded  east  of  Colorado. — WM.  J.  Fox,  Phila.,  Pa. 

INSTANCES  OF  EXTENDED  PUPAL  TERM.  Pieris  sisyinbri. — Several 
pupce  were  bred  at  Laggan  from  eggs,  in  July,  1890;  four  of  these  pro- 
duced butterflies  early  in  June,  1892,  all  males. 

Anthocharis  hyantis. — One  male  and  two  females  emerged  late  in  May, 
1891,  from  chrysalids  of  1889. 

The  above  are  the  only  cases  in  my  own  experience,  of  species  remain- 
ing two  Winters  in  pupa;  the  fact  is  on  record,  however,  as  to  Antho- 
charis ausonides,  A.  sara,  A.  genutia,  and  some  other  Lepidoptera. 

The  extension  of  pupal  term  through  second  Winter  may  be  a  com- 
moner incident  than  we  are  aware,  and  I  am  inclined  to  consider  it  an 
influential  factor  in  causing  the  wide  variance  seen  in  different  years  in 
the  commonness  of  certain  butterflies.  Anthocharis  hyantis  is  peculiarly 
fluctuating  in  abundance  in  this  locality.  It  is  usually  a  rare  insect,  yet, 
in  1890,  it  was  one  of  the  commonest  butterflies  during  its  short  time  of 
flight,  and  it  is  a  certainty  that  far  more  than  half  the  Hyantis,  which  have 
taken  flight  here  in  the  past  seven  years,  were  on  the  wing  in  two  weeks 
of  that  Summer. — THOMAS  E.  BEAN. 

IN  a  paper  in  the  "  Entomologist"  for  June,  1893,  by  Robert  McLachlan, 
entitled  "The  Decadence  of  British  Butterflies,  with  Suggestions  for  a 
Close-time"  he  mentions  the  fact  that  Aporia  cretccgi  has  probably  be- 
come nearly  extinct  in  England,  if  not  totally  so.  Two  British  butterflies 
have  become  extinct,  and  a  third,  Lyc&na  arioii  "shows  signs  of  being 
dangerously  near  extinction.  Chrysophanus  dispar  was  common  in  for- 
mer years  in  the  few  of  the  eastern  counties  where  it  fed  on  the  great 
water-dock  (Rumex  hydrolapathum).  It  disappeared  entirely  about  the 
year  1850.  The  other  extinct  butterfly,  Lyca~na  acis,  was  widely  spread 
over  England,  but  was  always  extremely  local,  and  seldom,  if  ever,  found 
in  numbers.  Its  extinction  was  going  on  for  many  years,  and  probably 
commenced  about  1840.  Mr.  McLachlan  further  states  that  the  British 
butterflies  only  number  about  sixty-three  species,  and  that  in  times  gone 
by  the 'list  must  have  been  larger.  "  I  have  spoken  about  the  extent  to 
v.hich  the  direct  action  of  collectors  may  influence  the  extinction  of  a 
species,  and  have  said  that  I  do  not  regard  it  as  serious,  save  in  cases 
where  other  causes  have  already  put  the  species  far  on  the  road  to  ex- 
tinction. But  I  may  have  underestimated  this  matter,  and  it  lias  occurred 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  235 

to  me  latterly,  on  several  occasions,  whether  a  close-time  or  season  could 
not  be  enforced  for  certain  British  butterflies,  the  species  to  be  decided 
upon  by  a  committee  of  experts,  just  as  has  been  done  for  British  birds. 
The  idea  may  seem  to  some  childish  and  ridiculous,  full  of  paltry  senti- 
ment, and  so  on.  But  why  not  protect  the  beautiful  innoxious  insects 
that  display  their  admirable  forms  and  colors,  and  gladden  the  hearts  of 
all  true  lovers  of  Nature."  Around  Philadelphia  we  have  about  thirty- 
seven  more  species  of  butterflies  than  there  are  in  all  Britain,  so  it  is  not 
childish  or  ridiculous  to  preserve  these  beautiful  creatures  as  Mr.  McLach- 
lan  suggested,  especially  where  there  are  so  few. 

CALIFORNIA  NOTES. — Two  years  ago,  while  working  a  mountain  stream 
in  a  neighboring  canyon,  several  specimens  of  Amphizoa  insolens  were 
taken.  These  attracted  the  attention  of  Dr.  Horn,  on  a  recent  visit,  and 
he  expressed  surprise  that  the  species  should  be  found  so  far  south,  sug- 
gesting that  I  send  a  note  of  the  capture  to  the  NEWS.  In  this  connection 
it  seems  appropriate  to  note  the  occurrence  here  of  one  or  two  other 
northern  forms,  which,  so  far  as  I  know,  have  not  been  recorded  from 
this  part  of  the  State.  The  following  were  taken  last  Summer  in  the  San 
Bernardino  Mountains:  Mysia  hornii;  one  example  of  this  species  beaten 
from  pine.  Chrysophana  placida;  three  examples  also  from  pines.  Ne- 
cydalis  cavipennis;  a  specimen  recently  emerged,  found  resting  on  the 
trunk  of  a  sugar  pine.  Pinus  latnbertiana;  the  trunks  of  many  dead 
and  dying  pines  revealed  numbers  of  the  nearly  cylindrical  burrows  of 
this  fine  longicorn,  in  some  of  which  were  the  remains  of  a  past  genera- 
tion of  beetles.  Pterostichus  ater:  two  examples  of  average  size,  not 
differing  from  northern  specimens.  All  the  above  were  found  at  an  alti- 
tude of  from  4000  to  6000  feet,  and  would  seem  to  have  followed  the 
Sierras  south,  going  higher  as  they  advance,  until  in  this  latitude  they  are 
found  only  near  the  summits  of  the  higher  ranges. 

The  occurrence  of  a  species  of  Psephenus  in  this  locality  seems  worthy 
of  mention.  Specimens  submitted  to  Capt.  Casey  were  identified  by  him 
as  lecontei.  .  On  comparing  with  Massachusetts  examples  in  my  cabinet 
the  local  specimens  show  several  somewhat  constant  differences,  notably 
in  the  more  feebly  explanate  elytral  margin  and  the  dark  legs,  but  with 
the  few  specimens  at  hand  it  is  impossible  to  pronounce  upon  the  value 
of  these  differences.  It  is  probable  that  they  are  merely  geographical. 

A  specimen  of  Rosalia  funebris  has  been  recently  received  from  a  friend 
who  took  it  in  San  Diego  County,  probably  introduced  there,  as  suggested 
to  me  by  Dr.  Horn,  in  Oregon  timber. — H.  C.  FALL,  Pomona,  Cal. 

Identification  of  Insects  (Images)  for  Subscribers. 

Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions :  ist,  The  number  of  species 
to  be  limited  to  twenty-five  for  each  sending  ;  2cl,  The  sender  to  pay  all  expenses  of  trans- 
portation and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  : 
3d,  Each  specimen  must  have  a  number  attached  so  that  the  identification  may  be  an- 
nounced accordingly.  Exotic  species  named  onh  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor, 
who  should  be  consulted  before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  2  cent  stamp  with  all  insects 
for  return  of  names.  Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  read  page  41,  Vol.  III. 
Address  all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  XKWS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Logan 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


236  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [September, 

Entomological   Literature. 


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Some  words  on  a  new  arrangement  of  a  part  of  the  Diptera  Orthorrhapha 
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LEPIDOPTERA  INDICA  by  F.  Moore.  Pt.  xiii,  xiv,  forming  pp.  1-32. 
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THE  ANNALS  AND  MAGAZINE  OF  NATURAL  HISTORY  (6),  xi,  No.  65. 
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position  in  the  classification  of  Heterocerous  Lepidoptera,  A.  G.  Butler. 
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R.  I.  Pocock,  i  pi. 

THE  VICTORIAN  NATURALIST.  Melbourne,  April,  1893. — Notes  on 
some  Victorian  Coccida?,  or  scale  insects,  II,*  C.  French.  On  the  color 
variations  of  some  Australian  Lepidoptera,  J.  Lidgett. 

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on  some  of  them,  H.  A.  Gossard.  Notes  on  Aphididae,  H.  Osborn  and 
F.  A.  Sirrine.  Life-histories  of  Jassidae,  H.  Osborn.  Additions  and  cor- 
rections to  Catalogue  of  Hemiptera,  id. 

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species  of  fossorial  Hymenoptera,  \V.  J.  Fox.  Synopsis  of  the  Asilicl 
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American  Thysanura,  A.  D.  Macgillivray.  Nomophila  iioctuclla  Schiff, 
E.  P.  Felt,  figs.  Further  on  the  Diptera  considered  as  the  highest  insects, 
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*  Contains  new  species  other  than  Xorth  American. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  237 

W.  H.  Edwards.  Field  notes  from  Texas  and  Louisiana,  H.  F.  \Vickham. 
A  new  Gastropacha,  }.  J.  Rivers.  The  butterflies  of  Laggan,  N.  \V.  T.; 
account  of  certain  species  inhabiting  the  Rocky  Mountains  in  latitude  51° 
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C.  Kenyan.  Parnassius  clodius  and  P.  smintheus,  H.  Strecker. 

ENTOMOLOGISCHE  NACHRICHTEN,  xix,  9.  Berlin,  May,  1893. — Pre- 
liminary reply  to  VerhoefT s  criticism  on  my  work,  "The  biological  sig- 
nificance of  the  genital  appendages  of  insects,"  K.  Escherich. 

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the  chrysalid,  L.  Luciani  and  D.  Lo  Monaco.  Revision  of  the  European 
species  of  the  mosquito  family,  E.  Ficalbi. 

NATURE.  London,  May  18,  1893. — The  use  of  ants  to  Aphides  and 
Coccids,  G.  J.  Romanes,  A.  O.  Walker. — May  25th.  What  becomes  of 
the  Aphis  in  the  Winter?,  T.  A.  Sharpe. — June  ist.  Notes  upon  the  habits 
of  some  living  scorpions,  R.  I.  Pocock. 

ERGEBNISSE  DER  PLANKTON-EXPEDITION  DER  HUMBOLDT-STIFTUNG 
II,  G.  a.  Kiel  and  Leipsic:  Lipsius  &  Fischer,  1893. — The  Halobatidae,* 
Dr.  F.  Dahl,  figs.  The  Halacarina,  Dr.  H.  Lohmann,*  figs.,  13  pis. 

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index]. 

i 

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chroism  in  British  Lepidoptera,  J.  W.  Tutt. — June  15th.  Melanochroism 
in  British  Lepidoptera,  A.  R.  Grote. 

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of  Jamaica,  id. 

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405-450. 

BIOLOGISCHES  CENTRALBLATT.  Erlangen,  May  15,  1893. — Recent 
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Voigt. 

*  Contains  new  species  other  than   North  American. 


238  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [September, 

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cerca  americana,  W.  S.  Blatchley.  Hosts  of  North  American  Tachinidse, 
etc.,  I,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend.  Descriptions  of  new  species  and  genera  of 
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bothrus  from  Connecticut,  with  remarks  on  other  New  England  species, 
A.  P.  Morse.  Additions  to  the  list  of  Bombyces  at  Poughkeepsie,  H.  G. 
Dyar.  Early  stages  of  two  Jamaican  Nymphalidae,  T.  D.  A.  Cockerel!. 

ZOE.  San  Francisco,  April,  1893. — A  new  Trypetid  from  Chacaltianguis, 
Mex.,  with  a  note  on  Hexachcsta  amabilis  Lw.,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend.  A 
new  subspecies  of  Ceroplastes  from  Mexico,  T.  D.  A.  Cockerel! . 

ZOOLOGISCHER  ANZEIGER.  Leipsic,  May  29,  and  June  12,  1893. —Mor- 
phology of  the  appendages  and  mouth-parts  of  Crustaceans  and  Insects, 
Dr.  H.  J.  Hansen. 

BOLLETINO  DEI  MuSEI  DI  ZOOLOGIA  ED  ANATOMIA  COMPARATA  DELLA 

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genera  and  species  of  Diptera,  Dr.  E.  Giglio  Tos. 

ARCHIV  FUR  NATURGESCHICHTE,  lix,  I,  2.  Berlin,  April,  1893. — Con- 
tributions to  the  knowledge  of  the  Pupipara  (the  larva  of  Melophagus 
ovinus),  H.  S.  Pratt,  i  pi. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  U.  S.  NATIONAL  MUSEUM,  xvi,  pp.  45-52  [No. 
924].  Washington,  D.  C.,  1893. — Notes  on  North  American  Hemiptera 
Heteroptera,  A.  L.  Montandon. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  MONTHLY  MAGAZINE.  London,  June,  1893.— 
Notes  on  some  British  and  foreign  Coccidse,  J.  W.  Douglas,  fig.  The 
decadence  of  British  butterflies,  with  suggestions  for  a  close-time,  R. 
McLachlan.  A  new  Coccid  in  an  Ant's  nest,  R.  Newstead. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST.  London,  June,  1893. — On  three  hybrid  silk- 
moths,  hybridised  and  bred  in  North  America,  J.  Watson.  The,  West 
Indian  species  of  Dactylopius,  T.  D.  A.  Cockerel!.  Suggestions  for  de- 
coying butterflies,  H.  G.  Knaggs. 

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mon  harvest  spider  and  its  variations,  C.  M.  Weed.  North  American 
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of  Jurinia,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend. 

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olcgy  of  butterflies,  II,  A.  Seitz.  Remarks  on  the  essay  by  A.  Spuler, 
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during  the  Summer  of  1892,  L.  Bruner.  Report  on  insects  of  the  season 
in  Iowa,  H.  Osborn.  Entomological  notes  for  the  season  of  1892,  M.  E. 
Murtfeldt.  Report  on  experiments  in  apiculture,  1892,  J.  H.  Larrabee. 

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Insects,  G.  C.  Davis. 

COMPTE  RENDU.  SOCIETE  DE  BIOLOGIE.  Paris,  June  10,  1893.  Re- 
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REVUE  SCIENTIFIQUE  DU  BOURBONNAIS,  vi,  6.  Moulins,  June,  1893.— 
A  parasite  of  the  Ants — Elasmosoma  berolinense  Ruth.,  1'Abbe  Pierre. 

UNIVERSITY  OF  MINNESOTA.  Agricultural  Experiment  Station.  Bull. 
No.  28.  St.  Anthony  Park,  Minn.,  March,  1893. — The  classification  of 
insects  and  their  relation  to  agriculture,  O.  Lugger,  143  pp.,  Si  figs. 

NEW  MEXICO  COLLEGE  OF  AGRICULTURE  AND  MECHANIC  ARTS.  Ag- 
ricultural Experiment  Station.  Bulletin  No.  9.  Las  Cruces,  N.  Mex., 
December,  1892. — Insecticides  and  their  appliances,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend, 
25  pp.,  20  figs.,  i  pi. 

WEST  VIRGINIA  AGRICULTURAL  EXPERIMENT  STATION.  Bulletin  No. 
31.  Morgantown,  W.  Va.,  April,  1893. — Catalogue  of  West  Virginia 
Scolytidae  and  their  enemies,  with  list  of  trees  and  shrubs  attacked,  A. 
D.  Hopkins. 

UNTERSUCHUNGEN  UBER  DIE  FAUNA  DER  GEWASSER  BOHMKNS,  I. 
Metamorphose  der  Trichopteren  II,  Serie,  von  Prof.  Fr.  Klapalek  (Ar- 
chiv  d.  Naturwis.  Landesdurchforschung  von  Bohmen,  viii,  6).  Prague, 
1893,  143  pp.,  numerous  figures. 

DlE    PlLZGARTEN   EINIGER   SUDAMERIKANISCHER  AMEISEN  VOn  Alfred 

Moller.     Jena,  Gustav  Fischer,  1893,  127  pp,,  7  pis.,  4  text  figures. 

THE  LIFE  OF  A  BUTTERFLY.  By  Samuel  H.  Scudder.  Received  from 
Henry  Holt  &  Co.,  Publishers,  New  York.— This  little  book  of  182  pages, 
with  four  plates  and  an  index,  treats  of  the  life-history  of  Anosia  plex- 
ippus,  the  milkweed  butterfly.  The  character  of  the  book  is  well  sketched 
out  in  the  author's  preface,  which  reads  as  follows:  "  In  the  following 
work  I  have  tried  to  present  in  untechnical  language  the  story  of  the  life 
of  one  of  our  most  conspicuous  American  butterflies.  At  the  same  time 
by  introducing  into  the  account  of  its  anatomy,  development,  distribute  m, 
enemies  and  seasonal  changes,  some  comparisons  with  the  more  or  less 
dissimilar  structure  and  life  of  other  butterflies,  and  particularly  of  our 
native  forms,  I  have  endeavored  to  give,  in  some  fashion  and  in  brief 
space,  a  general  account  of  the  lives  of  the  whole  tribe.  By  using  a  single 
butterfly  as  a  special  text,  one  may  discourse  at  pleasure  of  many."  This 
book  should  be  a  great  service  to  the  beginner,  as  it  is  very  entertainingly 
and  instructively  written,  and,  as  the  author  states,  is  a  guide  to  the  life- 
histories  of  all  butterflies.  It  is  divided  into  eleven  chapters,  the  first  of 


240  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [September, 

which  gives  a  general  account  and  the  remainder  are  devoted  to  the 
anatomy,  physiology,  habits,  vagrancy,  mimicry  and  protective  resem- 
blance, critical  periods  of  life,  etc. 

BRIEF  GUIDE  TO  THE  COMMONER  BUTTERFLIES  OF  THE  NORTHERN 
UNITED  STATES  AND  CANADA.  Being  and  introduction  to  a  knowledge 
of  their  life-histories.  By  Samuel  Hubbard  Scudder.  Published  by  Henry 
Holt  &  Co.,  New  York;  i2mo.,  206  pp. — The  book  begins  with  a  chapter 
entitled,  "  What  are  Butterflies?"  and  is  followed  by  others  on  structure, 
etc.,  of  the  imago,  egg,  caterpillar  and  chrysalis,  the  lives  and  habits  of 
caterpillars,  how  the  chrysalis  hangs,  variation,  etc.,  sexual  differences, 
senses,  mimicry  and  protection,  classification  of  butterflies,  followed  by 
an  interesting  and  valuable  chapter  describing  some  of  the  more  important 
works  on  American  butterflies.  Next  follow  keys  to  the  various  groups 
based  on  the  perfect  butterfly,  the  caterpillar  and  chrysalis.  The  body 
of  the  work  is  made  up  of  the  descriptions  of  the  imago,  egg,  caterpillar 
and  chrysalis,  etc.,  of  the  species  treated.  The  work  ends  with  an  ap- 
pendix of  instructions  for  collecting,  rearing,  preserving  and  studying, 
and  the  whole  makes  a  work  that  no  beginner  can  well  get  along  without. 


SEW  SPECIES  OF  SOUTH  AMERICAS  INSECTS  DESCRIBED 
IS  THE  PRECEDING  LITERATURE. 


ARACHNIDA. 
Sabacon  spinosus  Weed,  Amer.  Nat.  xxvii,  p.  575,  fig.,  N.  Hampshire. 

COLEOPTERA. 

Buprestidae:  Micrasta  n.  gen.  4  n.  sp.,  Mexico,  Kerremans,  Ann.  Soc. 
Ent.  Belg.  xxxvii,  p.  115. 

Euclasea  obliqua  Lewis,  Ann.  Mag.  N.  H.  (6),  xi,  p.  425,  Mex. 

DIPTERA. 

Mallophora  megachile  Coquillett,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p.  118,  Cal.  Nicocles 
argentatus,  p.  119,  Cal. 

Sarcophaga  leucanice  Townsend,  Psyche,  vi,  p.  468,  111. 

Euaresta  latipennis  Townsend,  Zoe,  iv,  p.  13,  Mex. 

Dexinas,  Muscinse,  Anthomyime:  n.  gen.  and  sp.,  Mexico.  Giglio-Tos, 
Boll.  Mus.  Zool.  Comp.  Anat.  Univ.  Torino,  viii,  No.  147. 

HEMIPTERA. 

Coccidae:  n.  sp.,  Cockerel!,  Journ.  Inst.  Jam.  I,  p.  254-256. 

Ceroplastes psidii  cistndiformis  Cockerell,  Zoe,  iv,  p.  104,  Guanajuato, 
Mexico. 

Cosmopepla  caeruleata  Montandon,  Proc.  U.  S.  Nat.  Mus.  xvi,  p.  47, 
Venez.,  Cent.  Am.  C.  Uh/eri,  p.  48,  Calif.,  Nev.  Dcndrocoris  pini, 
Sinca  Rileyi,  p.  51,  Calif. 

Dactylopins  virgatus  Cockerell,  Entom.  xxvi,  p.  178,  Jam. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  241 

HYMENOPTERA. 
Fossorial:  n.  sp.  Fox,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  pp.  115-117. 

LEPIDOPTERA. 

Acronycta  (Tricrna)  Grotci  Butler,  Ann.  Mag.  N.  H.  (6),  xi,  p.  400, 
N.  Y.,  Kans.  A.  (T.)  Smithii,  p.  401,  id. 

Lagoidae:  Dalcerides  n.  gen.  for  Artaxa  ingenita  H.  Ed\v.,  Neumoegen 
&  Dyar,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p.  121.  New  Notodontida?,  Saturniidae,  Lithosiidse, 
Hepialidse,  pp.  121-125. 

Phyllodesma  Dyari  Rivers,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p.  144,  Texas. 

Grammodes  concolor  Grote,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p.  155,  Savannah. 

MYRIAPODA. 

Archilithobius  4  n.  sp.,  Lithobius  i  n.  sp.,  Kenyan,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  pp. 
161-162,  Neb. 

ORTHOPTERA. 

Stenobothrus  olivaceus  Morse,  Psyche  vi,  p.  477,  Conn. 

THYSANURA. 

Smynthurus  spinatus  Macgillivray,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p.  127,  N.  Y.  S. 
JJoridanus,  p.  127,  Fla.  Anoura  magua,  p.  128,  Ohio. 


The  Entomological  Section 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  MEETINGS. 


MAY  25,   1893. 

A  regular  stated  meeting  of  the  Entomological  Section  of  the  Academy 
of  Natural  Sciences  was  held  in  the  Hall,  S.  W.  cor.  Nineteenth  and  Race 
Streets,  this  evening,  Mr.  E.  T.  Cresson  in  the  chair.  Thirteen  members 
and  associates  present.  The  chairman  announced  that  we  had  with  us  a 
distinguished  entomologist,  Dr.  S.  H.  Scudder,  of  Cambridge,  Mass. 
The  Publication  Committee  reported  in  favor  of  publishing  the  following 
papers  in  the  "Transactions"  of  the  American  Entomological  Society: 
A  Synopsis  of  the  Harvest  Spiders  of  South  Dakota.  By  C.  M.  Weed. 
Seventh  Contribution  to  a  Knowledge  of  Certain  Little-known  Aphididae. 
By  C.  M.  Weed.  The  Cosmetidse  of  the  United  States.  By  C.  M.  Weed. 
Mr.  W.  J.  Fox  exhibited  a  new  species  of  Sphe.v  which  he  had  received 
from  Mrs.  A.  T.  Slosson,  who  had  captured  it  in  Florida.  The  characters 
of  the  species  were  given,  and  the  name  exornatus  proposed  for  it.  Dr. 
Scudder  announced  that  he  had  lately  presented  to  the  American  Philo- 
sophical Society  for  publication,  a  paper  on  fossil  insects.  The  dipterous 
family  Tipulidae  was  treated.  The  bulk  of  the  work  was  based  on  mate- 


242  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [September, 

rial  from  Florissant,  Col.  Sixty  species  were  taken  into  consideration. 
About  half  the  genera  are  extinct,  not  including  half  the  species.  The 
neuration  of  some  of  the  newly-described  genera  were  explained  by 
drawings  on  the  black-board.  In  reply  to  a  question  the  speaker  stated 
that  in  most  cases  the  neuration  was  exceedingly  well  preserved.  Mr. 
Calvert  said  that,  in  his  account  of  the  local  Odonata,  he  had  been  led  to 
make  a  careful  study  of  the  thorax.  The  key  to  such  a  study  he  had 
found  in  the  anatomy  of  the  thorax  in  the  genera  Calopteryx  and  Hetcs- 
rena.  The  speaker  gave  at  length  the  anatomy  of  this  part  of  the  Odonata, 
and  aided  his  discourse  by  black-board  drawings.  C.  F.  Seiss  was  duly 
elected  a  member  of  the  Section,  and  Mr.  W.  H.  Patton,  of  Hartford, 
Conn.,  and  Dr.  H.  G.  Griffith,  of  Manayunk,  associates. 

Dr.  H.  SKINNER,  Recorder. 

JUNE  12,   1893. 

A  regular  stated  meeting  was  held  on  this  evening.  Mr.  Welles  in  the 
chair.  Eleven  members  and  associates  present.  A  communication  from 
the  New  York  Entomological  Society  suggesting  the  appointment  of  a 
field  meeting  on  July  4th  was  received,  and,  on  motion,  a  committee  con- 
sisting of  Messrs.  Johnson,  Skinner  and  Laurent,  was  appointed  to  reply 
to  the  same,  and  make  such  arrangements  as  deemed  best.  Mr.  Johnson 
exhibited  for  Dr.  Skinner  a  chrysalis  of  Feniseca  tarquinens,  which  some- 
what resembles  a  monkey's  face.  The  larvae  is  carnivorous,  and  feeds  on 
plant  lice.  The  specimens  were  reared  by  Miss  Emily  L.  Morton.  Mr. 
Calvert  described  the  characteristic  wing-veining  of  the  two  suborders  of 
the  ODONATA,  Zygoptera  and  Anisoptera,  and  illustrated  by  black-board 
sketches  the  apparent  manner  in  which  the  triangle  of  the  latter  was  de- 
rived from  quadrilateral  of  the  former  PHILIP  P.  CALVERT, 

Acting  Recorder. 

The  following  papers  were  read  and  accepted  by  the  Committee  for 
publication  in  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  : 


STEM  GALL  ON  EPHEDRA  NEVADENSE. 

By  C.  H.  TYLER  TOWNSEND. 

On  Oct.  10,  1891,  I  found  near  Joblin's  Ranch,  San  Andres 
Mountains,  on  stems  of  Ephedra  nevadense,  numbers  of  small, 
elongated  galls,  from  which  the  occupants  had  emerged,  as  was 
shown  by  a  small  hole  in  each  gall.  This  is  the  only  case  that 
has  ever  come  under  my  notice  of  an  insect  affecting  this  plant. 
Whether  it  possesses  some  acrid  principle,  by  virtue  of  which  it 
is  distasteful  to  most  insects,  I  cannot  say. 

The  gall  may  be  cecidomyidous,  or  it  may  be  hymenopterous. 
I  think  it  more  probable  that  it  is  the  former.  It  may  be  described 
as  follows: 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  243 

Gall.— Length  11-13  mm.;  width  3^-4^  mm.  An  elongated  perfect 
swelling  of  the  stem-like  shoots  of  the  plant  near  their  ends,  the  swellings 
or  galls  being  about  three  times  as  long  as  thick;  subcylindrical,  placed 
always  immediately  above  a  joint,  the  lower  end  terminating  at  the  joint 
and  subtruncate,  the  upper  end  sloping  quickly  from  all  sides  into  the 
distal  portion  of  the  stem,  which  extends  upward  in  a  line  with  the  longi- 
tudinal axis  of  the  gall.  External  surface  of  gall  longitudinally  finely 
fluted  or  furrowed,  being  the  exaggerated  minute  longitudinal  flutings  of 
the  stem  of  the  plant  developed  in  size  by  the  process  of  swelling.  Color 
of  dried  galls  greenish  or  straw  colored,  doubtless  green  in  life.  The  gall 
maker  emerges  always  at  the  lower  end,  the  exit  hole  in  each  gal'l  being 
just  a  little  above  the  joint,  about  one-third  the  length  of  the  gall  or  less 
from  its  lower  end.  The  dried  gall  grows  a  little  less  in  diameter  on  its 
lower  portion,  and  especially  so  on  the  side  containing  the  exit  hole  where 
the  adjacent  portion  is  collapsed,  doubtless  due  to  drying.  This  gives 
the  upper  end  the  greatest  diameter.  The  dried  galls  are  very  hard, 
somewhat  woody;  opening  them  discloses  a  central  longitudinal  channel 
in  which  the  larval  occupant  lived. 

Described  from  three  old  galls.  I  am  inclined  to  regard  this 
as  a  cecidomyidous  gall. 


-o- 


LIFE-HISTORY  OF  PAPILIO  EURYMEDON  Boisd. 

By  HARRISON  G.  DYAR,  Boston,  Mass. 
Papilio  eurymedon  Boisd. 

Egg- — Nearly  spherical,  the  base  flattened,  smooth,  slightly 
shining,  yellowish  green  with  a  reddish  shade  on  one  side,  which 
causes  it  to  resemble  a  miniature  unripe  wild  coffee  berry.  Diam. 
1.3  mm.  Laid  singly  on  the  upper  side  of  the  leaves  of  its 
food-plant. 

First  larval  stage. — Head  rounded,  black,  shining,  partly  re- 
tracted under  joint  2;  width  .8  mm.  Body  shaped  as  in  other 
species  of  Papilio,  smaller  centrally,  with  rows  of  spinose  tuber- 
cles, the  row  i  very  small,  the  subdorsal  row  ii  large,  especially 
the  ones  on  joint  2  on  each  side  of  the  cervical  shield,  and  on 
joints  3,  4,  12  and  13;  lateral  row  iii  small.  Color  dark  brown, 
becoming  later  velvety-black,  the  cervical  shield  pale  brown  and 
a  white  saddle-shape.d  spot  on  joints  7  and  8. 

Second  stage. — Head  slightly  retracted  under  joint  2;  rounded, 
shining,  dark  brown,  paler  over  the  clypeus  and  mouth;  ocelli 
black;  a  few  short  hairs  over  the  lower  part  of  head:  width  1.3 
mm.  The  subdorsal  tubercles  on  joints  2,  n,  12  and  13,  are 


244  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [September, 

rather  long,  with  a  few  setae;  all  the  rest  very  short,  smooth, 
round  and  shining.  Color  pale  brown,  mottled  with  darker 
brown,  a  white  saddle  on  joints  S-io,  pointed  posteriorly  and 
reaching  forward  on  the  sides;  pale  subventrally,  and  a  whitish 
subdorsal  line;  joint  2  is  yellowish,  and  joints  12  and  13  paler 
than  the  rest  of  the  body.  Below  the  tubercles  of  row  iii,  on 
joints  3,  4  and  6,  is  a  velvety-black  spot.  As  the  stage  advances 
the  color  becomes  greenish,  especially  subventrally. 

Third  stage. — Head  pinkish  brown,  mouth-parts  paler,  ocelli 
black;  width  1.8  mm.  On  joint  2  an  ocherous,  slightly  spinose, 
subdorsal  tubercle,  and  a  slighter  one  on  joint  12,  all  the  rest 
reduced  to  round,  shining,  slight  elevations.  The  body  is  en- 
larged at  joints  4-6,  elsewhere  nearly  uniform  in  size.  Color 
dark  green,  paler  at  the  sides,  slightly  shaded  with  blackish  and 
minutely  dotted  with  yellowish;  on  joints  7-9  a  white  saddle, 
excavated  before  and  pointed  behind,  passing  slightly  below  the 
obscure,  broken,  narrow,  white,  subdorsal  line,  and  containing 
two  faint  green  dorsal  spots;  joints  12  and  13  whitish.  The  tu- 
bercles of  rows  i  to  iii  on  joint  4  are  quite  distinct,  rounded, 
shiny  dark  brown,  and  connected  by  a  pale  brown  band.  The 
subdorsal  line  runs  between  tubercles  ii  and  iii,  and  just  above  it 
is  a  black  bar,  and  below  it  a  minute  blue  dot  encircled  with 
black.  There  are  no  other  .blue  dots  perceptible,  but  a  blackish 
subdorsal  one  on  joint  9.  The  elevated  shiny  dots  on  joints  3, 
5  and  1 1  are  ocherous  or  brown.  Anterior  edge  of  joint  2  yellow; 
scent-horns  brown. 

Fourth  stage. — Head  as  before;  width  2.7  mm.;  joint  2  nar- 
rowly yellow  anteriorly,  the  tubercles  on  each  side  of  the  opening 
orange  tinted.  Body  dark  green,  whitish  subventrally  and  mi- 
nutely dotted  with  yellowish,  only  traces  of  the  saddle-shaped 
spot  in  diffuse  subdorsal  whitish  patches  and  an  arrow-shaped 
dorsal  spot  on  joint  9,  and  even  these  disappear  before  the  stage 
is  completed.  On  joints  12  and  13  a  small,  yellow,  subdorsal 
tubercle.  On  joint  4  the  tubercles  of  rows  i  to  iii  are  small, 
round,  orange  tinted;  the  tubercle  i  has  on  it  and  below  it  an 
elongated  black-ringed  patch,  a  blue  dot;,  below  tubercle  ii  a 
black  line  dividing  a  yellow,  black-ringed,  pyriform  spot  that 
covers  tubercles  ii  and  iii,  enclosing  above  tubercle  iii  a  black- 
ringed  blue  spot.  There  are  no  other  blue  dots,  the  places  of 
the  absent  subdorsal  tubercles  being  slightly  paler  green  than  the 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  245 

ground  color.  Stigmatal  line  absent;  spiracles  brownish,  pale 
ringed.  In  the  incisure,  between  the  joints  5  and  6,  is  a  black 
band,  edged  with  yellow,  anteriorly,  concealed  when  the  larva  is 
at  rest,  but  suddenly  exposed  when  the  presence  of  an  enemy  is 
suspected. 

Fifth  stage. — Head  rounded,  the  sutures  deep,  minutely  wrin- 
kled and  clothed  with  very  short  pile;  pinkish  brown,  whitish 
around  the  mouth;  ocelli  black;  width  3.8mm.  Body  entirely 
smooth,  uniform  soft  green,  whitish  at  the  sides  and  beneath,  and 
minutely,  but  obscurely  dotted  with  yellowish;  joint  2  is  yellow 
anteriorly  around  the  slit  for  the  scent  organ.  The  marks  on 
joint  4  are  without  tubercles,  and  consist  of  a  rounded  triangular 
orange  spot  in  a  black  edge,  below  it  a  pale  blue  dot,  then  a  black 
edged  pyriform  spot,  very  slightly  excavated  in  front  and  pro- 
duced on  its  lower  posterior  side,  divided  above  the  middle  by  a 
transverse  black  line  (above  which  it  is  orange,  below  yellow) 
and  containing  a  violet  dot  in  a  broad  black  border.  As  the 
stage  advances  this  mark  becomes  terra  cotta  color,  except  the 
lower  part  of  the  pyriform  spot,  which  is  yellow,  shaded  with 
terra  cotta.  In  the  fold  between  joints  5  and  6  is  a  black  band 
edged  with  yellow  anteriorly,  reaching  over  the  dorsum  to  the 
lateral  region  on  each  side.  On  joints  5,  9,  10  and  n  deep  blue 
dots  represent  the  former  tubercles  of  rows  i  and  ii;  on  joints  5 
to  12  a  substigmatal  row  of  deep  blue  dots  and  on  joint  5  a  sub- 
dorsal  and  lateral  pale  blue  dot.  Spiracles  small,  white,  sur- 
rounded by  a  broad  brownish  border;  scent  organ  orange. 

Chrysalis. — Cylindrical,  the  abdomen  tapering,  no  depression 
between  thorax  and  abdomen,  a  blunt  trigonate  thoracic  promi- 
nence projecting  forward  parallel,  with  a  similar  process  over 
each  eye;  a  slight  lateral  projection  at  base  of  wing-case  and  a 
row  of  subdorsal  abdominal  granular  elevations,  three  of  which 
are  most  distinct.  Color  wood-brown,  longitudinally  streaked 
with  olive-brown;  wing-cases  grayish;  a  subdorsal  line  of  deep 
brown  shading  over  the  dorsum,  continued  as  a  broad  shade  to 
the  end  of  the  thoracic  projection;  a  broad,  lateral,  similarly 
colored  band,  extending  the  whole  length,  diffuse  on  its  upper 
edge;  a  brown  shade  on  the  wing-cases  basally,  below  the  cell 
and  a  greenish  shade  on  the  leg-cases.  Length  35  mm. ;  width 
9  mm. 

Food-plant. — Wild  coffee  (Rhamnus  calif ornica  Esch.). 


246  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [September, 

Peculiar  form  of  Argynnis  erinna  Ed\\. 
By  Prof.  ED.  T.  OWEN. 

Size,  form  and  colors  of  Arg.  erinna,  in  whose  habitat  it  was  taken. 
On  the  fore  wing,  on  a  strip  one-fourth  of  an  inch  wide  from  apex  to  pos" 
terior  angle;  the  usual  black  markings  appear  but  faintly  suggested;  this 
absence  of  black  is  compensated  by  considerable  black  venation.  On  the 
rest  of  the  wing  the  usual  black  marks  are  heavily  confluent.  The  hind 
wing  has  a  similar  strip  of  like  width  on  which  venation  marks  alone  ap- 
pear. The  black  markings  within  are  again  equally  confluent.  Corre- 
sponding modifications  exist  on  lower  surfaces,  except  that  on  both  fore 
and  hind  wings  there  has  been  an  effort  to  fuse  the  outer  row  of  silver 
spots  with  the  next  adjacent  silver  spots,  which  has  resulted  in  a  washing 
of  the  usual  tawny  band  with  yellow. 

Hab. — Klamath  County,  Oregon. 

In  the  hope  that  this  aberrant  form  may  recur,  I  venture  to 

name  it  cunninghami,  after  the  gentleman  who  captured  it. 

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Note  on  a  Tick  from  the  Ear  of  a  Coyote. 

By  C.  H.  TYLER  TOWNSEND. 

A  coyote  was  shot  by  the  writer  on  the  evening  of  Aug.  3, 
1892,  near  La  Vega  de  San  Jose,  in  Valencia  County,  N.  Mex. 
The  ears  were  immediately  cut  off  and  tied  outside  upon  the  top 
of  a  high  covered  wagon  to  dry  in  the  sun.  In  this  isolated  po- 
sition they  remained  uninterruptedly  until  August  6th,  when  they 
had  begun  to  smell.  On  this  date  there  was  found  in  close  prox- 
imity to  them  a  tick,  which  must  have  proceeded  from  them.  It 
was  small,  shrunken,  and  apparently  lifeless  when  found,  its  size 
being  due  to  its  empty  condition.  It  was  evidently  a  little  more 
than  half  grown.  Any  one  who  is  familiar  with  the  habits  of 
ticks  will  probably  agree  with  me  that  this  specimen  came  from 
the  ears  of  the  coyote,  since  there  is  hardly  a  chance  that  it  could 
have  reached  its  situation  in  any  other  way.  It  may  have  left  the 
ears  of  its  own  accord,  or  perhaps  it  was  shaken  from  them  by 
the  jolting  of  the  wagon,  which  had  been  continuously  on  the 
road  during  the  three  days.  Following  is  a  description  of  the  tick : 

Tick  from  Coyote's  Ear. — Length  2^  mm.;  anterior  width,  \l/2  mm. 
Coriaceous,  grayish  or  bluish,  thickly  covered  with  well- developed  spines 
on  anterior  half  of  dorsum  especially,  also  on  sternal  portion  of  venter. 
Mouth-parts  nearly  the  same  as  in  the  tick  from  horses'  ears  (Jour.  N.  V. 
Ent.  Soc.  i,  No.  2,  June,  1893),  the  fourth  joint  of  palpi  considerably 
shorter  than  the  third  joint.  The  spiny  anterior  portion  of  body  projects 
.anteriorly,  in  a  rounded  median  angle,  over  the  capitulum,  the  mouth- 


1893.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  247 

parts  being  more  or  less  sunken.  Ends  of  palpi  and  rostrum  just  visible 
from  above.  Legs  same,  each  terminated  with  a  pair  of  curved,  strongly 
hooked  claws;  no  suckers.  Spiracles  marked  by  a  conical  tubercle, 
directed  backward. 

One  alcoholic  specimen  from  ear  of  Cants  latrans.  Color 
noted  before  immersion  in  alcohol,  which  has  turned  it  to  a  dark 
reddish  brown.  This  is  perhaps  the  same  species  as  that  found 
in  horses'  ears,  and  above  referred  to.  It  agrees  with  that  form 
in  all  respects  not  mentioned  above. 


NEW  MYRIAPODA  FROM  NEBRASKA. 

By  F.  C.  KENYON,  University  of  Nebraska. 

Lithobius  sexdentatus  n.  sp.— Robust,  light  brown,  head  darker;  smooth, 
slightly  pilose.  Head  subobttmdate,  a  little  longer  than  broad;  posterior 
coxae  laterally  armed;  anal  and  penultimate  legs  armed  with  two  claws; 
antennae,  articles  rather  long,  20-21;  ocelli  19-24  in  four  rows;  prosternal 
teeth  six,  short;  coxal  pores  round,  in  a  single  series,  4,  4,  5,  4—4,  5,  5,  4. 
Spines  of  first  pair  of  legs  i,  2,  i;  of  penultimate  pair  i,  3,  3,  2;  of  anal 
pair  i,  3,  2,  i;  posterior  legs  not  long.  Fifth  joint  of  anal  legs  somewhat 
crassate;  last  two  joints  not  sulcate;  claw  of  9  genitalia  strong,  curved, 
and  with  a  minute  lobe  on  the  outer  side;  spines  2  +  2,  outer  one  longer. 
Length  12  mm. 

From  Pine  Ridge,  Sioux  County,  Nebraska. 

Lithobius  nebrascensis  n.  sp. — Robust,  scuta  slightly  arched,  the  larger 
scuta  subequal;  smooth,  very  pilose:  brown,  head  chestnut.  Head  sub- 
cordate,  longer  than  broad;  coxae  of  anal  legs  laterally  armed;  penulti- 
mate and  anal  legs  with  one  claw;  antennae,  articles  long,  20-21;  ocelli 
10  in  three  rows;  prosternal  teeth  4,  short;  dental  lamina  rounded;  coxal 
pores  round,  in  a  single  series,  2,  3,  3,  2 — 3,  4,  4,  4.  Spines  of  first  pair 
of  legs  i,  i,  i — i,  2,  i ;  of  penultimate  pair,  r,  3,  3,  2;  of  anal  pair,  i,  3,  2,0; 
posterior  legs  short,  anal  legs  scarcely  crassate,  claw  of  ( 9 )  genitalia 
strong  bipartite.  Spines  straight,  subequal,  inner  shorter.  Length  umm. 

Two  specimens,  one  from  West  Point,  the  other  from  Sioux 
County,  Nebraska. 

Lithobius  dorsopinorum  n.  sp.— Rather  depressed,  smooth,  sparcely  pi- 
lose; yellowish,  head  orange.  Head  of  about  equal  length  and  breadth; 
posterior  coxae  unarmed;  anal  penultimate  and  first  pair  of  legs  with  one 
claw;  antennae  filiform,  articles  rather  long,  21;  ocelli  11-15  in  three  rows; 
prosternal  teeth  2  -(-  2 — 2  +  3  short;  dental  lamina  rounded,  teeth  short; 
coxal  pores  round  in  a  single  series,  3,  4,  4,  3 — 4,  5,  5,  4.  Spines  of  first 
pair  of  legs  o,  2,  i  — i,  2,  i;  of  penultimate  pair,  i,  3,  2,  i  —  i,  3,  3,  2;  of 
anal  pair  i,  3,  2,  i;  posterior  legs  rather  long,  not  crassate.  Claw  of 
genitalia  (9)  short,  broadly  tripartite.  Spines  2  +  2  short,  straight, 
outer  the  longer.  Length  9-14  mm. 

Six  specimens  irom  Pine  Ridge,  Sioux  County,  Nebraska. 


248  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [September, 

ON  AN  UNDESCRIBED  FORM  OF  GLOVERIA. 

By  B.  NEUMOEGEN  and  HARRISON  G.  DYAR. 
Family  LASIOCAMPID.E. 

Synopsis  of  Subfamilies. 
Vein  8  of  secondaries  outwardly  united  to  subcostal  vein  by  a  cross-vein 

forming  two  cells Phyllodesminae. 

Vein  8  of  secondaries  free  outwardly;  one  discal  cell     .      Clisiocampinae. 

Subfamily  CLISIOCAMPINAE. 

Synopsis  of  Genera. 
Thorax  hairy. 

Vein  8  ot  primaries  from  the  subcostal      .  .     Clisiocampa. 
Vein  8  from  a  stalk. 

Vein  8  of  secondaries  with  a  costal  spur. 

Antennae  long  and  slender    .  .     Hypopacha. 

Antennae  shorter,  pectinations  decreasing  to  tip         .         .     Artace. 

Vein  8  of  secondaries  with  two  costal  spurs  .         .     Dendrolimus. 

Thorax  with  a  central  patch  of  scale-like  hairs  ....     Tolype. 

Genus  Dendrolimus  German 
1824  Germ.,  Syst.  Prodr.  p.  48. 

Gloveria  Packard. 
1872  Pack.,  Rept.  Peab.  Acad.  iv,  p.  89. 

Synopsis  of  North  American  Species  (females  only). 

Gray;  subterminal  line  distinct. 

Subterminal  line  sharply  and  regularly  dentate  .     arizonensis. 

Subterminal  line  undulate,  irregular  .         .     dolores. 

Brown-gray;  subterminal  line  obscure   .  .     gargamelle. 

D.  dolores  n.  sp.  9  • — Similar  to  D.  arizonensis,  but  the  transverse  lines 
are  more  obscure,  and  the  subterminal  line  is  roundedly  undulate,  not 
dentate,  the  outer  angles  of  the  dentations  of  arizonensis  being  lost  in 
this  form.  In  the  interspace  between  veins  3  and  4  there  is  a  larger  pro- 
jection of  the  line  than  elsewhere.  Male  unknown.  Habitat,  Arizona. 

Mr.  Edwards,  in  describing  dentata  (Papilio  iv,  107),  has  re- 
described  the  species  already  characterized  by  Dr.  Packard  as 
arizonensis,  and  has  left  this  form  without  a  name.  Though 
closely  allied  to  arizonensis,  it  has  the  aspect  of  a  species  rather 
than  that  of  a  variety. 

Of  these  three  species,  the  male  of  one  only  is  known  to  us, 
namely  that  of  D.  gargamelle  Strecker.  It  differs  markedly  from 
the  9  ,  and  will  be  found  described  by  Mr.  Edwards  as  "Gloveria 
arizonensis  £'  (Papilio  iv,  107)  as  well  as  in  Dr.  Strecker's 
paper  (Proc.  Acad.  Nat.  Sci.  Phil.  1884,  p.  286). 


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PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 


VOL.    IV. 


OCTOBER,   1893. 


No.  8. 


CONTENTS: 


Slosson — Collecting  on  Mt.  Washington  249 
J.  B.  S. — The  meeting  of  the  Associa- 
tion of  Economic  Entomologists....  252 

Dyar — Larva  of  Notodonta  stragula 255 

J.  B.  S. — Economic  Entomology  at  the 

World's  Fair 257 

Foulks — Local  list  of  Catocala 261 

Dyar — Differences  between  the  larvae 
of  C.  bilineata  and  H.  manteo 262 


Daggett— Grasshoppers  at  Duluth,  M..  263 
Rowley — Movements  of  pupae  and  ac- 
tivity of  images 264 

Editorial 266 

Notes  and  News 267 

Entomological  Literature 270 

Entomological  Section 278 

Ashmead — A  new  species  of  Torymus..  278 
Watson — The  female  of  Pap.  elwesii 279 


COLLECTING  ON  MT.  WASHINGTON.-Part  I. 

By  ANNIE  TRUMBUI.L  SLOSSON. 

I  went  up  the  mountain  for  the  first  time  this  season  in  the 
afternoon  of  July  yth.  The  day  had  been  hot  and  still  below 
and  even  on  the  summit  the  sunshine  had  been  bright  and  warm 
and  there  had  been  little  wind.  As  soon  as  we  left  the  cars  I 
went  at  once  to  my  old  hunting  ground,  the  warm  wooden  front 
of  the  Summit  House.  This  is  painted  white,  and  on  a  clear  day 
has  the  sunshine  upon  it  from  morning  till  late  afternoon.  And 
on  the  warm  white  surface,  insects  of  all  orders  collect,  setting 
and  remaining  and  easily  taken.  Here  I  once  found  and  cap- 
tured, on  July  4th,  three  or  four  years  ago,  at  the  close  of  a  warm 
bright  day,  twelve  specimens  of  Alypia  langtonii.  These  were 
resting,  not  far  apart,  on  the  front  of  the  house  and  formed  a  sort 
of  Sorosis  or  Woman's  Club,  for  they  were  all  females  with  the 
one  white  spot  on  secondaries.  I  felt  sure  of  a  good  catch  now, 
and  was  not  disappointed.  There  were  so  many  insects  either 
in  full  view  or  hidden  away  under  the  projecting  clapboards  that 
I  was  kept  busy  for  some  minutes,  and  literally  had  my  hands 


8 


250  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [October, 

full.  I  was  not  without  aid  however.  I  had  with  me  a  quick- 
eyed  and  quick-fingered  friend,  and  a  stranger  seeing  us  at  work 
offered  his  assistance,  and  proved  a  useful  ally.  Of  course  he 
proved  to  be  a  naturalist,  a  botanist  from  Boston,  an  enthusiast 
as  to  his  own  specialty,  and  a  sympathising  listener  to  the  riders 
of  other  hobby  horses.  In  less  than  half  an  hour  we  had  taken 
fifty-nine  insects, — Coleoptera,  Hymenoptera,  Diptera,  Hemip- 
tera  and  Lepidoptera.  Of  this  last  order,  my  own  specialty,  we 
found  but  one  specimen.  Oddly  enough,  this  was  one  of  the 
^geridadae,  Albuna  torva  Hy.  Edw.  This  was  first  described 
from  specimens  taken  in  "Glen,  Mt.  Washington,  N.  H.,  Van- 
couver Island  and  Colorado,"  by  Mr.  Henry  Edwards,  "  Papilio" 
vol.  i,  p.  189.  I  have  taken  several  specimens  at  Franconia. 

But  it  seemed  a  strange  insect  to  find  on  the  very  summit,  rest- 
ing on  the  side  of  the  house,  in  perfect  condition,  not  a  scale 
removed  from  delicate  body  and  fragile  wings.  The  brilliant 
beetle,  Corymbites  resplendens  shone  out  like  an  opal  from  the 
white  background.  We  took  some  half  dozen  of  this  species  at 
that  time,  and  certainly  more  than  fifty  during  my  stay  of  a  week. 
It  is  always  plentiful  on  and  near  the  summit.  Corymbites  virens. 
C.  hieroglyphica  and  C.  cruciatus,  were  also  taken,  and  soon  I 
spied  that  rare  cerambycid,  Anthophilax  attenuata,  hiding  away 
in  the  shadow.  It  was  a  fine  female  specimen.  I  have  taken 
one  of  the  same  sex  at  Franconia  several  years  ago,  and  another 
this  Summer.  I  knew  that  the  male  was  exceedingly  rare,  and 
was  therefore  overjoyed  to  secure  one  a  few  minutes  later.  Then 
another  male  turned  up,  and  soon  another  female.  The  next  day 
I  found  another  pair,  also  near  the  house,  making  three  good 
pairs  in  all,  a  rare  capture.  Of  Hymenoptera  I  took  three  speci- 
mens of  Xiphydria  provancheri  Cress.,  one  of  the  Uroceridae. 
I  have  taken  it  previously  on  the  mountain.  There  were  several 
Ichneumons,  a  brilliant  little  Chrysid  and  a  Bombus.  Of  Diptera 
there  were  several  varieties,  among  them  two  pairs  of  the  large 
robber-fly,  Laphria  sericea,  and  Hemiptera  was  represented  by 
two  or  three  leaf  hoppers. 

We  went  in  to  supper,  hungry  and  happy,  bottles  were  filled 
with  rarities  and  our  heart's  with  hope.  There  is  no  night  col- 
lecting on  the  summit.  I  have  been  there  a  great  many  times  in 
all  sorts  of  weather,  but  have  never  seen  an  insect  fly  after  dark, 
though  I  have  watched  the  lights  and  windows  faithfully.  But 


IS93-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  251 

our  evenings  at  the  Summit  House  are  very  pleasant  ones,  espe- 
cially when,  as  happened  this  time,  there  are  several  of  congenial 
tastes  and  pursuits.  By  a  happy  chance  there  were  six  of  us  this 
time,  all  enthusiasts  in  our  lines.  Two  were  botanists,  the  Boston 
one  who  had  aided  me,  on  my  arrival,  in  what  might  be  called 
my  house  hunting,  and  another  also  from  Massachusetts,  and  just 
now  devoted  to  the  Sphagnaceae.  This  last,  for  lack  of  a  better 
title,  we  styled  the  sphagnostic.  Then  there  were  two  zoologists 
at  this  time  looking  up  certain  small  rodents  with  unpronounce- 
able names.  These  last  scattered  their  little  wire  traps  all  over 
the  grand  old  mountain,  and  so  we  dubbed  them  the  trappists. 

The  weather  was  favorable  through  most  of  the  week.  Of 
course  there  was  some  fog,  some  wind,  and  a  little  rain.  But  we 
had  intervals  of  sunshine  and  clear  skies  and  made  use  of  them, 
and  in  that  one  week,  from  Friday  to  Friday,  I  took  about  six 
hundred  insects.  This  far  surpasses  any  record  I  have  ever  made 
here  hitherto.  But  the  season  had  been  exceptional,  with  much 
warm  weather  and  much  less  wind  than  is  usual,  so  I  was  told. 
Then  I  was  aided  in  my  collecting  by  so  many  willing  hands. 
Every  one  contributed  something.  The  trappists  never  went  out 
to  set  or  examine  their  traps  without  bringing  back  some  ento- 
mological treasure,  and  the  botanists  shook  out  from  their  tin 
cases  live  beetles  and  bugs  they  had  captured  while  gathering 
alpine  plants.  All  the  good  people  of  the  hotel  interested  them- 
selves in  the  matter,  and  added  to  my  collection  hourly.  From 
the  managers  to  the  youngest  bell-boy  all  contributed,  and  even 
old  Med,  the  grand  St.  Bernard,  sniffed  at  every  fly  that  buzzed 
around  his  massive  head  and  seemed  to  question  its  desirability 
as  a  specimen.  Nearly  all  my  own  personal  collecting  was  done 
upon  the  very  summit,  quite  near  the  house.  I  went  once  down 
as  far  as  the  "  Alpine  Garden,"  but  generally  spent  my  day  in 
hunting  nearer  home.  Under  stones  all  over  the  cone  were  three 
or  four  species  of  Carabidae  in  great  numbers.  Here  I  found 
Pterostichus  vindicates,  P.  coracinus,  Amara  hyperborea,  a  Pa- 
trobus,  probably  rugicollis,  and  Nebria  sahlbcrgii. 

In  Austin's  list  of  1874  he  calls  Amara  hyperborea  "  decidedly 
the  most  abundant  species  under  stones."  I  have  never  found 
it  so,  and  this  season  took  but  three  or  four  specimens  in  all. 
Pterostichus  vindicatus  was  far  the  most  plentiful  of  the  species  I 
have  spoken  of.  Patrobus  rugicollis  {?}  was  also  common.  This 


252  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [October, 

same  species  I  have  also  taken  at  Franconia  this  Summer.  Two 
of  the  Byrrhidae,  B.  geminatus  and  B.  cydophorus  (?)  were  not 
infrequent  under  stones  near  the  stables,  and  with  them  I  found 
Cryptohypmis  ventriculus  and  C.  abbreviatus.  Of  course  the 
butterfly  Chionobas  semidea  was  there  in  numbers,  flying  about 
among  the  rocks,  darting  down  into  dark  crevices  when  pursued, 
or  resting  on  some  gray,  lichen-covered  stone  so  like  in  prevail- 
ing tint  to  its  own  mottled  wings,  as  to  defy  detection.  Of  Ar- 
gynnis  montinus,  the  other  and  much  rarer  alpine  butterfly,  I  saw 
nothing  on  this  first  trip.  Since  the  time,  three  or  four  years 
ago,  when  I  was  so  fortunate  as  to  capture  seven  specimens 
during  the  first  week  of  August,  I  have  never  expected  to  find 
them  at  an  earlier  date. 


-o- 


THE  MEETING  OF  THE  ASSOCIATION  OF  ECONOMIC 

ENTOMOLOGISTS. 


The  fifth  annual  meeting  of  this  Association,  held  at  Madison, 
Wis.,  was  in  some  respects  the  most  successful  that  has  been  held. 
In  point  of  attendance  it  was  behind  the  Washington  and  Ro- 
chester meetings,  but  in  the  number  and  value  of  the  papers 
presented,  it  ranks  with  the  best.  As  the  proceedings  are  to  be 
published  in  detail  in  "Insect  Life,"  and  an  abstract  in  the 
"  Canadian  Entomologist,"  ii  will  be  necessary  to  give  here  only 
a  mere  outline  of  what  was  done,  referring  to  the  other  publica- 
tions for  further  information.  The  Presidential  address  by  Prof. 
S.  A.  Forbes  was  a  thoughtful  review  of  the  work  that  had  been 
accomplished  during  the  past  year,  and  the  plea  for  greater  unity 
of  purpose  among  entomologists. 

Two  papers  were  presented  by  Mr.  J.  Ritzema  Bos,  and  were 
read  by  the  Secaetary,  the  writer  not  being  present.  M.  H.  Du 
Buysson  sent  a  paper  on  the  use  of  Bisulphide  of  Carbon  for  the 
destruction  of  insects,  principally  those  infesting  furs  and  Museum 
specimens.  The  point  of  this  article  was  in  the  description  of  a 
water-joint  to  a  box  described  by  him,  and  in  which  the  specimens 
to  be  fumigated  were  to  be  placed.  An  interesting  discussion 
ensued  on  the  uses  of  Bisulphide  of  Carbon  both  as  a  destroyer 
of  Museum  pests,  and  of  field  insects.  Quite  a  diversity  of  re- 
sults appeared,  and  it  is  evident  that  this  substance  has  not  yet 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  253 

been  tested  in  as  many  directions  as  is  needful,  before  its  useful- 
ness to  the  economic  entomologist  can  be  decided.  Mr.  T.  D. 
A.  Cockerell  sent  a  paper  on  the  distribution  of  scale  insects,  and 
another  on  a  method  of  keeping  slip  records.  Mr.  D.  W.  Co- 
quillett  sent  a  paper  on  hydrocyanic  acid  gas  as  an  insecticide, 
describing  the  experiments  that  had  been  made  with  a  variety  of 
gases  for  the  destruction  of  scale  insects.  Mr.  H.  Garman  read 
a  paper  on  illustrations  for  the  economic  entomologist.  He  re- 
viewed the  various  methods  now  in  use,  pointing  out  their  merits 
and  defects,  and  concluding  that,  after  all,  wood  engraving  was, 
up  to  the  present  time,  by  far  the  most  satisfactory  process. 
There  was  considerable  discussion  upon  this  subject  in  which  the 
claims  of  photography  as  a  method  of  illustration  were  urged, 
and  some  of  the  difficulties  in  reproducing  from  photographs 
were  explained  and  discussed.  Mr.  C.  R.  Gillette  read  a  paper 
on  the  use  of  arsenic  and  its  combination  as  an  insecticide,  re- 
viewing in  a  general  way  the  experiments  made  with  this  sub- 
stance, and  discussing  the  scope  of  its  combinations.  This  paper 
was  also  discussed  at  some  length.  Mr.  A.  D.  Hopkins  pre- 
sented a  paper  on  note  and  record  keeping  for  the  economic  en- 
tomologist, in  which  he  described  at  length  his  methods.  In  the 
discussion  on  this  paper  it  eventuated  that  no  two  men  had  pre- 
cisely the  same  system,  and  that  each  had  adopted  the  method 
used  by  him,  because  of  its  seeming  simplicity  as  applied  to  his 
own  work.  Another  paper  on  destructive  Scolytids  and  their 
imported  enemy,  also  started  considerable  discussion  in  connec- 
tion with  a  paper  by  Mr.  Riley  on  and  parasitic  predaceous  in- 
sects in  applied  entomology,  and  another  by  Mr.  J.  B.  Smith  on 
the  economic  value  of  parasites  and  predaceous  insects.  The 
whole  matter  of  the  importation  of  parasites  and  predaceous  in- 
sects was  fully  discussed,  and  the  question  of  the  real  substantial 
value  of  insects  of  this  character  to  the  agriculturist,  was  fully 
considered.  The  general  tendency  of  opinion  seemed  to  be  that 
the  aid  given  by  such  insects  had  been  considerably  overestimated. 
Mr.  L.  O.  Howard  read  a  paper  on  methods  of  studying  the  life- 
histories  of  injurious  insects,  in  which  he  detailed  at  some  length 
some  of  the  contrivances  in  use  in  the  United  States  Department 
of  Agriculture,  and  also  read  another  note  on  mosquito  treatment, 
in  which  he  gave  the  results  of  some  further  experiments  in  the 
use  of  kerosene  for  the  destruction  of  the  larva  of  these  pests. 


254  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [October, 

Mr.  J.  A.  Lintner  sent  a  paper  on  arsenical  spraying  of  fruit  trees 
while  in  blossom,  which  was  in  the  nature  of  a  report  from  the 
committee  appointed  to  consider  this  subject  two  or  more  years 
ago.     Nothing  new  is  added  to  our  absolute  knowledge  of  the 
subject;  but  hasty  legislation  was  deprecated,  and  a  list  of  insects 
was  given  for  which  spraying,  while  fruits  were  in  blossom,  might 
be  necessary.      It  was  intimated  that  the  matter  might  resolve 
itself  into  a  clash  of  interests  as  between  bee-keepers  and  fruit- 
growers, and  it  might  be  merely  a  question  as  to  which  interest 
was  the  most  important.     Mr.  H.  Osborn  described  the  methods 
of  combating  insects  which  attack  forage  plants,  some  methods 
of  attacking  parasites  of  domestic  animals,  and  also  gave  a  few 
notes  of  the  year  as  applied  to  Iowa.     In  the  discussion  ensuing 
on  the  second  of  these  papers  the  value  of  the  kerosene  emulsion 
for  the  destruction  of  animal  parasites  was  one  of  the  subjects 
considered,  and  there  seemed  to  be  a  considerable  reaction  against 
recommending  it  for  use  for  this  purpose.    No  question  was  made 
as  to  its  value  or  effectiveness;  but  it  was  considered  unsafe  or 
inadvisable  to  recommend  it  to  the  general  farmer  who  could  not 
be  trusted  to  properly  prepare  and  use  the  substance.     Mr.  J.  B. 
Smith  read  a  paper  on  the  use  of  fertilizers  as  a  means  of  lessen- 
ing insect  injury  to  field  crops,  and  also  gave  some  notes  of  the 
year  in  New  Jersey.     Considerable  discussion  ensued  on  the  first 
of  these  papers,  and  it  seemed  to  be  the  opinion  that,  however 
satisfactory  the  method  might  be  in  the  Eastern  States  where 
fertilizers  were  a  necessity,  it  would  be  impossible  to  secure  their 
use  by  the  farmers  of  Western  States,  where  the  soil  required  no 
addition  to  its  natural  fertility.     Mr.  F.  M.  Webster  read  a  paper 
on  the  insect  foes  to  American  grain,  and  also  gave  notes  on  the 
insects  of  the  year  in  Ohio.      In  the  discussion  on  Uie  first  of 
these  papers  considerable  was  said  on  the  geographic  distribution 
of  some  of  the  insects  mentioned,  and  it  developed  also  that  in 
the  study  of  some  of  the  species  there  are  abundant  opportunities 
for  co-operation  among  the  workers  in  a  number  of  States.     Mr. 
H.  M.  Weed  read  a  paper  on  remedies  for  insects  injurious  to 
cotton,  in  which  he  described  the  practice  at  present  in  use  in 
Mississippi,  showing  the  tendency  among  farmers  to  resort  to  the 
very  simplest  and  most  primitive  possible  methods.     A  paper 
was  sent  by  Mr.   R.   Allan  Wight,  of  Auckland,  New  Zealand, 
on  leery  a  piirc  hasi  and  Vedalia  cardinalis  in  New  Zealand.     Mr. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  255 

C.  V.  Riley  made  some  remarks  on  a  San  Jose  scale,  which  has 
made  its  appearance  in  Virginia  during  the  present  year.  He 
emphasized  the  fact  that  here  was  another  case  in  which  an  inju- 
rious insect  could  probably  be  completely  stamped  out  of  one 
locality  were  there  any  authority  with  sufficient  power  to  act 
promptly  and  efficiently.  This  started  some  discussion  as  to  the 
value  of  legislation  in  matters  of  this  character,  and  quite  a  di- 
versity of  opinion  was  shown  to  exist  on  the  subject.  Mr.  H. 
Garman  described  his  method  of  preserving  larvae  for  study, 
which  consisted  essentially  in  killing  them  in  boiling  water,  then 
cutting  through  the  skin  and  again  boiling  until  the  entire  tissues 
of  the  insect  had  become  hardened  and  fixed.  Miss  M.  E.  Murt- 
feldt  read  some  notes  on  Piophila  casei,  in  which  she  described 
the  attacks  made  by  the  larva  of  this  insect  on  meats  in  smoke- 
houses. 

Altogether  six  sessions  were  held  on  three  days,  and  had  there 
been  a  longer  time  for  meeting  it  could  have  been  profitably 
employed,  since  in  order  to  allow  the  reading  of  all  the  papers  it 
became  necessary  in  some  cases  to  shorten  discussion. — J.  B.  S. 


o 

On  the  Larva  of  Notodonta  stragula  Grt. 
By  HARRISON  G.  DYAR. 

The  mature  larva  of  this  species  has  been  briefly  described  three 
times,*  but  the  authors  are  sadly  at  variance  as  to  the  location  of 
the  discal  humps  on  the  anterior  abdominal  segments.  Grote 
locates  them  on  joints  5  and  6,  Edwards  and  Elliot  on  joints  7 
and  8,  while  Packard  finds  them  on  joints  6  and  7.  My  obser- 
vations agree  with  those  of  Dr.  Packard.  The  other  authors  are 
probably  in  error. 

Egg. — Shape  two-thirds  of  a  sphere,  the  base  flat;  smooth, 
.white,  not  shining;  diameter  i  mm.  Magnified  50  diameters  it 
appears  closely,  but  irregularly  punctured.  Magnified  250  di- 
ameters there  is  seen  around  the  micropyle  a  row  of  12  radiating 
pyriform  cells,  followed  by  two  more  concentric  rows  of  elongate 
hexagonal  cells.  After  these  the  regularity  of  the  rows  of  cells 

*  1882 — Grote,  Papilio,  vol.  ii,  p.  99. 
1883 — Edwards  and  Elliot,  Papilio,  vol.  iii,  p.  129. 
1890 — Packard,  Proc.  Bost.  Soc.  Nat.  Hist,  xxiv,  524. 


256  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [October, 

is  lost,  the  reticulations  dividing  them  become  broad,  separating 
a  series  of  rounded,  shallow  pits,  not  regularly  arranged,  but 
quite  close  together. 

Larva,  stage  III. — Head  narrowing  upwardly,  with  a  rather 
marked  angle  between  front  and  sides,  clypeus  rather  large,  su- 
tures evident,  the  median  depressed  at  vertex;  width  i  mm. 
Body  cylindrical,  joint  12  enlarged  dorsally,  sloping  off  rapidly 
to  joint  13,  which  is  small;  anal  feet  no  larger  than  the  other  ab- 
dominal ones.  On  joint  6  dorsally  a  fleshy  hump,  low,  conical, 
nutant.  A  very  slight  one  also  on  joint  7.  Color  lilac-white, 
diffusely  marked  along  the  sides  with  a  darker  shade.  A  brown- 
black  dorsal  band,  narrowing  and  disappearing  on  joints  S-io, 
but  distinct  again  posteriorly.  A  faint  white  stigmatal  line. 
Thoracic  feet  dark.  Larva  rests  on  a  perch  made  of  the  midrib 
of  the  leaf. 

Stage  IV. — Head  higher  than  joint  2,  concolorous  with  body, 
with  a  purplish  band  from  antennae  narrowing  upwardly  to  vertex 
of  each  lobe,  save  dark  mottlings,  especially  posteriorly  on  the 
sides;  width  1.7  mm.  Body  lilac- white;  the  darker  lateral  streaks 
become  oblique  subdorsal  lines,  but  are  faint,  as  is  the  obscure 
white  stigmatal  line.  Dorsal  band  continuous,  but  very  narrow 
on  joints  8-10,  velvety  brown-black  on  the  nutant  fleshy  hump 
on  joint  6,  reddish  on  the  hump  on  joint  12.  Venter  heavily 
shaded  with  purple-brown;  feet  all  dark.  Tubercles  small,  con- 
colorous, with  very  fine  short  setae.  Row  i  anteriorly,  ii  poste- 
riorly subdorsal,  iii  lateral,  iv  posteriorly  substigmatal,  v  and  vi 
in  line  subventral.  Spiracles  black  ringed;  anal  feet  white  above; 
a  white  line  from  the  spiracular  line  onto  the  foot  of  joint  10. 
The  two  setse  of  row  i  are  borne  on  the  hump  of  joint  12;  but 
the  humps  on  joints  6  and  7  arise  between  the  tubercles  and  bear 
no  setae. 

Stage  V. — Width  of  head  2.8  mm.  Humps  on  joints  6  and  7 
subequal,  leaning  backward,  retractile,  bearing  tubercle  i  at  the 
lateral  base;  anal  feet  used  in  walking,  small;  stigmatal  white  line 
absent  on  joints  11-13,  but  bent  at  right  angles  on  joint  10,  pass- 
ing clown  along  the  foot.  Otherwise  as  in  the  description  by 
Edwards  and  Elliot. 

Food-plants. — Willow  {Salix)  and  poplar  (Populns). 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  257 

ECONOMIC  ENTOMOLOGY  AT  THE  WORLD'S  FAIR. 


It  may  interest  some  of  the  readers  of  the  NEWS  to  know  what 
has  been  done  to  represent  Economic  Entomology  at  Chicago, 
and  to  this  end  a  brief  statement  of  the  character  of  the  insect 
collections  may  not  be  uninteresting.  By  all  odds  the  largest, 
and  infinitely  the  best-arranged  and  considered,  is  that  in  the 
U.  S.  Government  building  under  the  charge  of  Dr.  Riley.  In 
the  first  place  a  great  deal  of  money  has  been  spent  upon  the 
collection ;  the  arrangement  has  been  in  the  hands  of  trained  men, 
with  a  definite  purpose  in  view,  and  the  economic  exhibit  as  a 
whole  is  extremely  good.  There  is  nothing  that  is  not  open  to 
criticism,  and  it  would  be  easy* to  find  fault  with  some  phases  of 
the  collection.  It  is  questionable,  perhaps,  whether  there  is  any 
necessity  for  figures  when  the  insects  are  large  enough  to  repre- 
sent themselves  ;  as  for  instance,  a  Cecropia  and  its  cocoon  are 
quite  visible  enough  to  the  naked  eye  without  figures  to  assist  in 
recognizing  them.  It  might  have  been  better,  or  at  least  looked 
better  in  some  cases,  if  the  species  were  represented  by  a  greater 
number  of  specimens  than  is  sometimes  the  case,  and  there  are 
other  little  matters  of  detail  with  which  fault  could  be  found. 
But  the  collection  is  so  good  as  a  whole,  that  criticisms  of  this 
character  seem  mere  earnings.  In  addition  to  the  strictly  eco- 
nomic series,  there  are  also  a  number  of  boxes  containing  merely 
show  specimens  :  that  is,  attractive  specimens,  principally  from 
South  and  Central  America,  illustrating  nothing  except  them- 
selves, and  furnishing  what  may  be  termed  an  "  Oh,  my  !  "  col- 
lection. These  are  not  named  and  have  no  scientific  interest 
whatever.  Another  lot  of  boxes  illustrates  the  National  Museum 
collection  by  means  of  sample  drawers  from  a  majority  of  the 
orders.  It  is  perhaps  a  question  whether  it  is  good  policy  to  ex- 
pose any  part  of  a  regular  museum  series,  in  any  order,  to  the 
action  of  light,  dust  and  the  risk  of  accidents  necessitated  in  a 
case  like  the  present,  and  it  is  gratifying  to  note  that  types,  at 
least,  have  been  removed  from  the  collection  and  retained  in  the 
Museum.  The  entomologist  will  find  one  of  the  most  interesting 
parts  of  this  exhibit  in  the  exhibit  of  apparatus  for  raising,  mount- 
ing, studying  and  capturing  insects  ;  a  great  variety  of  nets, 
bottles,  forceps,  pins,  and  other  paraphernalia  being  shown. 


258  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [October, 

There  is  another  collection  of  insects  in  the  government  build- 
ing, forming  part  of  the  Smithsonian  exhibit  ;  but  as  this  is 
strictly  technical  in  character,  and  was  prepared  by  the  writer,  it 
needs  only  a  mere  mention  here,  and  the  criticism  must  be  sup- 
plied by  some  more  disinterested  party.  In  this  collection  all  the 
families  of  American  insects  are  defined  on  printed  labels,  and 
are  illustrated  by  specimens  and  drawings. 

In  the  Agricultural  Building  there  are  a  number  of  collections 
of  insects.  The  largest  and  most  important  of  these  forms  part 
of  the  collective  exhibit  of  the  Agricultural  Colleges  and  Experi- 
ment Stations.  I  regret  very  much  that  few  good  words  can  be 
said  for  this  collection.  It  is  made  up  of  contributions  from  the 
entomologists  of  quite  a  number  of  the  Stations,  and  it  is  to  be 
noted  that  some  of  them  have  entirely  failed  to  comprehend  the 
scope  of  the  exhibit,  while  others  have  prepared  boxes  which 
would  be  considered  very  inferior,  even  in  an  amateur  collection. 
There  are  some  good  cases,  of  course  ;  but  as  the  writer  is  also 
one  of  the  contributors  to  this  alcove,  it  would  be  better  to  allow 
some  one  else  to  point  out  the  poor  boxes.  Besides  the  character 
of  the  collection,  the  installation  leaves  much  to  be  desired,  and 
the  location  is  such  that  the  boxes  are  subject  at  times  to  very 
considerable  jars.  The  result  is  seen  by  the  broken  specimens 
piled  up  in  the  bottom  of  the  boxes.  A  great  many  of  these  will 
have  little  or  no  value  when  they  are  returned  to  their  owners. 
Yet,  it  will  pay  to  examine  the  collection  carefully,  since  it  illus- 
trates the  methods  of  a  number  of  entomologists  from  all  parts 
of  our  country,  and  there  is  an  abundance  of  opportunity  to 
compare  the  difference  between  good  and  bad  work. 

Besides  this  entomological  alcove,  there  is  in  connection  with  the 
same  exhibit,  an  entomological  laboratory,  in  which  it  was  intended 
to  show  the  complete  working  outfit  of  a  well- equipped  Station. 
It  was  originally  intended  that  in  this  laboratory  certain  experi- 
ments should  be  carried  on  and  a  considerable  number  of  insects 
bred  during  the  season,  illustrating  practically,  some  of  the  work 
of  the  entomologists.  Lack  of  funds,  among  other  things, 
has  prevented  the  carrying  out  the  original  plan,  and  the  exhibit 
is  at  present  by  no  means  what  it  was  intended  to  be,  when  it  was 
originally  planned  by  the  writer  ;  yet  there  will  be  found  in  this 
exhibit  a  great  deal  that  will  interest  entomologists,  since  it  con- 
tains devices  of  all  kinds  contributed  by  a  large  number  of  work- 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  259 

ing  entomologists,  and  it  is  especially  rich  in  apparatus  for  the 
study  and  preservation  of  insects,  in  lines  which  are  not  touched 
upon  in  the  collection  under  Dr.  Riley's  charge. 

In  this  building  Canada  has  also  an  exhibit  of  insects  in  con- 
nection with  her  Agricultural  display,  which  I  overlooked  ;  but 
which  has  been  described  to  me  as  a  very  good  one,  representing 
a  general  collection  than  special  economic  features. 

Minnesota  has,  in  connection  with  her  agricultural  exhibit, 
quite  a  number  of  boxes  in  very  good  condition.  This  is,  in  large 
part,  composed  of  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera  arranged  without 
economic  purpose,  and  in  part  a  collection  illustrating  oak  insects 
and  injurious  grasshoppers.  Perhaps  the  most  interesting  box 
in  the  entire  series  is  one  illustrating  the  bee  moth  and  its  work  ; 
the  samples  of  injury  being  in  some  respects  the  best  that  I  have 
ever  seen. 

In  the  Austrian  section  there  are  a  number  of  bottles  illus- 
trating the  transformation  of  insects,  and  other  small  animals. 
These  bottles  are  extremely  well  prepared,  and  are  educational  in 
character.  So  far  as  I  know,  these  are  all  the  entomological  ex- 
hibits in  the  agricultural  building  which  have  any  claim  to  atten- 
tion. There  are,  in  some  of  the  South  and  Central  American 
exhibits,  a  few  specimens  of  insects,  without  name  and  without 
purpose,  except  to  show  that  such  things  do  occur. 

An  excellent  entomological  exhibit  is  to  be  found  in  the  Illinois 
State  building  in  connection  with  the  show  made  by  the  State 
University,  and  this  is  under  the  direction  of  Prof.  Forbes.  It 
contains  a  very  well-equipped  laboratory,  illustrating  the  methods 
of  work  in  use  at  Champaign,  and  also  a  number  of  insect  col- 
lections. One  of  the  interesting  features  is  a  series  illustrating 
the  food  of  one  robin  for  one  entire  year,  and  this  illustrates  in  a 
very  graphic  manner  the  difficulty  in  determining  whether  a  bird 
is  to  be  classed  as  beneficial  or  injurious.  There  is  also  a  very 
good  collection  of  insects  injurious  to  corn,  and  a  very  large  col- 
lection of  forms  that  injure  the  apple.  Of  less  economic  interest 
is  a  collection  of  the  common  insects  of  the  State  with  an  attempt 
to  illustrate  forms  occurring  in  all  parts  of  it  and  others  that  occur 
in  limited  localities  only. 

In  the  Kansas  State  building  there  is  a  collection,  mostly  Lepid- 
optera, systematically  arranged,  illustrating  no  economic  problems 
and  apparently  a  sample  of  the  State  College  collection.  I  am 


260  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [October, 

informed  that  in  some  other  of  the  State  buildings  there  are 
attempts  at  entomological  collections  ;  but  they  escaped  me  and 
are  not  of  any  extent. 

In  the  Forestry  building  there  are  a  number  of  collections  illus- 
trating insects  injurious  to  trees.  Of  those  seen  by  me,  that  in 
the  West  Virginia  section  was  by  all  odds  the  best,  and  Mr.  Hop- 
kins has  made  a  very  creditable  showing  indeed. 

Michigan  has  a  few  boxes  of  insects,  but  these  are  very  far  in- 
ferior to  the  others.  I  am  informed  that  one  other  of  the  States 
has  an  exhibit  in  this  building;  but  I  did  not  see  it. 

In  the  German  section  there  are  four  boxes  illustrating  rather 
a  method  of  preparing  insects  of  this  description  than  any  con- 
siderable portion  of  the  insects  themselves. 

Russia,  on  the  contrary,  shows  a  very  full  series  of  Forestry 
insects,  very  respectfully  prepared;  but  affording  nothing  new  or 
suggestive  as  to  methods  of  arrangement  or  of  preservation. 

In  the  "  Liberal  Arts"  building,  Japan  has  a  very  large  lot  of 
boxes  containg  insects  from  central  Japan,  very  well  mounted  as 
a  whole,  and  systematically  arranged,  but  without  names,  and 
with  no  economic  interest.  In  the  educational  exhibit  in  this  same 
building,  Japan  shows  other  specimens  of  insects  illustrating  the 
work  done  in  some  of  her  schools.  Germany  has  in  this  same 
department  a  series  of  boxes  with  very  well  prepared  and  very 
well  mounted  specimens,  remarkable  for  the  number  of  blown 
larvae. 

Oregon  has,  as  part  of  its  educational  exhibit,  a  battered  Cecro- 
pia  moth,  which  very  well  illustrates  the  character  of  the  speci- 
mens preserved  by  the  ordinary  school-boy. 

Michigan  shows  a  series  of  very  well-prepared  boxes  in  her 
educational  exhibit,  and  if  these  boxes  could  be  taken  as  showing 
the  average  work  of  the  students  in  the  Agricultural  College,  it 
would  deserve  nothing  but  the  highest  possible  praise.  Unfor- 
tunately, however,  the  collection  is  obviously  in  its  greater  por- 
tion the  work  of  special  students,  the  larger  part  prepared  by 
Mr.  Davis,  who  is  a  professional.  The  exhibit  therefore  fails 
entirely  in  what  should  be  its  purpose;  that  is,  to  show  the  work 
actually  done  by  the  students  in  the  ordinary  course  of  their 
studies.  If  it  had  shown  the  insects  as  prepared  by  the  students, 
in  the  boxes  in  which  they  are  prepared,  it  would  have  had  a 
distinct  educational  value;  as  it  is,  it  simply  illustrates  how  well 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  261 

the  insects  collected  can  be  arranged  in  boxes  especially  prepared 
for  exhibition. 

In  the  building  devoted  to  Ethnology  and  Anthropology  there 
are  two  collections  of  insects,  neither  of  them  of  economic  inter- 
est. One  of  them  illustrates  the  insects  of  Colorado,  and  is  pre- 
pared by  Prof.  Gillette.  The  other,  consisting  of  Lepidoptera, 
belongs  to  a  Chicago  lady,  and  contains  specimens  from  all  parts 
of  the  world,  most  of  them  very  well  named. 

As  a  whole,  the  collections  of  insects  at  Chicago  are  rather 
disappointing,  and  it  is  perhaps  to  be  regretted  that  the  oppor- 
tunities offered  during  the  present  year  have  not  been  of  more 
advantage  to  entomology  and  entomologists. — J.  B.  S. 

Mr.  W.  E.  Longley  has  kindly  favored  the  NEWS  with  some 
notes  on  the  same  subject.  As  they  traverse  much  of  the  same 
ground  which  Prof.  Smith  has  just  gone  over,  we  here  print  those 
referring  only  to  such  entomological  exhibits  as  he  has  not  men- 
tioned. 

The  U.  S.  of  Columbia  makes  a  very  showy  exhibit  in  their 
own  building.  In  an  ordinary  mercantile  show-case,  about  ten 
feet  long,  are  pinned  some  two  hundred  butterflies  and  one  hun- 
dred beetles.  There  is  no  attempt  at  a  scientific  arrangement, 
but  the  specimens  are  pinned  in  alternate  rows  of  blue,  yellow, 
brown,  etc.,  making  a  picture  that  catches  the  popular  eye. 

Costa  Rica,  Java,  Brazil,  Mexico,  and  British  Guiana  have  each 
a  few  specimens. 

Ecuador  brought  quite  a  number  of  her  Lepidoptera  to  the 
Exposition  in  papers,  but  has  not  set  and  displayed  them  for 
exhibition. 

Finally,  in  the  gallery  of  the  Mining  building,  Friedrick  Ehrens- 
berger,  of  Eichstadt,  Bavaria,  exhibits  a  series  of  fossil  insects 
from  the  lithographic  stones  and  of  those  enclosed  in  amber.— 

P.  P.  C. 

o 

LOCAL  LIST  OF  CATOCALA. 

By  O.  D.  FOULKS,  Millbrook,  Duchess  Co.,  N.  Y. 
Being  much  interested  in  several  articles  in  the  NEWS  where 

ij 

collectors  have  given  the  result  of  their  catch,  the  manner  of 
proceeding,  and  the  fruitfulness  of  localities,  I  thought  some 
others  would  be  interested  in  work  in  this  neighborhood.  During 


262  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [October, 

the  past  Summer  I  have  taken  over  fifteen  hundred  Catocala 
from  one  fourteen-acre  piece  of  mixed  timber, — oak,  chestnut, 
ash,  etc.  This  does  not  include  imperfect  ones,  or  those  slightly 
damaged,  that  were  allowed  to  escape,  or  were  discarded  on  care- 
ful examination.  I  cut  a  path  completely  around  the  inside  of 
woods,  about  fifty  feet  from  edge,  then  selected  trees  thirty  or 
forty  yards  apart,  and  used  the  commonest  molasses  and  vinegar. 
I  had  in  all  about  one  hundred  trees  thus  marked.  In  the  three 
months  I  have  taken  out  of  the  woods  thirty-five  species,  with 
four  more  yet  to  determine.  The  following  is  my  list: 

CATOCALA. 

nubi/is,  mannorata,  habilis, 

elonymp/ia,  parta,  paleogama, 

arnica,  unijuga,  var.  phalanga, 

gracilis,  briseis,  neogama, 

grynea,  concumbens,  subnata, 

simi/is,  car  a,  piatri.r, 

formula,  amatrix,  Judith, 

polygama,  relicfa,  robinsoni, 

teroga-iiia,  tristis,  retecta, 

ultronia,  epione,  flebilis, 

coccinata,  antinympha,  desperata, 

ilia,  serena,  obscura. 

o 

On  the  Differences  Between  the  Larvae  of  Cecrita  bilineata 
and  Heterocampa  manteo. 

By  HARRISON  G.   DYAR. 

The  larvae  of  the  two  species  named  above  resemble  each  other 
so  closely  as  to  be  almost  indistinguishable.  They  do  not  differ 
in  structure  and  the  pattern  of  markings,  though  variable  in  both 
is  identical.  The  larvae  are  green,  a  reddish  or  a  black  band  on 
the  side  of  the  head  bordered  with  white.  On  the  body  are  dorsal, 
subdorsal  and  stigmatal  lines,  the  first  two  white  and  rather  broad, 
the  latter  yellow  and  narrow.  From  this  simple  coloration  the 
following  variations  occur:  Patches  of  mottled,  purplish  brown 
appear  in.  the  dorsal  space  on  joints  5,  7,  loand  12,  spreading  to 
the  adjoining  segments  in  more  heavily  marked  examples  and 
finally  filling  in  the  whole  space  between  the  subdorsal  lines,  and 
in  addition  forming  a  lateral  projection  on  joints  7  and  10  below 
the  normal  course  of  the  subdorsal  line.  This  curious  variation 
occurs  in  both  species. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  263 

The  most  salient  points  of  difference  consist  first  in  the  food- 
plant.  C.  bilineata  feeding  on  the  elm,  always  solitary,  and  H. 
manteo  on  the  oak,  gregarious  when  young.  Second  in  the  width 
of  head;  the  full  grown  larva  of  C.  bilineata  having  a  head  of 
from  2.9  to  3.3  mm.  in  width,  while  that  of  H.  manteo  varies 
from  4  to  4.3  mm.  Besides  these  differences  certain  others  are 
to  be  observed  in  the  markings.  The  dorsal  line  in  the  green 
forms  is  narrower  and  more  concrete  in  manteo,  remaining  clear 
and  distinct  in  the  brown  form,  while  in  bilineata  it  is  entirely 
lost  in  this  form.  The  dorsal  space  in  the  green  form  of  bilineata 
is  usually  shaded  with  white,  contrasting  with  the  green  lateral 
area;  while  in  manteo  it  is  green,  concolorous  with  the  sides,  or 
the  sides  are  shaded  with  white,  producing  the  reverse  condition 
to  that  seen  in  bilineata. 

I  am  unable  to  detect  any  other  differences.  Larvae  collected 
in  Plattsburgh,  N.  Y. 

o 

GRASSHOPPERS  AT  DULUTH,  MINN. 
By  FRANK  S.  DAGGETT. 

During  the  past  Summer,  Duluth  and  vicinity  has  been  visited 
by  a  grasshopper  scourge,  which  remained  with  us  until  Septem- 
ber, and  as  a  result  lawns  are  ruined,  and  flowers,  except  where 
protected  by  a  gauze,  are  a  rarity.  Aside  from  the  fact  the  labor 
of  cutting  lawns  with  a  mower  has  been  dispensed  with  all  Sum- 
mer, perhaps  the  most  interesting  thing  in  connection  with  this 
visitation  is  its  effect  upon  butterfly  life.  Usually,  we  have  a 
number  of  the  most  common  varieties  in  profusion.  Colias  and 
Pieris  came  out  as  usual  in  the  Spring,  but  upon  the  advent  of 
the  grasshoppers,  which  promptly  devoured  the  red  and  white 
clovers,  they  soon  disappeared,  except  in  places  where  the  de- 
struction was  slow.  Later  in  the  season  the  second  brood  made 
its  appearance  in  very  few  numbers,  and  all  through  August, 
when  they  are  generally  plentiful,  only  an  occasionally  fresh  one 
was  to  be  seen,  and  one  was  as  apt  to  meet  it  among  dense  brush 
seeking  for  some  hidden  flower  as  the  open  clover  fields  had  been 
stripped  of  bloom  by  the  grasshoppers.  I  do  not  remember 
having  seen  a  ragged  or  faded  specimen  during  the  season,  which 
would  indicate,  in  the  absence  of  flowers,  death  by  starvation 
before  sufficient  time  had  elapsed  to  make  them  weather  worn. 


264  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [October, 

V.  antiopa  were  very  plentiful  in  1887,  following  a  Winter  of 
heavy  snow,  clusters  of  their  larvae  being  found  everywhere  on 
the  willows;  again  this  Spring  the  larvae  were  still  more  plentiful 
for  the  first  time  since  1887,  last  Winter  bringing  an  unusual 
heavy  fall  of  snow.  This  year  the  larvae  all  fed  upon  poplar, 
willow  being  entirely  neglected.  Their  abundance  may  be  ap- 
preciated when  I  state  that  in  order  to  interest  my  two  children 
in  the  study  of  insect  life  I  prepared  a  number  of  breeding- boxes 
and  they  collected  enough  larvae  to  raise  over  900  perfect  adults, 
and  I  noticed  them  about  the  country  everywhere  while  driving. 
In  spite  of  this  abundance  of  larvae  very  few  adults  were  seen 
later  at  any  one  time.  They  seemed  to  come  out,  live  a  few  days, 
and  then  disappear.  It  was  the  same  with  all,  except  Chryso- 
phanns  americana,  which  was  exceedingly  plentiful  about  the 
Golden  Rod,  whose  late  blooming  habit  saved  it  from  the  grass- 
hoppers. 

It  would  seem  that  the  heavy  fall  of  snow  last  Winter,  which, 
in  this  section,  has  usually  been  followed  by  a  very  successful 
Summer  for  the  collector  of  Lepidoptera  also  proved  very  favor- 
able for  the  preservation  of  eggs  deposited  by  the  grasshoppers. 
At  this  writing  I  am  taking  some  satisfaction,  after  a  season  of 
disappointment  from  a  collecting  standpoint,  in  watching  the 
rapid  destruction  of  the  pest  by  a  great  quantity  of  small  hawks 
tarrying  in  this  vicinity  on  their  way  South,  who  spend  the  entire 
day  in  swooping  from  some  stump  or  stub,  returning  each  time 
with  a  full  fledged  specimen.  What  persistent  collectors  they  are! 

MOVEMENTS  OF  PUP/E  AND  ACTIVITY  OF  IMAGOS, 

By  R.  R.  ROWLEY,  Louisianna,  Mo. 

Doubtless  the  same  conditions  of  individual  activity  or  slug- 
gishness exist  throughout  the  animal  creation,  less  marked  per- 
haps than  in  the  human  race,  but  the  butterfly  hunter,  baffled  in 
his  attempts  to  outwit  and  capture  some  fairy-winged  beauty,  is 
hard  to  convince  that  one  cresphontes  is  lazier  than  another,  or 
that  a  wary  Ursula  ever  sleeps  in  the  sunshine. 

Perhaps  there  is  no  butterfly  in  Missouri  more  difficult  to  ap- 
proach than  troglodila  unless  it  be  antiopa,  and  yet  both  of  these, 
several  hours  from  the  pupa,  may  be  taken  between  the  thumb 
and  ringer  and  placed  flat  on  the  hand,  where  they  will  remain 
motionless  for  some  time.  ' '  Playing  possum  ' '  one  wants  to  call  it. 


-1 893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  265 

Indeed,  our  experience  with- a  great  number  of  caterpillars  of 
antiopa  is,  that  the  mature  "  worm  "  in  the  act  of  suspending,  is 
rather  awkward,  more  so  than  the  larvae  of  other  native  butter- 
flies, many  of  them  failing  to  fasten  the  cremaster  in  the  button 
of  silk  and  perishing  in  the  fall. 

Many  butterflies  will  remain  motionless  for  three  or  four  hours 
after  their  wings  have  begun  to  expand,  and  we  have  kept  some 
a  whole  day  by  darkening  the  cage  or  box.  Others  become  active 
in  a  short  time  and  cannot  be  persuaded  to  remain  in  a  quiet  con- 
dition, even  in  a  darkened  room. 

Several  butterflies  in  the  same  cage  soon  set  up  a  fluttering, 
and,  to  secure  an  absolutely  faultless  specimen,  individual  pupae 
must  be  isolated,  unless  your  cage  is  very  large. 

Of  all  the  patience-trying  lepidopters  with  which  we  recollect 
having  had  dealings,  Grapta  progne  is  the  most  perverse.  It  is 
active  as  soon  as  its  wings  are  expanded  and  such  a  flutterer  as 
it  is!  It  gives  one  no  end  of  trouble  before  it  is  ready  to  set.  Of 
eleven  pupae  of  this  species  but  two  unblemished  specimens  are 
to  be  seen  on  the  setting-board.  Indeed,  one  pupa  never  lost  a 
whit  of  its  activity  from  larvahood,  but  kept  up  a  knocking  against 
the  side  of  the  box  that  could  be  heard  all  over  the  room.  One 
had  to  but  touch  die  box  to  give  this  nervous  little  chrysalis  an 
excuse  for  a  fresh  spell  of  drumming.  It  kept  up  this  activity 
even  after  the  colors  of  the  imago  were  plainly  visible  through 
the  pupal  skin,  to  within  less  than  an  hour  of  its  emergence  as  a 
butterfly. 

Of  the  ten  other  pupae  no  such  behaviour  was  noticeable,  and 
movement  could  be  provoked  only  by  handling. 

I  once  reared  fifty  larvae  of  the  luna  moth,  and  of  that  number 
of  cocoons  there  were,  perhaps,  a  dozen  that  kept  up  a  rattling 
motion,  all  Winter.  One  pupa  would  begin  to  turn  in  his  co- 
coon and  the  others,  as  if  listening  for  the  signal  to  join  in  the 
"racket,"  would  follow,  and,  for  several  minutes,  pandemonium 
would  reign  supreme  in  the  box.  Invariably  a  movement  on  the 
part  of  one  would  arouse  the  rest,  governed,  doubtless,  by  feeling, 
or  a  kindred  sensation.  We  have  known  fresh  pupae  of  Eacles 
imperialism.^  Anisota stigma  to  move  pretty  much  all  over  a  box 
by  using  the  cremaster  as  a  cane. 

The  pupae  of  polyphemns  are  not  so  active  as  those  of  /nna, 
but  both  are  more  nervous  than  chrysalids  of  cecropia  and  pro- 
met  hea.  Regalis  is  less  demonstrative  than  imperial  is.  The 
test  of  a  live  pupa  is  to  pour  a  little  cold  water  or  blow  the  breath 
upon  the  object  when  even  a  slight  movement  will  give  the  desired 
information. 

8* 


266  [October, 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS. 

Published  monthly  (except  July  and  August),  in  charge  of  the  joint 
publication  committees  of  the  Entomological  Section  of  the  'Academy 
of  Natural  Sciences,  of  Philadelphia,  and  the  American  Entomological 
Society.  It  will  contain  not  less  than  300  pages  per  annum.  It  will  main- 
tain no  free  list  whatever,  but  will  leave  no  measure  untried  to  make  it  a 
necessity  to  every  student  of  insect  life,  so  that  its  very  moderate  annual 
subscription  may  be  considered  well  spent. 

ANNUAL  SUBSCRIPTION  $1.00,  IN  ADVANCE. 

g®^  All  remittances  should  be  addressed  to  E.  T.  Cresson,  Treasurer, 
P.  O.  Box  248,  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  all  other  communications  to  the  Editors 
of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences,  Logan  Square, 
Philadelphia,  Pa. 

PHILADELPHIA,  PA.,  OCTOBER,   1893. 

IT  has  always  been  recognized  that  scientific  research  is  greatly  furthered 
by  the  exchange  of  the  various  objects  with  which  that  research  is  con- 
cerned. For  the  transmission  of  objects  of  natural  history  from  one 
country  to  another  the  mails  have  offered  a  cheap  and  speedy  means. 
Heretofore,  through  the  laxity  with  which  the  regulations  on  the  subject 
have  been  enforced,  it  has  been  possible  to  enter  such  objects  in  the  mails 
of  the  Universal  Postal  Union  as  samples  of  merchandise  and  under  the 
rates  of  postage  therefor.  From  official  information  lately  received  from 
the  United  States  Post-office  Department,  it  appears  that  such  a  rating  is 
entirely  unauthorized  by  existing  provisions,  and  that  objects  of  natural 
history  may  only  be  mailed  according  to  the  rates  required  for  letters. 
The  United  States  Post-office  Department  also  stated  that  it  had  recently 
submitted  a  proposition  to  the  countries  comprising  the  Postal  Union  to 
modify  the  regulations  so  that  such  specimens  may  be  received  into  the 
mails  as  samples  of  merchandise,  but  that  a  sufficient  number  of  countries 
had  voted  against  the  proposition  to  defeat  it.  Those  countries  voting 
negatively  were  Austria,  Bolivia,  British  India,  Canada,  Germany,  Great 
Britain,  Guatemala,  Hungary,  Japan,  Norway,  Portugal,  Russia,  Spain, 
Sweden,  Tunis,  Uruguay  and  Venezuela.  The  Academy  of  Natural 
Sciences  of  Philadelphia  has  resolved  to  address  the  various  scientific 
bodies  with  which  it  is  in  communication  in  these  countries  and  to  re- 
quest them  to  memorialize  their  respective  governments  in  favor  of  the 
proposed  modification.  The  letter  rate  for  postage  (Universal  Postal 
Union)  is  ten  times  that  required  for  samples  of  merchandise,  so  that  the 
former  is  virtually  prohibitive. 

While,  therefore,  the  subject  of  the  proposed  modification  of  the  postal 
regulation  is  one  which  concerns  all  zoologists  and  botanists,  the  NEWS 
would  urge  upon  its  readers  to  use  such  influence  as  they  may  be  able  to 
exert  tending  towards  the  change.  It  seems  reasonable  to  hope  that  such 
foreign  entomologists  who  read  these  words  may  do  much  in  the  way  of 
valuable  assistance. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  267 

Notes  and. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  GLEANINGS  FROM  ALL  QUARTERS 
OF    THE    GLOBE. 

[The  Conductors  of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  solicit,  and  will  thankfully  receive  items 
of  news,  likely  to  interest  its  readers,  from  any  source.  The  author's  name  will  be  given 
in  each  case  for  the  information  of  cataloguers  and  bibliographers.] 


To  Contributors.— All  contributions  will  be  considered  and  passed  upon  at  our 
earliest  convenience,  and  as  far  as  may  be,  will  be  published  according  to  date  of  recep- 
tion. ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  has  reached  a  circulation,  both  in  numbers  and  circumfer- 
ence, as  to  make  it  necessary  to  put  "  copy''  into  the  hands  of  the  printer,  for  each  number, 
three  weeks  before  date  of  issue.  This  should  be  remembered  in  sending  special  or  im- 
portant matter  for  certain  issue.  Owing  to  low  subscription  rate,  "  extras"  will  be  charged 
for,  and  when  they  are  wanted,  it  should  be  so  stated  on  the  MS.  along  with  the  number 
desired.  The  receipt  of  all  papers  will  be  acknowledged.— ED. 


ON  TICKS  IN  THE  EARS  OF  MAMMALS. — In  the  June,  1893,  number  of 
the  Journ.  N.  Y.  Ent.  Soc.  there  appeared  an  article  by  the  writer  on  ticks 
in  the  ears  of  horses,  in  which  it  is  stated  that  no  mention  could  be  found 
in  literature  of  any  species  occuring  in  the  ears  of  mammals.  Since  the 
paper  was  sent  in,  Part  II  of  the  report  on  the  Death  Valley  Expedition 
conducted  by  Dr.  C.  Hart  Merriam,  has  appeared  in  the  North  American 
Fauna  No.  7,  published  by  the  U.  S.  Dept.  of  Agriculture.  On  page  252 
of  this  work  Dr.  Riley  mentions  the  following  cases  in  point,  the  ticks 
having  been  determined  by  Dr.  Marx: 

Argas  occidentalis  Marx. — From  dog's  ear..    Nevada. 

Rhlpistoma  leporis  Marx. — From  rabbit's  ear.     Calif. 

Dermacentor  americanus  L. — From  child's  ear.  Calif. 
Two  other  species  are  mentioned  as  taken,  one  from  a  jack  rabbit  and 
the  other  from  a  Thomomys,  but  apparently  not  from  the  ears.  Since 
writing  the  paper  above  mentioned  on  ticks  in  horses'  ears,  I  have  been 
told  that  the  same  tick,  which  I  there  doubtfully  referred  to  the  genus 
Argas,  also  occurs  plentifully  in  the  ears  of  jack  rabbits  in  Southern  New 
Mexico.  I  have  seen  no  specimens  however.  What  is  apparently  the 
same  species  was  also  obtained  from  the  ear  of  a  coyote  (see  note  on  sub- 
ject in  ENT.  NEWS). — C.  H.  TYLER  TOWNSEND. 

INSECTS  REARED  FROM  BLACK  KNOT,  Ploivrightia  inorbosa. — From 
a  lot  of  knots  collected  in  a  single  garden  in  Wayne  County,  Ohio,  in 
April,  I  reared  the  following  species,  the  knot  being  on  both  cherry  and 
plum. 

Hymenoptera:  Braconfungicola  n.  sp.,  Ashmead.  M.  S.  Phaenocarpa 
fungicola  n.  sp.,  Ashmead,  M.  S.  Glypta  vulgaris,  Cresson. 

Diptera  :   Cecidomyid  sp.  ?  Muscid  sp.  ? 

Lepidoptera  :  Sesia pictipes  G.  &  R.  Euzophera  semifuneralis  Walk. 
Tort rix  sp.? 

Coleoptera:  Hydnocera  verticalis  Say. 


268  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [October, 

MR.  H.  M.  BERNARD,  in  a  recent  communication  in  the  Journal  of  the 
Linnean  Society  of  London  (xxiv,  pp.  279 — 291)  tries  to  show  that  the 
Mites  are  not  degenerated  Arachnids,  but  Arachnids  permanently  ./ir^  at 
a  larval  stage  of  development. 

PAIRING  of  different  species. — On  Aug.  lyth,  1893,  near  Little  Crum 
Creek,  Ridley  Township,  Delaware  Co.,  Pa.,  I  observed  a  Libellula 
pulchella  Drury  $  and  a  L.  basalis  Say  9  in  coitu,  but  was  unable  to 
capture  them. — P.  P.  CALVERT. 

Besides  the  foregoing,  there  were  great  numbers  of  Mites  of  a  light 
color,  but  the  species  were  not  determined.  It  would  be  an  exceedingly 
interesting  matter  to  determine  just  to  what  extent  these  insects  aided  in 
the  diffusion  of  the  spores  of  the  fungus,  and  how  much  we  are  indebted 
to  them  for  its  spread  from  one  locality  to  another. — F.  M.  WEBSTER. 

THE  Henry  Edwards  Entomological  Corresponding  Chapter  of  the 
Agassiz  Association  invites  entomological  students  who  read  this  notice 
to  join  its  ranks.  Members  are  expected  to  keep  each  other  informed  of 
the  progress  of  their  work  in  special  lines  of  study,  and  to  contribute  to 
the  published  reports.  During  the  Winter  one  or  more  courses  in  Ele- 
mentary Entomology  will  be  conducted.  The  initiation  fee  is  50  cents. 
For  further  particulars,  address  the  Secretary,  WILLIAM  L.  W.  FIELD, 
Milton,  Mass. 

Two  UNCOMMON  INSECTS. — Early  in  August,  at  Sea  Cliff,  L.  I.,  I  found 
on  the  bark  of  a  chestnut  tree  a  specimen  of  Amphieniomum  hageni 
Pack.;  a  little  Psocid  with  hairs  and  scales  on  its  wings.  Later  I  found 
several  darker  specimens  on  a  species  of  maple.  It  runs  very  rapidly 
over  the  bark,  but  does  not  attempt  to  fly.  It  was  previously  known  from 
Maine,  Massachusetts  and  Pennsylvania.  On  August  25th,  I  found  on  a 
fallen  white  birch  a  rare  Capsid,  Cyclaphus  tenuicornis  Say.  The  insect 
had  not  been  seen  since  Say  described  it,  until  two  years  ago,  when 
Messrs.  Heidemann  and  Schwarz  discovered  it  at  Washington,  D.  C. — 
NATHAN  BANKS. 

SINCE  Prof.  J.  B.  Smith  is  unaware  of  the  origin  of  the  name  "Ghost 
Moth"  for  the  Hepialidae,  many  of  your  readers  are  probably  so  also, 
and  it  may  interest  them  to  know  that  the  "  Ghost  Moth  "  is  the  male  of 
Hepialus  humuli,  and  the  name  has  been  extended  to  the  rest  of  the  family. 
This  moth  is  pure  silvery-white  and  flies  for  just  twenty  minutes  at  dusk, 
swaying  to  and  fro  at  the  tops  of  the  grass  and  facing  the  breeze,  exactly 
as  if  attached  to  the  extremity  of  a  3o-inch  pendulum,  often,  probably, 
doing  so  in  churchyards  and  over  graves.  I  was  fortunate  enough  some 
years  ago  to  discover  that  this  conspicuous  performance  is  done  in  order  to 
attract  the  9  by  sight.  It  has  since  been  noted  that  in  other  species  of 
the  genus,  also,  the  usual  process  is  reversed,  and  that  the  female  is  at- 
tracted by  the  male,  and  that  the  scent  tufts  assist  in  the  attraction,  instead 
of  probably  merely  "charming"  the  9  after  she  has  attracted  the  male, 
as  is  no  doubt  their  ordinary  use.— I.  A.  CHAPMAN,  Hereford. 


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Pimp/a  conquisitor  Say,  was  seen  in  great  numbers  (July  ryth)  flying 
up  and  down  the  bark  of  trees  in  Logan  Square,  Philadelphia.  The  in- 
terstices of  the  bark  were  full  of  the  larvae  and  cocoons  of  Orgyia  leu- 
costigma,  which  had  been  coraled  by  a  ring  of  tar  about  four  feet  from 
the  ground.  It  was  inferred  that  the  Pimpla  is  parasitic  upon  the  above- 
mentioned  moth  larvae. 

ACUTE  LARVAL  FORESIGHT  OF  Tkyreus  abbotii.-Th&  daughter  of  a  West  - 
chester  County  friend,  beyond  Mount  Vernon,  N.  Y.,  for  several  years 
tried  to  raise  a  few  pupse  for  me  of  such  larvae,  which  infected  their  grape 
arbor.  Generally  she  failed.  As  usual,  when  I  visited  this  locality  this 
July  for  A.  idalia,  Sat.  alope,  and  Neon,  canthus,  she  handed  me  two 
segar-boxes  for  inspection.  One  contained  five  Darapsa  myron  larvae, 
dried  up  leaves  and  not  enough  of  hard  garden  loam  in  lumps,  to  half 
cover  bottom  of  box.  The  other  disclosed  four  abbotii  larvae  half-grown, 
but  turning  dark  as  if  to  pupate,  more  dried-up  leaves,  and  no  earth  what- 
soever. A  few  larvae  were  dead  in  both  boxes.  Under  the  leaves  I  found 
a  cocoon-like  object,  which,  when  examined,  proved  to  be  a  full-grown 
abbotii  larvae  "  spun  up  "  in  a  grape  vine  leaf,  perfectly  cylindrical  in  out- 
line and  closely  encasing  the  contracted  larva.  It  was  in  fine  condition. 

For  years  I  instructed  this  young  lady  and  family  how  to  raise  larvae  of 
desirable  species,  and  not  to  be  afraid  of  handling  such.  This  year  many 
of  these  larvae  were  thrown  in  the  fire,  so  that  they  could  not '  'sting  or  bite' ' 
the  little  children  !  I  made  another  search  for  larvae  with  the  aid  of 
the  children,  and  in  an  hour  had  found  fifteen  others  of  half-grown  and 
larger  myron  and  abbotii  larvae  on  that  arbor.  They  were  put  in  a  barrel 
half  filled  with  moist  loam,  in  the  centre  of  which  I  placed  a  tomato-can 
filled  with  water,  containing  food-plant  and  loose  grass  to  prevent  larvae 
falling  into  it.  Top  was  covered  with  heavy  manilla  paper  and  cheese- 
cloth to  prevent  cats  and  other  curios  from  lodging  therein.  It  is  the  object 
lesson  which  best  convinces  and  teaches  the  most  indifferent  of  all  mankind. 
— RICHARD  E.  KUNZE,  M.  D.,  New  York. 

RAVAGES  OF  THE  WHITE  ANT. — The  rapid  increase  within  a  few  years 
of  the  white  ants  (  Termes  flavipes]  in  the  city  of  New  York,  and  espe- 
cially Harlem,  which  is  now  overrun  with  them,  makes  the  fact  of  their 
present  and  future  injury  a  very  serious  one,  especially  as  their  habits  and 
lives  while  underground  are  so  very  little  known,  it  having  always  been 
supposed  that  there  was  but  one  queen  in  each  colony,  while  the  fact  is 
that  their  number  varies  in  different  colonies,  having  found  as  many  as  nine 
and  at  another  time  fourteen  laying  and  fertile  queens  living  together  in 
the  same  cell  or  gallery,  this  being  I  believe  the  first  record  of  queens 
being  found It  is  not  alone  to  dead  wood,  whether  sound  or  de- 
caying, that  they  confine  their  operations  ;  living  plants  and  shrubs  are 
just  as  liable  to  their  attacks,  and  some  kinds  seem  to  be  preferred  to  the 
decaying  wood,  which  is  their  natural  food.  Such  are  geraniums,  of  which 
they  are  very  fond,  eating  everything  but  the  outer  skin  and  leaves,  which 
they  leave  intact.  I  had  over  twenty  standard  geraniums,  from  two  to 


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three  feet  high,  destroyed  by  them  in  one  Summer,  as  well  as  the  stakes 
which  supported  them.  Red  currants  are  also  liable  to  their  attacks,  be- 
sides various  other  shrubs  and  plants,  while  the  root  of  grasses  also  serve 
them  as  food. — -L.  H.  JOUTEL  in  Jour,  of  the  N.  Y.  Ent.  Soc.,  June,  1893. 

CLASSIFICATION  OF  THE  TRACHEATE  ARTHROPODS. — Pocock  proposes 
the  following  classification  of  this  group  (Zool.  Anz.,  July  3,  1893): 

A.  Generative  organs  open  in  the  anterior  part  of  the  body,  apparently 

on  the  third  metacephalic  somite Progoueata. 

a.  Antennas  branched  ;  segments  of  body  of  adult  not  formed  by  fusion 

of  two  embryonic  somites     ....     Class  Pauropod  Lubbock. 

b.  Antennae  aimple  ;  some  segments  of  body  of  adult  formed  by  fusion 

of  two  embyonic  somites     ....     Class  Diplopoda  Blainville. 

B.  Generative  organs  open  at  the  posterior  end  of  the  body  close  to  the 

anus Opisthogoaeata. 

a.  Metacephalic  region  of  the  body  not  divisible  into  distinct  regions, 

but  composed  of  a  series  of  similar  or  approximately  similar 
somites,  each  of  which  bears  a  pair  of  ambulatory  appendages 

Homopoda. 
a.  Two  ( perhaps  three )  pairs  of  gnathites,  feet  biunguiculate 

Class  Symphyla  Ryder. 
B.  Four  pairs  of  gnathites  ;  feet  tipped  with  one  claw  Class  Chilopoda. 

b.  Metacephalic  region  of  body  divisible  into  two  distinct  regions,  the 

anterior  of  which,  composed  of  three  somites,  bears  three  pairs  of 
legs,  while  the  posterior  is  never  in  the  adult  furnished  with  ambu- 
latory appendages Class  Hexopoda. 


Identification  of  Insects  (Jmagos)  for  Subscribers. 

Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions  :  ist,  The  number  of  species 
to  be  limited  to  twenty-five  for  each  sending;  2d,  The  sender  to  pay  all  expenses  of  trans- 
portation and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  ; 
3d,  Each  specimen  must  have  a  number  attached  so  that  the  identification  may  be  an- 
nounced accordingly.  Exotic  species  named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor, 
who  should  be  consulted  before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  2  cent  stamp  with  all  insects 
for  return  of  names.  Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  read  page  41,  Vol.  III. 
Address  all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Logan 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Entomological   Literature. 

TRANSACTIONS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY,  xx,  2, 
July  i,  1893. — The  Galerucini  of  Boreal  America,  G.  H.  Horn,  i  pi.  Mis- 
cellaneous Coleopterous  Studies,  id.  Notes  on  Bees,  with  descriptions 
of  new  species,  C.  Robertson.  The  Phalangida  Mecostethi,  N.  Banks. 

BULLETIN  OF  THE  AMERICAN  MUSEUM  OF  NATURAL  HISTORY,  v,  pp. 
87-94.  New  York,  June,  1893. — Notes  on  transformations  of  some  North 
American  moths,  W.  Beutenmiiller. 


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ARCHIVES  ITALIENNES  DE  BIOLOGIE  xix,  fasc  II.  Turin,  1893. — Ob- 
servations on  the  respiratory  movements  and  muscles  of  the  thorax  of 
Coleoptera,  L.  Camerano  (original  in  the  Atti  R.  Accad.  Sci.  Torino 
xxviii).  On  the  respiratory  phenomena  of  the  chrysalis  of  Bombyx  mori, 
L.  Luciani  and  Dr.  D.  Lo  Monaco  (original  in  Atti  R.  Accad.  Georgoflli 
xvi,  i),  On  the  contraction  of  the  striated  muscles  and  on  the  move- 
ments of  Bombyx  mori,  Dr.  M.  L.  Patrizi  (original  Atti  R.  Accad.  Sci. 
Torino  xxviii,  9). 

COMPTE  RENDU.  L'ACADEMIE  DES  SCIENCES.  Paris,  June  12,  1893.— 
On  the  oil  of  eggs  of  the  grasshopper  or  wandering  locust  (Acridium 
peregrinum)  of  Algeria,  R.  Dubois. — July  31,  1893.  On  the  cerebral 
nuclei  of  myriapods,  J.  Chatin.  Researches  on  the  anatomy  and  the  de- 
velopment of  the  male  genital  armature  of  Orthopterous  insects,  A.  Pey- 
toureau. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY  OF  WASHINGTON,  ii, 
4,  June  30,  1893. — Is  Megastigmus  phytophagic  ?,  C.  V.  Riley.  Annual 
address  of  the  President — Parasitism  in  insects,  id.  Note  on  Galeruca 
xanthomelcena,  id.  Summary  of  a  collection  of  Hemiptera,  secured  by 
Mr.  E.  A.  Schwarz  in  Utah,  P.  R.  Uhler.  On  spiders'  web,  Dr.  G.  Marx. 
Notes  on  some  Cecidomyidae  of  the  vicinity  of  Washington,  D.  C.,  C.  H. 
T.  Townsend.  Notes  on  certain  Cecidomyiidous  galls  on  Cornns,  id. 
Biologic  notes  on  some  species  of  Scolytidse,  F.  H.  Chittenden. 

PSYCHE.  Cambridge,  Mass.,  July,  1893. — The  primitive  number  of 
Malpighian  vessels  in  insects  II,  W.  M.  Wheeler.  Descriptions  of  new 
species  and  genera  of  West  African  Lepidoptera — VII,  W.  J.  Holland.  2 
pis.  A  cabbage-like  Cecidomyiidous  gall  on  Bigelovia,  C.  H.  Tyler 
Townsend. — August,  1893.  The  primitive  number  of  Malpighian  vessels 
in  insects,  iii,  W.  M.  Wheeler.  Notes  on  Glnphisia  and  other  Notodon- 
tidae,  A.  S.  Packard.  A  description  of  the  larva  of  a  species  of  the  Lint- 
neri  group  of  Glnphisia,  H.  G.  Dyar.  A  cocks-comb  gall  on  R/ius  ini- 
crophylla,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend.  Tardy  wing  expansion  in  Cal/osamia, 
C.  G.  Soule. 

BIOLOGIA  CENTRALI-AMERICANA.    Pt.  cix.     London,  May,  1893. — Le 
pidoptera-Rhopalocera,  vol.  ii,  pp.  265-288,  F.  D.  Godman  and  O.  Salvin. 
Lepidoptera-Heterocera,  pp.  145-160,  H.  Druce.     Rhynchota-Heterop- 
tera,  pp.  441-462,  i-xx,  title  page,  W.  L.  Distant.     Pis.  xxxvi-xxxviii. 

THE  ANNALS  AND  MAGAZINE  OF  NATURAL  HISTORY.  London,  July, 
1893. — List  of  insects  collected  by  Miss  Elizabeth  Taylor  in  Western  North 
America  [Slave  River]  in  the  Summer  of  1892,  A.  G.  Butler  and  W.  F. 
Kirby.  Notes  on  some  Mexican  Coccidae,  T.  D.  A.  Cockerell.  The  coxal 
glands  of  Scorpio,  H.  M.  Bernard,  i  pi. 

REVUE  DES  SCIENCES  NATURELLES  DE  L'OUEST,  in,  i.  Paris,  Jan. - 
March,  1893. — Exposition  of  opinions  expressed  on  the  morphological 
value  of  the  solid  pieces  of  the  genital  armor  of  insects,  Dr.  A.  Peytoureau. 


272  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [October, 

ZOOLOGISCHER  ANZEiGER.  Leipsic,  June  26,  1893. — Supplementary 
note  on  the  egg  of  the  apterous  agamic  Phylloxera,  Y '.  Lemoine.  On 
the  development  and  life-history  of  Pogonius  bifasciatus  F.  (Hymenop- 
lera),  C.  Verhoeff.— July  3.  On  the  classification  of  the  Tracheate  Ar- 
thropoda,  R.  I.  Pocock.— July  31.  On  the  structure  and  the  signification 
of  the  endosternite  of  Arachnids,  W.  Schimkewitsch,  figs. — August  14. 
News  of  water  mites  [Axona\  R.  Piersig,  figs.  The  "  head"  of  Galeodes 
and  the  procephalic  lobes  of  Arachnidan  embryos,  H.  M.  Bernard,  figs. 

THE  CANADIAN  ENTOMOLOGIST.  London,  Ont.,  July,  1893.— Com- 
ments on  Mr.  Van  der  Wulp's  recent  diagnoses  of  new  species  of  Mexican 
Phasiidae,  Gymnosomatidae,  Ocypteridae  and  Phaniidse,  C.  H.  Tyler 
Townsend.  Description  of  the  grubs  of  Chrysomela  exclamationis,  id. 
A  list  of  species  of  Diptera  from  San  Domingo,  S.  W.  Williston.  Fitch's 
types  of  N.  A.  Membracidee,  F.  W.  Coding.  North  American  Thysanura 
II,  A.  D.  Macgillivray.  A  new  Asilid  genus  related  to  Erax,  D.  W.  Co- 
quillett.  Notes  on  collecting  some  of  the  smaller  Sesiidse  in  the  London 
(England)  district,  L.  Gibb.  A  suggestion  as  to  the  identity  of  Cycnia 
dubia  Walk.,  H.  G.  Dyar.  A  new  lac-insect  from  Jamaica,  T.  D.  A. 
Cockerell.  Notes  on  Taxonus  nigrisoma  and  T.  dubitatus,  }.  G.  Jack. 
Note  on  Copimamestra  and  Eulepidotus,  A.  R.  Grote.  Descriptions  of 
certain  Lepidopterous  larva?  (cont.),  H.  G.  Dyar.  Lithophane  oriunda, 
].  A.  Moffat. — August,  1893.  Some  interesting  color  varieties  in  the  genus 
Crossidius,  H.  F.  Wickham,  i  pi.  Notes  on  two  species  of  Tenthre- 
dinidse,  from  Yosemite,  Cal.,  H.  G.  Dyar.  Fitch's  types  of  N.  A.  Mem- 
bracidse,  F.  W.  Coding.  Synopsis  of  the  Dipterous  genus  Thereva,  D. 
W.  Coquillett.  Some  notes  on  Michigan  insects,  principally  Coleoptera, 
affecting  forest  trees,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend.  The  Phalanginse  of  the  U.  S., 
N.  Banks.  A  black  male  of  Papilio  turnns,  A.  S.  Van  Winkle. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST.  London,  July,  1893.— Sex  ratios  in  butterflies 
and  an  inference,  T.  E.  Bean. 

THE  Insect  Enemies  of  Small  Grains  by  Lawrence  Bruner.  Extr.  Ann. 
Rep.  Nebraska  State  Board  Agric.  1893,  pp.  360-468,  in  figs.  Lincoln, 
Neb.,  1893. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ZOOLOGICAL  SOCIETY  OF  LONDON,  1893.  Pt.  i. 
London,  June  r,  1893. — A  proposed  classification  of  the  Hesperiidae,  with 
a  revision  of  the  genera,  E.  T.  Watson,  3  pis.  Descriptions  of  new  spe- 
cies of  Dipterous  insects  of  the  family  Syrphidae  in  the  collection  of  the 
British  Museum,  with  notes  on  species  described  by  the  late  Francis 
Walker. — Part  I.  Bacchini  and  Brachyopini,  E.  E.  Austen,  2  pis. 

SCIENCE.  New  York,  July  21,  1893.— A  silk-spinning  cave  larva,  H. 
Carman. — August  n.  Preliminary  note  on  the  cottony  scale  of  the  osage 
orange,  T.  D.  A.  Cockerell.— August  25.  The  Cornell  mixture  [Insecti- 
cide and  Fungicide],  M.  V.  Slingerland.  Notes  on  marine  and  fresh-water 
larvae  of  midges,  G.  Swainson. 


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JOURNAL  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY,  I,  2,  June, 
1893. — Ticks  in  the  ears  of  horses,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend.  New  North 
American  Aculeate  Hymenoptera,  W.  J.  Fox.  Notes  on  the  life-histories 
of  some  Notodontidae,  ii,  A.  S.  Packard.  Another  leaf-miner  of  Popnlns, 
C.  H.  T.  Townsend.  Note  on  a  new  Antlion  allied  to  Myrmeleon  blandus 
Hagen,  id.  A  Nycteribid  from  a  New  Mexico  bat,  id.  On  the  food  habits 
of  North  American  Rhynchophora,  W.  Beutenmiiller.  Some  notes  on 
the  ravages  of  the  white  ant  (  Termes  flavipes  L.)  A.  Joutel.  Capture  of 
B  rot  is  vulneraria  R.  Ottolengui.  List  of  the  Coleoptera  of  Eastern  North 
America,  C.  W.  Leng  and  W.  Beutenmiiller. 

THE  WEST  AMERICAN  SCIENTIST,  San  Diego,  Calif.,  July,  1893. — On 
an  apparently  Microlepidopterous  leaf-miner  of  the  vine,  C.  H.  Tyler 
Townsend. — August,  1893.  Some  larvae  on  scrub  oak,  C.  H.  Tyler 
Townsend.  Notes  on  Hemileuca,  id.  The  peach  and  apricot  borer  of 
southern  New  Mexico,  id. 

BULLETIN  OF  THE  OHIO  AGRICULTURAL  EXPERIMENT  STATION.  Tech- 
nical series,  I,  3.  Norwalk,  Ohio,  April,  1893. — Methods  of  oviposition 
in  the  Tipulidae,  F.  M.  Webster,  figs.  A  Dipterous  gall  maker  and  its 
associates,  id.,  figs.  Notes  of  some  species  of  Ohio  Hymenoptera  and 
Diptera  heretofore  undescribed,  id.,  figs.  Description  of  a  new  species 
of  gall-making  Diptera,  J.  Marten,  figs.  Description  of  a  species  of 
Chlorops  reared  from  galls  on  JMuhlenbergia  mexicana,  S.  W.  Williston. 
Descriptions  of  new  parasitic  Hymenoptera  bred  by  F.  M.  Webster,  W. 
H.  Ashmead,  A.  Tachinid  reared  from  cells  of  a  mud-dauber  wasp,  C. 
H.  T.  Townsend. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  MONTHLY  MAGAZINE.  London,  July,  1893.— 
Explanatory  notice  of  my  views  on  the  sub-orders  of  Diptera,  C.  R.  Osten 
Sacken.  Notes  on  new  or  little-known  Coccidse,  4,  R.  Newstead.  The 
West  Indian  species  of  Mytilaspis  and  Pinnaspis,  T.  D.  A.  Cockerell, 
figs.  Courtice's  breeding-cage,  with  variations,  H.  G.  Knaggs,  M.D. 

Ill  JAHRESBERICHT  DBS  WIENER  ENTOMOLOGISCHEN  VEREINES  1892. 
Vienna,  1893. — The  genus  Pamassius  Latr.  in  Austria-Hungary,  Dr.  H. 
Rebel  and  A.  Rogenhofer,  i  col.  plate. 

COMPTE  RENDU.  SOCIETE  DE  BIOLOGIE.  Paris,  July  i,  1893. — Note 
on  the  pilicolous  Sarcoptids  (Listrophorinae),  Dr.  E.  Trouessart. 

TRANSACTIONS  OF  THE  ALBANY  INSTITUTE  xii. — Insects  of  the  past 
year  and  progress  in  insect  studies,  J.  A.  Lintner. 

ACTA  SOCIETATIS    PRO   FAUNA  ET  FLORA  FfiNNICA,  viii. — Helsitlgfors. 

Phytometridae  of  Finland,  A.  Poppius,  2  pis. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  RECORD.  London,  July  15,  1893. — The  pupal 
and  imaginal  wings  of  Lepidoptera,  Dr.  T.  A.  Chapman.  On  the  pupal 
wing  in  butterflies,  J.  W.  Tutt.  Melanochroism  in  British  Lepidoptera, 
A.  R.  Grote,  J.  W.  Tutt,  continued  in  the  number  for  August  15111. 


2J4  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [October, 

BERLINER  ENTOMOLOGISCHE  ZEITSCHRIFT  xxxvii,  3.  Berlin,  October, 
'92. — List  of  the  Glaphyridae,  Melolonthidae  and  Euchiridse  described  since 
1871,  A.  F.  Nonfried.  The  gall-flies  [Cecidomyidae]  of  the  Konigliche 
Museums  fur  Naturkunde  at  Berlin,  E.  H.  Ruebsaamen,  12  pis. — 4.  May, 
1893.  On  the  characters  of  the  three  divisions  of  Diptera:  Nemocera 
vera,  Nemocera  anomala  and  Eremochaeta,  C.  R.  Osten  Sacken.  Cor- 
rections as  to  matters  of  fact  in  Baron  Osten  Sacken's  article,  F.  Brauer. 
On  some  nymphs  of  Aculeata,  C.  Verhoeff.  Biological  observations,  es- 
pecially on  Odynerus  parietum,  id.  On  Proterandry  of  the  Diplopoda, 
id. — xxxviii,  i  and  2,  July,  1893.  The  insects  of  the  district  of  Adeli  back 
of  Togo,  West  Africa,  from  the  materials  collected  by  Capt.  Eugen 
Kling  (1888-89)  and  Dr-  Richard  Biittner  (1890-91),  Dr.  F.  Karsch,  with 
an  introduction  by  Dr.  R.  Biittner.  Part  i:  Apterygota,  Odonata,  Or- 
thoptera  Saltatoria,  Lepidoptera  Rhopalocera,  35  figs.,  6  pis. 

DEUTSCHE  ENTOMOLOGISCHE  ZEITSCHRIFT,  1893,  Erstes  Lepidoptero- 
logisches  Heft.  Berlin,  July,  1893.— Biography  of  Adolf  Speyer,  Otto 
Speyer.  Revision  of  the  Pierid  genus  Delias,  H.  Ritter  von  Mitis,  2  pis. 
— Zweites  heft,  July,  1893.  Comparative  researches  on  the  abdominal 
segments,  especially  the  ovipositing  apparatus  of  female  Coleoptera,  a 
contribution  to  the  phylogeny  of  the  same,  C.  Verhoeff,  2  pis.  Revision 
of  the  species  of  the  Coleopterous  genus  Prosodes  Eschr.,  E.  Reitter. 
Remarks  on  and  additions  to  the  "Catalogue  systdmatique  des  Cicin- 
delidae"  par  Fletiaux  (1893),  W.  Horn. 

THE  KANSAS  UNIVERSITY  QUARTERLY,  II,  i.  Lawrence,  Kans.,  July, 
1893. — Revision  of  the  genera  Dolichopus  and  Hygroceleuthus,  J.  M. 
Aldrich,  i  pi.  New  genera  and  species  of  Psilopinae,  id. 

THE  LARV/E  OF  THE  BRITISH  BUTTERFLIES  AND  MOTHS  by  (the  late) 
William  Buckler,  edited  (in  part)  by  (the  late)  H.  T.  Stainton,  vol.  v. 
The  second  portion  of  the  Noctuae.  London,  the  Ray  Society,  1893.  Pp. 
xi,  90,  pis.  (colored)  Ixx-lxxxvi. 

A  Monograph  of  the  British  Phytophagous  Hymenoptera  (Cynipidae 
and  Appendix).  Vol.  iv.  By  Peter  Cameron.  London,  the  Ray  Society, 
1893;  248  pp.,  19  colored  plates. 

ICONES  ORNITHOPTERORUM:  A  monograph  of  the  Rhopalocerous  genus 
.  Ornithoptera,  or  bird-wing  butterflies.  By  Robert  H.  F.  Rippon.  Pt.  5, 
containing  four  plates  and  text.  Published  by  the  author,  London,  No- 
vember, 1892. 

MICHIGAN  AGRICULTURAL  EXPERIMENT  STATION,  Bull.  No.  98.  Agr. 
College,  Michigan,  July,  1893.  Locusts— The  horn-fly,  G.  C.  Davis,  figs. 

BULLETINO  DELLA  SOCIETA  ENTOMOLOGICA  ITALIANA,  XXV,  2.  Flor- 
ence, Aug.  5,  1893. — Revision  of  the  European  species  of  the  family  Cu- 
licidae — mosquitoes,  E.  Ficalbi.  On  the  so-called  Bugonia  of  the  an- 
cients, and  its  relation  to  Eristalis  tenax,  a  two-winged  insect,  C.  R. 
Osten  Sacken. 


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THE  TRANSACTIONS  OF  THE  LINNEAN  SOCIETY  OF  LONDON.  Zoology,, 
v,  pt.  8.,  September,  1892. — The  development  of  the  head  of  the  imago 
of  Chironomus,  L.  C.  Miall  and  A.  R.  Hammond,  4  pis. — Pt.  9,  Novem- 
ber, 1892.  On  the  variations  in  the  internal  anatomy  of  the  Gamasinae, 
especially  in  that  of  the  genital  organs,  and  on  their  mode  of  coition,  A. 
D.  Michael,  4  pis.  Journal  of  the  same.  Zoology,  xxiv,  154,  May  5, 
1893.  On  the  Buprestidae  of  Japan,  G.  Lewis.  No.  152,  July  20.  Some 
observations  on  the  relation  of  the  Acaridae  to  the  Arachnida,  H.  M.  Ber- 
nard, i  pi. 

JAHRES-BERICHT  DER  NATURFORSCHENDEN  GESELLSCHAFT  GRAU- 
BUNDENS.  N.  f.  xxvi.  Chur,  1893.  On  formic  acid  in  honey,  Dr.  A.  v. 
Planta. 

ARCHIV  FUR  NATURGESCHICHTE,  lix,  I,  3.  Berlin,  July,  1893. — Con- 
tributions to  the  knowledge  of  the  mouth  parts  of  the  Trichoptera,  R. 
Lucas,  3  pis. 

LE  NATURALISTE.  Paris,  Aug.  i,  1893. — -A  Dipter  \_Thryptocera 
Lithobii^  parasitic  on  myriapods  of  the  genus  Lithobius,  A.  Giard. — Au- 
gust 15.  Observations  on  the  phases  of  the  coloration  of  a  nymph  of 
Ichneumon  ruftcaudtts  \Nesm.,  L.  Planet,  figs. 

JAHRESHEFTE  DES  VEREINS  FUR  VATERLANDISCHE  NATURKUNDE  IN 
WURTTEMBERG,  xlix.  Stuttgart,  1893. — On  the  formation  of  hermaph- 
roditic insects,  Dr.  J.  Vosseler.  Biological  communications  on  some  Or- 
thoptera  from  Oran,  id. 

TRANSACTIONS  AND  PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  NEW  ZEALAND  INSTITUTE, 
xxv,  Wellington,  May,  1893. — Further  Coccid  notes,  etc.,  W.  M.  Maskell. 

SlTZUNGSBERICHTE    DER    KONIGLICH    PREUSSISCHEN    AKADEMIE    DER 

WISSENSCHAFTEN  zu  BERLIN,  1893,  xiv-xvi. — On  noteworthy  occurrences 
in  the  sperm  of  Dytiscus  marginalia.  Dr.  L.  Auerbach. 

THE  BRITISH  NATURALIST.  London,  August,  1893. — The  "Melanism" 
controversy,  W.  E.  Sharp. 

OvERSIGT  OVER  DET  KONGELIGE  DANSKE  VlDENSKABERNES  SELSKABS 

FORDHANDLINGER,  1892,  No.  3.     Copenhagen, — Copulatory  organ  and 
copulation  of  Melolontha,  J.  E.  V.  Boas,  i  pi. 

ZOE.  San  Francisco,  July,  1893. — Description  of  a  luminous  [Coleop- 
terous] larva  found  near  Holbrook,  Ariz.,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend.  Note  on 
Termopsis  angusticollis,  id. 

THE  PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  LINNEAN  SOCIETY  OF  NEW  SOUTH  WALES 
(2)  vii,  3. — Sydney,  March,  1893. — Gall-making  Buprestids,  W.  W.  Frog- 
gatt. 

COMPTE  RENDU.  SOCIETE  PHILOMATHIQUE  DE  PARIS,  July  22,  1893.— 
Note  on  an  entomophagous  insect,  parasitic  on  European  silk  worms 
\_Doria  meditabunda  Meig.],  E.  J.  Bouvier  and  Delacroix. 


276  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [October, 

ANATOMISCHER  ANZEIGER.  Jena,  Aug.  5,  1893. — On  the  remarks  of 
Dr.  Ballowitz  concerning  the  sperm  of  Dytiscus  marginalis,  L.  Auerbach. 

JOURNAL  OF  THE  ROYAL  MICROSCOPICAL  SOCIETY.  London,  1893,  i 
pt.  4. — Notes  on  some  of  the  digestive  processes  in  Arachnids,  H.  M. 
Bernard,  i  pi. 

INSECT  LIFE,  v,  5.  Washington,  July,  1893. — The  present  year's  ap- 
pearances of  the  periodical  cicada,  Eds.  Further  notes  on  Yucca  insects 
and  Yucca  pollination,  C.  V.  Riley,  figs.  On  the  pollination  of  Yucca 
whippier  in  California,  D.  W.  Coquillett.  The  cocoanut  and  guava  mealy- 
wing  (Aleurodicus  cocois  Curtis)  Eds.,  figs.  Further  notes  on  the  cotton- 
tail-bot  with  the  breeding  and  identification  of  the  fly,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend. 
The  sugar-beet  web-worm  (Loxostege  sticticalis  L.),  Eds.,  figs.  Report 
on  a  trip  to  northwest  Missouri  to  investigate  locust  injuries,  H.  Osborn. 
The  angoumis  grain  moth  or  "fly  weevil"  (Gelechia  cerealella),  L.  O. 
Howard.  Descriptions  of  Noctuida?  from  the  Death  Valley,  J.  B.  Smith, 
figs.  The  red-legged  flea  beetle  (Crepidodera  rufipes  L.),  Eds.  figs. 

VERHANDLUNGEN  DER  K.  K.  ZOOLOGISCH-BOTANISCHEN  GESELL- 
SCHAFT  IN  WIEN,  xliii,  i,  March  1893. — On  the  eye  of  Scutigera  coleop- 
trata,  Dr.  T.  Adensamer. — 2.  July,  1893.  On  parthenogenesis  among 
spiders,  N.  Damin.  To  the  knowledge  of  the  Coleopterous  genus  Tri- 
chodcs  Herst.,  a  monographic  study,  K.  Escherich,  2  pis. 

NATURE.  London,  Aug.  24,  1893. — The  fungus-gardens  of  certain 
South  American  ants,  J.  C.  Willis  [Abstract  of  Moller's  paper,  see  ENT. 
NEWS,  September,  p.  239].  A  few  remarks  on  insect  prevalence  during 
the  Summer  of  1893,  Miss  E.  A.  Ormerod. 

DENKSCHRIFTEN  DER  KAISERLICHEN  AKADEMIE  DER  WISSENSCHAF- 
TEN,  lix,  Vienna,  1892. — New  species  of  the  genera  Phytopsis  Duj.  and 
Cecidophyes  Nal.,  A.  Nalepa,  4  pis. 

Reports  of  the  United  States  Commissioners,  Universal  Exposition. 
Paris,  1889;  vol.  v. — On  the  useful  and  injurious  insects,  C.  L.  Marlatt. 


REVIEW. — PART  III  OF  BRAUER  AND  BERGENSTAMM'S  MONOGRAPH  OF 
THE  MUSCARIA  SCHIZOMETOPA. — The  third  part  of  this  work  has  recently 
appeared  (Denkschr.  d.  Math.-Naturwiss.  Cl.  d.  Kais.  Akad.  d.  Wissen- 
schaft,  bd.  Ix,  Wien,  1893).  It  contains  152  pages  quarto,  no  plates,  and 
comprises  in  the  main  an  analytic  table  of  sections,  and  another  of  genera. 
These  tables  cover  91  pages,  and  will  be  of  great  use  in  the  determination 
of  the  genera  erected  by  the  authors.  The  value  of  the  work  is  enhanced 
to  American  students  by  the  fact  that  the  authors  have  examined  the  large 
collection  of  Tachinida?,  etc.,  of  the  U.  S.  National  Museum,  sent  them 
by  Dr.  Riley,  the  results  being  considered  in  this  part.  Following  the 
tables  there  are  30  pages  of  notes  and  descriptions,  which  number  115  in 
all,  of  much  use  in  defining  the  position  of  recently  described  and  other 
genera  in  the  Brauerian  system.  The  numerous  genera  erected  by  the 


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writer  are  carefully  considered,  and  their  affinities  pointed  out  so  far  as 
practicable  from  the  descriptions.  In  these  notes  the  authors  describe  and 
name  a  new  genus  Rileya  (type  R.  americana),  in  honor  of  Dr.  Riley. 
It  is  unfortunate  that  two  Hymenopterous  genera  have  already  been 
named  Rileya,  one  by  Mr.  Howard  and  one  by  Mr.  Ashmead.  The 
tachinid  genus  might,  however,  be  known  as  Rileymyia.  Further  notes 
on  the  sections  and  the  genera  they  embrace  follow,  together  with  a  sum- 
mary of  the  writer's  groups  and  genera  of  North  American  Tachinidse 
5.  sir.  given  in  the  Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  A  supplement  to  the  alphabetic 
list  of  species  mentioned  in  the  work  comes  next.  The  whole  is  con- 
cluded by  a  general  index  of  all  the  genera  mentioned  in  the  three  parts, 
which  contains  all  the  Calyptrate  Muscid  genera  of  the  world  erected  up 
to  the  time  of  publication  of  this  part. — C.  H.  TYLER  TOWNSEND. 


NEW  SPECIES  OF  NORTH  AMERICAN  INSECTS  DESCRIBED 
IN  THE  PRECEDING  LITERATURE. 


COLEOPTERA. 

Galerucini :  n.  gen.  et  spp.  Horn,  Trans.  Am,  Ent.  Soc.  xx,  pp.  57- 
136;  and  of  other  families,  id.,  /.  c.  pp.  136-144. 

Neinatocephalus  guatemalensis  Senna,  Bull.  Soc.  Ent.  Ital.  xxv,  p.  128, 
tav.  i,  f.  4,  Guatemala. 

DIPTERA. 

Cecidomyia  bigelovice-brassicoides  Towns. ,  Psyche  vi,  p.  491,  N.  Mex. 

Efferia  (near  Erax]  Coquillet,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p.  175,  type  anomalis 
Bell.  E.  pernicis,  p.  175,  Candida,  p.  176,  Cal.  E.  rara,  Texas,  p.  176. 

Ocyptamus  iris  Austen,  Proc.  Zool.  Soc.  Lond.  1893,  p.  133,  Baccha 
sagittifera  p.  144,  Jam.,  with  synonymy  for  other  species. 

Nycteribia  antrozoi  Townsend,  Journ.  N.  Y.  Ent.  Soc.  1,  p.  79. 

Lasioptera  muhlenbergice  Marten,  Bull.  Ohio  Agr.  Experiment  Station. 
(Tech.  ser.)  I,  p.  155,  Illinois. 

Chlorops  ingrata  Williston,  /.  c.,  p.  156,  Ohio. 

N.  sp.  Dolichopus,  Hydroceleuthus,  Aldrich,  Kans.  Univ.  Quart.  II, 
pp.  1-26.  N.  gen.  et  spp.  Psilopinre,  id.,  /.  c.,  pp.  47-50. 

Thereva  n.  spp.     Coquillett,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  pp.  197-201. 

HEMIPTERA. 

New  species  from  Utah,  Uhler,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Wash.  II,  pp.  366-385. 
New  Coccidse  from  Mexico,  Cockerell,  Ann.  Mag.  N.  H.  (6)  xii,  pp. 

43-53- 

Tachardia  getninifera  Cockerell,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p.  181,  Jam. 

N.  gen.  et  spp.  Mexico,  Cent.  Am.,  Distant,  Biol.  Cent. -Am.  Rhynch.- 
Heterop.  pp.  441-462. 

New  Coccidse,  \V.  Indies,  Cockerell,  Ent.  Mo.  Mag.  (2)  iv,  pp.  155-158. 


2j8  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  [October, 

HYMENOPTERA. 

Aculeata,  n.  sp.,  Fox,  Journ.  N.  Y.  Ent.  Soc.  i,  pp.  53-56,  U.  S. 
Parasitica,  n.  sp.,  Ashmead,  Bull.  Ohio  Agr.  Exper.  Station  (tech.  ser.) 
i,  p.  159-^5-  Ohio. 
Apicke:  n.  spp.  Robertson,  Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  xx,  pp.  145-149. 

LEPIDOPTERA. 

Thamnonoma  gracilior  Butler,  Ann.  Mag.  N.  H.  (6),  xii,  p.  16,  Slave 
River,  etc.  Pseudosiona  n.  gen.  Geometrarum,  p.  18,  P.  taylori,  p.  18, 
near  Mackenzie  River. 

N.  gen.  et  spp.  Mexico,  Cent.  Am.,  Godman  and  Salvin,  Biol.  Cent.- 
Amer.  Lep.  Rhop.  ii,  pp.  265-288.  Druce,  /.  c.  Lep.  Heter.  pp.  145-160. 

Prodoxus  intricatus  Riley,  Ins.  Life,  v,  p.  307,  Mexico. 

Noctuida?:  n.  spp.  Calif.,  Smith,  Ins.  Life  v,  pp.  328-334. 

NEUROPTERA. 

Myrmeleon  n.  sp.  (unnamed),  Townsend,  Journ.  N.  Y.  Soc.  i,  p.  78. 

PHALANGIDA. 

N.  gen.  et  spp.  Banks,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  pp.  205-211;  Trans.  Am.  Ent. 
Soc.  xx,  pp.  149-152. 

THYSANURA. 
Japyx  americanus  Macgillivray,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p.  174,  Wash. 


Ttie  Entomological  Section 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  MEETINGS. 


The  following  papers  were  read  and  accepted  by  the  Committee  for 
publication  in  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  : 


A  NEW  SPECIES  OF  TORYMUS. 

By  WILLIAM  H.  ASHMEAD. 

Torymus  hainesii  sp.  n.  9- — Length  23  mm.;  ovip.  2  mm.  Robust; 
thorax  above  dull  bronzed  green,  shagreened,  covered  with  short  sparse 
hairs;  head,  pleura,  coxae  and  femora,  except  hind  pair,  mostly  blue  or 
purplish;  hind  femora  and  abdomen  metallic  bluish  green;  scape,  mandi- 
bles, tibia  and  tarsi,  brownish  yellow;  flagellum  dark  brown,  the  joints, 
after  the  first,  scarcely  as  long  as  wide.  The  head  is  transverse,  antero- 
posteriorly  thin,  the  face  and  cheeks  flattened,  nearly  smooth,  feebly,  very 
sparsely  punctate;  facial  furrow  large,  the  vertex  in  consequence,  rather 
sharp.  Thorax  short,  subovoid  ;  pronotum  short,  contracted  anteriorly  ; 


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mesonotum  scarcely  as  long  as  wide  with  the  parapsidal  furrows  distinct 
only  anteriorly;  metanotum  extremely  short,  declivous  posteriorly.  Wings 
hyaline,  nearly  bare  of  pubescence,  the  venation  light  brownish  yellow, 
the  marginal  vein  very  long,  almost  the  length  of  the  submarginal,  the 
stigmal  very  minute,  scarcely  developed,  while  the  postmarginal  is  only 
twice  the  length  of  the  short  stigmal.  The  abdomen  is  subsessile,  oval, 
shorter  than  the  thorax,  subconvex  above,  boat-shaped  beneath,  its  sur- 
face delicately,  microscopically  sculptured  with  wavy  lines,  smoother  on 
dorsum  towards  base  ;  second  segment  the  longest,  with  the  flap  medially 
emarginated. 

Hab. — San  Julia,  Lower  California.  Types  in  coll.  Ashmead 
and  coll.  California  Academy. 

Described  from  three  9  specimens  taken  in  April,  1889. 

This  species  comes  nearest  to  Torymus  anthomyiez  Ashm.,  but, 
besides  its  much  larger  size,  it  differs  decidedly  in  its  mesonotal 
characteristics,  T.  anthomyi<z  having  entire  parapsidal  furrows. 

These  two  species  with  two  or  three  other  undescribed  species 
form  quite  a  distinct  group  in  the  genus. 


-o- 


ON  THE  FEMALE  OF  PAPILIO  ELWESII  (Leech). 
By  JOHN  WATSON,  Manchester,  England. 

P.  elwesii.  Leech,  Trans.  Ent.  Soc.  Lend.,  1886.     Part  II.—"  On  a  collection 
of  Lepidoptera  from  Kiukiang." 

The  description  of  the  female  of  Mr.  Leech's  elwesii  given 
below  is  taken  from  the  first  and  only  female  known  to  science  of 
this  extremely  rare  and  handsome  species.  Mr.  Leech's  speci- 
mens of  the  male  (only  two  of  which  were  viewed)  were  taken 
by  Mr.  Pratt,  in  Kiukiang  in  1887,  on  the  Yangtse  River,  500  miles 
from  the  coast.  The  unique  female  now  described  was  brought 
from  Central  China  by  a  captain  of  a  steamboat,  and  its  exact 
locality  is  unfortunately  unknown. 

P.  elwesii  9  • — Primaries  more  rounded  than  male,  outer  margin  wavy. 
Primaries  and  secondaries  blackish  brown  with  on  either  side  of  nervures 
of  primaries  and  anterior  portions  of  secondaries  from  base  to  below  the 
discoidal  cell  a  plentiful  supply  of  gray  scales  enclosing  a  black-brown 
streak  in  the  centre  of  each  internervular  space  ;  a  faint  blue  irroration  on 
upper  and  under  surface  of  secondaries  in  the  internervular  space  between 
the  first  and  second  submedian  nervulcs  and  just  next  the  anal  ocellus. 
The  posterior  portion  of  secondaries  and  "tail  "  faintly  glossed  with  blue 
a  little  more  pronounced  on  under  surface.  The  five  crescentic  marks 
exclusive  of  the  ocellus  at  anal  angle  not  so  heavy  as  the  male,  particularly 


280  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [October, 

that  next  the  ocellus.  Ocellus  larger  than  the  male.  The  tail  differing 
from  male  in  being  rounded  and  not  obliquely  cut  off  (  see  plate).  The 
space  between  first  and  second  submedian  nervules  greater  than  in  the 
male,  giving  the  female  tail  a  heavier  appearance.  Exp.  154  mm. ;  6%  ins. 

Hab. — Central  China. 

In  the  collection  of  J.  C.  Hudson,  Esq. 

Fig.  I. — Female.     Fig.  II. — Contour  of  "tail"  of  male. 

I  place  this  grand  species  next  rhetenor.  Mr.  Leech  writes 
me  "  I  place  elwesii  next  rhetenor  also." 

After  examining  a  large  number  of  specimens  of  the  allies  of 
elwesii,  I  find  that  the  faint  blue  scales  forming  the  often  incom- 
plete row  of  crescentic1  or  orbicular  marks  on  the  secondaries  of 
rhetenor,  protenor  (in  a  less  degree)  and  found  in  its  greatest  pro- 
fusion on  upper  and  under  surface  of  polymnestor  and  its  insular 
variety  parinda. 

Unlike  nearly  all  other  Papilios,  the  tail  ot  elwesii  is  not  formed 
of  the  prolongation  of  the  third  submedian  nervule,  but  is  formed 
by  the  shortening  of  the  fourth  and  fifth  thus  causing  a  distinct  dip 
in  the  contour.  In  this  habit  it  is  also  accompanied  by  its  ally, 
P.  icariiis  of  Westwood. 


OBITUARY. 

On  April  14,  1893,  J.  F.  M.  BIGOT,  the  well-known  Dipterist.  He  was 
born  in  1818. 

On  May  6,  1893,  JAMES  WOOD-MASON,  on  the  way  from  Calcutta  to 
England.  Born  in  Gloucestershire  in  1846.  He  was  Professor  of  Com- 
parative Anatomy  at  the  Medical  College  of  Bengal,  and  established  a 
reputation  through  his  entomological  and  deep  sea  researches. 

On  June  30,  1893,  at  Zurich-Hottingen,  Switzerland,  FRITZ  RUHL,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Societas  Entomologica,  and  editor  of  the  journal  bearing  that 
name,  in  the  57th  year  of  his  age. 


KNT.  NEWS,  Vol.  IV. 


PI.  XIII. 


RAVAGES  OF  CYLLENE  ROBINI/C. 


See  page  285. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 

AND 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

VOL.  iv.  NOVEMBER,   1893.  No.  9. 


CONTENTS: 


Horn — Amblychila  cylindriformis 281 

Stromberg— Field  Notes 283 

Laurent — Ravages  of  the  locust-borer..  285 
Slosson — Collecting  on  Mt.  Washington  287 
Fox — Observations  on  the  genus  Neo- 

larra 292 

Knaus — Notes  on  sand  dune  collecting.  293 
Editorial 296 


Economic  Entomology 297 

Notes  and  News 301 

Entomological  Literature 304 

Entomological  Section 308 

Ehrmann — A  new  Hesperid  from  West 

Africa 309 

Dyar  and  Doll — Lepidopterous  larvae..  310 


Amblychila  cylindriformis  Say. 

By  GEO.  H.  HORN,  M.D. 

"  Are  there  three  species  of  Amblychila,  or  two,  or  only  one?" 
The  above  line  is  the  text  of  a  short  article  by  Mr.  J.  J.  Rivers, 
recently  published  ("Zoe,"  iv,  p.  218,  San  Francisco,  Sept.  19, 
1893),  in  which  he  accepts  two  species,  cylindriformis  and  picco- 
lominii*  baroni  Riv.  being  the  male  of  the  latter. 

Some  time  in  the  decade  ending  1840,  Piccolomini  returned 
from  a  voyage,  bringing  a  number  of  Coleoptera,  which  were 
placed  in  the  hands  of  Dupont,  probably  for  sale.  The  collection 
was  visited  by  Chaudoir,  Reiche,  La  Ferte  and  Motschulsky, 
purchases  made  and  species  described  by  these  entomologists 
with  the  locality  "California."  After  many  of  the  species  had 
been  identified  it  was  found  that  several  could  not  possibly  have 
been  collected  in  California  (Pastmachus  and  Amblychila)  while 
the  aggregate  indicated  a  locality  anywhere  from  western  Texas 
to  central  Arizona.  Moreover,  a  study  of  maps  of  the  date 
showed  that  the  territory  indicated  in  the  acquisition  after  the 
Mexican  war  as  well  as  Texas,  was  then  called  California.  In 


282  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [November, 

regard  to  Amblychila  piccolominii ,  Mr.  Rivers  speaks  of  "  Du- 
pont's  examples."  Reiche  states  that  he  saw  but  one  specimen, 
a  female.  It  is  probable  that  the  sex  was  a  mere  guess,  as  it  is  but 
a  few  years  since  the  means  of  sexual  distinction  was  made  known. 

After  Reiche' s  description  Lacordaire  expressed  the  opinion 
that  the  insect  was  not  specifically  distinct  from  that  described  by 
Say  (see  Mem.  Liege,  i,  p.  95,  1843),  and  repeated  the  same 
some  years  later  ("  Genera,"  i,  p.  8,  note,  1854).  Mannerheim's 
reference  to  the  insect  carries  with  it  no  authority  as  to  locality 
or  specific  value,  being  merely  a  short  description  culled  from 
the  longer  one  of  Reiche  ("  Bull.  Mosc."  1843,  p.  183). 

The  first  specimen  of  Amblychila  seen  by  an  American  student 
after  Say  came  to  LeConte  in  1854,  and  gave  the  occasion  for 
some  remarks,  and  finding  so  many  gross  inaccuracies  in  the 
figures  of  this  and  some  other  species  figured  by  that  author,  he 
seems  to  have  been  left  in  an  uncertain  state  of  mind. 

The  next  reference  to  Amblychila  is  by  Thomson  in  his  begin- 
ning of  a  monograph  of  Cicindelidae  (Paris,  1857),  in  which  he 
figures  anew  the  so-called  California  specimen.  That  Thomson 
saw  the  Reiche  type  is  known  to  me,  and  I  can  assert  that  no 
other  specimen  of  Ambychila  went  to  Europe  until  fully  ten  years 
after.  At  this  time  I  will  state  that  the  Reiche  type  was  exam- 
ined by  LeConte  and  myself.  Mr.  Rivers  seems  to  think  that 
Thomson  was  influenced  in  his  opinion  "  by  reading  the  opinions 
of  our  two  great  Coleopterists."  As  far  as  LeConte  is  concerned, 
he  never  expressed  an  opinion  until  1859  (Col.  Kansas,  etc.), 
and  if  I  can  assume  to  be  the  second  I  must  here  admit  that  in 
1857  I  had  never  seen  an  Amblychila,  much  less  expressed  an 
opinion. 

In  Mr.  Rivers'  paper  he  seems  willing  to  admit  that  his  baroni 
is  the  male  of  piccolominii.  At  the  same  time  he  gives  a  photo- 
graphic representation  of  the  last-mentioned  species.  From  my 
memory  and  a  drawing  I  had  specially  prepared,  the  true  picco- 
lominii is  still  smoother  than  the  one  he  figures. 

These  preliminary  remarks  are  intended  as  the  basis  of  an  an- 
swer to  the  question  asked  by  Mr.  Rivers.  My  opinion  is  that 
there  is  but  one  species  of  Amblychila.  This  insect  is  now  known 
to  be  distributed  over  a  wide  extent  of  country  from  Kansas  to 
Texas,  New  Mexico  and  Arizona.  In  that  range  it  meets  great 
variat:ons  of  climate  and  undergoes  the'  same  style  of  variation 


1 893.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  283 

found  in  many  other  species  in  the  same  range.  I  might  merely 
mention  as  an  example  Eusattus  reticulatus  or  Asida  sordida. 
Unfortunately,  Mr.  Rivers  and  some  of  my  French  friends,  have 
had  for  comparison  the  large,  fully-developed  and  rough  forms 
from  Kansas  and  the  smaller  and  smoother  forms  from  the  other 
limit  of  its  distribution.  Were  it  possible  for  me  to  gather  in  one 
series  the  specimens  I  have  seen  from  the  intermediate  points  of 
distribution  and  which  are  now  scattered  in  the  various  collec- 
tions, I  think  the  evidence  would  be  as  clear  to  all  who  are  at 
present  skeptics  as  it  was  to  me  and  to  LeConte  some  years  ago 
that  there  is  but  one  species  of  Amblychila  which  varies  from 
climatic  causes  along  its  thousand  miles  of  distribution. 

o 

FIELD  NOTES. 

By  C.  W.  STROMBERG. 

In  the  Winter  of  1891  a  few  weeks  were  spent  near  Carlisle, 
Ark. ,  where  a  part  of  the  time  was  devoted  to  collecting  Cole- 
optera,  and,  as  collectors  are  scarce  in  those  parts,  I  thought  I 
would  report  results,  hoping  others  might  become  interested  in 
the  region. 

To  go  into  any  part  of  the  South  during  Winter  for  the  sake 
of  collecting  insects  every  one  knows  would  not  pay,  but  I  be- 
lieve that  an  energetic  collector  spending  a  Summer  in  any  part 
of  Arkansas,  and  especially  where  he  has  both  prairie  (wild  and 
cultivated)  and  forest  for  his  field,  will  reap  a  rich  harvest  in  the 
way  of  rare  and  interesting  specimens  in  any  of  the  orders  of 
insects. 

The  country  (January  2d),  after  leaving  Little  Rock  and  before 
reaching  the  prairie  region,  presented  a  picture  so  dreary  and 
discouraging  that  I  gave  up  all  hopes  of  finding  anything  at  that 
season  to  enrich  my  cabinet.  The  fields  were  covered  with  water. 
Flat  timber  lands  were  everywhere  submerged.  Cabins  seen 
here  and  there  were  surrounded  by  the  muddy  fluid  and  corn- 
cobs, chips  and  all  kinds  of  rubbish  were  floating  about  in  the 
dooryards.  Occupants  of  the  cabins  were  grouped  in  the  door- 
ways and  they  looked  gloomy  enough;  even  the  cattle  seemed 
to  have  the  blues.  But  the  country  improved  in  Hearing  the 
prairies.  Although  there  was  a  great  deal  of  water  on  the  flat 
lands,  enough  of  the  land  was  rolling  to  make  a  variety,  and  here 


284  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [November,, 

one's  spirits  will  rise,  for  birds  are  abundant,  northern  Summer 
birds.  Surely  where  there  are  so  many  insect-loving  birds,  in- 
sect life  must  not  be  lacking.  The  soil  here  is  sandy,  and  is 
underlaid  with  "hard  pan."  The  ground,  therefore,  is  hard 
and  firm  after  the  heavy  rains. 

I  will  not  take  up  valuable  space  with  a  list  of  all  the  small 
species  in  the  way  of  Staphylinidae,  Histeridae,  Elateridae,  Chryso- 
melidae,  Anthicidae  and  several  families  of  bark  beetles  that 
were  taken  under  bark  on  trees,  under  boards  and  rails  in  the 
meadows  and  by  sifting  old  leaves  and  rubbish  from  fence  cor- 
ners, bases  of  trees,  etc. ,  but  will  limit  myself  to  the  Carabidae 
mostly,  which  are  my  favorites.  Of  water  beetles  there  were 
none.  Only  one  little  specimen  of  Hydrophilus  nimbatus  Say 
was  captured,  but  a  few  Gyrinidae  were  seen  on  warm  days. 

The  first  day  after  arrival,  being  bright  and  warm,  brought  out 
large  numbers  of  insects.  Nearly  three  hundred  specimens  were 
taken  during  a  forenoon  in  a  pasture  including  Tachys  cenescens 
Lee.  which  were  under  bits  of  bark  in  wet  places,  and  were  mostly 
immature.  Lebia  abdominalis  Chd.,  pulchella  Dej.,  depicta  Horn 
and  Epipociis  discoidalis  Lee.  were  clinging  to  the  underside  of 
rails  near  an  old  fence.  Platynus  limbatus  Say,  punctiformis  Say, 
Aspidoglossa  snbangulata  Chd. ,  Pterostichus  tumescens  Lee. , 
Evarthrus  orbatus  Newm.  were  under  bits  of  wood,  etc. 

Platynus  striatopunctatus  occurred  under  logs  near  a  hay-shed. 
Chrysomelidae  were  numerous  on  rising  ground,  where  they  had 
probably  been  driven  by  the  water.  On  an  old  pine  was  found  a 
large  Sandalus  (iiiger?)  perfect,  though  dead,  and  under  the  bark 
were  a  few  Gynandropus  (elongatus?};  this  species  was  quite 
common,  it  occurred  on  the  trunks  of  trees  often  many  feet  above 
the  ground. 

Collecting  one  day  along  a  roadside  thirteen  specimens  of 
Chlcenius  viduus  Horn  were  secured.  They  were  under  rails  and 
among  the  rotten  wood.  Several  Panagceiis  fasciatus  Say  were 
also  taken.  Much  collecting  was  done  in  the  woods,  where  I 
took  one  day,  under  bark,  that  rare  and  beautiful  Platynus  qnad- 
rimaculatus  Horn.  Working  persistently  I  soon  had  the  pleasure 
of  seeing  specimen  number  two  in  my  bottle.  I  also  took  in  the 
same  way  a  pretty  little  Badister  (near  elcgans}. 

By  wearing  rubber  boots  and  wading  into  the  bayous  many 
interesting  things  were  taken  on  stumps,  under  the  bark  and  on 


1893-]  •    ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  285 

floating  logs.  Among  the  leaves  near  the  water  Bradycellus 
linearis  was  common.  It  was  often  found  among  leaves  on  ground 
that  had  been  covered  with  water  for  several  days  or  weeks  at  a 
time.  Loxandrus,  of  which  there  were  several  species,  did  not 
seem  to  object  to  water  either.  They  were  everywhere  in  the 
wet  woods. 

Coptodera  izrata  Dej.  was  taken  once  under  bark,  and  the 
bright  little  Hister  ceniomicans  Horn  and  venustus  Lee.  were  dug 
from  crevices  in  oak  bark.  Dicerca  lurida  Fab.  might  have  been 
gathered  by  the  pint.  Sometimes  a  whole  handful  was  taken 
(but  not  kept)  from  under  the  loose  bark  of  a  large  tree. 

Burnt  over  districts  in  the  woods  yielded  many  Platynns  er- 
rans  and  Cryptobium  sp.  Pinophilus  (jopacusf)  was  the  most  com- 
mon of  all  the  Staphylinidae. 

To  the  kindness  of  Mr.  Henry  Ulke  I  am  indebted  for  the 
names  of  the  above  species. 


-o- 


RAVAGES  OF  THE  LOCUST  BORER. 

By  PHILIP  LAURENT,  Phila. 

On  September  iyth  of  the  present  year  my  neighbor,  Mr. 
Horace  Rodd,  called  my  attention  to  a  grove  of  young  locust 
trees  (Robinia  pseudacacia)  growing  a  short  distance  from  his 
home  at  Mt.  Airy,  Pa.  The  trees  varied  from  one  to  six  inches 
in  diameter,  and  not  one  of  them  but  what  showed  the  distinctive 
work  of  the  locust-borer  {Cyllene  robinia}.  Many  of  the  trees 
were  completely  honey-combed  by  the  larva  of  this  destructive 
beetle.  With  the  aid  of  Mr.  Rodd  I  secured  sections  of  some 
of  the  trees,  some  of  which  are  represented  on  the  plate  accom- 
panying the  present  number  of  the  NEWS.  Figures  i,  2  and  3 
(read  figures  beginning  from  upper  left  hand  corner)  were  cut 
from  a  tree  five  inches  in  diameter  that  had  but  lately  succumbed 
to  the  ravages  of  the  borer.  The  other  figures  represent  sc- 
tions  cut  from  limbs  and  branches;  no  part  of  the  tree  is  exempt 
from  their  attacks,  excepting  the  smaller  twigs  and  leaves.  In  a 
field  close  by  I  found  the  beetle  feeding  on  the  golden-rod  (So- 
lidago},  there  were  hundreds  of  them;  in  some  cases  I  counted 
as  many  as  ten  specimens  on  one  stalk  of  golden-rod.  For 
many  years  the  locust  borer  and  hickory-borer  were  thought  to 


286  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [November, 

be  one  and  the  same  insect,  but  the  investigations  of  Mr.  Benj. 
D.  Walsh  proved  this  to  be  a  mistake.  As  preventive  measures 
it  has  been  suggested  to  soap  the  trees  about  the  end  of  August 
or  early  in  September,  just  previous  to  the  emerging  of  the 
beetles,  which  occurs  during  September,  also  the  employing  of 
children  to  gather  the  beetles  by  hand;  if  this  latter  means  is 
used  the  children  should  be  instructed  to  gather  the  beetles  from 
the  trees  and  not  from  the  golden-rod,  as  stated  in  an  article 
which  I  read  a  short  time  ago,  otherwise  it  would  prove  to  be  a 
case  of  locking  the  stable  door  after  the  horse  is  stolen. 

If  any  of  the  readers  of  the  NEWS  desire  more  information 
concerning  the  insect  here  treated  of  I  can  refer  them  to  the  fol- 
lowing papers:  ' '  Harris'  Insects  Injurious  to  Vegetation,"  Flint 
edition,  1880,  pp.  103-4.  "The  Practical  Entomologist,"  Janu- 
uary,  1866,  vol.  i,  pp.  28-29, — An  article  entitled  Borers,  by 
Benj.  D.  Walsh.  "Trans,  of  Amer.  Ent.  Soc."  May,  1880, 
vol.  viii,  p.  136, — Notes  on  some  Genera  of  Cerambycidae,  with 
descriptions  of  new  species,  by  Dr.  George  H.  Horn. 

The  following  articles  also  contain  more  or  less  information  on 
the  subject,  though  in  some  cases  it  is  but  a  repetition  of  what 
has  been  published  in  the  three  articles  first  mentioned:  "  Insects 
Injurious  to  Forest  and  Shade  Trees,"  by  A.  S.  Packard,  Jr., 
1881,  p.  95.  "Canadian  Entomologist,"  December,  1877,  vol. 
ix,  pp.  223-4, — A  few  Common  Wood-boring  Beetles,  by  Rev. 
C.  J.  S.  Bethune.  "Canadian  Entomologist,"  August,  1880, 
vol.  xii,  pp.  151-2,  — -"  Entomology  for  Beginners,"  by  R.  Y. 
Rogers,  Jr.  "Canadian  Entomologist,"  September,  1882.  vol. 
xiv,  p.  200, — An  article  by  J.  Alston  Moffat,  "Canadian  Ento- 
mologist," November,  1882,  vol.  xiv,  p.  240, — An  article  by 
Dr.  Geo.  H.  Horn.  Annual  Report  of  the  Entomological  So- 
ciety of  Ontario  for  the  year  187^,  pp.  13-4;  also  for  the  year 
1877,  pp.  24-5.  Fifth  Report  of  the  U.  S.  Entomological  Com- 
mission, Department  of  Agriculture,  pp.  355-8.  "  Bulletin  of 
Buffalo  Society  of  Natural  Sciences,"  April  10,  187.',.,  vol.  ii,  p. 
96,  mention  of  the  capture  of  Cyllene  robinitz  at  Lake  Pontchar- 
train,  Louisiana. 


THE  Union  Medicale  recommends  a  mixture  of  equal  parts  by  weight 
of  powdered  ipecac,  alcohol  and  sulphuric  ether  as  an  application  for 
insect  bites. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  287 

COLLECTING  ON  MT.  WASHINGTON.-Part  II. 

By  ANNIE  TRUMBULL  SLOSSON. 

Some  years  ago  as  I  was  going  up  the  mountain  by  rail  a  young 
man  connected  with  the  Summit  House  spoke  to  me  and  said  he 
hoped  I  could  tell  them  up  there  the  name  of  a  red  bug  infesting 
the  house.  On  my  arrival  I  was  told  that  there  had  been  much 
complaint  from  guests  because  of  the  supposed  presence  of  that 
unpleasant  little  creature,  Acanthia  leciidaria.  But  the  "red 
bug"  proved  to  be  that  pretty  little  Chrysomelid,  Galerucella 
cavicoliis.  It  was  there  in  great  numbers,  covering  the  windows, 
lighting  on  the  walls,  crawling  on  the  floors.  This  season  I  saw 
very  few  of  that  species,  but  Galerucella  decora  seemed  to  have 
taken  its  place.  I  took  scores  of  these,  and  they  were  brought 
to  me  daily  by  friends.  The  two  "  lady  bugs,"  Coccinella  trifas- 
ciata  and  C.  transversoguttata,  were  also  very  common.  The 
former,  at  least,  breeds  not  far  below  the  summit,  for  I  found  one 
specimen  just  emerging  from  the  pupa  skin  which  hung  on  one 
of  the  alpine  sedges  growing  not  two  hundred  feet  below  the  top 
of  the  mountain.  The  larvae  can  probably  find  plenty  of  food, 
as  there  are  aphides  even  on  the  summit.  Mr.  Mann,  in  "  Psy- 
che," vol.  i,  p.  183,  speaks  of  plant-lice  which  "infested  the 
branches  of  birch  trees,"  and  "  had  produced  an  appearance  like 
a  snow-storm  around  the  Summit  House." 

Flowers  were  scarce  at  the  time  of  our  first  visit.  The  gol- 
den-rod was  hardly  in  bloom,  some  of  the  earliest  alpine  flowers 
had  gone  by,  and  the  little  mountain  sandwart,  Arenaria  groen- 
landica,  was  for  some  reason  less  plentiful  than  usual.  But  on 
the  slope  down  into  the  alpine  garden  I  found  some  golden-rod, 
a  little  Clintonia,  goldthread,  the  white  potentilla  and  a  few  other 
plants  in  bloom,  and  around  these  I  took  a  few  moths.  Anarta  ' 
melanopa  and  A.  schoenherri  were  here,  and  also  higher  up  among 
the  rocks,  a  little  brown  and  white  tortricid,  Sciaphila  moesch- 
leriana  fluttered  about,  and  I  captured  several;  also  two  or  three 
specimens  of  the  geometrid,  Eupithecia  cretaceata.  About  these 
same  blossoms,  or  on  leaves,  I  caught  several  of  the  Lampyridae, 
Telephorus  rotundicollis,  Podabnis  diadema,  Lucidota  atra,  El- 
lychnia  corrusca,  Ccenia  dimidiata  and  Pyropyga  decipiens.  Hy- 
menoptera  were  scarce,  though  I  saw  three  or  four  specimens  of 
Bombus  pennsylvanica  and  a  few  Parasitica.  Of  these  last  Mr. 


288  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [November, 

G.  C.  Davis  pronounces  two  or  three  "probably  new,"  and 
others  very  rare.  The  absence  of  Plusia  vaccinia  about  these 
flowers  was  surprising,  as  I  had  never  failed  in  previous  visits  at 
this  season  to  take  at  least  a  few.  But  I  saw  none  at  this  time. 

Argynnis  myrina  was  very  common,  and  specimens  were 
brought  me  every  day  by  willing,  but  inexperienced  collectors 
in  hopes  of  their  proving  to  be  A.  montinus. 

Water  beetles  of  a  few  species  were  not  uncommon  in  the  little 
pools  between  the  rocks  near  the  summit  and  at  the  side  of  the 
carriage  road.  Here  I  found  Hydrophilus  mixtus,  Hydrobius 
fuscipes,  Creniphihis  subcupreus,  Cymbiodyta  fimbriala  and  an 
Agabus,  probably  confinis.  Some  of  these  same  species  were 
also  brought  me  by  the  trappists  from  the  lake  of  the  clouds, 
and  the  sphagnostic  found  crawling  out  from  the  sphagnum  he 
gathered  in  that  same  water  many  specimens  of  a  tiny  Hydropo- 
rus,  species  yet  unascertained.  Bidessiis  affinis  was  very  abun- 
dant everywhere.  One  species  of  Hygrotrechus,  of  the  family 
popularly  called  water-boatmen  or  water-skaters,  was  also  very 
plentiful  in  the  pools  and  on  the  lake.  It  is  a  reddish  form, 
probably  H.  rufoscutellatus .  These  little  pools  are  also  good 
hunting  ground  for  other  than  aquatic  insects.  Beetles,  bugs, 
ichneumons  and  small  moths  are  blown  from  the  sedges  or  rocks 
into  the  water,  and  I  have  taken  many  such,  struggling  on  the 
surface  or  floating  there  lifeless. 

Of  course  any  one  seen  carrying  a  butterfly  net  or  poison  bottle 
about  the  rocky  top  of  Mt.  Washington  meets  many  a  scoff  and 
jeer  from  the  ordinary  tourist — "Catching  mosquitoes?"  asks 
one,  sarcastically;  "going  fishing,"  calls  out  another,  while  the 
more  sober  minded  ones  ask  seriously  if  I  really  expect  to  find 
any  insects  in  such  an  unlikely  spot. 

It  is  certainly  wonderful  how  many  forms  of  animal  life  exist 
in  this  bleak,  barren,  frigid  region.  At  times  the  very  air  seems 
alive  with  minute  insects,  dancing  like  motes  in  the  sunshine. 
You  can  scarcely  turn  over  a  single  one  of  the  stones  which  lie 
so  strangely  scattered  over  the  whole  cone  or  summit  without 
finding  under  it  many  and  various  insects,  beetles,  larvae,  flies, 
mites,  spiders  and  ants,  some  so  minute  as  to  be  scarcely  visible 
to  the  unassisted  eye.  The  grass  and  sedge  growing  between 
the  rocks  are  alive  with  small  leaf-hoppers,  at  least  one  of  these, 
taken  on  this  visit,  is  a  new  species,  so  Mr.  Van  Duzee  tells  me, 


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a  small  Jassid.  And  there  are  always  a  great  many  flies,  princi- 
pally Muscidae  and  Tachinidae.  I  have  never  seen  a  day  so  cold 
or  stormy  that  there  were  not  some  of  these  bluebottles  buzzing 
about  the  rocks  or  bumping  against  the  house  or  barns.  Mr.  C. 
H.  T.  Townsend,  to  whom  I  sent  some  of  these,  pronounces 
them  "of  great  interest." 

The  red-legged  grasshopper  is  plentiful,  and  I  saw  one  of  the 
red-winged  (H.  tuberculatus)  also  C.  viridifasciata,  and  two  or 
three  species  of  Tettix  and  Tettigidea.  I  took  only  two  dragon- 
flies  this  time,  both  belonging  to  the  Agrionina.  These  were 
flying  in  Alpine  Garden.  Others  were  seen,  but  not  captured, 
around  Lake  of  the  Clouds.  A  C/ifysofis  and  two  or  three  Phry- 
ganidae  were  also  found. 

The  stones  themselves  are  resting  places  for  flies  and  other  in- 
sects, while  several  species  of  spiders  crawl  over  them  by  hun- 
dreds. It  is  out  of  place  in  an  entomological  journal,  I  suppose, 
to  say  much  of  other  forms  of  animal  life,  but  I  may  just  hint  at 
such. 

There  are  chipmunks  here;  one  of  them  became  very  tame 
last  Summer,  and  came  daily  to  be  fed,  taking  nuts  or  grain  from 
those  he  knew  or  trusted.  After  his  long  Winter's  sleep  in  that 
frozen  clime  he  might  well,  have  been  excused  for  forgetting  his 
old  acquaintances,  but  he  remembered.  And  all  this  Summer 
he  came  again  every  day,  accepting  favors  as  gracefully  as  ever 
from  his  Summit  benefactors.  While  I  was  there  in  July  a  wood- 
chuck  was  shot  by  one  of  our  party,  on  the  side  of  the  cone, 
quite  near  the  hotel,  and  mice,  shrews  and  moles  are  not  uncom- 
mon, as  daily  visits  to  the  wire  traps,  with  which  the  mountain 
bristled  during  our  stay  proved.  Snowbirds  (Junco)  fly  about 
and  dart  in  and  out  among  the  rocks  just  around  the  base.  I 
made  a  great  mistake  I  suppose  in  not  examining  the  trapped 
and  shot  animals  for  parasites.  I  heard,  but  all  too  late,  that 
mysterious  little  creatures  were  seen  running  from  the  bodies  of 
these  victims  soon  after  their  decease.  These  may  have  proved 
rare  alpine  forms  of  Pulex,  Pcdiculus,  Melophagus  or  Sarcoptes; 
perhaps  even  a  new  Platypsilla! 

One  must  not  be  too  fastidious  in  the  choice  of  hunting  grounds 
on  the  summit.  One  of  our  favorite  insect  mines  there  was  the 
soft-soap  barrel  near  the  kitchen  door.  This  sapanaceous  bait 
proved  very  taking,  and  we  captured  there  some  of  our  rarest 


290  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [November, 

species.  Here  were  found  two  or  three  specimens  of  Scotodes 
americanum  Horn,  a  pair  of  Tetropium  cinnamopterum,  Campy  - 
lus  denticornis,  and  the  dainty  little  Longicorn,  Pogonocherus 
penicellatus;  also  flies,  bees  and  ants.  Even  Medford's  shaggy 
coat  proved  remunerative,  and  I  took  off  it,  as  the  grand  old  dog 
lay  in  the  sunshine  one  warm  noon,  a  fine  specimen  of  Chryso- 
bothris  trinervia  which  flew  and  lighted  there  as  I  looked  on. 
Several  specimens  of  this  Buprestid  were  taken  on  the  summit. 
Dr.  Packard,  in  his  "  Forest  Insects,"  speaks  of  it  as  occurring 
in  the  pine  forests  of  Colorado,  and  it  is  probable  that  it  bores  in 
pine  trees,  as  do  so  many  of  its  congeners.  Some,  perhaps 
many,  of  these  wood-boring  beetles  found  on  the  summit  are 
brought  up  in  the  wood  piled  near  the  base  for  fuel.  I  have 
taken  Upis  ceramboides ,  Iphthimus  opacus  and  Scotobates  calca- 
ratus  on  these  logs  in  former  years  and  have  seen  ants  running 
in  and  out  of  holes  and  tunnels  here.  I  searched  faithfully  for 
the  larvae  or  pupae  of  the  Agrotidee  peculiar  to  this  fauna,  but 
found  but  two  of  the  latter  under  moss  near  rocks.  These  both 
were  covered  with  a  mould  or  fungoid  growth  and  did  not  de- 
velop. One  larva  of  C.  semidea  was  taken  on  sedge  (Carex  vitl- 
garis  var.  hyperborea).  It  was  the  green  form  and  full  grown. 
It  fed  well  in  confinement  on  its  natiye  food-plant  while  still  on 
the  mountain.  When  I  brought  it  down  to  Franconia  I  gave  it 
various  species  of  Carex  growing  near,  and  it  ate  indiscriminately 
of  each  and  all,  thus  showing  a  deplorable  ignorance  of  botany, 
and  one  day  it  disgraced  itself  still  more  deeply  by  eating  vora- 
ciously of  blue  grass  (Poa  pratensis}  apparently  quite  unable  to 
distinguish  between  Cyperaceae  and  Graminaceae.  But  after 
about  three  weeks  of  this  varied  fare  it  fell  into  a  stupor  and  has 
slept  ever  since,  alive  but  motionless,  in  its  hybernation  I  sup- 
pose. I  came  down  the  mountain  on  the  i4th,  after  a  week's 
stay.  On  August  22d  I  again  went  up,  hoping  to  find  Argynnis 
montinus.  I  had  been  waiting  at  the  Crawford  House  nearly  a 
week  for  favorable  weather.  It  had  been  cold  and  foggy,  with 
much  rain  and  wind  all  that  time.  The  22d  was  cold  and  bright, 
with  a  fair  prospect  of  settled  good  weather.  I  had  planned  for 
only  two  days  on  the  mountain  this  time.  The  forenoon  of  the 
23d  was  bright  and  pleasant,  though  not  very  warm,  and  I  did 
some  fair  collecting.  Six  specimens  of  Argynnis  montinus  were 
taken,  but  the  week  of  storm  had  somewhat  dimmed  their  beauty, 


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and  some  of  them  were  quite  shabby.  In  the  Alpine  Garden, 
near  the  head  of  Tuckerman's  Ravine,  the  golden-rod  was  in  fine 
bloom,  and  Plusia  vaccinii  was  there  in  numbers;  a  few  speci- 
mens of  Plnsia  simplex  came  also  to  the  flowers.  Vanessa  mil- 
berti,  perfect,  fresh  specimens,  looking  as  if  just  emerged  from 
the  chrysalis  were  flying  here,  and  I  took  several. 

I  had  seen,  when  on  the  mountain  in  July,  under  stones  near 
the  house,  a  large  reddish  mite.  This  was  very  common,  and  I 
could  have  taken  a  hundred.  But  I  knew  nothing  of  the  Acarinae 
and  had  no  correspondent  interested  in  the  family,  but  at  this 
later  visit,  having  a  little  vial  of  alcohol  with  me,  I  preserved  one 
specimen;  this  Mr.  Nathan  Banks  pronounces  a  new  species.  I 
also  collected,  running  on  the  rocks,  a  Phalangid  (daddy  long- 
legs),  which  Mr.  Banks  writes  me  is  new.  Two  spiders,  Chibiona 
canadensis  and  Pardosa  brunnea,  were  very  common  among  the 
stones  and  moss;  and  Eristalis  tenax,  the  ubiquitous  drone-fly 
of  the  lower  country  was  buzzing  about  among  the  flowers. 

I  found  another  larva  of  Chionobas  semidea,  the  reddish  form. 
But  a  better  discovery  than  this  was  that  of  a  hairy  larva,  evi- 
dently an  Arctian,  and  unlike  anything  I  have  ever  seen.  Know- 
ing how  very  few  of  this  group  are  found  on  the  mountain  I 
hoped  that  the  larva  might  be  that  of  the  fine  moth,  Platarctia 
parthenos,  but  Dr.  Packard  tells  me  it  is  not  that,  and  he  cannot 
yet  identify  it.  The  larva  of  Laria  rossii  has  been  described, 
and  is  quite  unlike  this.  It  was  found  crawling  on  a  rock  in  the 
Alpine  Garden.  .Not  knowing  its  food-plant  I  gathered  leaves 
from  all  the  plants  and  small  shrubs  near  by  and  gave  the  cater- 
pillar its  choice.  It  at  once  selected  the  mountain  bilberry,  Vac- 
cinium  uliginosum,  and  ate  greedily;  after  bringing  it  home  I 
tried  other  species  of  Vaccinium,  but  it  would  eat  none  of  them. 
Then  I  tried  other  plants,  plantain,  dandelion,  lettuce,  cabbage, 
but  with  no  success.  Later  it  ate  sparingly  of  poplar  and  white 
birch.  I  have  handed  over  this  interesting  larva  to  Dr.  Packard, 
who  will  describe  and  have  drawings  made  of  it,  and  then  try  to 
carry  it  through  its  transformations,  so  I  will  not  speak  of  it  in 
detail  here.  This  is  no  place  for  a  meteorological  article,  so  will 
not  dwell  upon  the  terrible  storm  of  August  24th.  It  has  ahx-ady 
become  a  matter  of  history.  Those  of  us  who  watched  through 
the  hours  of  that  long  night  of  wild  tumult  and  tempest  will  not 
soon  forget  the  experience.  There  was  no  collecting  that  day. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [November, 

and  on  the  next,  when  the  storm  was  subsiding,  I  came  down  the 
mountain.  I  expect  to  print  a  complete  list  of  the  insects  cap- 
tured during  my  two  visits  to  the  Summit.  They  have  been 
identified  by  Mr.  Liebeck,  Mr.  W.  J.  Fox,  Mr.  G.  C.  Davis,  Mr. 
Van  Duzee  and  others.  And  I  am  deeply  indebted  to  them  all 
for  their  assistance.  The  heaviest  burden  has  devolved  upon 
Mr.  Liebeck,  as  the  number  of  Coleoptera  far  exceeded  that  of 
any  other  order,  amounting  to  about  one  hundred  and  twenty 
species. 


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Observations  on  the  Hymenopterous  Genus  Neolarra  Ashm. 

By  WILLIAM  J.  Fox. 

In  the  Bulletin  of  the  Colorado  Biological  Association,  No.  i, 
1890,  p.  8,  Mr.  William  H.  Ashmead  has  described  an  interesting- 
new  genus  of  the  Fossorial  Hymenoptera.  Through  the  kind- 
ness of  the  above-mentioned  gentleman  I  have  had  the  opportu- 
nity of  examining  the  unique  type,  from  which  I  have  made  the 
observations  contained  herein  and  have  drawn  up  the  appended 
description.  I  quite  agree  with  Mr.  Ashmead  in  stating  that  it 
will  probably  form  a  distinct  tribe  of  the  Bembecidae  (so-called), 
and  go  further  and  believe  it  to  represent  a  distinct  group  inter- 
mediate between  the  so-called  Bembecidae  and  Larridae.  As 
several  authors  have  demonstrated  that  the  Larridae  and  Bembe- 
cidae are  not  entitled  to  family  distinction,  representing  nothing 
"but  groups  of  the  Sphecidae,  the  discovery  of  Neolarra  tends  to 
make  the  assertion  stronger.  While  its  affinities  to  the  Bembe- 
•cites  are  shown  in  the  strongly  protruding  labrum  and  form  of 
the  mandibles,  yet  its  relation  to  the  Larrites  is  evident  in  the 
wings,  which  are  not  very  dissimilar  to  the  genus  Dineius.  I 
might  state  that  the  type  is  a  £  ,  and  not  a  9  ,  as  supposed  by 
Mr.  Ashmead. 

Description. — Head  as  broad  as  the  thorax;  mandibles  broad 
at  base,  narrow  and  acute  at  apex,  not  emarginate  on  outer  mar- 
gin; labrum  triangular,  a  little,  broader  at  base  than  it  is  long; 
the  clypeus  seems  to  be  divided  into  three  lobes,  the  middle  one 
being  by  far  the  largest,  most  prominent,  and  extends  up  between 
the  insertion  of  antennae;  eyes  rather  strongly  diverging  towards 
the  vertex,  their  inner  margin  entire;  antennae  short,  the  pedicel 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  293 

in  length  equal  to  about  one-half  the  length  of  the  scape,  the 
flagellum  strongly  clavate;  ocelli  forming  a  low  triangle  or  strong 
curve,  all  three  distinct,  the  anterior  one  much  larger  than  the 
posteriors;  prothorax  hidden  by  the  head  in  this  specimen  (the 

vertex  is  very  long  and 
projects  back  on  the 
dorsulum)  laterally 
dentate  or  lobate;  the 
humeral  tubercle  is 
very  large;  scutellum 
large;  metathorax  not 

Fore  wing  of  Neolarra pruinosa.  longer   than  the  SCUtel- 

lum  and  postscutellum  combined,  unarmed;  abdomen  elongate- 
ovate,  'a  little  longer  than  the  head  and  thorax  united;  last  dorsal 
segment  without  a  pygidial  area;  tibiae  not  spinose,  the  middle  pair 
with  but  one  spur  at  apex,  as  are  likewise  the  anterior  and  posterior 
pairs  (teste  Ashmead};  for  tarsi  without  comb,  the  first  joint  pos- 
sessing some  stiff  hairs;  wings  ample,  with  one  very  short  mar- 
ginal cell,  which  is  truncate,  and  has  a  short  appendiculation, 
two  submarginal  cells,  the  first  of  which  is  over  three  times  longer 
than  the  second,  which  is  narrowed  above,  and  is  about  twice 
higher  than  it  is  broad  beneath;  first  recurrent  nervure  received 
by  first  submarginal  cell  before  its  apex,  the  second  received  by 
the  second  submarginal  at  about  the  middle;  stigma  large. 

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NOTES  ON  SAND  DUNE  COLLECTING. 
By  W.  KNAUS. 

For  the  past  three  years  I  have  collected  Coleoptera  during 
May  among  the  sand  dunes  bounding  the  valley  of  the  Arkansas 
River  on  the  north,  and  twenty  miles  southwest  of  McPherson, 
Kans.  The  ridge  of  sand  hills  is  broken,  and  immense  excava- 
tions have  been  gradually  cut  out  by  the  strong  winds  which  leave 
the  white  sand  piled  in  huge  dunes  at  the  northern  and  southern 
extremities  of  these  "blowouts."  The  margins  of  these  dunes 
seem  to  be  a  favorite  resort  of  Cicindelidae,  and  in  the  bottoms 
of  the  "blowouts"  in  the  mornings  are  to  be  found  numbers  of 
Coleoptera,  blown  around  at  the  sport  of  the  wind  currents. 

My  first  collecting  was  done  May  5,  1891.  Before  reaching 
the  sand  dunes  I  took  a  number  of  Cicindela  vulgaris  and  re- 


294  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [November, 

panda.  At  the  base  of  the  sand  dunes,  where  vegetation  was 
kept  back  by  the  drifting  sand,  I  found  numbers  of  Cicindela 
scutcllaris,  and  associated  with  them,  but  less  numerous,  C.  for- 
mosa.  Both  of  these  species  occurred  less  frequently  higher  up 
on  the  dunes,  on  the  hillsides  and  near  the  bottom  of  the  "  blow- 
outs." On  the  sides  of  the  dunes  I  took  a  single  specimen  of 
'Geopinus  incrassatus,  two  or  three  other  Carabidae,  an  Aphodiics, 
two  or  three  Melano  tus  fissilis,  Trox  <zqualis,  a  few  El  codes  ex- 
tricata,  Anomala  binotata  and  two  specimens  of  a  Euphorid 
which  has  since  been  identified  as  Stephanucha pilipennis  Kraatz. 
Only  one  other  specimen  of  this  species  has,  so  far  as  I  know, 
been  taken  in  the  State,  and  that  was  collected  this  Spring  by 
Prof.  E.  A.  Popenoe,  of  the  State  Agricultural  College  in  Man- 
hattan, Kansas. 

Beating  willows  enabled  me  to  take  but  a  single  specimen  of 
Gastroidea  formosa . 

A  visit  a  week  later  added  a  nice  lot  of  the  two  species  of  Ci- 
cindelidae  mentioned  above,  to  my  duplicates. 

The  season  of  1892  was  about  ten  days  later  than  the  preceding 
and  my  collecting  was  done  in  the  latter  part  of  May.      I  added 
another  beautiful  Cicindelid  to  my  list  of  duplicates,  that  of  C. 
venusta.     I  found  it  sparingly  associated  with  the  two  species 
taken  the  season  before.    In  two  visits  I  took  only  about  a  dozen 
specimens,  and  only  in  a  single  restricted  locality.     This  variety 
occurs  in  the  western  part  of  the  Slate,  but  to  my  knowledge  it 
has  never  been  taken  in  central  Kansas,  except  as  here  indicated. 
The  Spring  of  1893  was  unusually  cold  and  windy,   and   the 
sand  was  piled  up  higher  than  usual.     The  best  collecting  this 
season   I  found  to  be  in  the  bottoms  of  the  sand  "blowouts" 
from  seven  to  nine  in  the  morning.     The  Coleoptera  in  consid- 
erable numbers  were  taken  while  sluggish  from  the  chill  of  the 
night.      In  this  way  I  took  ten  fine  specimens  of  Stephanucha 
pilipennis,  all  either  dead  or  crawling  slowly  over  the  surface  of 
the  sand;  two  fine  specimens  of  a  shining  black  Cremastochilus, 
several  Anomala  binotata,  one  Anomala  minuta,  and  a  fine  lot  of 
Chalcodernms  collaris  which  I  have  no  doubt  breed  in  large  num- 
bers in  the  seed-pods  of  the  Yucca  which  occur  abundantly  along 
the  sides  of  the  "  blowouts."     The  only  Carabidae  taken  were  a 
few  specimens  of  Dyschirius  globulosis,    J^acliys  incurvus,  Ptcr- 
ostichus  crythropus,    Nothopus  zabroidcs,    Plarpalns 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  295 

Sienolophus  ochropezus  and  a  Harpalus  sp.  The  Chrysomelidse 
were  represented  by  a  Graphops  nebulosus  and  a  Pachybrachys 
tridens;  the  Staphylinidae,  by  a  Philonthus  varius,  Philonthus 
sp.  and  a  Stenus  sp..  Two  or  three  species  of  Saprinus,  a  Lim- 
nichus  sp.  the  only  one  ever  taken  in  the  State.  A  Chalepus 
trachypygus,  several  Lacon  retangularis,  and  a  handsome  Cardio- 
phorus.  Two  species  of  Blapstinus  near  pratensis;  a  Rhysse- 
matus,  a  Sphenophorus  pertinax,  several  6".  sculptilis  with  another 
handsome  species  of  the  same  genus  were  taken  near  some  large 
swamp  grass. 

Cicindela  scutellaris  and  formosa  were  not  so  numerous  this 
season  as  usual,  and  I  did  not  succeed  in  finding  a  single  speci- 
men of  C.  venusta,  although  looking  for  it  carefully  on  two  trips. 
Two  or  three  specimens  of  Catalpa  lanigera  were  also  taken  on 
willow  catkins.  I  expect  to  collect  for  a  number  of  seasons  in 
this  locality  and  will  make  additional  observations  on  the  occur- 
rence of  the  rarer  species  mentioned  above. 


ON  Sunday  (October  ist)  I  found  a  pupa  of  Mantispa  (sp.  ?),  and  opened 
the  case  before  I  knew  what  it  was.  On  being  brought  into  a  warm  room 
he  speedily  showed  signs  of  life,  and  unfolded  his  members.  One  wing, 
however,  was  not  fully  developed,  and  through  this  he  thrust  both  his 
anterior  legs.  Being  unable  to  release  them  he  went  to  work  deliberately 
to  eat  off  the  offending  legs,  and  when  last  observed  had  eaten  through 
more  than  half  of  the  large  femur  of  one  leg.  This  is  the  first  time  I  have 
observed  such  an  act  on  the  part  of  an  insect,  although  similar  instances 
are  recorded  of  animals  caught  in  traps. — JOHN  L.  HEALY,  Chicago,  111. 

INSECTS  REARED  FROM  BLACK  KNOT,  Plowrightia  morbosa. — From 
a  lot  of  knots  collected  in  a  single  garden  in  Wayne  County,  Ohio,  in 
April,  I  reared  the  following  species,  the  knot  being  on  both  cherry  and 
plum. 

Hymenoptera:  Braconfungicola  n.  sp.,  Ashmead.  M.  S.  Phaenocarpa 
fungicola  n.  sp.,  Ashmead,  M.  S.  Glypta  vulgaris,  Cresson. 

Diptera  :  Cecidomyid  sp.  ?  Muscid  sp.  ? 

Lepidoptera  :  Sesia pictipes  G.  &  R.  Euzophera  scinifitneralis  \Yalk. 
Tortrix  sp.? 

Coleoptera:  Hydnocera  vertical! s  Say. 

Besides  the  foregoing,  there  were  great  numbers  of  Mites  of  a  light 
color,  but  the  species  were  not  determined.  It  would  be  an  exceedingly 
interesting  matter  to  determine  just  to  what  extent  these  insects  aided  in 
the  diffusion  of  the  spores  of  the  fungus,  and  how  much  we  are  indebted 
to  them  for  its  spread  from  one  locality  to  another. — F.  M.  WKHSTEK. 


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Now  that  the  study  of  insect  life  has  become  of  considerable  economic 
importance,  and  owing  to  the  fact  that  we  have  quite  a  number  of  pro- 
fessional entomologists  in  our  midst,  it  is  time  that  more  general  attention 
was  paid  to  the  condition  of  our  specimens  for  the  cabinet  and  for  study. 
There  are  comparatively  few  people  in  this  country  who  properly  under- 
stand capturing,  preparing  and  mounting  specimens  in  all  their  details. 
There  seems  to  be  no  very  good  reason  why  this  should  be  so  unless  it  is 
that  most  of  us  are  very  careless,  as  it  is  almost  as  easy  to  do  the  thing 
the  proper  way  as  the  converse.  The  first  condition  to  be  observed  is  to 
get  your  specimen  without  ruining  it,  and  then  the  following  manipula- 
tions are  comparatively  easier,  but  so  seldom  properly  carried  out.  The 
insect  should  bear  at  least  some  relation  to  the  number  or  size  of  the  pin, 
and  all  should  be  mounted  at  a  uniform  height.  These  and  other  details 
are  important,  and  will  facilitate  study  even  though  it  may  not  be  con- 
sidered necessary  by  a  few,  who  think  anything  will  do.  Prof.  Smith  says 
in  the  last  number  of  the  NEWS  that  as  a  whole  the  collections  of  insects 
at  Chicago  are  rather  disappointing,  and  we  are  sorry  to  say  we  have 
heard  the  same  opinion  from  others.  More  attention  should  be  given  to 
this  subject,  and  all  should  strive  to  improve  in  this  matter.  There  is  an 
association  of  American  botanists  to  which  the  condition  of  membership 
is  that  one  must  know  how  to  make  a  specimen  which  is  up  to  a  certain 
standard  (a  high  one).  If  such  an  association  were  formed  among  ento- 
mologists in  this  country  we  fear  the  membership  would  be  very  limited. 

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1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  297 

DEPARTMENT  OF  ECONOMIC  ENTOMOLOGY, 


Edited  by  Prof.  JOHN  B.  SMITH,  Sc.  D.,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J, 


Greasy  Lepidoptera. — In  the  "Entomologist"  for  October,  1893,  Mr.  H. 
G.  Knaggs  speaks  of  having  been  experimenting  with  ether  for  the  ex- 
traction of  grease  from  insects,  and  particularly  Lepidoptera,  and  begs 
that  greasy  insects  be  sent  him  for  purposes  of  experiment.  While  the 
subject  is  perhaps  not  strictly  economic,  yet  it  has  an  interest  for  all  col- 
lectors, even  on  the  smallest  scale.  It  is  surprising,  however,  that  in 
England  the  use  of  ether  for  such  purposes  should  not  be  known,  for  it  is 
with  us  perhaps  the  most  common  of  the  materials  used.  I  have  not 
made  any  attempt  to  look  over  the  literature  on  this  subject,  but  I  have 
found  almost  universally,  that  ether  is  the  favorite  liquid  employed  by 
collectors  great  and  small,  and  in  my  opinion  it  is  not  even  the  best.  It 
is  certainly  effective,  but  it  is  not  nearly  so  useful  in  my  experience  as 
chloroform.  This  latter  acts  quicker,  just  as  thoroughly,  and  may  be  used 
several  times  in  succession,  before  it  becomes  saturated  with  grease.  In- 
deed, very  frequently  I  do  not  even  immerse  the  insect  in  the  liquid,  but 
with  a  medicine  dropper  simply  drip  the  chloroform  on  the  insect  in  such 
a  way  that  it  runs  from  end  to  end  of  the  specimen,  and  with  a  very  small 
expenditure  of  liquid,  nearly  or  quite  all  the  grease  is  removed  in  a  very 
few  minutes.  For  use  on  a  larger  scale  I  have  found  nothing  that  is  better 
than  a  high  grade  of  gasoline.  This  in  the  first  place  is  very  cheap,  cost- 
ing not  more  than  fifteen  cents  a  gallon,  so  that  it  is  possible  to  use  it 
liberally,  without  feeling  that  the  specimens  were  costing  more  than  they 
were  worth.  Insects  of  all  kinds  can  be  safely  immersed  in  this  liquid 
and  left  there  for  an  indefinite  time  without  staining  or  losing  color,  and 
when  removed  the  specimen  requires  but  a  few  moments  to  become  dry 
and  regain  its  bright  appearance. 

Experiments  on  the  Pear  Midge.— I  have  in  this  department  several  times 
called  attention  to  this  insect,  and  to  the  fact  that  it  is  gradually  spreading 
through  New  Jersey.  During  the  past  season  it  has  invaded  a  new 
county,  and  I  have  made  a  Series  of  experiments  as  to  the  effect  of  cer- 
tain fertilizing  materials  upon  the  insect  after  it  had  gone  under  ground. 
I  reported,  some  time  during  the  Summer,  that  in  an  orchard  in  which 
the  midge  made  its  appearance  last  year,  the. ground  was  at  my  sugges- 
tion given  a  heavy  dressing  of  kainit,  the  land  under  the  infested  trees 
being  treated  at  the  rate  of  nearly  a  ton  to  the  acre,  while  the  remainder 
received  about  half  that  amount.  This  Spring  that  orchard  was  almost 
entirely  free  from  the  midge,  only  a  very  few  infested  pears  being  found 
at  the  edge  of  the  orchard,  where  the  midges  could  easily  have  come  on 
from  a  neighboring  plantation.  Immediately  adjoining  this  orchard  is 
another,  which  was  also  infested  last  year,  and  which  was  not  treated  in 
any  way.  This  Spring  there  was  not  a  single  Lawrence  pear  in  it  that 

9* 


298  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [November, 

was  not  full  of  midge  larvae.  The  trees  set  very  heavily,  and  early  in  June 
I  made  a  most  careful  search;  not  for  insects,  but  for  pears  that  were  not 
infested,  and  absolutely  failed  to  find  a  single  one  that  was  sound.  One 
.tree,  not  more  than  thirty  feet  from  the  edge  of  the  exempt  orchard,  was 
literally  loaded  with  fruit,  all  of  it  infested.  That  not  more  of  the  midges 
came  to  this  good  orchard  is  at  first  sight  surprising,  but  it  is  perhaps  ex- 
plainable by  the  fact  that  last  year  there  was  only  a  small  crop  of  Law- 
.rence  pears  and  that  comparatively  few  midges  matured,  and  those  that 
did  so,  found  an  abundance  of  opportunity  to  oviposit,  so  there  was  no 
need  for  them  to  migrate.  This  enormous  multiplication  induced  an 
earnest  appeal  to  the  owner  of  the  infested  orchard,  was  persuaded,  when 
the  matter  was  properly  presented,  to  consent  to  a  stripping  of  the  trees, 
and  for  two  days  bushels  upon  bushels  of  the  young  fruit  were  picked  and 
destroyed;  with  it  of  course  the  midge  larvae  contained  in  them.  For 
purposes  of  experiment  I  collected  perhaps  two  quarts  of  the  infested 
pears.  These  I  divided  into  eight  parts  as  nearly  equal  as  it  was  possible 
to  get  them;  care  being  taken  that  each  lot  should,  as  nearly  as  possible, 
resemble  the  other  in  the  proportionate  number  of  large  and  small  ex- 
amples, so  as  to  make  each  lot  a  fair  sample  of  the  whole.  Eight  fruit 
jars  were  half  filled  with  sand  and  one  lot  of  the  infested  pears  was  placed 
in  each  jar.  The  pears  were  left  there  for  several  weeks,  being  moistened 
very  occasionally  to  prevent  their  hardening  and  drying,  and  to  facilitate 
the  escape  of  the  midge  larvae.  Late  in  June,  or  early  in  July,  the  pears 
in  each  jar  were  carefully  sorted  over,  those  that  had  been  fully  abandoned 
by  the  larvae  were  thrown  away,  and  those  that  had  not  broken  open  or 
decayed,  were  cut  to  enable  the  insects  to  escape  from  them.  Early  in 
August  the  jars  were  again  overhauled,  the  ground  was  found  full  of  larvae, 
and  the  now  completely  abandoned  pears  were  thrown  away.  Two  of 
the  jars  were  left  as-checks;  two  others  of  the  jars  received  a  small  quan- 
tity of  nitrate  of  soda;  two  others  an  equal  quantity  of  muriate  of  potash, 
and  two  others  a  somewhat  larger  quantity  of  kainit.  In  each  case  the 
dry  fertilizer  was  sprinkled  upon  the  top  of  the  ground;  in  the  one  in 
what  would  be  a  light  top  dressing;  in  the  other  in  what  would  be  a  liberal 
application  of  the  same  fertilizer  on  a  commercial  scale.  In  each  case  it 
was  intended  that  natural  conditions  should  be  resembled  as  nearly  as 
possible.  A  very  small  quantity  of  water,  just  sufficient  to  moisten  the 
surface  of  the  soil  was  added  after  the  fertilizers  had  been  applied,  and  at 
intervals  during  the  season  small  quantities  of  water  were  added,  just 
sufficient  in  each  case  to  moisten  the  soil.  On  October  6th,  all  except 
one  of  the  check  jars  were  examined.  In  each  case  the  entire  contents 
•of  the  jar  was  dumped  into  a  large,  shallow  pan,  to  which  water  was 
added,  and  the  sand  was  carefully  washed.  It  proved  to  be  easy  to  sepa- 
rate out  all  foreign  material  from  the  sand,  and  this  foreign  material  was 
simply  the  midge  larvae  or  the  cocoons  made  by  them.  In  each  case  all 
the  insect  contents  of  each  jar  were  put  into  a  vial,  the  vials  all  of  exactly 
the  same  size,  in  order  to  compare  by  bulk  the  number  of  specimens. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  299 

In  the  check  jar  there  were  numerous  larvae  in  the  sand  all,  apparently 
of  them  alive,  and  there  were  also  a  very  large  number  of  cocoons  con- 
taining unchanged  larvae,  all  of  them,  apparently,  in  good  condition.  In 
all  the  other  jars  there  were  no  living  larvae  in  the  sand,  and  only  a  very 
few  badly-dried  and  shriveled  specimens  could  be  found;  in  none  of  the 
other  jars  was  there  anything  like  the  number  of  cocoons  found  in  the 
first  one  examined. 

Jar  number  one,  containing  muriate  of  potash  in  a  light  application, 
showed  no  free  larvae,  but  many  cocoons;  in  bulk  about  four-fifths  of  the 
check  lot;  but  among  these,  about  half  of  the  larvae  within  the  cocoons 
were  dead. 

Jar  number  two  contained  double  the  quantity  of  muriate.  There  were 
nearly  as  many  cocoons  as  before;  but  the  larvae  contained  in  them  were, 
fully  three-fourths  of  them,  dead. 

Jar  number  three  contained  nitrate  of  soda,  a  light  dressing.  There 
were  no  free  larvae,  and  of  the  cocoons,  in  bulk  about  two-thirds  as  many 
as  in  the  check  lot;  but  in  these  cocoons  not  more  than  ten  per  cent,  of 
the  larvae  were  alive;  the  others  were  dried  and  shriveled. 

Jar  number  four  contained  double  the  quantity  of  nitrate.  There  were 
about  as  many  cocoons  as  before,  but  I  could  not  find  more  than  about 
five  per  cent,  of  living  larvae  in  them. 

Jar  number  five  contained  a  light  dressing  of  kainit,  about  as  much  as 
in  the  heavy  dressings  of  muriate  and  nitrate.  There  were  no  free  larvae, 
and  of  cocoons  in  bulk  about  two-thirds  of  the  check;  that  is,  about  the 
same  as  in  the  nitrate,  but  of  living  larvae  in  these  cocoons  I  found  less 
than  three  per  cent. 

Jar  number  six  contained  double  the  amount  of  kainit.  The  cocoons 
in  bulk,  equaled  less  than  one-third  of  the  check  lot,  and  I  found  not  a 
single  living  larva.  In  other  words*  in  this  jar  not  one-third  of  the  larvae 
ever  formed  cocoons,  and  of  those  that  did  get  to  this  point,  all  died.  I 
think  that  this  experiment,  confirmed  by  the  quite  remarkable  result 
shown  by  the  field  test,  proves  that  we  will  be  able  to  control,  to  a  very 
large  extent  at  least,  the  injuries  from  this  insect  by  the  proper  use  of  the 
mineral  fertilizers.  The  application  should  be  made  very  soon  after  the 
larvae  abandon  the  pears  on  the  trees,  and  the  application  should  be  a 
very  liberal  one,  and  should  be  made,  if  possible,  just  before  or  during  a 
mild  rain;  the  object  being  to  carry  the  solution  into  the  soil  as  soon  as 
possible.  It  would  advantage  the  orchard,  and  would  probably  also  add 
to  the  benefit  to  be  derived,  if  in  the  Spring,  at  the  time  the  blossoms  are 
forming,  a  dressing  of  nitrate  of  soda  be  applied.  This  would  reach  the 
few  pupae  that  might  have  escaped,  and  which  would  be  at  time  leaving 
the  cocoons  and  working  their  way  to  the  surface,  ready  to  emerge  as 
imagoes. 

Cresent  Horse  Ranch,  Albany,  Tex. — I  send  a  specimen  of  the  so-called 
heel-fly  of  Texas,  Hypoderma  lineafa,  bred  by  me  from  a  larva  which  I 
caught  as  it  fell  from  the  back  of  a  Hereford  cow.  This  is,  I  believe,  the 


300  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [November, 

third  recorded  instance  of  the  metamorphosis  of  this  fly  having  taken 
place  under  artificial  conditions.  Two  years  ago,  after  many  failures,  I 
was  able  to  record  my  success,  followed  a  few  weeks  later  by  Dr.  Cooper 
Curtice,  formerly  of  the  Bureau  of  Animal  Industry,  Washington. 

Dr.  Curtice  has  made  an  exhaustive  study  of  the  life-history  of  this  fly 
known  North  and  East  as  the  oxwarble  fly,  here  as  the  heel-fly,  although 
their  identity  was  scarcely  ever  suspected  until  two  years  ago.  I  believe 
that  here  the  fly  invariably  deposits  its  eggs  on  the  hair  around  the  heel, 
although  the  popular  idea  is  that  the  fly  actually  stings  the  animal.  The 
cattle  lick  themselves,  thus  conveying  the  eggs  into  the  mouth,  the  larva 
making  their  way  in  between  the  walls  of  the  gullet.  Here  they  remain 
some  months,  when  they  finally  make  their  way  up  to  the  skin  along  the 
back,  where  they  bore  through,  remaining  in  the  hole  a  little  over  two 
months.  When  they  first  reach  the  skin  they  are  quite  white,  but  gradu- 
ally color  and  form  somewhat  become  a  dark  brown  or  black,  and  forcing 
themselves  out  of  their  sacks  fall  to  the  ground.  The  skin  of  the  larva 
becomes  hard  and  shell-like,  and  at  the  end  of  about  six  weeks  the  perfect 
fly  emerges. 

Although  I  know  that  in  Penna.  the  backs  of  domestic  cattle  are  often 
badly  infested  with  these  larvae,  showing  that  the  fly  is  by  no  means  rare, 
yet  I  never  saw  that  its  presence  caused  any  fright  or  even  uneasiness, 
whilst  here  it  is  so  dreaded  by  cattle  as  to  cause  at  times  heavy  loss  to 
stockmen.  The  time  of  the  fly  beginning  and  ending  its  attack  is  very 
variable.  I  have  seen  cattle  running  from  it  as  early  as  December,  whilst 
this  year  up  to  date  (Feb.  i5th)  I  have  seen  no  indication  of  its  presence. 

Cattle  seem  to  become  absolutely  frantic  from  terror;  a  steer  will  be 
quietly  grazing,  when  suddenly  he  will  spring  forward  head  erect,  tail 
arched,  and  in  a  moment  he  will  be  madly  rushing  across  the  pasture, 
probably  to  the  creek,  into  which  he  \fill  plunge,  remaining  for  hours.  If 
the  streams  running  through  the  pasture  have  muddy  bottoms  many  weak 
animals  become  mired  and  perish  miserably  unless  discovered  and  pulled 
out.  As  the  fly  generally  appears  towards  the  close  of  Winter,  when 
cattle  are  often  comparatively  poor  and  weak,  the  loss  in  this  way  would 
be  very  serious  but  that  stockmen  have  their  men  ride  daily  along  the 
banks  of  any  boggy  streams  in  order  to  rescue  mired  animals. 

When  a  cow-boy  finds  one  unable  to  get  out  he  uncoils  his  lariat,  deftly 
throws  it  over  the  horns,  gives  a  turn  or  two  around  the  pommel  of  his 
saddle,  and,  calling  on  his  pony,  the  animal,  unless  very  badly  mired,  is 
soon  on  the  bank  and  in  safety,  and  hereafter  often  comes  the  most  diffi- 
cult part  of  the  business — the  letting  go.  In  getting  hold  the  cow-boy 
has  it  all  his  own  way,  but  once  the  animal  is  on  solid  earth  again  it  forgets 
its  former  peril,  remembering  only  the  terrible  wrench  to  head  and  neck, 
and  proceeds  to  get  even  with  its  tormentor,  with 'the  result  that  the  man 
has  sometimes  to  drop  his  rope  and  ride  off  trusting  to  its  l>co  uning 
loosened  and  dropping  off.  Can  any  one  suggest  tin-  reason  why  the  fly 
has  such  terrors  for  a  Texas  cow  whilst  in  Pennsylvania  she  cares  nothing 
for  it? — GEO.  W.  HOLSTKIN. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  301 

Notes  and. 


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PICTURES  FOR  THE  ALBUM  OF  THE  AMERICAN  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SO- 
CIETY have  been  received  from  Chas.  Fuchs,  of  California;  David  Bruce, 
Brockport,  N.  Y. ;  and  Chas.  Boerner,  of  Philadelphia.  Three  interesting 
pictures  were  presented  by  Prof.  J.  B.  Smith.  They  were  groups  of  some 
of  the  members  of  the  Association  of  Economic  Entomologists,  and  in- 
cluded Messrs.  Webster,  Howard,  Hopkins,  Davis,  Riley,  Summers, 
Weed  (H.  E.),  Osborn,  Gillette,  Aldrich  and  Claypole. 

'  THE  greatest  bridge  builder  in  the  world  is  the  spider,"  says  the  New 
York  Sun.  "There  is  a  point  on  the  Meramec  River,  not  far  from  the 
Missouri  Pacific  bridge,  where  a  large  spider  made  a  bridge  clear  across, 
a  distance  of  over  200  feet.  He  first  sent  out  a  flyer,  a  sort  of  kite  string, 
which  was  carried  across  the  stream  by  the  breeze  and  lodged  in  a  tree 
opposite.  It  was  then  braced  by  guys  to  other  branches,  and  thus  fifty 
feet  above  the  water  was  a  perfect  suspension  bridge.  In  comparison 
with  this  insect  work  the  Niagara  and  Brooklyn  bridges  are  trifling." 

Prof.  A.  J.  COOK,  of  the  Agricultural  College  of  Michigan,  states  that 
the  exhibit  of  insects  at  the  World's  Fair,  and  which  was  mentioned  on 
page  260,  October  NEWS,  was  made  by  students  of  the  college,  three  of 
whom  were  farmers,  two  teachers  in  the  public  schools,  one  a  student  of 
medicine,  and  one  a  professional  entomologist,  although  the  specimens 
collected  by  the  latter  were  all  obtained  by  him  while  a  student  at  the 
college  and  before  he  became  a  specialist  in  Entomology.  The  original 
boxer,  in  which  the  collections  were  made  were  not  suitable  for  exhibition 
purposes,  hence  the  transfer. 

STINGING  POWERS  OF  ICHNEUMONS. — Looking  over  vol.  i  of  the  Ni:\\x 
Mr.  Gillette's  note  on  page  162.  referring  to  his  having  been  stun^  by 
Ichneumon  snfitra/is,  reminds  me  of  a  somewhat  similar  experience  I  had 
with  other  members  of  the  same  family.  Some  years  ago  I  caught,  by 
hand,  a  specimen  of  a  large  Cpliion  in  the  room,  and  it  stung  me  severely 
enough  to  cause  me  to  drop  it  at  once.  Again,  just  a  month  ago,  an  in- 


302  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [November, 

dividual  of  the  curious  Pelecinus  polycerator  after  prodding  at  the  palm 
of  my  hand  for  some  moments  finally  succeeded  in  pricking  the  skin  be- 
tween two  of  my  fingers.  Probably  most  of  the  Ichneumonidae  with 
short  ovipositors  can  inflict  a  slight  wound  where  the  skin  is  thin,  but  in 
both  the  cases  under  my  observation,  as  well  as  in  that  of  Prof.  Gillette, 
there  has  been  no  subsequent  irritation  such  as  is  produced  by  the  poison- 
ous sting  of  bees  or  wasps.— H.  F.  WICKHAM,  Iowa  City. 

THE  GUNGOO  PEA  GIRDLER. — In  Notes  from  the  Museum,  No.  43, 
under  the  title  of  an  enemy  of  Casuarina,  the  injury  to  the  branches  of 
that  tree  by  the  twig-girdler,  Oncideres  pustulata,  was  described.  It  has 
since  been  found  that  Mr.  Bowrey's  collection  of  insects  in  the  Museum 
contains  a  specimen  of  this  beetle,  which  is  recorded  on  the  label  as  gird- 
ling the  branches  of  the  gungoo  pea  or  guango,  Pithecolobium  saman. 

Branches  which  had  been  girdled  accompany  the  specimen.  They  are 
from  ii  to  23  mm.  in  diameter.  The  beetle  and  girdled  gungoo  stems 
were  brought  by  Mr.  J.  Goodlet  from  Maryland,  St.  Andrew,  March  :, 
1882,  as  stated  on  the  labels  attached  to  the  specimens.  This  would  in- 
dicate that  this  girdler  is  not  a  recent  addition  to  our  fauna,  but  probably 
a  native,  which  has  been  in  the  habit  of  attacking  the  gungoo  pea,  and 
has  recently  taken  to  the  Casuarina.  The  gungoo  pea  is  a  large  and 
spreading  leguminous  tree,  originally  introduced  into  Jamaica  from  the 
mainland  by  the  seeds  being  brought  by  cattle.  Its  seeds  are  often  used 
for  food.  Oncideres  pustulata  is  an  addition  to  the  list  of  identified 
Jamaican  Coleoptera. — C.  H.  TVLER  TOWNSEND. 

EASTWARD  RANGE  OF  PACIFIC  COAST  SPECIES. — Stizn's  unicinctus  Say 
described  from  the  centre  of  the  Great  Plains,  occurs  in  California,  as  I 
am  informed  by  Dr.  F.  E.  Blaisdell,  of  Coronado.  I  have  myself  taken 
this  wasp  in  Georgia. 

Nomia  nevadensis  Cress.  I  have  received  from  California,  and  have 
myself  taken  it  in  Georgia.  This  species  in  Western  specimens,  as  those 
from  Dr.  Blaisdell,  varies  greatly  in  color  from  black  to  red,  but  in  the 
East  it  is  black  without  variation. 

Bombomelecta  thoracica  (Cress.)  [=  pacifica  (Cress.)  ]  I  have  taken 
in  Connecticut. 

Paratiphia  albilabris  (Spin.),  a  common  species  in  the  Pacific  region, 
occurs  in  New  Jersey,  as  is  proven  by  a  specimen  (with  dark  wings)  taken 
by  Mr.  Wm.  J.  Fox  Mr.  Ashmead  has  taken  the  dark-winged  variety 
in  Florida,  and  Mr.  Pergande  in  District  of  Columbia.  Microbcmbc.v 
uionodonta  (Say)  in  its  clouded-winged  variety  is  likewise  Eastern. 

Isodontia  azteca  (Sauss.),  common  in  California,  I  have  received  from 
Florida  (Dr.  Wittfeld),  and  it  has  been  redescribed  under  the  name  .5".  (  /.  i 
macrocephala,  from  Pennsylvania,  by  Mr.  Wm.  J.  Fox  (ENT.  NEWS,  i,  137). 
Isodontia  clcgans  (Sm.)  occurs  in  both  California  and  Florida. 

WM.  HAMPTON  PATTON,  Hartford,  Conn. 


1 893.]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  303 

AMONG  the  food-plants  of  moths,  new  to  science  that  I  have  been  for- 
tunate in  discovering  are,  of  Alypia  niariposa,  the  Clarkia  elegans  and 
Code  tin  iL'i/liauisoiiii,  on  the  I5th  of  April,  1893,  and  on  2oth  of  May  I 
found  Alypia  ridingsii  ovipositing  on  the  Clarkia  rhomboidea.  Mr.  H.  G. 
Dyar  informed  me  that  they  were  unknown  to  science.  This  cost  me  a 
two-day's  trip  to  the  old  collecting  ground  I  had  left  to  obtain  the  food- 
plants  of  Alypia  niariposa  on  June  2oth.  On  my  return,  June  2ist,  I  dis- 
covered a  Lepisesia  clarkia  ovipositing  on  the  Clarkia  rhomboidea  and 
then  light  on  a  Gayophytum  diffussuin  and  tack  on  the  underside  of  the 
leaf  several  eggs  in  succession,  I  waited  till  she  flew  off  and  secured 
about  fourteen  eggs  in  a  radius  of  three  feet,  and  afterwards  found  a 
Heniaris  cynoglossum  deposit  several  eggs  on  Gayophytum  diffussum, 
and  am  raising  some  of  the  larvae. 

On  the  ist  of  April  last  I  saw  Nisionades  propertius  oviposit  on  the 
dark  barked  prickly  leaved  live  oak  buds,  and  when  sprouted  they  tacked 
their  eggs  on  the  tender  leaves. — JOHN  B.  LEMBERT,  Yosemite,  Cal. 

THE  LABOULBENIACE/E  OF  N.  A. — Prof.  Roland  Thaxter,  who  is  en- 
gaged upon  an  illustrated  monograph  of  the  fungus  parasites  of  insects, 
the  first  part  of  which*  was  published  a  few  years  since,  has  just  issued  a 
fourth  preliminary  partf  on  the  family  Laboulbeniae,  to  which  the  second 
part  of  his  monograph  will  be  devoted.  The  group  comprises  some  of 
the  most  singular  and  interesting  members  of  the  vegetable  kingdom, 
which,  though  commonly  simple  in  structure,  and  minute  in  size,  occupy 
a  very  high  position  among  the  fungi  from  the  close  relationship  which 
their  sexual  processes  bear  to  those  of  the  highest  Thallophytes  (the  red 
sea  weeds).  The  plants  in  question  vary  from  about  75  micromillimetres 
to  a  millimetre  or  more  in  length,  and  are  all  external  parasites  attached 
to  the  integument  of  certain  insects  which  they  do  not  injure  by  their 
presence.  The  families  of  Carabiclte  and  Staphylinidae  are  the  groups 
most  frequently  parasitized  in  this  way,  although  a  number  of  forms  occur 
on  aquatic  Coleoptera  and  a  few  on  Diptera. 

Prof.  Thaxter's  studies  of  the  family  have  brought  to  light  more  than  a 
hundred  new  forms  in  addition  to  the  dozen  species  formerly  known, 
which  include  numerous  new  genera,  and  will  form  the  basis  of  his  mono- 
graph. The  family  promises  to  be  a  large  and  varied  one,  and  in  order 
to  make  the  work  as  complete  as  possible,  Prof.  Thaxter  is  desirous  of 
communicating  with  collectors  of  Coleoptera  in  various  parts  of  the 
country  with  a  view  to  procuring  by  purchase  or  otherwise  as  many  speci- 
mens for  examination  as  possible  of  riparian  Staphylinidae.  Special  de- 
siderata are  species  of  Blcdiits,  f.a//in>l>iitin,  Acy/opfiorus,  Philontlnis 
and  their  immediate  allies.  Specimens  should  be  collected  directly  into 
alcohol  and  may  be  sent  to  Prof.  R.  Thaxter  (3  Scott  Street,  Cambridge, 
Mass.),  who  would  be  glad  to  correspond  with  any  one  wishing  to  assist 
him  in  this  way,  especially  if  resident  in  the  Southern  or  Western  States. 

*  The  Entomophthorese  of  the  I",  s.  in  Mem.  Bost.  Soc.  Nat.  Hist.  vol.  iv,  No.  vi. 
t  Proc.  Am.  Acad.  Arts  and  Sciences,  vol.  xxviii,  pp.  156-188. 


304  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [November, 

Identification  of  Insects  (Jmagos)  for  Subscribers. 


Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions:  ist,  The  number  of  species 
to  be  limited  to  twenty-five  for  each  sending;  2d,  The  sender  to  pay  all  expenses  of  trans- 
portation and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  ; 
3d,  Each  specimen  must  have  a  number  attached  so  that  the  identification  may  be  an- 
nounced accordingly.  Exotic  species  named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor, 
who  should  be  consulted  before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  2  cent  stamp  with  all  insects 
for  return  of  names.  Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  read  page  41,  Vol.  III. 
Address  all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Logan 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

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THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  MONTHLY  MAGAZINE.  London,  September, 
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better  recognition  at  this  period  of  their  life,  J.  H.  Wood.  Observations 
on  Coccida?  No.  6,  R.  Newstead,  figs. — October,  1893.  On  the  genus 
Halobates  Esch.  and  other  marine  Hemipt.era,  J.  J.  Walker.  On  the 
habits  of  Mesovella  furcata  Muls.  and  Rey.,  E.  A.  Butler. 

THE  OTTAWA  NATURALIST.  Ottawa,  Can.,  September,  1893. — Notes 
on  Canadian  insects,  W.  H.  Harrington,  J.  Fletcher. 

NATURE.  London,  Sept.  7,  1893. — Insects  attracted  by  Solanum,  T. 
D.  A.  Cockerell. 

LE  NATURALIST.  Paris,  Sept.  i,  1893. — -Description  of  a  new  genus 
and  a  new  species  of  the  family  Halacaridae  or  marine  Acarines,  Dr.  E. 
Trouessart  and  G.  Neumann. — September  isth.  Isaria  densa,  a  fungus 
parasite  of  the  white  worm;  its  employment  in  agriculture  in  combating 
jMeloIontha,  Dr.  Koehler,  figs. 

COMPTE  RENDU.  SOCIETE  PHILOMATHIQUE  DE  PARIS,  Aug.  12,  1893.— 
On  the  labrum  of  Agrotis  segetum,  }.  Chatin. 

SCIENCE.  New  York,  Sept.  8,  1893. — Notes  on  the  wood  or  fallow  ant 
of  southeastern  Massachusetts,  J.  B.  Woodworth. — September  isth.  In- 
sect swarms  [Neuropters],  C.  D.  McLouth.  Prosopophora ;  a  genus  of 
scale  insects  new  to  the  North  American  fauna,  T.  D.  A.  Cockerell. 

ZOOLOGISCHER  ANZEiGER.  Leipsic,  Sept.  ii,  1893. — Notes  on  Peri- 
pat  us  jamaicensis  Grabh.  and  Ckll.,  T.  D.  A.  Cockerell.  On  commen- 
salism  of  Pseudoscorpions,  H.  von  Ihering. 

HISTOIRE  PHYSIQUE,  NATURELLE  ET  POLITIQUE  DE  MADAGASCAR 
publiee  par  Alfred  Grandidier.  Vol.  xx,  Hymenopteres,  2e  partie  Les 
Formicides,  par  M.  A.  Forel.  Supplement  au  28e  fascicule.  Pp.  229-280. 

LEPIDOPTERA  INDICA  by  F.  Moore.  London,  L.  Reeve  &  Co.  Part 
xv,  1893.  Vol.  ii,  pp.  65-88,  pis.  108-114. 

ZOOLOGISCHE  JAHRBUCHER,  vii,  2.  Jena,  Aug.  15,  1893. — Catalogue 
of  the  hitherto  described  Gallmites,  their  galls  and  food-plants,  A.  Nalepa. 

INDIAN  MUSEUM  NOTES.  Vol.  ii,  6,  Calcutta,  1893. — A  conspectus  of 
the  insects  which  affect  crops  in  India,  K.  C.  Coates.  Vol.  iii,  i  and  2 
contain  articles  on  Indian  insects  of  economic  importance  by  E.  C.  Coat<  s 
(miscellaneous,  locusts),  F.  H.  Blandford  (Scolytidse),  W.  M.  Maskell 
(Coccidce),  F.  Moore  (Heteroceraj,  G.  B.  Buckton  (Aphidicke,  Psyllidae), 
O.  E.  Janson  (Scolytida;),  L.  Lethierry  (Capsidae),  C.  T.  Bingham  Ueak 
tree  pests). 

PHILOSOPHICAL  TRANSACTIONS  of  the  Royal  Society  of  London  (B.) 
for  1892.  Vol.  183,  1893. — A  new  mode  of  respiration  in  the  Myriapoda, 
F.  G.  Sinclair  (formerly  F.  G.  Heathcote). — PROCEEDINGS  of  the  same, 


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No.  326,  Sept.  30,  1893. — The  experimental  proof  that  the  colors  of  cer- 
tain Lepidopterous  larvae  are  largely  due  to  modified  plant  pigments  de- 
rived from  food,  E.  B.  Poulton  (abstract). 

JOURNAL  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY,  September, 
1893. — A  preliminary  revision  of  the  Bombyces  of  America  north  of 
Mexico,  B.  Neumoegen  and  H.  G.  Dyar.  Some  studies  of  the  fecundity 
of  the  apple-leaf  plant  louse,  Aphis  tnali  Fitch,  F.  M.  Webster.  Notes  on 
spiders,  N.  Banks.  List  of  the  Coleoptera  of  eastern  North  America, 
with  special  reference  to  the  fauna  of  New  York  City  and  vicinity,  C.  \Y. 
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BULLETIN  OF  THE  U.  S.  NATIONAL  MUSEUM  No.  44. — A  catalogue, 
bibliographical  and  synonymical,  of  the  species  of  moths  of  the  Lepidop- 
terous superfamily  Noctuidae,  found  in  Boreal  America.  With  critical 
notes,  by  John  B.  Smith,  Sc.  D.,  Professor  of  Entomology  in  Rutgers 
College.  Washington:  Government  Printing  Office,  1893,  424  pp. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  RECORD.  London,  Sept.  15,  1893. — An  ex- 
planatory suggestion  of  the  plumose  antennae  in  the  female  Lepidopterous 
pupa,  J.  H.  Wood. 

ANNALES  DE  LA  SOCIETE  ENTOMOLOGIQUE  DE  BELGIQUE  xxxvii,  S. 
Brussels,  1893. — Materials  for  a  study  of  the  Stratiomyidas  of  Belgium, 
E.  and  L.  Coucke. 

JOURNAL  OF  THE  INSTITUTE  OF  JAMAICA,  I,  7.  Kingston,  August, 
1893. — Notes  on  the  fauna  and  flora  of  Jamaica — I,  T.  D.  A.  Cockerell. 
Notes  on  insect  life,  E.  S.  Panton.  Notes  on  some  Jamaican  Muscidae, 
with  brief  anonymous  descriptions  of  doubtful  forms,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend. 
The  almond  bag-worm,  id. 

ENTOMOLOGISCHE  NACHRICHTEN,  xix,  14.  Berlin,  July,  1893. — Ana- 
lytic revision  of  the  species  of  Spilogaster,  P.  Stein. — 17  and  18,  Septem- 
ber. Brief  remark  on  the  significance  of  the  genital  appendages  for  the 
phylogeny,  C.  Verhoeff. 

SOCIETAS  ENTOMOLOGICA,  viii,  n  and  12.  Zurich-Hottingen,  Septem- 
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JOURNAL  AND  PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  HAMILTON  ASSOCIATION  for  ses- 
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L.  Woolverton,  figs. 

THE  GARDENER'S  CHRONICLE.  London,  Sept.  23,  1893. — The  Hessian 
fly  [F.  Enock].  Insects  injurious  to  forest  trees,  A.  D.  Webster,  figs. 

TRANSACTIONS  OF  THE  AMERICAN  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY,  x.\,  3, 
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Odonata  (Dragonflies)  of  the  vicinity  of  Philadelphia, -with  an  introduc- 
tion to  the  study  of  this  group  of  insects,  P.  P.  Calvert,  2  pis. 

ANALES  DE  LA  SOCIEDAD  CIENTIFICA  ARGENTINA,  xxxv,  4-5.  Buenos 
Aires,  April-May,  1893. — The  genus  Sapromyza  in  America,  F.  L.  Arn- 
balzaga. 

.NEW  JERSEY  AGRICULTURAL  COLLEGE  EXPERIMENT  STATION.  Bull. 
No.  94.  New  Brunswick,  N.  J.,  July  2,  1893. — Insects  injurious  to  Cucurbs, 
J.  B.  Smith,  figs. — No.  95.  The  periodical  Cicada,  J.  B.  Smith,  figs. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  CALIFORNIA  ACADEMY  OF  SCIENCES  (2),  iv. 
San  Francisco,  Sept.  14,  1893. — Report  on  some  Mexican  Hymenoptera,. 
principally  from  Lower  California,  \V.  J.  Fox. 

SPECIES  DES  HYMENOPTERES  d'Europe  et  d'Algerie,  fonde"  par  Ed- 
mond  Andr6  et  continue  sous  la  direction  scientirique  de  Ernest  Andr6. 
426  Fascicule.  Gray  (France),  Bouffaut  Freres.  Dated  April  i,  1892. 
Forming  pp.  145-208  of  tome  vi. 

BIOLOGIA  CENTRALI-AMERICANA.  Part  ex.  London,  August,  1893.— 
Hymenoptera,  vol.  ii,  pp.  177-192,  P.  Cameron.  Lepidoptera-Rhopalo- 
cera,  vol.  ii,  pp.  289-296,  pi.  Ixxv,  F.  D.  Godman  and  O.  Salvin.  Lepid- 
optera-Heterocera,  pp.  161-184,  pi-  Iv,  H.  Druce.  Rhynchota-Heterop- 
tera,  pi.  xxxix,  W.  L.  Distant.  Orthoptera,  pp.  i-S,  pi.  i,  A.  de  Bormans. 


NEW  SPECIES  OF  NORTH  AMERICAN  INSECTS  DESCRIBED 
IN  THE  PRECEDING  LITERATURE. 


ARANEINA. 

Tapinopa  bilineata  Banks,  Jour.  N.  Y.  Ent.  Soc.  i,  p.  128,  N.  Y.,  D.  C. 
Coriarachne  brunneipes,  Oxyopes  rufipes,  p.  133,  Wash.  O.  cinerca,  p. 
133,  N.  H. 

DIPTERA. 
Psilocephala  n.  spp.  Coquillett,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  pp.  222-229,  U.  S.,  Jam. 

HEMIPTERA. 

Lecanium  (Eulecanium)  flefcheri  C.oc\z.Qre\\,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p.  221,  Out. 
Dactylopius  n.  sp.  Cockerell,  Ent.,  xxvi,  pp.  266-268,  \V.  1. 
Prosopophora  rufescens  Cockerell,  Sci.  xxii,  p.  151,  N.  Mex. 

HYMENOPTERA. 

Aculeata:  n.  gen.  et  spp.  Lower  California,  Fox,  Proc.  Cal.  Acad.  Sci. 
(2),  iv. 

Pompilida3:  n.  spp.  Mex.,  Cent.  Amer.,  Cameron,  Biol.  Cent. -Am.  Hy- 
menop.  ii,  pp.  177-192. 

Tenthredinidae  and  Uroceridse:  n.  spp.  Washington,  Macgillivray,  Can. 
Ent.  xxv,  pp.  237-244. 


3o8  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [November, 

LEPIDOPTERA. 

Dyaria  (n.  gen.  Liparidse)  Neumoegen,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p.  213.  Type 
D.  singularis,  p.  215,  Me. 

Hypopta  theodori  Dyar,  /.  c.  p.  220,  N.  Mex. 

Nycteola  revayana  var.  cinereana  Neumoegen  and  Dyar,  Jour.  N.  V. 
Ent.  Soc.  i,  p.  117,  North  Atlantic  States. 

Hesperidae:  n.  spp.  Mex.,  Cent.Amer.,  Godma'n  and  Salvin,  Biol.  Cent.- 
Amer.  Lepid.  Rhopal.  ii,  pp.  289-296. 

Geometridae:  n.  gen.  et  spp.  Mex.  Cent.  Amer.,  Druce,  Biol.  Cent. -Am. 
Lepid. -Heter.  pp.  161-184. 

ORTHOPTERA. 

Ca/oblatfa,  Anisopygia  (n.  gen.  Blattidse),  three  n.  sp.,  de  Saussure, 
So'c.  Ent.  viii,  p.  57,  Cent.  Amer. 

Forficulidce:  n.  gen.  et  spp.  Mex.,  Cent.  Amer.,  de  Bormans,  Biol.^Cent. 
Am.  Orthop.,  pp.  i-S. 

PHALANGIDA. 

Oligolophus  nionfajius  Banks,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  p.  252,  Mt.  Washington, 
N.  H. 


The  Entomological  Section 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  MEETINGS. 


SEPTEMBER  19,   1893. 

A  regular  stated  meeting  of  the  Entomological  Section  of  the  Academy 
of  Natural  Sciences  was  held  in  the  Hall,  S.  W.  cor.  Nineteenth  and  Race 
Streets  this  evening,  Dr.  G.  H.  Horn,  Director,  presiding.  Members 
present:  G.  B.  Cresson,  Ridings,  Skinner,  Calvert,  Johnson  and  Liebeck. 
Associates:  Fox,  Boerner,  Westcott,  Drs.  Griffith  and  Castle.  Mr.  Cal- 
vert presented  to  the  American  Entomological  Society  some  American 
and  European  Odonata,  among  them  were  specimens  of  Lestes  eurimis 
from  Texas,  a  species  which  Mr.  Scudder  states  was  only  known  by  a 
unique  specimen,  but  the  speaker  had  received  it  in  some  numbers  from 
several  localities,  including  Massachusetts.  Another  interesting  species 
was  Sympycnafusca,  the  only  Odonat  known  to  hibernate.  Mr.  Calvert 
also  referred  to  the  matter  of  the  reduction  of  postal  rates  for  insects.  Dr. 
Horn  stated  that  he  hoped  to  exhibit,  during  the  Winter,  some  Coleop- 
tera  from  the  peninsula  of  Lower  California,  on  which  he  was  working, 
and  which  belonged  to  the  California  Academy  of  Sciences.  The  collec- 
tion does  not  contain  as  many  new  species  as  one  might  naturally  suppose. 
The  peninsula,  though  geographically  a  part  of  Mexico,  belongs  properly 
to  the  fauna  of  Southern  California  and  Arizona,  and  is  not  tropical  in 
character.  A  certain  number  of  species  extend  all  the  way  from  the  end 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  309 

of  the  peninsula  to  Montana,  which  distribution  is  brought  about  by  river 
currents.  Mr.  Calvert  remarked  that  the  Odonat  faunal  distribution  con- 
firmed what  Dr.  Horn  had  stated  in  regard  to  the  Coleoptera.  The 
speaker  also  said  that  his  Summer's  work  had  been  mainly  of  a  literary 
character,  and  that  his  work  on  the  Odonata  of  Philadelphia  and  vicinity 
was  completed,  and  in  the  hands  of  the  binder.  The  scope  of  the  work 
was  defined  in  detail.  Mr.  John  L.  Healy,  of  Chicago,  was  duly,  elected 
an  Associate  of  the  Section. 

Dr.  HENRY  SKINNER,  Recorder. 


The  following  papers  were  read  and  accepted  by  the  Committee  for 
publication  in  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  : 


A  NEW  HESPERID  FROM  WEST  AFRICA. 

By  GEO.  A.  EHRMANN,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

Tagiades  daiiaatti  n.  sp.  $. — Antennae  dark  brown;  palpi  white,  tipped 
with  black;  abdomen  white,  except  the  first  three  segments  on  the  upper 
side,  which  are  pale  brown.  Underside  of  thorax:  abdomen  and  all  the 
legs  pure  white.  Upperside  of  primaries:  dark  brown  with  a  subapical 
row  of  five  small,  oval,  transparent  spots,  and  two  near  the  costal  ner- 
vure  above  the  discoidal  cell;  the  outer  one  is  very  minute;  there  is  also 
one  larger  triangular  spot  in  the  discoidal  cell  below  the  two  near  the 
costal  nervure,  and  another  row  of  four  larger,  elongated,  transparent 
spots  in  the  submarginal  space  near  the  inner  angle,  the  second  from 
above  being  the  largest;  there  is  also  a  prominent  white  dash  on  the  inner 
margin  below  the  inner  angle;  fringes  brown.  Upperside  of  secondaries: 
basal  area  extending  upwards  and  outwards  ;  towards  the  apex  dark 
brown;  there  is  a  broad  brown  band  extending  from  the  costa  on  the  in- 
terior median  space  to  the  discoidal  nervure,  here  it  breaks  off  very 
abrupt,  then  follow  two  large,  triangular  and  one  small,  round  black  spot; 
this  completes  the  outer  margin,  then  follows  a  row  of  eight  round,  black 
spots  in  the  submarginal  area,  the  three  largest  being  towards  the  apex, 
the  rest  are  of  a  uniform  size;  the  abdominal  margin  is  pure  white,  in- 
cluding the  whole  of  the  area  which  extends  towards  the  apex,  where  it 
divides  into  two  points;  the  fringes  from  the  discoidal  nervule  to  the  anal 
angle  pure  white.  Underside  of  primaries:  same  as  above,  but  the  ground 
color  is  of  a  light  brown  or  fawn;  markings  the  same  as  above.  Under- 
side of  secondaries:  basal  area  p  le  gray,  and  an  additional  black  spot 
near  the  costa,  which  increases  the  series  to  nine,  whereas  on  the  upper- 
side  there  is  but  eight  in  the  submarginal  area,  otherwise  both  sides  are 
the  same.  Expanse  i^  inches;  $  in  my  collection. 

Hab.  —  Piquinnie  Ses,  Liberia,  \V.  Africa. 

This  lovely  species  shows  no  relation  to  the  other  African  forms 
of  this  genus,    T.  ftesus,  etc.,  but  has  a  closer  affinity  to  those 


310  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [November, 

from  Southern  Asia;  it  comes  nearest  to  T.  atticus  Fab.,  but  is 
much  larger,  and  whereas  T.  atticns  has  on  the  upperside  of  the 
secondaries  a  marginal  row  of  four  large  oval  spots,  blending 
into  one  another  and  almost  forming  a  complete  band,  T.  dan- 
natti  has  but  three,  and  two  of  them  are  triangulated,  and  all  of 
them  widely  separated.  T.  dannatti  has  a  submarginal  row  of 
spots,  which  is  wanting  in  T.  attiais;  the  last-mentioned  row  of 
spots  is  inclined  in  position  similar  to  those  in  T.  gopala  Moore, 
from  India  also. 

This  is  without  doubt  a  good  and  valid  species,  and  seems 
unique  from  Africa,  as  I  cannot  find  anything  that  corresponds 
with  it  in  all  the  literature  that  I  have  gone  through  or  the  col- 
lections I  have  examined. 

I  have  named  this  lovely  and  unique  butterfly  after  my  friend, 
Mr.  Walter  Dannatt,  of  Westcombe  Park,  S.  E.  London,  Eng- 
land, through  whose  kind  liberality  I  have  added  some  of  the 
most  glorious  species  of  butterflies  the  world  contains  to  my 
cabinet. 


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ON  CERTAIN  LEPIDOPTEROUS  LARWE. 

By  HARRISON  G.  DYAR  and  JACOB  DOLL. 

Deidamia  inscriptum  Harris. 

Head  rounded,  nearly  square  as  seen  in  front,  median  suture  depressed 
above  the  clypeus  over  vertex;  slightly  granular,  green  with  a  yellowish 
line  from  base  of  antenna  up  toward  vertex  of  each  lobe,  passing  to  the 
side  and  joining  the  subdorsal  line  of  the  body;  width  3.6  mm.  Body 
cylindrical,  decreasing  slightly  and  gradually-in  size  from  joint  5  to  the 
head;  joint  12  a  little  enlarged,  with  a  moderate,  normal  horn  with  rudi- 
mentary granulations.  Segments  rather  finely  8-annulate;  color  green, 
finely  dotted  with  yellowish,  especially  on  the  sides,  with  a  pale  subdorsal 
line,  which  runs  evenly  to  joint  12,  where  it  bends  up  and  ends  at  base 
of  horn.  Spiracles  white,  with  a  narrow  black  edge  at  each  side,  but  none 
above  or  below.  Thoracic  feet  pale  testaceous;  suranal  plate  scarcely 
corneous,  pointed  behind;  lateral  anal  plates  on  the  last  pair  of  feet  not 
distinct.  Length  about  40  mm. 

Sphinx  eremitus  Hubner. 

Head  higher  than  wide,  square  on  top  but  narrowing  toward  vertex, 
flat  before;  clypeus  small,  sutures  deep,  coarsely  shagreened;  color  deep 
pitchy  brown,  with  a  white  line  on  each  side  reaching  nearly  to  vertex; 
ocelli  and  mouth  black;  width  5.5  mm.  Body  cylindrical,  segments  8- 
annulate.  On  joint  3  anteriorly,  dorsally  is  a  fleshy  collar-like  projection. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  311 

Horn  stout,  moderate,  slightly  curved,  coarsely  granular;  color  blackish, 
pitchy,  thickly  covered  with  little  black  dots  in  pale  circles;  seven  oblique 
lateral  pale  shades.  Thoracic  feet,  horn  and  areas  around  the  spiracles 
black.  Thoracic  segments  (joints  2-4)  without  dots,  smoky-brown;  cer- 
vical shield  area  paler,  bisected  by  a  pale  line  into  two  halves,  narrowly 
lined  with  black.  A  black  patch  on  joint  2  posteriorly,  partly  concealed 
by  the  "  collar."  On  joints  3  and  4  behind  the  collar  is  a  large,  elliptical, 
sooty-black  patch,  surrounded  by  a  white  shade,  which  is  more  marked 
anteriorly,  and  obtains  also  on  the  collar-like  projection  before  the  patch. 
Anal  plates  moderate,  triangular,  granular,  setiferous,  concolorous. 

Citheronia  mexicana  Grote  &  Robinson. 

Penultimate  stage. — Head  smooth,  evenly  rounded,  dark  brownish 
black,  sutures  broadly  pale;  mouth  parts,  except  the  jaws,  also  pale.  A 
few  short,  pale  hairs  above  the  mouth;  width  4.3  mm.  Body  cylindrical; 
anal  feet  large,  with  triangular  corneous  plates;  abdominal  feet  long,  with 
two  rows  of  elongated,  setiferous  tubercles.  On  the  body  are  three  seg- 
mentary  rows  of  modified  processes.  Row  i  on  joints  2-13  subdorsal,  a 
single  dorsal  one  on  joints  12  and  13  with  a  subdorsal  one  each  side  on 
the  anal  plate;  row  ii  lateral  on  joints  2-13;  iii,  subventral  on  joints  2-13 
'and  a  small  row  iv  on  joints  2-6,  11-13  below  row  iii.  These  processes 
resemble  antlers,  being  furnished  with  about  six  thorn-like  curving 
branches;  row  i  on  joints  2-4  and  12,  about  twice  as  long  as  the  others, 
thicker  and  with  more  branches.  Row  ii  on  joints  3  and  4,  and  i  on  joint 
13  slightly  longer  than  the  others,  but  shorter  than  these  just  mentioned. 
Apices  of  processes  minutely  setiferous  or  bare;  edges  of  the  3  anal 
plates  with  smooth  conical,  setiferous  tubercles;  color  blackish,  nearly 
black;  processes  all  shining  black,  except  the  basal  half  of  i  and  ii  on 
joints  2-4  and  the  short  i  on  anal  plate  which  are  white.  In  another  ex- 
ample the  bases  of  many  of  the  processes  are  white;  spiracles  large, 
black. 

Last  stage. — Head  as  before,  but  the  pale  area  around  the  mouth 
spreads  over  the  sides  of  the  lobes;  ocelli  black;  a  few  very  short,  but 
bristly  setae;  width  6.2-6.5  mm-  Processes  and  tubercles  all  proportion- 
ately much  shorter  than  before,  the  longest  one  scarcely  more  than  half 
as  long  as  the  corresponding  ones  in  C.  regalis,  the  branches  reduced  to 
short,  conical  prominences,  each  with  a  very  short  spine  at  tip;  tubercles 
on  feet  and  anal  plates  shortenened,  rounded,  with  small  setae;  coloration 
much  as  before,  but  the  body  is  paler,  appearing  to  have  been  blackish 
olive.  A  whitish  stigmatal  shade,  defined  along  the  undulations  of  the 
subventral  ridge.  Spiracles  large,  black.  Thoracic  feet  and  anal  plates 
partly  pale. 

Described  from  alcoholic  specimens. 

Euclea  indetermina  Boisduval. 

is^2.  —  Bnisd.,  Cuviers  An.  King.  (Griffith)  pi.  103,  fig.  S. 
riridus  Reakirt. 


312  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [November, 

1864. — Reak.,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Phil,  iii,  251. 

vernata  Packard. 
1864. — Pack.,  Proc.  Ent.  Soc.  Phil,  iii,  339. 

j  chloris  Grote. 
iSSi. — Grote,  Papilio,  5,  5. 

We  have  before  us  the  larva  of  the  species  formerly  known  as 
"  Parasa  chloris."  It  is  evidently  what  is  represented  in  Bois- 
duval's  figure.  'As  justly  remarked  by  W.  V.  Andrews  (Psyche 
ii,  272),  the  species  belongs  to  Euclea  from  the  structure  of  both 
larva  and  imago.  Although  this  larva  has  been  well  described 
several  times  we  present  the  following  condensed  notes,  since 
they  contain  points  not  previously  noticed. 

Larva. — Head  retracted  below  joint  2,  blotched  with  red  on  its  lower 
part,  ocelli  and  mouth  dark  ;  joint  2  granular,  honey-brown,  retracted 
beneath  joint  3.  Stibdorsal  series  of  horn-like  processes  on  joints  3-13, 
those  on  joints  4,  5,  8,  n  and  12  very  long  (2.5-4  mm.),  the  ones  on  joints 
3  and  13  moderate,  the  others  short,  subspherical;  all  densely  spinulose, 
urticating.  Lateral  series  on  joints  3-4,  6-12  (none  on  joint  5),  short, 
except  the  one  on  joint  4,  which  is  twice  as  long  as  the  others.  Spiracles 
round,  the  one  on  joint  2  usually  concealed,  the  one  on  joint  5  in  line 
with  the  lateral  processes,  those  on  joints  6-12  much  below  them.  Size 
of  larva  18x7  mm.  The  coloration  has  been  well  described,  and  we 
would  merely  note  that  there  are  two  forms,  a  red  and  a  yellow  one.  In 
the  first,  the  ground  color  is  straw  color,  the  horns,  with  their  ridges,  a 
middle  lateral  band  and  subventral  one  vermillion-red.  In  the  other  the 
ground  color  is  lemon-yellow,  the  horns  and  bands  also  yellow,  the  short 
horns  tinged  with  orange. 

Araclmis  aulea  Geyer. 

1837. — Gey.,  Zutr.  Ex.  Schmett.,  figs.  913,  914. 

Head  rounded,  as  wide  as  high,  scarcely  bilobed,  flattened  before, 
shining  black.  Body  normal,  large,  robust;  warts  large,  but  low,  flat- 
tened, circular.  Hair  very  bristly,  quite  short,  but  dense,  deep,  black. 
Body  dark  brownish,  nearly  black,  immaculate;  warts  pale  brown,  con- 
trasting. Thoracic  feet  black;  abdominal  ones  blackish  vinous.  Length 
of  mature  larva  45-50  mm. 


OBITUARY. 

C.  N.  F.  BRISONT  DE  BARNEVILLE,  in  St.  Germain-en-Laye. 


ERRATA.— Vol.  IV,  No.  8. 

Page  255,  line  24,  for  discal  read  dorsal. 
"      256,  line  18,  for  save  read.  some. 


ENT.  NEWS,  Vol.  IV. 


PI.  XIV. 


DR.   H.  A.    HAGEN. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 

AND 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

VOL.  iv.  DECEMBER,   1893.  No.  10. 

CONTENTS: 


P.  P.  C.— Dr.  H.  A.  Hagen 313   !    Economic  Entomology 325 

Cockerel!— Note  on  Pseudococcus 317   j    Notes  and  News 329 

Skinner— Argynnis  cybele  and  leto 318        Entomological  Literature 331 


Dyar — Larval  cases  of  N.  A.  Psychidae  320 
Editorial 322 


Entomological  Section 336 

Holland — New  Exotic  Lepidoptera 337 


Dr.  H.  A.  HAGEN. 

Dr.  H.  A.  HAGEN,  Professor  of  Entomology  in  Harvard  Uni- 
versity and  one  of  the  foremost  entomologists  of  his  time,  died 
in  Cambridge,  Mass.,  Nov.  9,  1893. 

HERMANN  AUGUST  HAGEN  was  born  in  Koenigsberg,  Prussia, 
May  30,  1817.  His  father,  Karl  Heinrich  Hagen,  was  a  Royal 
Councillor  and  Professor  in  the  Albert  University  at  Koenigsberg. 
His  mother's  maiden  name  was  Link.  His  early  education  was 
received  at  the  Gymnasium  of  Kneiphoven,  and  in  1836  he  en- 
tered the  University  of  his  native  city  as  a  student  in  medicine. 
In  the  "Vita"  appended  to  his  Synonymia  Libettularum  Euro- 
pfsarum,  he  has  told  us  of  the  above-mentioned  facts  of  his- 
own  life,  and  given  us  the  names  of  his  instructors  in  the  Univer- 
sity; the  most  noted  of  these  was  the  zoologist,  Martin  Heinrich 
Rathke,  whom  he  accompanied  in  1839  on  a  visit  to  Norway, 
Sweden,  Denmark  and  Germany,  and  whom  he  ever  seems  to- 
have  highly  esteemed.  It  was  in  this  same  year,  1839,  that  he 
published  his  first  entomological  paper,  his  Verzeichniss  der  Li- 
bellcn  Ostpreussens  (List  of  the  dragonflies  of  East  Prussia).  H<- 
received  his  medical  degree  Oct.  17,  1840;  and  of  the  four  thest  s 


10 


314  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [December, 

which  he  presented  on  that  occasion,  three  were  medical  and  one 
'entomological  {Neuroptera  et  Orthoptera  conjungi  debent},  while 
the  Synonymia  above  quoted  was  his  "  Dissertatio  inauguralis." 
He  afterwards  studied  in  Berlin,  Vienna  and  Paris,  but  returned 
to  his  home,  describing  himself  in  his  Bibliotheca  as  "  Arzt  in 
Kcenigsberg." 

His  earliest  and  latest  entomological  publications  concerned 
the  Odonata,  but  throughout  his  entire  life  nearly  every  order  of 
insects  received  a  contribution  from  his  studies.  Early  in  the 
forties  appeared  the  first  of  his  numerous  papers  in  the  ' '  Stettiner 
Entomologische  Zeitschrift. "  Some  of  these  were  his  earliest 
palaeontological  essay,  Die  fossilen  Libellen  Europas  1848,  a 
review  of  the  later  literature  on  the  Neuroptera  1848-52,  Die 
Sing -deaden  Europas  1855,  '56,  '58. 

A  kindred  spirit  for  the  study  of  the  Odonata,  Dr.  Hagen 
found  in  the  eminent  Belgian  entomologist,  Baron  Edmond  de 
Selys-Longchamps,  four  years  his  senior,  and  who  still  attends 
the  meetings  of  the  Belgian  Entomological  Society.  Jointly,  they 
produced  what  is  still  the  standard  work  on  European  dragonflies, 
the  "  Revue  des  Odonates"  (Brussels,  1850),  "  Monographic  des 
Calopterygines"  (1854),  "  Monographic  des  Gomphines"  (1858), 
and  if  their  joint  names  do  not  appear  on  later  publications,  yet 
each  received  and  acknowledged  the  constant  aid  of  the  other, 
whether  in  Europe  or  separated  by  the  Atlantic. 

From  1850  until  his  departure  for  the  United  States,  Dr. 
Hagen' s  entomological  activity  is  well  shown  by  the  following 
list  of  his  more  important  publications:  "  Leon  Dufour  ueber  die 
Larven  der  Libellen  mit  Beriicksichtigung  der  fruherer  Arbeiten' ' 
(1853),  "Monographic  der  Termiten"  (1855,  '58,  '60),  "Die 
Phryganiden  Pictet's  nach  Typen  bearbeitet"  (1859-61),  "Re- 
vision critique  des  Phryganides  decrites  par  M.  Rambur  d'apres 
1'examen  des  individus  types"  (1860),  "Ueber  Phryganiden- 
Gehause"  (1864),  "  Phryganidarum  Synopsis  Synonymica" 
(1864),  "Beitrage  zur  Kenntniss  der  Phryganiden"  (1865), 
"  Beitrage  zur  Kenntniss  und  Synonomie  der  Psociden"  (1866), 
<(  Hemerobidarum  Synopsis  Synonymica"  (1866),  "  Psocinorum 
et  Embidinorum  Synopsis  Synonymica"  (1866);  papers  on  the 
insects,  mainly  Neuropterous,  of  various  parts  of  Europe,  Cey- 
lon, Syria,  Mozambique',  Cuba,  Madeira  and  America,  of  which 
the  most  important  is  the  "  Synopsis  of  the  Neuroptera  of  North 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  315 

America,"  written  at  the  special  request  of,  and  published  by  the 
Smithsonian  Institution  in  1861  ;  palaeontological  papers  on 
European  fossil  and  amber  insects.  But  the  greatest  monument 
to  his  labor  and  patience  is  his  "  Bibliotheca  Entomologica,"  a 
list  of  all  the  publications  on  the  entire  field  of  entomology  up  to 
1862,  grouped  under  author's  names,  these  latter  alphabetically 
arranged.  The  work  is  octavo  size,  and  was  published  by  W. 
Engelmann,  Leipsic.  Vol.  I,  1862,  566  pages,  runs  from  A  to 
M;  Vol.  II,  1863,  512  pages,  N  to  Z,  with  numerous  indices  and 
a  vast  amount  of  other  useful  bibliographical  aids  to  the  working 
entomologist.  By  the  production  of  this  work  Dr.  Hagen  has 
earned  the  thanks  of  all  future  generations  of  students. 

In  the  "  Report  of  the  Trustees  of  the  Museum  of  Comparative 
Zoology  at  Cambridge"  for  1867,  Prof.  Louis  Agassiz  wrote: 
"  It  gives  me  great  pleasure  also  to  state  that  I  have  been  able  to 
induce  Dr.  Hagen,  of  Kcenigsberg,  to  come  over  to  Cambridge 
and  assume  the  arrangement  of  the  Department  of  Entomology. 
The  loss  of  Mr.  Uhler,  who,  to  my  great  regret,  was  called  away 
from  us  by  his  appointment  as  superintendent  of  the  library  of 
the  Peabody  Institute,  at  Baltimore,  left  a  great  hiatus  in  our  or- 
ganization. This  blank  is  now  filled,  and  the  high  position  which 
Dr.  Hagen  holds  among  entomologists  makes  his  presence  among 
us  not  only  of  immense  practical  service  to  the  Museum,  but  an 
honor  also  to  the  scientific  character  of  the  institution."  Dr. 
Hagen  was  placed  in  charge  of  the  Articulates  in  the  Museum, 
and  his  first  report  thereon  is  included  in  the  "  Trustees'  Report" 
for  1868.  In  it  he  says:  "  I  arrived  in  Cambridge,  Oct.  12,  1867, 
having  come  to  this  country  in  order  to  take  charge  of  the  collec- 
tion of  Articulates  in  the  Museum  of  Comparative  Zoology,  and 
especially  to  rearrange  the  entomological  collection,"  and  in  this 
report  he  presents  a  plan  of  arrangement.  Some  years  later  the 
Crustacea  and  Annelids  were  removed  from  his  care,  so  that  the 
Department  of  Insects  was  his  sole  charge.  In  the  "  Reports" 
for  1875,  and  later,  his  name  appears  as  Professor  of  Entomology, 
on  which  subject  he  gave  instruction  to  special  students. 

From  May  to  October,  1870,  he  revisited  Europe,  one  fruit  of 
which  was,  as  stated  in  his  report  for  that  year,  that  his  own  col- 
lection of  Neuroptera  and  Pseudoneuroptera  had  reached  this 
country,  and  had  been  deposited  in  the  Museum.  In  this  Cam- 
bridge possesses  one  of  the  finest  collections  of  these  groups  in 


316  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [December, 

the  world,  and  which,  for  North  American  forms,   is  without  a 
rival. 

In  1879  he  presented  his  entomological  library  of  762  volumes 
and  3000  pamphlets  to  the  Museum.  He  spent  the  greater  part 
of  the  Summer  of  1882  in  an  economic  survey  along  the  line  of 
the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad,  but  especially  in  Washington. 

From  1868  to  1890,  Dr.  Hagen's  reports  tell  the  same  tale  of 
unceasing  work  in  the  arrangement  of  the  large  and  constantly 
increasing  collections  of  insects  acquired  by  the  Museum,  a  very 
large  part  of  which,  tedious  as  it  is,  was  performed  by  his  own 
hands.  Although  for  several  years  previous  he  had  been  unwell, 
in  September,  1890,  his  health  became  so  poor  as  to  force  him 
to  abandon  all  work,  and  his  last  entomological  paper,  "  Notes- 
and  Descriptions  of  some  North  American  Libellulina"  appeared 
in  October  of  that  year.  Since  then  he  steadily  grew  more  feeble. 

Dr.  HAGEN'S  most  important  publications  during  his  residence 
in  America  were :  ' :  Monograph  of  the  North  American  Astacidse' ' 
[Crayfishes]  (1871),  "Synopsis  Pseudoscorpionidum  Syno- 
nymica"  (1871),  "  Mimicry  in  Colors  of  Insects"  (1872),  "  Bei- 
trage  zur  Kenntniss  der  Phryganiden"  (1873),  "Synopsis  of  the 
Odonata  of  America"  (1875),  "  Beitrage  zur  Monographic  der 
Psociden"  (1882-83),  "On  the  Genus  Colias"  (1882),  "Mono- 
graph of  the  Hemerobidae"  (1884-88),  "  Monograph  of  the  Em- 
bidina"  (1885),  "  Monograph  of  the  earlier  stages  of  the  Odonata, 
subfamilies  Gomphina  and  Cordulegastrina"  (1885),  "Stray 
notes  on  Myrmeleonidse"  (1887-88),  and  portions  of  Mr.  L. 
Cabot's  monograph  "On  the  Immature  state  of  the  Odonata' * 
(1872,  1881,  1890). 

Dr.  HAGEN  was  an  excellent  artist,  and  illustrated  many  of  his 
own  papers.  Most  of  the  plates  in  the  monographs  of  the 
Odonata,  written  in  conjunction  with  Baron  de  Selys,  are  his 
work,  and  many  unpublished  drawings  exist  among  his  papers 
at  Cambridge. 

Of  Dr.  HAGEN,  personally,  the  writer  can  say  little,  but  that 
is  very  pleasant.  I  met  him  but  once,  for  parts  of  three  days  in 
July,  1890,  at  the  Museum  in  Cambridge.  Although  unwell  and 
obliged  to  rest  frequently,  he  showed  me  his  collection  of  Odonata, 
giving  me  types  and  other  specimens.  He  was  very  hopeful  of 
recovery,  and. talked  of  the  work  he  would  like  to  do  next  year. 
Referring  to  Westwood,  Burmeister,  Poey,  Gundlach  and  de 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  317 

Selys,  all  then  alive  and  all  older  than  himself,  he  laughingly 
said,  "I  am  the  baby  at  seventy-four."  I  may,  perhaps,  be 
permitted  to  add  one  other  personality.  In  February,  1890,  he 
sent  me  his  unpublished  notes  on  Leucorhinia,  giving  me  per- 
mission to  publish  them,  and  when  I  wrote  him  for  a  title,  he 
wrote  "Synopsis  of  Leucorhinia"  with  my  name  as  author,  al- 
though the  work  was  all  his  own.  None  but  a  generous  man 
would  have  done  so. 

Dr.  HAGEN  belonged  to  an  age  that  has  passed  away — when 
it  was  still  possible  to  be  an  entomologist,  as  the  four  hundred 
and  odd  titles  marking  "his  fifty  years  of  publication  on  all  the 
orders  sufficiently  attest.  H-is  "  Biblibtheca"  and  the  entomolog- 
ical collections  at  Cambridge  are  the  monuments  of  his  life's  work. 

At  the  time  of  his  death,  Dr.  HAGEN  was  the  senior  by  election 
of  the  ten  Honorary  Fellows  of  the  Entomological  Society  of 
London,  having  been  elected  to  that  body  in  1863,  one  of  the 
twelve  honorary  members  of  the  Entomological  Society  of  Bel- 
gium, and  correspondent,  or  member  of  the  American  Entomo- 
logical Society,  Entomological  Society  of  Stettin,  Boston  Society 
of  Natural  History  and  other  scientific  bodies. — P.  P.  C. 

NOTE. — The  portrait  of  Dr.  Hagen  published  in  this  number  of  the 
NEWS  is  from  a  photograph  taken  when  he  resided  in  Kosnigsberg. 

o 

Note  on  the  Genus  Pseudococcus  Westwood. 
By  T.  D.  A.  COCKERELL. 

According  to  Scudder  (Nom.  Zool. ,  p.  266)  the  name  Pseudo- 
coccus  dates  from  1848,  but  I  find  what  appears  to  be  its  earliest 
publication  in  the  "Modern  Classification  of  Insects,"  vol.  i 
(1839),  p.  118.  Here  Westwood  writes: 

'  Pseudococcus  Westw.  (C  adonidum.,  cacti,  etc.),  having  the 
female  not  fixed,  and  clothed  with  a  woolly  secretion." 

Of  the  two  species  mentioned,  adonidum  belongs  to  what  we 
now  call  Dadylopius  and  cacti  to  Coccus  sens.  Signoret.  The 
definition  would  fit  several  genera  as  now  understood,  but  in  the 
absence  of  any  indication  of  a  type  species  we  should  take 
adonidum  as  the  type,  as  it  is  first  mentioned. 

However,  in  Mod.  Class.  Ins.  vol.  ii  (1840),  p.  448,  all  doubt 
on  this  score  is  removed,  since  we  read  that  C.  ilicis  is  to  be  con- 
sidered the  type  of  Coccus;  and  of  C.  cacti,  the  author  states: 
'this  insect  .   .   .   belongs  to  a  genus  .   .   .   which  I  propose  to 


3i 8  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [December, 

name  Pseudococcus.'''  No  mention  is  here  made  of  adonidiim, 
and  I  think  we  may  consider  that  cacti  was  certainly  intended  as 
the  type  of  the  genus. 

It  seems  doubtful  whether  Westwood's  name  Pseudococcus  can 
be  used  at  all,  as  the  restriction  of  Coccus  L.  to  cacti  and  allied 
forms  will  probably  be  maintained  by  future  authors  ;  and  as  for 
adonidum,  it  belongs  to  Dadylopius,  which  was  published  in  1835. 
From  this  it  appears  that  the  ' '  Pseudococcus  Westw. ' '  of  Signoret 
and  modern  writers  is  not  the  true  genus  of  Westwood,  but  stands 
in  need  of  a  new  name.  I  will  suggest  that  it  be  called  Pliena- 
coccus — a  word  which  has  practically  the  same  meaning  as  Pseu- 
dococcus. 

-  Phenacoccus  consists  of  Dactylopids  which  have  in  the  female 
g-jointed  antennae,  and  construct  more  or  less  distinct  ovisacs. 
The  following  species  have  been  described. 

P.  aceris  Geoff.  (Europe  and  North  America),  P.  mespili 
Geoff.  (Europe),  P.  hedercs  Sign.  (Europe),  P.  platani  Sign. 
(Europe),  P.  cesculi  Sign.  (Europe),  P.  brunnitarsis  Sign.  (Eu- 
rope), P.  fagi  Dougl.  (Europe),  P.  quercus  Dougl.  (Europe), 
P.  ulicis  Dougl.  (Europe),  P.  ulmi  Dougl.  (Europe),  P.  socius 
Newst.  (Europe),  P.  associalis  Newst.  (Europe),  P.  astelice 
Mask.  (New  Zealand),  P.  casuarince  Mask.  (Australia),  P. 
nivalis  Mask.  (Australia),  P.  yuccce  Coquill.  (California),  P. 
helianthi  Ckll.  n.  sp.  (N.  Mex.). 


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NOTES  ON  ARGYNNIS  CYBELE  AND  LETO. 

By  HENRY  SKINNER,  M.D. 

It  has  been  held  by  some  Lepidopterists  that  leto  is  a  Western 
form  of  cybele  (Boisd.  Lep.  Cal.  p.  60,  1869,  Streck.  Call.  p. 
in,  187)  I  am  not  prepared  to  prove  absolutely  that  they  are  one 
and  the  same  species,  but  nevertheless  I  think  such  is  the  case.  The 
Pacific  coast  examples  of  leto  may  be  considered  the  typical  form, 
being  dark,  almost  black  in  the  female  (of  course  excepting  the 
yellowish  white  border)  and  the  inner  area  of  all  wings  darker  in 
the  male.  Specimens  of  leto  from  further  East  more  nearly  ap- 
proach cybele,  and  in  some  specimens  to  such  an  extent  as  to 
make  it  almost,  if  not  entirely  impossible  to  say  to  which  lorm 
they  belong.  I  have  one  specimen  of  leto  £  from  St.  Ignatius, 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  319- 

Mont.,  that  does  not  differ  at  all  on  the  upper  side  from  cybele. 
The  easternmost  point  from  which  I  have  received  leto  is  the 
Yellowstone  Park.  A  fair  series  of  examples  from  the  connecting 
territory  (eastern  Montana,  Colorado,  Nebraska,  etc.)  I  think 
would  absolutely  connect  these  forms.  I  have  received  cybele 
from  Colorado,  but  probably  disposed  of  the  specimens  in  ex- 
change before  I  thought  of  their  value  for  comparative  study. 
It  may  be  said  that  the  females  of  the  two  forms  are  entirely  dif- 
ferent; this  is  true  as  a  rule,  but  it  is  just  this  point  I  wish  to 
mention.  I  have  two  females  of  cybele  that  do  not  essentially 
differ  from  the  light  yellow  bordered  females  of  leto,  and  I  think 
any  of  our  Lepidopterists  would  label  them  leto  9  if  he  did  not 
know  the  locality  where  caught.  One  specimen  is  from  Bing- 
hampton,  N.  Y. ,  and  the  other  is  from  Spanish  River  on  the 
Canadian  shore  of  Lake  Huron.*  The  latter  was  presented  to- 
me by  Mrs.  F.  O.  Herring,  of  Plainfield,.  N.  J.,  who  also  has 
the  form  in  her  collection,  and  says  it  is  common  in  the  locality 
where  taken.  I  also  find  that  the  examples  of  leto,  taken  by 
Capt.  Geddes  in  Northwest  Territory,  more  nearly  approach  cy- 
bele than  do  the  coast  examples  of  leto.  I  think  in  cybele  and 
leto  we  probably  have  but  one  species  with  dimorphic  females; 
the  female  in  the  West  having  a  cream-colored  border,  and  irt 
the  East  being  generally  like  the  male.  The  territory  where 
both  females  occur  may  eventually  be  found  (if  not  already  the 
Spanish  River  locality).  This  dimorphism  is  evidently  geo- 
graphical like  that  of  P.  turnus,  only  instead  of  being  divided 
North  and  South  like  turmis,  it  is  East  and  West.  The  latitude 
where  both  females  of  turnus  abound  is  that  of  Philadelphia.  I 
would  be  very  glad  to  have  any  material  or  notes  tending  to> 
confirm  the  relationship  of  cybele  and  leto. 


Dr.  W.  J.  HOLLAND,  of  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  is  doing  excellent  work  on  the- 
West  African  Heterocera,  and  is  illustrating  all  the  new  species  he  de- 
scribes by  the  photo-mechanical  method  wherever  the  insects  are  suitable 
for  this  kind  of  work.  Most  of  his  illustrated  papers  have  appeared  in 
"Psyche."  Dr.  Holland  is  also  working  on  a  synonymic  catalogue  of 
the  African  Hesperidae,  which  promises  to  be  a  work  of  great  value  to 
Lepidopterists. 

*  Both  specimens  bright  au-.l  fresh. 


320  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [December, 

ON  THE  LARVAL  CASES  OF  NORTH  AMERICAN  PSYCHID/E. 

By  HARRISON  G.   DYAR. 

For  more  than  fifteen  years  we  have  had  on  our  lists  the  names 
Oiketicus  davidsonii,  Psyche  fragmentella  and  P.  coniferella,  de- 
scribed from  the  larval  cases  only.  For  the  sake  of  simplicity, 
it  would  seem  advantageous  that  names  of  insects  should  be  given 
to  each  species  in  a  corresponding  stage,  preferably  the  mature 
form.  It  is  puzzling  to  students,  and  introduces  unnecessary' 
complications  to  have  names  given  in  other  than  the  final  stage, 
but  in  the  above  instances  the  names  have  been  given,  not  to  any 
stage  of  the  insect  in  question,  but  to  the  cases  made  by  them  in 
larval  life.  Still,  provided  the  forms  of  the  cases  are  characteristic, 
I  would  not  suggest  ignoring  these  names.  It  is  the  object  of 
this  paper  to  determine  this  matter. 

Oiketicus  davidsonii  Hy.  Edwards. 

This  cannot  be  an  Oiketicus.  In  the  species  of  which  the  cases 
are  known  to  me  (O.  abbotii,  O.  kirbyi,  O.  plaiensis),  the  sticks 
with  which  the  cases  are  strengthened  are  laid  on  transversely 
throughout.  In  this  form  they  are  laid  longitudinally.  The 
form  seems  characteristic  by  the  length  of  the  sticks  used,  some 
even  longer  than  the  case  itself. 

Psyche  fragmentella  Hy.  Edwards. 
coniferella  Hy.  Edwards. 

From  an  examination  of  the  cases  in  the  Edwards  collection, 
I  am  satisfied  that  these  names  refer  to  the  same  species.  The 
cases  are  unlike  any  known  to  me.  From  the  locality  (Sierra 
Nevada  of  California)  it  also  seems  likely  that  the  species  is  a 
good  one.  I  see  no  reason  for  regarding  it  as  belonging  to  the 
genus  Psyche. 

The  following  table  will,  perhaps,  bring  out  the  characters  of 
the  cases  of  our  Psychids  with  reasonable  clearness.  Concerning 
Psyche  carbonaria  from  Texas,  nothing  is  known  ;  but  I  do  not 
think  that  it  will  prove  the  same  as  either  of  the  species  men- 
tioned above.  The  species  which  I  have  referred  to  the  Lacoso- 
midae  are  not  included.  Differing  widely  in  structure  of  the 
perfect  insect,  they  differ  as  much  in  the  plan  of  structure  of  the 
cases.  It  would  be  as  reasonable  to  include  the  case-bearing 
Microlepidoptera  among  the  Psychicke  as  these  moths.  I  regard 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  321 

Manatha  edwardsii  Heyl.  as  a  synonym  of  Platceceticus  gloveri 
Pack.  "  Pseud  op  syche"  exigua  has  been  carelessly  referred  here. 
It  can  have  little  in  common  with  the  Psychidae. 

SYNOPSIS  OF   CASES. 
Cases  with  sticks  laid  on  thickly  crosswise. 

Case  about  35  mm.  long Oiketicus  abbotii. 

Cases  with  sticks  laid  lengthwise. 

With  a  few  sticks  only;  the  case  largely  of  silk;  length  50-60  mm. 

species* 
With  more  numerous  sticks,  often  densely  covered. 

Case  40  mm.  long,  with  enormous  sticks  closely  fastened,  davidsonii. 
Cases  30-45  mm.,  the  sticks  shorter  than  the  case. 

Case  somewhat  enlarged  centrally     .     .     .     .     T.  ephemeraeformis. 

Case  smaller,  cylindrical T.  meadii. 

Case  about  n  mm.  long,  cylindrical,  closely  covered  with  rather  long, 

overlapping  sticks Psyche  confederata. 

Case  much  the  same,  but  oval Piatceceticus  gloveri. 

Cases  without  sticks. 

Involucrum  cylindrical,  ir  mm.  long,  "  omnio  granis  sabulosis  obtec- 

tum" Chalia  rileyi. 

Case  about  25  mm.  long,  covered  with  fine  material,  arranged  length- 
wise     Psyche  fragmentella. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  SOCIETY  OF  LONDON,  Oct.  4,  1893. — "Mr.  F.  Merri- 
field  exhibited  specimens  showing  the  effects  of  temperature  in  pupal 
stage  on  several  Lepidoptera.  Vanessa  polychloros-was  much  darkened, 
especially  towards  the  hinder  margin,  by  a  low  temperature.  Vanessa 
c-album  showed  effects  on  both  sides,  especially  in  the  female;  they  were 
striking  on  the  underside.  Several  examples  of  the  striking  effect  pro- 
duced by  temperature  on  the  Summer  emergence  (Prorsa)  of  Araschnia 
levana  were  exhibited.  Some  Vanessa  io  showed  the  gradual  disinteg- 
ration, by  exposure  to  a  low  temperature,  of  the  ocellus  on  the  fore  wing, 
which  in  extreme  specimens  ceased  to  be  an  ocellus,  and  was  a  remark- 
able confirmation  of  Dr.  Dikey's  views  of  the  origin  of  that  ocellus.  Mr. 
Goss  stated  that,  in  his  experience  of  V.  c-album,  the  form  with  the  pale 
underside  was  the  first  brood,  occurring  in  June  and  July;  and  that  the 
second  brood,  from  the  end  of  July  to  October,  was  invariably  darker  on 
the  underside. ' '  Similar  interesting  studies  have  been  made  in  this  country 
by  Mr.  W.  H.  Edwards  and  others.  If  our  species  of  Safynix  were  studied 
from  a  geographical  series  and  from  the  different  seasonal  broods  with  the 
effect  of  cold  and  altitude  borne  in  mind,  a  few  names  would  probably 
fall  into  the  second  line. 

*  An  undetermined  species,  probably  also  undescribed,  from  southern  Arizona  and  New 
Mexico. 


322  [December. 


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Published  monthly  (except  July  and  August),  in  charge  of  the  joint 
publication  committees  of  the  Entomological  Section  of  the  Academy 
of  Natural  Sciences,  of  Philadelphia,  and  the  American  Entomological 
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DEPARTMENT  OF  ECONOMIC  ENTOMOLOGY, 


Edited  by  Prof.  JOHN  B.  SMITH,  Sc.  D.,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 


A  Few  Notes  on  Cranberry  Insects.— The  cranberry  industry  is  one  of 
the  most  important  in  parts  of  Massachusetts  and  parts  of  New  Jersey, 
and  the  cultivation  of  this  fruit  is  extending  to  the  West.  It  has  already 
become  of  considerable  importance  in  Wisconsin,  and  plantations  have 
been  started  in  the  State  of  Washington.  Recently,  the  horticulturist  of 
the  Wisconsin  Station  has  published  a  bulletin  on  the  insects  and  diseases 
of  the  cranberry,  based  almost  entirely  on  work  done  at  the  New  Jersey 
Station  by  the  botanist  and  entomologist  there.  In  August  last  I  had  an 
opportunity  of  conversing  with  Mr.  Goff,  at  Madison,  Wis.,  and  he  in- 
forms me  that  in  some  respects  there  seems  to  be  a  little  difference  in 
habit  of  some  of  the  insects,  and  particularly  in  the  case  of  the  Teras 
vacciniivorana.  In  New  Jersey  and  on  Cape  Cod  it  is  well  known  that 
this  insect  is  dimorphic,  and  that  there  is  a  fall  brood,  which  is  slate  colored 
and  lives  through  the  Winter,  and  that  there  are  two  Summer  broods, 
both  of  which  are  orange  colored.  The  interesting  point  seems  to  be, 
that  this  orange  colored  brood  is  entirely  wanting  in  Wisconsin,  and  that 
only  the  slate  colored  form  exists  there.  The  evidence  upon  which  this 
statement  is  made,  is  not  entirely  beyond  question,  but  it  is  very  likely 
indeed  to  prove  correct,  from  what  we  know  of  the  actions  of  other  in- 
sects in  similar  climatic  conditions. 

A  point  of  some  interest  in  connection  with  the  new  bogs  that  have 
been  started  in  Washington  is,  that  I  have  received  from  that  place  speci- 
mens of  the  "  Fire-worm,"  the  larva  of  Rhopobota  vacciniana,  the  insects 
being  transmitted  to  me  through  the  agency  of  the  secretary  of  the  Amer- 
ican Cranberry  Growers'  Association.  Investigations  made  at  my  request 
show  that  the  vines  which  were  set  out  on  the  Washington  bog  were  ob- 
tained from  Massachusetts,  and  there  is  almost  no  room  for  doubt  that  the 
vines  so  set  out  contained  the  eggs  of  this  insect,  which  are  laid  in  the  fall 
and  do  not  hatch  until  well  along  next  Spring.  If,  as  is  usual,  the  plants 
were  collected  any  time  after  mid-Summer,  or  early  in  the  fall,  and  were  set 
out  in  fall  or  in  Spring,  there  would  be  no  difficulty  whatever  in  the  hatching 
out  of  the  larva  from  the  eggs  in  Washington.  I  have  no  information  as  to 
how  widespread  this  insect  is  in  its  new  quarters,  but  I  have  not  the  shadow 
of  a  doubt  that  it  will  make  itself  at  home  in  the  new  region,  undergoing 
perhaps  some  little  modifications,  and  that  it  may  be  even  more  injurious 
in  its  new  home  than  it  is  with  us  in  the  East.  Referring  to  the  matter  of 
modification,  it  is  a  matter  of  some  interest  that  even  in  the  specimens 
sent  me,  all  the  markings  stand  out  very  much  more  brightly  than  they 
do  in  any  Eastern  specimen  that  1  have  ever  seen.  It  would  pay  the 
cranberry  growers  in  this  new  region  to  make  a  very  careful  investigation 
of  how  far  this  insect  has  already  spread.  It  is  scarcely  likely  that  it  ex- 


324  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [December, 

ists  in  any  very  great  quantities  as  yet,  and  it  may  be  that  it  can  be  de- 
stroyed by  sacrificing  the  chance  of  a  crop  for  one  year,  and  so  entirely 
excluded  from  that  region,  unless  again  brought  in  on  plants  from  the 
East.  The  easiest  way  to  accomplish  this,  if  the  bogs  are  properly  laid 
out,  would  be  to  reflow  well  along  in  the  Spring,  after  there  has  been  a 
general  hatching  of  the  larva  all  through  the  infested  bogs.  The  expe- 
rience that  I  have  had,  and  the  results  of  the  experience  of  others,  has 
shown  that  we  cannot  depend  upon  insecticides  for  the  absolute  destruc- 
tion of  any  insect  of  this  character;  while  on  the  other  hand,  a  measure 
such  as  I  have  suggested,  is  likely  to  prove  completely  successful.  We 
have  here  another  illustration  of  the  importance  of  carefully  looking  over 
plants  that  are  purchased  from  one  region  of  our  country  to  be  set  out  in 
a  new  place.  Had  the  person  who  purchased  the  Eastern  plants  known 
of  the  danger  of  introducing  also  the  injurious  insects  it  would  have  been, 
comparatively  speaking,  an  easy  task  to  destroy  the  insects  that  were  on 
the  plants  while  yet  in  the  egg  stage  and  before  they  were  set  out.  It 
would  have  paid  to  have  taken  each  plant  separately,  before  it  was  set 
out,  and  examined  every  leaf  for  eggs.  They  are  not  difficult  to  see,  and 
it  would  have  been  only  a  fraction  of  a  minute  for  each  spray  to  be  exam- 
ined. I  quite  expect  that  nothing  will  be  done  and  that  the  cranberry 
growers  in  Washington  will  make  for  themselves  an  enormous  amount  of 
work  to  be  attended  to  in  the  future.  They  are  providing  themselves 
with  a  tax  which  will  be  levied  upon  them  without  any  action  or  will  oi 
their  own,  and  which  they  will  in  time  spend  thousands  of  dollars  to  get 
rid  of,  where  a  few  hundred  at  the  outside,  expended  at  the  present  time, 
would  secure  them  future  immunity. 

The  Pear  Psylla  in  New  Jersey. — A  short  time  ago  Prof.  Beckwith,  of 
the  Delaware  Experiment  Station,  wrote  me  that  he  had  found  specimens 
of  this  insect  in  Burlington  County,  N.  J.,  and  at  my  request  sent  me  some 
specimens.  These  I  forwarded  to  Mr.  Slingerland,  as  they  were  imma- 
ture, and  received  from  him  the  assurance  that  Prof.  Beckwith  was  correct, 
and  that  this  was  really  the  pear  Psylla.  This  is  the  first  time  that  the 
insect  has  come  to  my  notice  from  New  Jersey.  As  soon  as  possible  I 
communicated  with  the  growers  in  whose  orchard  the  insect  had  been 
found,  and  afterward  visited  the  nursery,  which  is  one  of  the  most  exten- 
sive in  that  part  of  New  Jersey,  and  whose  owners  are  also  of  the  most 
intelligent  class  of  men  engaged  in  business  of  this  description,  and  are 
strictly  entitled  to  be  called  successful  farmers.  So  far  as  I  can  see  from 
the  examination  made,  the  insect  is  as  yet  confined  to  this  orchard,  and 
indeed,  to  only  a  comparatively  limited  part  of  it.  It  is  certain  that  we 
have  not  to  do  here  with  a  normal  spread,  but  rather  with  an  introduction. 
These  gentlemen  import  each  year  a  considerable  number  of  young  trees 
from  different  parts  of  the  country,  and  among  other  places  northern 
New  York  furnishes  a  large  number  of  pear  trees.  Mr.  Slingerland's 
work  has  informed  us  that  in  some  parts  of  the  State  of  New  York  this 
insect  has  been  exceedingly  injurious  for  two  or  three  years  back,  and 


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from  the  localities  in  which  he  found  it  abundant  stock  was  imported  into 
this  orchard  on  the  Delaware.  Judging  from  the  number  of  specimens 
found,  and  from  the  territory  which  this  insect  seems  to  have  covered,  it 
is  reasonably  certain  that  it  has  been  in  its  present  location  at  least  two 
years,  and  quite  enough  specimens  were  observed  to  make  it  probable 
that  next  year,  under  ordinary  circumstances,  a  considerable  spread  from 
this  orchard  will  take  place.  Fortunately,  the  owners  of  the  orchard  in 
question  are  intelligent  men,  and  men  who  realize  the  importance  of 
dealing  promptly  in  matters  of  this  kind.  They  have  therefore  agreed  to 
take  active  measures,  recommended  by  me,  during  the  ensuing  Winter 
and  early  next  Spring,  and  there  is  reasonable  hope  that  it  will  be  possible 
to  check  the  further  spread  of  the  insect,  and  to  reduce  its  numbers  to 
such  an  extent,  that  we  may  reasonably  hope  that  the  survivors  will  fall 
victims  to  natural  causes.  We  are  not  unreasonable  in  expecting  the 
latter,  because  heretofore  the  insect  seems  not  to  have  shown  any  ten- 
dency to  migrate  in  the  direction  of  the  location  where  it  has  just  been 
found.  It  behooves  fruit  growers  and  farmers  generally  who  purchase 
plants,  trees,  grafts,  or  the  like,  from  any  locality  other  than  their  own, 
to  make  a  most  careful  examination  of  the  plants  before  they  set  them 
out,  to  make  sure  that  no  insects  are  introduced  with  them.  It  is  care- 
lessness in  this  respect  that  has  given  us  some  of  our  most  troublesome 
insects,  and  it  has  been  the  almost  universal  experience  that  where  an 
insect  was  introduced  and  showed  itself  capable  of  multiplying  that  such 
species  become  the  most  difficult  to  deal  with. 

A  "Rose  Bug"  Remedy.— In  the  5th  Report  of  the  Board  of  Managers 
of  the  Rhode  Island  College,  we  find  in  the  Report  of  the  horticulturist: 
"A  Remedy  for  the  '  Rose  Bug.'  '  This  remedy  is  nothing  except  a 
thorough  spraying  with  the  Bordeaux  mixture,  to  which  Paris-green  was 
added  in  considerable  quantities.  This,  it  seems,  rendered  the  vines  un- 
pleasant to  the  "  rose  bugs"  and  they  ceased  feeding  upon  them.  Reports 
of  this  kind  have  been  made  before,  and  I  do  not  for  an  instant  question 
their  accuracy,  but  there  are  as  many  cases  equally  authentic  where  the 
remedy  has  proved  no  remedy  at  all.  I  have  myself  seen  "rose  bugs" 
feeding  upon  foliage  and  buds  that  were  completely  covered  with  the 
Bordeaux  mixture,  and  it  did  not  even  seem  to  disagree  with  them.  It 
only  emphasizes  what  has  been  already  stated  elsewhere  concerning  this 
insect,  that  when  it  appears  in  reasonable  numbers  it  is  not  difficult  to 
keep  it  from  grape,  and  a  dusting  with  lime,  or  in  fact  a  considerable 
number  of  other  substances,  will  prove  reasonably  effective.  It  is  when 
they  appear  in  such  enormous  swarms  that  everything  is  covered  with 
them,  that  all  remedies  fail  as  completely  as  do  all  signs  of  rain  in  times 
of  drought.  Then,  apparently,  they  will  eat  everything  that  is  in  the  way, 
and  it  makes  no  difference  what  poison  is  used. 

Notes  on  some  Ptinid  Pests.— Insects  injurious  to  vegetation  do  not  al- 
ways confine  their  attacks  to  growing  plants;  but  sometimes  cause  con- 


326  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [December, 

siderable  trouble  to  stored  products  of  a  vegetable  origin,  and  this  whether 
it  be  a  leaf,  branch,  trunk  or  root.  Nothing  is  sacred  to  the  insects,  and 
without  care  everything  will  find  a  pest  to  attack  it.  The  botanists  and 
druggists  find  that  they  must  use  caution  in  preserving  their  pressed  and 
dried  plants  and  herbs  from  the  attacks  of  certain  species  of  insects,  and 
even  poison  does  not  always  act  as  a  saviour.  A  great  number  of  the 
species  that  belong  in  the  category  of  pests  that  feed  upon  dry  vegetable 
matter,  are  members  of  the  Coleopterous  family  Ptinidae,  and  none  of  the 
members  of  this  family  have  a  worse  and  better  deserved  reputation  than 
Lasioderma  serricorne  and  Sitodrepa  panicea.  The  first  of  these,  owing 
to  the  frequence  of  its  attacks  upon  tobacco,  has  locally  received  the  name 
"  tobacco  beetle,"  feeding  upon  dried  tobacco  in  all  its  stages.  It  is  else- 
where called  the  "  cigarettejbeetle,"  and  as  such  has  been  classed  among 
the  beneficial  insects.  There  might  be  some  justice  in  this  were  it  not  for 
the  miserable  habit  that  the  insect  has  cf  also  attacking  cigars,  which,  to 
some  entomologists,  are  as  much  a  necessity  as  food  and  drink.  A 
very  good  second  to  the  Lasioderma  is  the  Sitodrepa,  although  this 
is  not  so  commonly  known  as  a  tobacco-feeding  insect;  but  this  means 
nothing,  for  it  has  a  decided  catholic  taste,  and  it  will  feed  upon  gunwads 
and  belladonna  quite  as  readily  as  it  will  upon  tobacco.  To  my  friend, 
Mr.  J.  Turner  Brakeley,  Bordentown,  N.  ].,  I  owed  at  one  time  part  of  a 
box  of  cigars.  I  felt  very  grateful  to  him  until  I  examined  them  carefully, 
and  found  that  it  was  not  to  the  friend,  but  to  the  entomologist  that  he 
had  sent  them,  for  they  all  looked  very  much  like  the  specimens  of  which 
a  figure  is  here  presented.  Every  one  of  them  had  anywhere  from  three 
to  ten  or  a  dozen  little  round  holes  from  which  the  beetles  had  emerged, 
and  the  exterior  proved  to  be  very  much  better  than  the  interior,  for  in 
the  majority  of  cases  a  large  proportion  of  the  inside  of  the  cigar,  or  fill- 
ing, had  been  eaten  away,  and  only  chips  andfrass  remained,  mocking 
all  attempts  at  smoking,  even  after  the  holes  had  been  pasted  up.  Very 
much  the  same  sort  of  attack  is  made  by  the  Lasioderma  not  only  upon 
cigars,  but  upon  plug  tobacco,  and  at  one  time  there  was  quite  a  disturb- 
ance among  certain  tobacco  manufactures  in  one  of  the  Southern  States 
over  the  unusual  increase  of  this  pest  in  their  factories.  Specimens  were 
sent  to  the  National  Museum  to  obtain  information  on  the  subject,  and 
some  good  samples  ought  to  be  in  that  institution.  The  differences  be- 
tween the  Lasioderma  and  the  Sitodrepa  are  very  readily  discovered,  and 
are  indicated  in  figures  i  and  2.  The  Lasioderma  is  the  larger  insect, 
very  much  broader  comparatively,  with  a  smooth  surface,  the  elytra  not 
striate,  but  clothed  with  fine  silky  hair,  which  shows  a  tendency  to  arrange 
itself  into  distinct  rows.  The  antennas  have  the  joints  subequal,  and  no 
very  strongly  marked  antennal  club.  In  the  Sitodrepa,  on  the  contrary, 
we  have  a  narrower,  more  elongate  insect,  with  the  elytra  distinctly  stri- 
ated. The  antennae  are  quite  different,  and  have  a  distinct  three-jointed 
serrated  club.  The  larvae  of  the  two  species  look  very  much  alike,  and 
are  white,  fleshy,  wrinkled  grubs,  which  are  usually  curled  up  as  shown  in 


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ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS. 


327 


figure  3.     In  drug  houses  the  Lasiodcrnia  and  Sitodrepa  both  become 
very  injurious  on  occasion,  and  question  is  not  infrequently  made  for  a 


F|g-  3- 


Explanation  to  Figures:    i,  LusioJerm.t  serricornt;    2,  Sitodrcfa  fanicea ;    3, 
paiiictu  larva  ;   4,  Injury  to  cigars. 

remedy.      Of  course,  in  the  preservation  of  all  vegetable  matter  when 
dried,  nothing  is  better  than  to  be  sure  in  the  fust  place  that  the  material 


328  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [December, 

is  not  infested,  and  then  preserve  either  in  glass  jars  or  in  tight  tin  boxes. 
Almost  anything  else  these  insects  will  bore  through.  When  glass  or  tin 
are  not  available,  or  cannot  be  used  for  any  reason,  it  has  been  found  that 
a  liberal  use  of  naphthaline  will  keep  out  the  insects  fairly  well,  and  where 
the  material  has  become  infested,  naphthaline  usually  checks  further  in- 
crease, though  it  does  not  kill  the  specimens  themselves.  Wherever  the 
material  will  not  be  injured  thereby,  exposure  to  the  fumes  of  carbon 
disulphide  is  the  most  satisfactory  method  of  getting  rid  of  the  insects; 
but  a  beetle  that  will  attack  the  entomologist's  cigars  is  mean  enough  for 
anything,  and  must  be  closely  watched. 

Fungi  versus  Insects.— In    "Science"   for   October   2oth,    Mr.    Gerald 
McCarthy  has  a  paper  under  the  above  title,  in  which  there  is  really  no- 
thing new,  nor  anything  newly  stated.     But  it  presents  on  one  hand  the 
fact  that  we  cannot  hope  to  make  any  permanent  impression  upon  inju- 
rious insects  by  our  present  methods,  unless  they  are  much  more  gener- 
ally adopted,  and  on  the  other  hand  suggests  that  we  have  in  the  cultiva- 
tion of  fungous  and  bacterial  diseases  the  probable  remedy  of  the  future. 
Now,  it  is  undoubtedly  true,  as  he  suggests,  that  our  application  of  insec- 
ticides is  not  so  efficient  as  it  might  be,  but  that  is  not  due  in  all  cases  to- 
the  practice  itself;  only  to  the  fact  that  it  is  not  universally  and  properly 
applied.     It  is  beyond  reasonable  doubt  that  if,  for  only  three  years  in 
succession,  every  farmer  and  other  tiller  of  the  soil  within  the  boundaries 
of  the  United  States,  would  make  intelligent  and  conscientious  use  of  the 
remedies  that  we  have  against  the  Codling  moth,  that  within  that  time  the 
insects  would  be  so  reduced  in  number,  that  for  a  long  time  to  come  they 
could  not  be  ranked  as  injurious,  and  in  some  places  might  be  even  ex- 
terminated.    That  farmers  do  not  adopt  these  measures  is  no  proof  that 
they  are  not  practical,  nor  that  they  are  not  efficient.     In  fact,  we  can  say 
that  they  are  not  only  practical,  but  that  they  are  absolutely  certain.    Our 
effort  should  be,  therefore,  to  convince  the  farmer  of  the  importance  of 
adopting  these  remedies,  and  we  should  try  to  educate  him  to  the  point 
that  he  will  himself  see  that  it  will  pay  him  to  use  every  possible  method 
to  clear  out  these  pests.     By  a  system  of  legislation  we  may  be  able  to 
reach  the  ignorant  or  stubborn  specimen  and  force  him  to  look  after  his 
own  interests,  so  that  we  can  look  forward  to  a  time  in  the  future  when 
insect  pests  will  cause  little  practical  injury.    Now  this  suggested  remedy 
for  using  fungous  diseases  to  destroy  insects  has  a  very, tempting  sound, 
and  in  some  cases  it  would  undoubtedly  prove  successful;  but,  really, 
those  cases  are  rare,  and  depend  upon  so  many  factors  of  which  we  prac- 
tically know  nothing;  or  which,  when  we  do  know  them,  are  beyond  our 
control,  that  we  could  never  tell  beforehand  what  the  result  is  going  to 
be.     Practical  experience  has  shown  that  diseases  which  attack  one  spe- 
cies will,  very  frequently,  pass  by  even  a  very  closely  allied  one,  and  we 
have  seen,  too,  that  for  some  years  in  succession  diseases  have  carried  off 
insects  of  certain  kinds  by  the  wholesale,  while  for  a  long  series  of  years 
afterward  they  were  practically  exempt.     Insect  diseases,  like  a  good. 


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many  other  things,  have  also  a  fashion  of  attacking  pests  after  they  have 
caused  injury  to  the  farmer,  and  somehow  or  other,  no  matter  how  violent 
a  disease  may  be  this  year,  it  does  not  seem  to  have  any  effect  upon  the 
number  of  insects  that  make  their  appearance  the  year  following.  Then 
there  are  a  large  number  of  our  most  injurious  insects  beyond  the  reach 
of  fungous  diseases  from  their  habits  of  life.  What  hope  can  we  have  of 
reaching,  for  instance,  the  Plum  Curculio  larva,  or  that  of  the  Codling 
moth,  both  of  which  live  inside  the  fruit  which  they  infest,  and  are  entirely 
sheltered  from  the  outer  air  and  from  the  spores  that  could  be  carried 
even  to  the  very  fruit  that  they  inhabit.  The  truth  is,  that  fungous  and 
bacterial  diseases  will  be  found  to  have  a  field,  and  that  within  certain 
limitations  we  can  make  them  decidedly  useful;  but  that  they  will  ever 
replace  poisons  for  many  species  is  a  question  which,  to  me  at  least,  seems 
exceedingly  doubtful.  Natural  means  check  insect  life  and  prevent  undue 
increase;  they  can  never  be  used  to  destroy  completely  the  form  of  life 
upon  which  they  prey.  If  we  desire  to  do  that  we  must  use  means  other 
than  those  provided  by  nature  itself. 


Notes  and. 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  GLEANINGS  FROM  ALL  QUARTERS 

OF    THE    GLOBE. 

[The  Conductors  of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  solicit,  and  will  thankfully  receive  items 
of  news,  likely  to  interest  its  readers,  from  any  source.  The  author's  name  will  be  given 
in  each  case  for  the  information  of  cataloguers  and  bibliographers.] 


To  Contributors.— All  contributions  will  be  considered  and  passed  upon  at  our 
earliest  convenience,  and  as  far  as  may  be,  will  be  published  according  to  date  of  recep- 
tion. ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  has  reached  a  circulation,  both  in  numbers  and  circumfer- 
ence, as  to  make  it  necessary  to  put  "  copy''  into  the  hands  of  the  printer,  for  each  number, 
three  weeks  before  date  of  issue.  This  should  be  remembered  in  sending  special  or  im- 
portant matter  for  certain  issue.  Twenty-five  "extras"  without  change  in  form  will  be 
given  free  when  they  are  wanted,  and  this  should  be  so  stated  on  the  MS.  along  with  the 
number  desired.  The  receipt  of  all  papers  will  be  acknowledged. — ED. 


ABOUT  a  year  ago  we  published  a  request  for  photographs  for  the  album 
of  the  American  Entomological  Society  and  up  to  date  have  received 
eighty  pictures.  Those  not  previously  acknowledged  are  from  Dr.  Emil 
Brendel,  Chas.  W.  Johnson,  Rev.  C.  J.  S.  BethUne,  Richard  F.  Pearsall 
and  Miss  Mattie  Wadsworth.  We  still  have  room  for  many  more  and 
again  ask  all  interested  in  entomology  to  send  in  their  pictures  irrespec- 
tive of  whether  they  have  written  on  entomological  subjects  or  not. 

Mr.  HERBERT  DRUCE,  the  well-known  student  of  the  exotic  Heterocera, 
has  been  visiting  this  country,  and  has  seen  some  of  our  large  collections, 
in  which  he  was  much  interested.  He  spent  some  time  with  Dr.  Holland, 
of  Pittsburgh,  and  Mr.  Neumoegen,  of  New  York,  and  also  visited  the 
American  Entomological  Society. 


33°  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [December, 

TRANSACTIONS  of  American  Entomological  Society,  1893. — The  fol- 
lowing papers  have  been  published  since  the  issue  of  No.  3:  Notes  on 
Bees,  with  descriptions  of  new  species,  by  Charles  Robertson;  Notes  and 
descriptions  of  Pselaphidse,  with  remarks  on  the  Scydmaenidae,  by  E. 
Brendel,  M.D.,  one  plate;  A  Synopsis  of  the  Harvest-Spiders  (Ph'alan- 
giidae)  of  South  Dakota,  by  C.  M.  Weed,  one  plate;  The  Cosmetidae  of 
the  United  States,  by  C.  M.  Weed,  one  plate;  Contribution  to  a  Know- 
ledge of  certain  little-known  Aphididse,  by  C.  M.  Weed,  one  plate;  The 
Entomology  of  the  Mid-alpine  zone  of  Custer  County,  Colorado,  by  T 
D.  A.  Cockerell  (in  press). 

LESTES  EURINUS. — The  statement  in  the  NEWS  for  November,  p.  308, 
that  I  presented  specimens  of  Lestes  enrinus  from  Texas  is  incorrect,  as 
they  came  from  Massachusetts.  The  known  localities  for  this  species  are 
Massachusetts,  New  York  and  Illinois,  as  stated  in  my  Philadelphia  Cata- 
logue (Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  xx,  p.  229,  1893). — PHILIP  P.  CALVERT. 

Prof.  JOHN  B.  SMITH  is  a  frequent  visitor  to  the  meetings  of  the  Feld- 
man  Collecting  Social  of  Philadelphia,  where,  after  the  scientific  meeting 
.has  adjourned,  the  members  have  a  pleasant  time  socially,  and  discuss  the 
good  things  of  this  life  around  the  table.  The  meetings  are  held  at  the 
home  of  Mr.  H.  W.  Wenzel,  the  well-known  Coleopterist.  Mr.  Laurent 
is  president  of  the  Club  and  Mr.  Schmitz,  secretary. 

Mr.  W.  J.  Fox,  of  the  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences,  Philadelphia,  is 
•at  work  on  a  monograph  of  the  Hymenopterous  group  Larriens  of  North 
America,  and  has  nearly  completed  it.  The  number  of  species  will  be 
.nearly  doubled  and  several  new  genera  added. 

IT  is  said  that  many  specimens  of  the  rare  Papilla  houienis,  of  Jamaica, 
have  been  recently  sent  to  England.  This  species  is  probably  only  repre- 
sented in  collections  in  this  country  by  three  individuals. 

Mr.  OTTO  HERZ,  naturalist  to  His  Imperial  Highness,  the  Grand  Duke 
Nicolas  Michailowitsch,  of  Russia,  is  anxious  to  obtain  for  the  collection 
of  His  Imperial  Highness  certain  rare  American  Lepidoptera.  Among 
the  species  desired  are  Papilio  aliaska,  Parnassius  eversmanni  and  its 
variety  thor,  and  Colias  boothii,  which  was  described  from  the  Second 
Ross  Expedition. 

Mr.  PHILIP  LAURENT,  of  Philadelphia,  is  interested  in  Entomological 
Photography,  and  made  the  negative  for  the  plate  in  the  last  number  of 
the  NEWS. 

IT  is  stated  by  Mr.  South  in  the  "Entomologist"  for  November,  1893, 
that  a  specimen  of  Chrysophanns phlccas,  captured  in  Middlesex,  England, 
is  the  form  described  by  Strecker  from  American  examples.  "  Interme- 
diates between  var.  fasciata  and  the  type  are  not  rare  in  Britain,  and  Mr. 
Sabine  captured  three  examples  this  year."  We  believe  it  was  heretofore 
supposed  that  fasciata  did  not  occur  except  in  America. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  331 

Prof.  C.  H.  T.  TOWNSEND,  curator  of  the  Institute  of  Jamaica  at  King- 
ston, has  recently  been  elected  a  Fellow  of  the  Entomological  Society  of 
London. 

WE  have  just  received  the  great  work  on  the  Proctotrypidae  of  North 
America  by  Mr.  W.  H.  Ashmead,  of  the  Department  of  Agriculture  at 
Washington.  D.  C.  Nearly  700  species  are  treated.  It  is  a  work  of  nearly 
300  pages.  It  will  be  noticed  later  in  the  literary  review. 

THE  recent  addition  to  the  fine  collection  of  Mr.  B.  Neumoegen,  of 
New  York,  will  run  up  into  many  thousands  of  specimens  from  all  parts 
of  the  world. 


Identification  of  Insects  ilmagos)  for  Subscribers. 

Specimens  will  be  named  under  the  following  conditions:  ist,  The  number  of  species 
to  be  limittd  to  twenty-five  for  each  sending;  2d,  The  sender  to  pay  all  expenses  of  trans- 
portation and  the  insects  to  become  the  property  of  the  American  Entomological  Society  ; 
3d,  Each  specimen  must  have  a  number  attached  so  that  the  identification  may  be  an- 
nounced accordingly.  Exotic  species  named  only  by  special  arrangement  with  the  Editor 
•who  should  be  consulted  before  specimens  are  sent.  Send  a  2  cent  stamp  with  all  insects 
for  return  of  names.  Before  sending  insects  for  identification,  read  page  41,  Vol.  III. 
Address  all  packages  to  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS,  Academy  Natural  Sciences,  Logan 
Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Entomological   Liter ature. 


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of  man,  Dr.  R.  Blanchard,  figs.  Study  of  the  cavernicolous  Arthropods 
of  the  island  of  Luzon:  Coleoptera,  A.  Raffray;  Orthoptera,  I.  Bolivar; 
Arachnida,  E.  Simon. — 2,  Oct.  12,  1892.  Contribution  to  the  microscopic 
study  of  the  larval  nervous  system  of  Stratiomys  longicortiis  Sc.,  F. 
Henneguy  and  A.  Binet,  i  pi. — 3,  Dec.  28,  1892.  New,  or  little-known 
Dipcera,  J.  M.  F.  Bigot. — 4,  April  28,  1893.  Revision  of  the  Pselaphid:e 
of  Sumatra,  A.  Raffray,  i  pi.  Additional  notes  on  the  American  Oestridae, 
whose  larvaa  live  in  the  skin  of  man,  R.  Blanchard  (pp.  ccix,  ccxlvi). 

ACTES  DE  LA  SOCIETE  LlNNEENNE   DE  BORDEAUX,  xlv,   1893. — On  the 

habits  of  some  Hymenoptera  of  Provence  of  the  genus  Osmia  Panzer,  C. 
Ferton.     On  artificial  fecundation  of  Cant/ianis  griseus,  M.  Kunstler. 

ANNALS  OF  THE  NEW  YORK  ACADEMY  OF  SCIENCES,  viii,  1-3,  July. 
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to  West  Africa  1889  and  1890,  O.  F.  Cook  and  G.  N.  Collins,  2  pis. 
Studies  on  the  life-histories  of  some  Bombycine  moths,  with  notes  on  the 
setae  and  spines  of  certain  species,  A.  S.  Packard. 

THE  BRITISH  NATURAIST.  London,  October,  1893. — British  spiders 
(cont. ),  Rev.  F.  O.  P.  Cambridge. 


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BULLETIN  OF  THE  MUSEUM  OF  COMPARATIVE  ZOOLOGY  AT  HARVARD 
COLLEGE,  xxv,  i.  Cambridge,  Mass.,  September,  1893. — The  Orthop- 
tera  of  the  Galapagos  Is.,  S.  H.  Scudder,  3  pis. 

MEMORIAS  Y  REVISTA  DE  LA  SOCIEDAD  CIENTIFICA  "  Antonio  Alzate," 
vi,  ii  and  12.  Mexico,  1893. — A  new  species  of  Lecanium  from  Mexico, 
T.  D.  A.  Cockerell. 

BULLETIN  FROM  THE  LABORATORIES  OF  NATURAL  HISTORY,  State  Uni- 
versity of  Iowa,  ii,  4.  Oct.  9,  1893. — Description  of  the  early  stages  of 
several  North  American  Coleoptera,  H.  F.  Wickham. 

DELAWARE  COLLEGE  AGRICULTURAL  EXPERIMENT  STATION.  Bull. 
No.  xxi.  Newark,  Del.,  September,  1893. — Insects  injurious  to  stored 
grain,  M.  H.  Beckwith,  figs. 

ENTOMOLOGISCHE  NACHRICHTEN,  xiv,  19.  Berlin,  October,  1893.— 
Cecidiological  notes,  Dr.  F.  Thomas. — xiv,  20,  October,  1893.  Remarks 
on  the  "  Catalogus  Coleopterorum  Europae,  Caucasi  et  Armeniae  Ros- 
sica?,"  ed.  E.  Reitter,  E.  Bergroth.  Species  and  subspecies  in  entomology, 
E.  Hartert.  The  genus  Harpobittacus  Gerst.,  R.  McLachlan. 

ANNUAL  REPORT  OF  THE  MAINE  STATE  COLLEGE  AGRICULTURAL  EX- 
PERIMENT STATION  [at]  Orono,  Me.,  1892.  Bangor,  1893. — Report  of 
botanist  and  entomologist,  Prof.  F.  L.  Harvey,  figs. 

LA  NATURALEZA.  Periodico  Cientifico  de  la  Sociedad  Mexicana  de 
Historia  Natural.  (2)  II,  3  and  4.  Mexico,  1892. — A  new  Ixode,  Dr.  D, 
A.  Duges,  i  pi.  The  "  Tlalzahuatl"  [larva  of  Trombidium  sp.],  id. 
Acanthia  inodora,  id. 

SCIENCE.  New  York,  Oct.  13,  1893. —On  the  systematic  position  of  the 
Diptera,  A.  S.  Packard.  Notes  of  some  experiments  on  the  house-fly, 
J.  B.  Smith. — Oct.  20.  Silk-spinning  fly  larvae,  H.  Garman.  Fungi  versus 
insects,  G.  McCarthy. 

BULLETIN  DES  SEANCES  DE  LA  SOCIETE  NATIONALS  D'AGRICULTURE 
DE  FRANCE,  1893,  No.  7.  Paris,  July,  1893. — Ravages  caused  by  a  sack 
worm  (Psyche  atra)  in  the  highlands  of  Auvergne,  M.  Laboulbene. 

THE  ANNALS  AND  MAGAZINE  OF  NATURAL  HISTORY.  London,  Octo- 
ber, 1893. — A  few  synonymical  notes  upon  African  Lepidoptera,  VV.  J. 
Holland.  Notes  on  the  classification  of  scorpions,  followed  by  some  ob- 
servations upon  synonymy  with  descriptions  of  new  genera  and  species, 
R.  I.  Pocock,  2  pis. 

THE  VICTORIAN  NATURALIST.  Melbourne,  September,  1893. — A  cata- 
logue of  Victorian  Heterocera,  part  v,  O.  B.  Lower. 

ZEITSCHRIFT  FUR  NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN,  Ixvi,  i  and  2.  Leipsic,. 
1893. — Plant-lice  and  honey-dew,  Dr.  G.  Brandes.  Remarks  on  Dr.. 
Eckstein's  "  Pflanzengallen  und  Gallenthiere,"  Dr.  I),  von  Schlechtendal. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  333 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES  OF  PHILA- 
DELPHIA, 1893,  pt.  II,  April-September.  Oct.  31,  1893. — Descriptions  of 
two  new  species  of  North  American  Bombycidae,  H.  Strecker. 

THE  GARDENER'S  CHRONICLE.  London,  Oct.  21,  1893. — How  Red 
Spider  was  got  rid  of,  W.  Miller  ["red  brick  cure"]. 

PROCEEDINGS  AND  TRANSACTIONS  OF  THE  LIVERPOOL  BIOLOGICAL 
SOCIETY,  vii,  1893. — The  occasional  phenomenal  abundance  of  certain 
forms  of  insect  life,  W.  E.  Sharp. 

ZOOLOGISCHER  ANZEiGER.  Leipsic,  Oct.  16,  1893. — On  the  stigmata 
of  the  larva  of  Melolontha,  J.  E.  V.  Boas,  figs.  An  attempt  at  an  ex- 
planation how  some  Hies  can  float  in  one  point  in  the  air,  Dr.  L.  Car. 
Contributions  to  knowledge  of  the  Hydrachnidae,  R.  Piersig. — October 
30.  On  the  copulatory  organs  of  the  Libellulidae,  J.  Ingenitzky.  Are 
the  homologues  of  the  laminae  basales  of  male  Coleoptera  present  in 
Hvmenoptera?  C.  Verhoeff. 

TIDJSCHRIFT  VOOR  ENTOMOLOGiE,  xxxv.  The  Hague,  1892. — Tabular 
review  of  the  Donaciini  taken  in  the  Netherlands,  Dr.  E.  Everts.  Re- 
marks on  collecting  and  preserving  insects  in  the  tropics,  J.  Z.  Kannegieter. 

OPUSCULA  ENTOMOLOGICA  edidit  C.  G.  Thomson.  Fasc.  xvii.  Lund, 
1892. — Contributions  to  the  knowledge  of  the  Braconidae  [of  Europe]. 
Fasc.  xviii,  1893.  On  [European]  Ichneumonidse. 

BlHANG     TILL     KONGL.     SVENSKA    VETENSKAPS-AKADEMIENS    HAND- 

LINGAR  17  Bd.,  Afd.  iv,  No.  8.     Stockholm,   1891. — Contributions  to  the 
knowledge  of  Californian  Collembola,  H.  Schott,  4  pis. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  CALIFORNIA  ACADEMY  OF  SCIENCES  (2),  iv. 
San  Francisco,  1893. — On  a  collection  of  Formicidas  from  Lower  Cali- 
fornia and  Sonora,  Mexico,  T.  Pergande. 

EVIDENCE  of  Mr.  James  Fletcher,  entomologist  and  botanist,  before 
the  select  standing  committee  of  the  House  of  Commons  on  agriculture 
.and  colonization,  session  of  1893;  25  pp.  [Economic  Entomology,  Ottawa, 
1893-] 

CENTRAL  EXPERIMENTAL  FARM.- — Report  of  the  entomologist  and 
botanist  (James  Fletcher)  for  1892;  25  pp.,  figs.  [Economic  Entomology,] 
Ottawa,  1893. 

THE  KANSAS  UNIVERSITY  QUARTERLY,  II,  2.  Lawrence,  Kans.,  Oc- 
tober, 1893. — The  sclerites  of  the  head  of  Danais  archippus  Fab.,  V.  L. 
Kellogg,  i  pi.  New,  or  little-known  Diptera,  S.  W.  Williston. 

REVISION  DE  LA  TRIBU  DES  HETEROGAMiENS  [fam.  Blattidre],  par  H. 
deSaussure.  Extract  Revue  Suisse  de  Zoologie,  I,  pp.  289-318.  Geneva, 


334  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [December, 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  U.  S.  NATIONAL  MUSEUM,  xvi,  Nc.  950.  Wash- 
ington, 1893. — A  descriptive  catalogue  of  the  harvest-spiders  (Phalan- 
giidae)  of  Ohio,  C.  M.  Weed,  3  pis. — No.  951.  Scientific  results  of  the 
U.  S.  Eclipse  Expedition  to  West  Africa,  1889-90.  Report  on  the  Insecta, 
Arachnida  and  Myriapoda,  C.  V.  Riley;  including  descriptive  papers  on 
the  Odonata,  P.  P.  Calvert,  figs.,  and  Araneina,  N.  Banks,  figs.,  and  G 
Marx,  i  pi. 

ZOE,  iv,  3.  San  Francisco,  Sept.  19,  1893. — The  species  of  Amblychila,. 
].  J.  Rivers,  2  pis. 

PSYCHE.  Cambridge,  Mass.,  November,  1893. — The  primitive  number 
of  Malpighian  vessels  in  insects,  vi,  W.  M.  Wheeler.  Note  on  a  Scut- 
telerid  on  native  tobacco  in  Arizona,  C.  H.  T.  Townsend.  Descriptions 
of  new  species  and  genera  of  West  African  Lepidoptera,  y,  W.  J.  Holland, 
2  pis.  Descriptions  of  new  aculeate  Hymenoptera,  W.  J.  Fox. 

BULLETIN  OF  THE  AMERICAN  MUSEUM  OF  NATURAL  HISTORY,  v,  pp. 
241  et  seq.  New  York,  October,  1893. — Descriptive  catalogue  of  the  but- 
terflies found  within  fifty  miles  of  New  York  City,  together  with  a  brief 
account  of  their  life-histories  and  habits,  W.  Beutenmiiller. 

JAHRBUCHER  DES  NASSAUISCHEN  VEREINS  FUR  NATURKUNDE.  Jahr- 
gang  46.  Wiesbaden,  1893. — Ornithoptcra  schoenbergi  n.  sp.  from  the 
Malay  Archipelago,  Dr.  A.  Pagenstecher,  3  pis.  A  lepidopterological 
voyage  around  the  world,  Dr.  A.  Seitz. 

COMPTE  RENDU.  SOCIETE  DE  BIOLOGIE.  Paris,  Oct.  27,  1893. — Sphex 
splendidulus  da  Costa  [larval  development],  M.  Nicolas. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST'S  RECORD.  London,  Oct.  15,  1893. — The  Presi- 
dent's address  to  the  British  Association  considered  in  its  relation  to  en- 
tomology, J.  W.  Tutt.  On  the  larva  of  Arctia  caia,  with  special  reference 
to  its  correlated  variations  in  plumage,  moulting  and  hybernation,  T.  A. 
Chapman,  M.D. 

THE  CANADIAN  ENTOMOLOGIST.  London,  Ont.,  November,  1893. — 
The  late  Professor  Westwood,  Ed.  The  fourth  annual  meeting  of  the 
Association  of  Economic  Entomologists  [with  brief  abstracts  of  the  papers 
read].  List  of  Coleoptera  taken  at  Sparrow  Lake,  Out.,  J.  Hamilton, 
M.I).  New  North  American  Homoptera,  No.  vi,  E.  P.  Van  Duzee. 
Notes  on  a  polymorphic  butterfly,  .Sy;/r/;/o?  lacinia  Geyer  (in  Hub.  Zutr.), 
with  description  of  its  preparatory  stages,  W.  H.  Edwards.  On  a  seem- 
ingly microlepidopterous  leaf-miner  of  the  narrow-leaved  cottonwood,  C. 
H.  T.  Townsend.  Hyblcea puera  Cramer,  T.  D.  A.  Cockerell. 

THE  OTTAWA  NATURALIST,  November,  1893. — Fauna  Ottawaensis,  Hy- 
menoptera Phytophaga,  W.  H.  Harrington. 

EVOLUTION  AND  TAXONOMY. — An  essay  on  the  application  of  the 
theory  of  Natural  Selection  in  the  classification  of  animals  and  plants,  il- 
lustrated by  a  study  of  the  evolution  of  the  wings  of  insects  and  by  a 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  335 

contribution  to  the  classification  of  the  Lepidoptera.  By  John  Henry 
Comstock,  B.  S.  Reprinted  from  the  Wilder  Quarter-Century  Book. 
Ithaca,  N.  Y.,  1893.  Pp.  37-114,  3  pis.,  33  text-figures.  Part  I  of  this 
interesting  essay  is  A  proposed  method  stated;  Part  II.  The  evolution  of 
the  wings  of  insects;  Part  III.  A  contribution  to  the  classification  of  the 
Lepidoptera.  The  author  says:  "  I  do  not  believe  that  the  systematists 
of  to-day  are  making  as  much  use  of  the  theory  of  descent  in  taxonomic 
work  as  they  might.  We  are  still  busy  describing  species  as  if  they  were 
immutable  entities;  and  in  our  descriptions  we  give  little  thought  to  the 
causes  that  have  determined  the  forms  of  organisms.  It  is  true  that  con- 
siderable has  been  done  in  the  direction  of  working  out  the  phylogeny  of 
the  larger  groups,  as  branches  and  classes,  and  to  a  less  extent  of  orders. 
But  rarely  is  any  attempt  made  to  determine  the  phylogeny  of  the  smaller 
groups.  Here  I  believe  lies  the  work  of  the  systematist  of  the  future. 
The  description  of  a  species,  genus,  family  or  order,  will  be  considered 
incomplete  until  its  phylogeny  has  been  determined  so  far  as  is  possible 
with  the  data  at  hand.  We  are  to  care  less  for  the  mere  discovery  of  new 
forms,  and  more  for  an  understanding  of  the  processes  by  which  new 
forms  have  arisen.  ...  I  suggest,  therefore,  that  the  logical  way  to  go- 
to work  to  determine  the  affinities  of  the  members  of  a  group  of  organ- 
isms is  first  to  endeavor  to  ascertain  the  structure  of  the  primitive  mem- 
bers of  this  group;  and  then  endeavor  to  learn  in  what  way  these  primitive 
forms  have  been  modified  by  natural  selection,  keeping  in  mind  that  in 
each  generation  those  forms  have  survived  whose  parts  were  best  fitted 
to  perform  their  functions."  Prof.  Comstock  proceeds  to  practically  ex- 
emplify his  method  by  endeavoring  to  determine  the  phylogeny  of  the 
Lepidoptera,  but  his  essay  will  be  of  interest  to  entomologists  generally. 
We  emphatically  endorse  his  views  as  above  quoted,  and  recommend 
them  to  the  attention  of  students  of  our  science. 

THE  ENTOMOLOGIST.  London,  November,  1893. — Variation  of  Chry- 
sophanus  phl&as  in  Britain,  R.  South,  2  figs.  The  "  Melanism"  contro- 
versy, W.  F.  de  Vismes  Kane.  On  certain  species  of  North  American 
Hypenida?,  A.  G.  Butler.  Observations  on  the  Hessian-fly  (Cecidomyia 
destructor)  during  1893,  F.  Knock. 


NEW  SPECIES  OF  NORTH  AMERICAN  INSECTS  DESCRIBED 
IN  THE  PRECEDING  LITERATURE. 


ACARINA. 

Gonixodes  rosfralis  Duges,   Naturaleza  (2)  II,  p.  164,  pi.  viii,  fig.  if 
Guanajuato,  Mex. 

COLEOPTERA. 

Halecia  pyropus   Kerremans,    Ann.    Soc.    Ent.   Belg.    xxxvii,   p.   504,. 
Guadeloupe.     Psiloptera  (Lanipetis)  auropunctata,  p.  507,  Mex. 


336  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [December, 

DIPTERA. 

Bombylidi:  n.  spp.     Bigot,  Ann.  Soc.  Ent.  France,  Ixi,  pp.  321-377. 

Various  families:  n.  spp.,  U.  S.,  Williston,  Kans.  Univ.  Quart.' II,  pp. 
59-78. 

HEMIPTERA. 

Lecanium  schini  (Lichtenstein  MS.)  Cockerell,  Mem.  Revist.  Soc.  Cien. 
Antonio  Alzate,  vi,  p.  325,  Guanajuato,  Mex. 

Acanthia  inodora  Duges,  Naturaleza  (2),  II,  p.  169,  pi.  viii,  figs. 

Homoptera:  n.  spp.,  U.  S.,  Van  Duzee,  Can.  Ent.  xxv,  pp.  280-285. 

HYMENOPTERA. 

Formicidce:  n.  spp.,  Lower  Cal.,  Mex.,  Pergande,  Proc.  Cal.  Ac.  Sci. 
(2),  iv,  pp.  26-36. 

Larridae:  n.  gen.  et  spp.,  U.  S.,  Fox,  Psyche,  vi,  pp.  553-556. 

LEPIDOPTERA. 

Cossus  ore  Strecker,   Proc.  Ac.  Nat.  Sci.  Phila.  1893,  p.  282,  Wash. 
Hepialus  Los  id.,  1.  c.,  Me. 

PANORPINA. 

Bittactts  chlorostigina  McL.  =  Harpobittacus  c.,  Apterobittacus  n.  gen. 
or  B.  apterus  McL.,  McLachlan,  Ent.  Nach.  xiv,  p.  317. 

THYSANURA. 

Collembola:  n.  gen.  et  spp.,  Calif.,  Schott,  Bih.  K.  Sven.  Vet.-Akad. 
Hdlgr.  Bd.  17,  Afd.  iv,  No.  8. 


The  Entomological  Section 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES,  PHILADELPHIA. 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  MEETINGS. 


OCTOBER  26,   1893. 

A  regular  stated  meeting  of  the  Entomological  Section  of  the  Academy 
of  Natural  Sciences  was  held  in  the  Hall,  S.  W.  cor.  Nineteenth  and  Race 
Streets  this  evening,  Mr.  E-  T.  Cresson  presiding.  Members  present:  E. 
T.  Cresson,  Calvert,  G.  B.  Cresson,  Seiss,  Welles,  Laurent,  Johnson, 
Skinner,  Ridings,  Liebeck.  Associates:  Fox,  Boerner,  Westcott.  Mr. 
Laurent  exhibited  a  very  beautiful  moth,  which  he  stated,  as  far  as  he 
knew,  had  never  before  been  reported  from  Pennsylvania  or  New  lersey. 
It  belongs  to  the  Geometers,  and  the  spfecies  is  Plagodis  keutzingaria. 
The  speaker  also  exhibited  an  exceedingly  dark  specimen  of  Samia  cyn- 
tlna  which  had  been  reared  in  the  city.  Mr.  Calvert  exhibited  specimens 
of  an  unknown  lepidopterotis  larva  in  alcohol.  Mr.  C.  W.  Johnson  ex- 
hibited a  photograph  showing  the  injury  clone  to  the  pine  in  Pennsylvania 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  337 

by  a  beetle  belonging  to  the  Scolytidse.  The  injury  began  in  1891,  and 
the  insects  attack  the  live  trees  and  begin  at  the  top  and  work  down.  They 
have  also  been  very  destructive  in  West  Virginia.  Mr.  Hopkins,  of  the 
West  Virginia  Station,  has  introduced  a  species  of  Cleridae  from  Europe, 
which  is  destructive  to  the  injurious  Scolytids.  A  number  were  set  loose 
in  1892  at  Morgantown,  W.  Va.  Mr.  Johnson  found  an  American  species 
of  Cleridse  destructive  to  the  Scolytidae.  Mr.  Wm.  J.  Fox  called  attention 
to  a  collection  of  Hymenoptera  made  in  the  White  Mountains  of  New 
Hampshire  by  Mrs.  A.  T.  Slosson,  of  New  York.  The  collection  con- 
tained two  species  of  more  than  usual  interest,  one  of  which,  Melitnis 
bimaculatus,  had  never  been  identified  since  it  was  first  described  in  1867. 
The  other  species,  Crabro  montana,  was  of  interest,  because  it  had  never 
before  been  recorded  east  of  Colorado. 

Dr.  HENRY  SKINNER,  Recorder. 


The  following  papers  were  read  and  accepted  by  the  Committee  for 
publication  in  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  : 


NEW  EXOTIC  LEPIDOPTERA. 

By  W.  J.  HOLLAND,  Ph.D.,  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

species  described  in  this  paper  are  all  represented  in  my  collection  by  the  types.) 

RHOPALOCERA. 

HESTIA  Hiib. 

1.  H.  riukiueasis  sp.  nov.  c?.— Closely  allied  to  H.  leuconoe  Erich.,  but 
with  all  the  black  spots  and  lines  greatly  diminished  in  size,  and  in  many 
cases  obsolescent.     The  geminate  white  marginal  spots  of  the  anterior 
wings  in  both  sexes  and  of  the  posterior  wings  in  the  female  sex  are  con- 
fluent with  the  white  ground  color  of  the  wings  in  such  a  way  as  to  give 
the  black  spots  at  the  ends  of  the  nervules  the  form  of  the  Greek  capital 
letter  Ypsilon.     Expanse  5.75  inches. 

Hab. — The  Riukiu  (Loochoo)  Islands. 

I  have  a  pair  of  these  insects  which  I  purchased  some  five  years 
ago  from  a  gentleman  in  Yokohama,  who  happened  to  obtain 
them  from  an  acquaintance  who  had  collected  them  in  the  Riukiu 
Islands.  Mr.  Herbert  Druce  informs  me  that  he  has  seen  other 
specimens  from  the  same  locality.  The  species  is  very  well 
marked  and  distinct. 

MYNES  Uoisd. 

2.  M.  dohertyi  sp.  nov.  <$. — The  antennae  are  black;  the  upperside  of 
the  thorax  is  clothed  with  glaucous  hairs;  the  upperside  of  the  abdomen 
is  whitish;  the  lowerside  of  the  thorax  and  abdomen  and  the  palpi  are 
whitish.     The  first  pair  of  legs  are  whitish  in  front,  but  behind  are  oliva- 


338  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [December, 

ceous,  as  are  the  second  and  third  pair  throughout.  The  primaries  upon 
the  upperside  are  white  tinged  with  yellow,  and  with  a  broad,  apical, 
black  tract,  which  is  continued  narrowly  along  the  outer  margin  and  more 
narrowly  along  the  costa.  This  black  border  is  irrorated  along  the  margin 
at  the  apex  and  above  the  outer  angle  by  bluish  olivaceous,  and  the  ends 
of  the  inferior  vein  and  the  median  nervules  are  black,  and  interrupt  the 
white  area  of  the  wing  for  one-third  of  their  length  from  the  outer  margin; 
just  at  the  outer  angle  is  a  circular  spot  of  deep  black.  The  secondaries 
are  glaucous  at  the  base;  the  middle  third  is  bluish  green,  and  upon  the 
outer  third  there  is  a  broad,  black,  marginal  band,  produced  inwardly 
upon  the  median  nervules.  The  outer  margin  is  marked  by  a  very  nar- 
row, bluish  gray,  marginal  line.  Upon  the  underside  the  primaries  are 
white,  tinged  slightly  with  yellowish,  with  the  fringes  black,  as  upon  the 
upperside.  -The  black  apical  area  of  the  upperside  reappears  upon  the 
lowerside,  but  is  interrupted  by  spots  and  markings  as  follows:  beyond 
the  cell  near  the  costa  by  a  round  spot  of  bluish  white  followed  by  two 
smaller  oblong  spots  of  the  same  color,  by  a  transverse  subapical  band 
of  bluish  white,  two  marginal  spots  of  the  same  tint  above  the  outer  angle, 
and  two  bright  red,  oblong  spots  on  either  side  of  the  third  median  ner- 
vule  near  the  outer  margin.  The  secondaries  upon  the  lowerside  are 
broadly  smoky-olive,  with  the  outer  margin  greenish  and  the  costa  at  the 
base  crimson.  The  inner  margin  is  laved  with  yellowish;  the  greenish 
outer  margin  is  traversed  by  an  inner  and  an  outer  series  of  geminate 
sublunulate  markings  upon  the  intraneural  spaces;  the  outer  series  is 
separated  from  the  fringe,  which  is  black,  and  the  two  members  of  it  from 
one  another  by  narrow,  bluish  white  lines. 

9 . — The  female  does  not  differ  materially  from  the  male,  except  that 
the  wings  are  much  broader  and  the  outer  margin,  both  above  and  below, 
has  no  dark  markings  within  the  black  fringes  above  the  outer  angle,  ex- 
cept the  circular  spot  at  that  angle,  which  is  most  conspicuous  upon  the 
lowerside.  Expanse:  <$,  58  mm.;  9.  65  mm. 

Hab. — Bum. 

This  is  one  of  the  fine  new  species  of  Rhopalocera  collected  by 
Mr.  Doherty  during  his  recent  visit  to  Buru.  The  genus  Mynes 
has  not  hitherto  been  recorded  from  this  island.  It  is  a  distinct 
and  well-marked  species,  which  differs  in  important  particulars 
from  all  others  in  the  genus.  Having  examined  the  figures  or 
the  types  of  all  the  other  known  species,  I  am  able  to  confidently 
affirm  the  specific  distinctness  of  the  insect. 

HETEROCE.RA. 

SPHINGID^E. 
OCYTON  Boisd. 

3.  0.  crenulata  sp.  nov.  (^. — Allied  to  O.  reutlingeri  Holl.  The  upper- 
side  of  the  body  is  slaty-gray;  the  lowerside  of  the  palpi  and  thorax  paler 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  339 

gray;  the  lowerside  of  the  abdomen  darker  and  tinged  slightly  with  red- 
dish. The  legs  are  concolorous,  the  tibiae  of  the  last  pair  marked  by  some 
pinkish  tufted  hairs.  The  primaries  have  the  outer  margin  produced  at 
the  extremity  of  the  third  median  nervule,  and  the  margin  between  this 
point  and  the  outer  angle  scalloped,  or  crenulate,  in  this  respect  resem- 
bling Lophuron  zantus  H.  S.,  from  which  it  differs,  however,  in  not  hav- 
ing the  outer  margin  excavated  below  the  apex.  The  primaries  on  the 
upperside  are  slaty-gray,  crossed  diagonally  below  the  apex  from  the  costa 
to  the  middle  of  the  outer  margin  by  a  dark  brown  diagonal  band  defined 
on  the  side  of  the  apex  by  a  narrow  paler  line.  In  addition,  there  are  ob- 
scure blackish  markings  and  waved  lines,  composing  a  sub-basal  and 
geminate  limbal  series.  There  are  also  two  very  small  blackish  dots  at 
the  end  of  the  cell,  between  which  is  a  pale  brownish  space.  The  sec- 
ondaries are  blackish,  with  the  costal  margin  near  the  base  testaceous, 
shining,  and  the  outer  margin  near  the  anal  angle  pale  gray.  The  outer 
margin  is  very  narrowly  whitish.  On  the  underside  the  primaries  are 
dark  reddish  gray,  clouded  with  fuliginous  on  the  middle  area.  There  is 
a  geminate  limbal  series  of  curved  markings  on  the  interspaces  termina- 
ting below  the  apex  and  above  the  outer  angle  in  a  bright  yellow  spot. 
The  secondaries  on  the  underside  are  reddish  gray,  with  a  narrow  and 
obscure  curved  transmedian  and  similar  geminate  submarginal  lines,  the 
latter  terminating  just  before  the  anal  angle  in  three  or  four  salmon-colored 
spots.  Expanse  55  mm. 

Hub. — Batanga,  Cameroons,  West  Africa. 

4.  0.  spiritus  sp.  nov.  $. — The  upperside  of  the  body  pale  olive-gray; 
lowerside  of  body  whitish.  Legs  concolorous.  The  primaries  on  the  upper- 
side  have  the  basal  and  middle  area  pale  olivaceous  with  the  apical  area 
much  paler,  inclining  to  whitish.  There  is  a  very  faint  and  narrow  sub- 
basal  transverse  line  curved  on  the  costa,  succeeded  beyond  the  cell  by  a 
broad,  subtriangular,  olivaceous  spot  extending  from  the  costa  to  the  third 
median  nervule,  upon  which  its  apex  terminates.  Below  it  there  is  an 
incomplete  transverse  limbal  band  of  like  color,  succeeded  toward  the 
anal  angle  by  a  subquadrate  olive  spot.  The  lighter  outer  area  is  inter- 
rupted by  a  narrow,  waved,  dark  brown,  submarginal  line,  and  has  some 
grayish  cloudings  on  the  costa  and  on  the  outer  margin  below  the  apex 
and  above  the  outer  angle.  The  secondaries  are  pale  smoky-brown,  in- 
terrupted by  a  still  paler,  broad,  submarginal  band,  which  shades  into 
whitish  at  the  anal  angle.  On  the  underside  both  wings  are  pale  gray, 
with  the  outer  margins  somewhat  broadly  shaded  with  darker  grayish 
brown;  both  are  crossed  by  waved,  geminate,  transverse,  median,  and 
submarginal  lines,  the  space  between  them  being  the  palest  portion  of  the 
wing.  The  primaries  have  the  costa  reddish  fawn,  with  the  middle  and 
basal  area  heavily  suffused  with  fuliginous.  Expanse  48  mm. 
Hub. — Kangwe,  Valley  of  the  Ogove,  West  Africa. 


340  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [December, 

ANTINEPHELE  Holl. 

5.  A.  achlora  sp.  nov. — Dr.  A.  G.  Butler  described  a  species  of  this 
genus  under  the  name  of  anomala.     In  the  large  series  of  specimens, 
which  I  originally  referred  to  Dr.  Butler's  species,  I  find  eight  specimens, 
males  and  females,  which  are  uniformly  characterized  by  the  entire  ab- 
sence of  the  greenish  lines,  which,  in  Dr.  Butler's  species,  run  from  the 
transverse  basal  band  along  the  costa  and  below  it  connecting  the  sub- 
basal  band  with  the  diagonal  subapical  band  of  spots.     Furthermore, 
there  is  found  in  all  these  specimens  a  series  of  transverse  limbal  lines  and 
markings,  which  do  not  appear  in  Dr.  Butler's  species  in  the  primaries 
below  the  green  lines  of  which  I  have  spoken.     The  body  on  the  under- 
side in  A.  anomala  is  whitish.     In  all  the  specimens  to  which  I  refer  it  is 
reddish.     The  secondaries  on  the  underside  are  marked  by  a  series  of 
dark  transverse  brown  lines,  most  distinct  upon  the  costa.     The  general 
facies  of  the  species  is  that  of  a  darker  and  more  obscurely  colored  in- 
sect.  Whether  a  species  or  a  varietal  form  of  A.  anoma/a  it  is  hard  for  me 
to  say,  but  Mr.  Druce,  who  has  examined  the  series  of  species  in  my  col- 
lection, agrees  with  me  that  it  is  well  worthy  of  a  name,  and  hence  I  have 
designated  it  as  Antinephele  achlora,  because  of  the  absence  of  the  green 
lines  on  the  primaries.     Expanse  55  mm. 

6.  A.  marcida  sp.  nov.  <j\ — Allied  to  A.  anomala  and  A.  achlora,  but 
larger.     The  primaries  are  ochraceous,  with  the  basal  and  costal  area 
olive-green,  crossed  from  the  costa  before  the  apex  by  a  series  of  silvery 
spots,  defined  outwardly  by  a  broad  blackish  line,  and  marked  at  the  apex 
with  a  whitish  spot.     The  olive-green  basal  and  costal  area  is  interrupted 
by  a  parallel  series  of  dark  brown  lines.     The  upperside  of  the  seconda- 
ries is  fuliginous.     The  primaries  on  the  underside  are  sooty-brown,  .ex- 
cept on  the  outer  third,  where  they  are  reddish  brown,  and  where  the 
spots  and  lines  of  the  upperside  faintly  reappear.     The  secondaries  on 
the  underside  are  reddish  brown,  with  obscure  and  narrow,  transverse, 
median  and  geminate,  transverse,  limbal  lines.     The  margin  is  broadly 
darker,  especially  at  the  apex.     The  transverse  limbal  line  has  its  costal 
extremity  accentuated  by  a  black  spot.     Expanse  57  mm. 

Hab. — Benita,  West  Africa. 

DIODOSIDA  Walk. 

7.  D.  funebris  sp.  nov.  ^.—Allied  to  D.  fumosa  Walk.,  from  which  it 
differs  in  the  greater  breadth  of  the  primaries,  as  well  as  in  its  different 
coloration.     The  upperside  of  the  thorax  is  dark  rosy-brown;  the  upper- 
side  of  the  abdomen  paler  rosy-brown.     The  underside  of  the  body  is 
throughout  bright  rosy-brown;  the  legs  concolorous,  except  the  first  pair, 
which  have  the  tibiae  and  the  tarsi  margined  with  white.     The  primaries 
on  the  upperside  are  dark  lilacine-gray,  clouded  with  brown  at  the  base, 
crossed  beyond  the  base  by  a  curved  submarginal  band   much  more 
sharply  curved  than  that  in  fumosa.     The  broad  median  band,  which  ap- 
pears in  fumosa,  is  lacking  in  this  species,  and  the  primaries  are  crossed 


I8Q3-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL     NEWS.  34! 

by  a  dark  brown  shade,  running  from  the  costa  at  the  end  of  the  cell  to 
the  outer  margin  above  the  outer  angle.  The  outer  margin  below  the 
apex  is  marked  by  a  broad  lunulate  brown  spot;  there  are  also  some  ob- 
scure, parallel,  submarginal  lines  within  this  brown  mark  near  the  apex. 
The  secondaries  on  the  upperside  are  dark  rosy-brown,  clouded  with 
darker  brown  on  the  margin,  and  with  the  edge  very  narrowly  white.  On 
the  underside  both  wings  are  rosy-brown,  with  the  basal  area  and  the  cell 
of  the  primaries  blackish.  Both  wings  are  traversed  by  very  narrow  and 
obscure,  transverse,  median,  limbal,  and  submarginal  lines. 

9- — The  female  does  not  differ  from  the  male,  except  in  that  the  wings 
are  broader  and  the  body  heavier  and  shorter.  Expanse:  (j\  60  mm.; 
$,  70  mm. 

I  have  a  series  of  seven  specimens  of  this  species  taken  at 
Benita. 

DEWITZIA  Holl. 

8.  D.  perpallida  sp.  nov.,  <$. — This  species  is  allied  to  D.  pauperctila 
Holl.,  but  is  much  smaller  and  much  lighter  in  coloration.    On  the  upper- 
side  the  entire  insect  is  pale  ashen-gray,  clouded  with  pale  rosy-brown 
upon  the  costa  and  near  the  base  of  the  primaries.    There  is  a  faint  trans- 
verse basal,  sub-basal,  median,  and  geminate  submarginal  series  of  lines, 
the  submarginal  series  being  accentuated  by  minute  dots  upon  the  ner- 
vules.      On  the  secondaries  there  are  transverse  median  and  geminate 
submarginal  lines,  the  latter  accentuated  as  in  the  primaries  by  minute 
blackish  dots.     The  fringes  of  the  primaries  are  pale  gray;  of  the  secon- 
daries whitish.     On  the  underside  both  wings  are  pale  gray;  both  have 
transverse  median  and  geminate  submarginal  lines,  the  latter  as  on  the 
upperside  accentuated  by  minute  black  dots  on  the  nervules.     Expanse 
55  nirn. 

Hab. — Benita. 

LITHOSIIDyE. 
TEGULATA  Walk. 

9.  T.  (?)  nigristriata  sp.  nov.  $.— Head,  collar  and  upperside  of  thorax 
yellowish.     The  tegulae  have  a  black  line  in  the  middle  near  the  outer 
end,  and  there  are  two  black  spots  on  the  upperside  of  the  thorax  between 
the  bases  of  the  tegulae  and  a  linear  black  mark  upon  the  middle  of  the 
thorax.     The  abdomen  is  yellow,  annulated  with  black  on  the  last  two 
segments  on  the-upperside  only.    The  underside  of  the  thorax,  abdomen, 
and  the  legs  are  uniformly  yellow.     The  primaries  are  creamy,  with  all 
the  interspaces  between  the  nervules  filled  in  with  black,  and  a  large  oval 
spot  on  the  middle  of  the  cell  and  a  small  black  spot  beyond  it  in  the 
secondary  cell.     The  secondaries  are  pale  testaceous  with  the  base  and 
inner  margin  tinged   with    yellowish.      The  fringes  of  both   wings   are 
creamy.     The  undersides  of  the  wings  have  markings  as  on  the  upper- 
sides,  but  much  paler.     Expanse  30  mm. 

Hab. — Kangwe,  West  Africa. 


342  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [December, 

This  beautiful  species  is  very  closely  allied  to  the  genus  Tegu- 
lata,  but  differs  so  strikingly  in  its  markings  from  all  other  species 
of  the  genus,  that  I  refer  it,  with  some  hesitancy,  especially  since 
the  outer  portion  of  the  wings  is  somewhat  narrower  and  more 
rapidly  reduced  in  width  than  in  any  other  species  hitherto  re- 
ferred to  the  genus. 

BOMBYCID^E. 

CTENOGYNA  Feld. 

10.  C.  (?)  OQOVensiS  r,p.  nov.  ,$ . — Front,  palpi  and  collar,  pale  fawn; 
upperside  of  thorax  and  abdomen  pale  reddish  fawn,  with  a  dark  brown 
dorsal  line  upon  the  abdomen  extending  its  whole  length.  The  underside 
of  the  body,  together  with  the  legs,  grayish  white  with  one  or  two  dark 
brown  spots  on  the  ventral  line  of  the  abdomen.  Upperside:  primaries 
reddish  fawn,  with  a  minute  black  discal  dot  at  the  end  of  the  cell.  It  is 
further  ornamented  by  irregularly  curved  and  very  narrow  transverse 
basal,  median  and  sublimbal  lines.  A  dark  line  runs  from  after  the  mid- 
dle of  the  inner  margin  to  the  apex,  being  strongly  angulated  just  before 
reaching  the  apex.  At  its  lower  extremity  upon  the  inner  margin  it  is 
accentuated  by  two  silvery  dots  placed  on  its  basal  margin.  The  apex 
above  the  angulation  of  this  line  is  slightly  paler  than  the  rest  of  the  wing. 
There  is  a  submarginal  series  of  minute  brown  dots  on  the  interspaces; 
the  fringes  are  dark  brown.  The  secondaries  are  uniformly  yellowish 
ochraceous,  with  the  anal  angle  and  outer  margin  before  the  same  tipped 
with  brown.  Underside:  both  wings  are  yellowish  white,  with  the  costal 
and  outer  area  of  the  primaries  and  almost  the  entire  body  of  the  secon- 
daries dusted  with  pale  brown  scales.  The  primaries  are  marked  by  a 
transverse  limbal  line,  which  is  dark  brown  on  the  costa  and  accentuated 
by  blackish  linear  dots  upon  the  nervules  where  crossed  by  this  line.  The 
nervules  beyond  this  line  are  covered  by  dark  brown  scales,  and  the  sub- 
marginal  series  of  brown  dots  which  appears  on  the  upperside  reappears 
on  the  lowerside.  The  secondaries  have  a  small  black  discal  dot  at  the 
end  of  the  cell,  followed  by  a  curved,  but  very  indistinct,  transverse  me- 
dian line,  which  does  not  reach  the  inner  margin.  The  transverse  limbal 
line  of  the  primaries  is  continued  as  a  regularly  curved  line  upon  the  sec- 
ondaries and  the  black  dots  on  the  nervules  are  very  sharply  defined. 
There  is  also  a  small  brown  spot  at  the  outer  angle.  The  fringes  of  the 
primaries  are  dark  brown;  of  the  secondaries  paler  brown, 

$  . — The  female  corresponds  in  all  respects  very  closely  with  the  male, 
save  that  the  transverse  outer  line  on  the  upperside  of  the  primaries  is 
not  angulated  before  the  apex  and  the  markings  on  the  underside  of  the 
wing  are  more  obscure,  and  the  pectinations  of  the  antennae  are  shorter. 
Expanse:  $  and  9  4°  mm. 

Hab. — Kangwe,  West  Africa. 

The  female  specimen  on  the  plate  was  obtained  from  a  cater- 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  343 

pillar,  the  description  of  which  Mr.  Good  failed  to  write  prior  to 
pupation.  He  says:  "When  ready  for  its  change,  it  strung 
together  by  silken  threads  little  lumps  of  earth  in  the  jar  in  which 
it  was  feeding,  so  that  it  was  covered  all  over  with  a  web  of  little 
clods  of  the  size  of  grains  of  corn.  In  these  it  turned  into  the 
chrysalis.  It  emerged  from  the  chrysalis  Nov.  15,  1888." 

11.  C.  (?)  vilis  sp.  nov.  J'. — Allied  to  the  preceding,  from  which  it  dif- 
fers, however,  totally  in  color.     The  antennas,  thorax  and  body,  are  uni- 
formly pale  gray,  with  the  underside  of  the  body  whitish.     Upperside: 
primaries  dirty  yellowish  gray,  with  the  outer  margin  clouded  obscurely 
with  ferruginous.     The  transverse  lines  are  much  as  in  C.  ogovensis,  but 
less  sharply  defined.     The  secondaries  are  uniformly  pale  creamy-white. 
Underside;  both  primaries  and  secondaries  creamy-white,  with  the  outer 
extremities  of  the  nervules  shaded  with  pale  brown.     Expanse  40  mm. 

Hab. — Kangvve,  West  Africa. 

NOTODONTID^:. 
LEPASTA  Moschl. 

12.  L.  africana  sp.  nov.  <j\ — Front,  antennas  and  collar,  dark  brown; 
patagia  creamy-white,  tipped  with  dark  brown;  body  and  legs  dark  brown. 
Upperside:  primaries,  with  the  base  and  a  narrow  streak  on  the  costa 
from  the  base  to  the  middle  of  the  costa,  dark  brown.     This  line  is  fol- 
lowed by  a  broad,  silvery-white  line  running  from  the  inner  margin  before 
the  base  parallel  to  the  costa,  and  terminating  upon  it  before  the  apex. 
The  entire  wing  beyond  this  silvery-white  line  is  brown,  interrupted  by  a 
marginal  silvery  line  succeeded  inwardly  by  a  similar  submarginal  silvery 
line,  which  runs  from  before  the  apex  to  the  first  median  nervule,  and 
then  sweeps  inwardly  and  upwardly  toward  the  cell,  widening  gradually 
and  terminating  abruptly  near  the  origin  of  the  first  median  nervule. 
Within  the  curved  line  there  is  another  V-shaped  silvery  line  reversed 
toward  the  outer  curve,  the  lower  limb  narrow  and  following  the  line  from 
the  third  median  nervule,  and  the  upper  limb  widening  toward  the  outer 
margin  and  following  the  line  from  the  first  radial.     The  secondaries  are 
uniformly  fuscous  in  the  type.     Another  specimen  in  my  possession  has 
the  secondaries  creamy-white;  otherwise,  it  does  not  differ  from  the  type. 
The  underside  of  the  wings  is  obscure  fuscous,  or  whitish,  with  the  mark- 
ings of  the  upper  surface  reappearing  very  faintly.     Expanse  26-33  inm- 

Hab. — Kangwe,  West  Africa. 

LASIOCAMPID/E. 
STIBOLEPIS  Bull.  ' 

13.  S.  abluta  sp.  nov.  r?. — Allied  to  S.  nivfa  Hull.    Wings  silvery-white, 
slightly  clouded  on  the  upper  surface  with  pale  gray  along  the  costa  and 
the  outer  margin.     The  costa  is  further  marked  by  six  incomplete,  trans- 
verse, black  bands,  followed  before  the  apex  by  a  transverse  series  of 


344  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [December, 

four  circular  black  spots  running  from  the  costa  to  the  third  median  ner- 
vule.  In  the  inner  margin  above  the  outer  angle  there  are  two  sagittate 
black  spots  coalescing  with  each  other.  The  extremities  of  the  nervules 
are  indicated  by  narrow  black  striae,  between  which  there  appear  some 
very  faint  angular  lines.  The  fringes  are  white,  very  narrowly  checked 
with  black  at  the  middle  of  the  interspaces.  The  secondaries  are  marked 
on  the  outer  border  much  like  the  primaries.  On  the  underside  the  costa 
and  apex  of  the  primaries  and  the  extremities  of  the  nervules  on  both 
primaries  and  secondaries  are  black;  otherwise,  the  wings  are  pure  white. 
The  front  and  the  abdomen  are  ochraceous;  the  antennae  have  the  culmen 
black,  the  seta;  rufous.  The  legs  are  pale  ochraceous,  with  the  tarsi 
black.  Expanse  70  mm. 

Hab. — Kangwe,  West  Africa. 

I  was  first  inclined  to  refer  this  species  to  S.  sylvia  Druce,  but 
a  careful  study  of  the  description  given  by  Mr.  Druce  shows 
marked  differences,  and  Mr.  Druce  himself  assures  me,  after 
seeing  the  type,  that  it  is  totally  distinct. 


EXPLANATION  OF  PLATE  XV. 


Fig.    i.  Hestia  riukiuensis  $,  sp.  nov. 
"       2.  Mynes  dohertyi  $,  sp.  nov. 

3.  Mynes  dohertyi  9 ,  underside. 
"       4.  Diodosida  funebris  ^,  sp.  nov. 
"       5.  Dew itzia  perpallida  $,  sp.  nov. 
' '       6.  Antinephele  achlora  tf,  sp.  nov. 
"       7.  Antinephele  marcida  $,  sp.  nov. 
' '       8.   Ccyton  crenulata  tf,  sp.  nov. 
"       9.   Ocyton  spiritus  $,  sp.  nov. 

"  10.    Tegulata?  nigristriata  ^,  sp.  nov. 

"  ii.  Lepasta  africana  $,  sp.  nov. 

"  12.   Ctenogyna  ogovensis  $,  sp.  nov. 

"  13.   Ctenogyna  vilis  $,  sp.  nov. 

"  14.  Stibolepis  abluta  (J\  sp.  nov. 


ERRATA.— Vol.  IV,  Nos.  8  and  9. 

Page  280,  after  parinda  insert  ,  are  analogous  to  the  blue  nebula  (irrora- 
tion)  next  to  the  ocellus  of  secondaries  of  P.  elzvesii. 

Page  285,  line  15  from  bottom,  for  distinctive  read  destructive. 

"     286,  after  line  10  insert  the  following:   As  the  insect  probably  de- 
posits the  eggs  before  leaving  the  trees  for  the  golden-rod. 

Page  289,  line  u  from  bottom,  tor  base  read  house. 

Larva  of  Citheronia  splendens  Druce. — Through  an  error  in  determina- 
tion, the  larvae  of  this  species  have  been  described  by  us  as 
Citheronia  mexicana  on  page  311.  The  name  should  be  changed 
as  above. — H.  G.  Dyar  and  J.  Doll. 


ENT.  NEWS,  Vol.  IV. 


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beetles,  and  a  small  list  of  choice  Lepidoptera. 

fei^  As  a  special  offer  to  young  entomologists,  I  will  send  150  species,  four 
specimens  of  each,  600  in  all,  correctly  named  California  beetles  for  ten  dollars. 

L.  E.  RICKSECKER,  Santa  Rosa,  Cal. 

•SSOOO  worth  of  Indian  butterflies  for  sale,  single  or  in  lots.  Prices  from 
25  cents  to  $25.00.  All  specimens  in  first-class  condition,  folded,  in  paper,  or 
with  spread  wings.  Price-list  sent  free  on  application. 

LOUIS   PIO, 

640  N.  Hoyne  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 


TAXIDERMIST  AND  DEALER  IN  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SUPPLIES. 

Fine  Carlsbader  Insect 
Pins   a   specialty.      Price- 
list  sent  on  application. 
78  Ashland  Place, 
Improved  Entomological  Forceps.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Amfirican  and  Exotic  Lepidoptera. 

Live  Cocoons  and  Pupa1.  Fertili/ed  Ova  and  Inflated  Larva1.  Biological 
Collections  put  up  in  best  style,  crspeci  illy  of  the  Silk -producers  of  the  world. 
Coleoptera,  American  and  exotic  species.  The  School  Cabinet,  containing  a  fine 
assortment  of  all  the  orders  of  insects,  correctly  named  and  labeled.  A  line 
collection  of  stuffed  birds — 400  different  species  from  North  America — -for  sale 
al  a  sire  at  bargain  ;  also  fine  Bird-skins  and  Bird's  Egix*  ;  and  all  entomological 
supplies.  All  ffoods  warranted  to  be  first  class,  and  the  price  lower  than  any 
dealers  in  the  United  Stales.  Send  10  cent  stamp  for  Lists  ;md  postage.  \\V 
buy  I  .epid  >pten>us  c  icoous  and  pupa',  or  give  liberal  exchange  lor  same. 

I'rof.  CARL  BRAT  \,  \nturalist,  Itantror,  Me..  V.  S.  A. 


VOL   III.  No.  2. 


Entomological  News 


AND 


PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 


OF   THE 


ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES 

OF 

PHILADELPHIA. 

,", 
V 

FEBRUARY,  1892. 

EDITOR  : 

HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 
ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  : 

GEO.  H.  HORN,  M.D.  CHARLES  A.  BLAKE. 

EZRA  T.  CRESSON.  PHILIP  P.  CALVKRT. 


PHILADELPHIA  : 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  ROOMS  OF 

THE  ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES, 

LOGAN  SQUARE. 

1892. 


Entered  at  the  Philadelphia  Post  Office  as  Second  Class  Matter. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 

AND 

Proceedings  of  the  Entomological  Section  of  the  A.  N.  S.  of  Philadelphia, 

published  by  the  Entomological  Section  of  the  Philadelphia  Academy,  with  the 
endorsement  of  the  American  Entomological  Society,  and  with  the  aid  of  an 
annual  grant  made  by  that  Society. 

It  will  be  published  monthly,  excepting  July  and  August,  and  will  contain 
not  less  than  200  pages  per  annum.  It  will  maintain  no  free-list  whatever. 
but  will  leave  no  measure  untried  to  make  it  a  necessity  to  every  student  of 
insect  life,  so  that  its  very  moderate  annual  subscription  may  be  considered 
well  spent. 

Annual  subscription  $x.oo,  in  advance. 

Exchanges  and  works  for  review  solicited. 

ADVERTISEMENTS  inserted  at  the  rate  of  75  cents  per  inch,  single  insertion; 
a  liberal  discount  on  insertions  for  3  months  or  longer.  No  advertisement 
taken  for  less  than  50  cents.  Cash  in  advance. 


All  remittances  should  be  addressed  to  E.  T.  CRESSON,  Treasurer, 
P.  0.  Box  248,  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  all  other  communications  to  the  Editor.  of  EN- 
TOMOLOGICAL NEWS,  Acad.  of  Nat.  Sciences,  Logan  Square,  Phila.,  Pa.,  U  S.  A. 

M.  ABBOTT  FRAZAR, 

93  Sudbury  Street,  Boston,  Mass., 

Taxidermist  and  dealer  in  Natural  History  specimens  and  supplies,  Minerals, 
Birds'  Eggs  and  Skins.  Importer  of  KLAEGER  PINS  No.  oo  to  5  in  papers  of  500 
each;  No.  6  and  upwards  in  papers  of  250  each.  Sent  post-paid  to  any  part  of 
the  United  States  and  Canada  at  $1.05  per  thousand.  Assorted  pins  in  broken 
lots  at  $1.25  per  thousand.  To  colleges  and  other  parties  ordering  in  large 
quantities  I  request  the  privilege  of  making  special  rates.  Send  "stamp  for 
catalogue  of  Naturalists'  Supplies. 

BIOLOGl/rCENTRALI^AMEmCANA! 

The  following  portions  of  the  "  Biologia  Centrali-Americana"  are  offered  for 
sale  separately:  —  AVES:  ist  vol.  complete,  price  170  francs;  2/1  vol.  in  course  of 
publication.  REPTILIA,  in  course.  MOLLUSCA  /t'nrs/ria  and  fluviatilia,  in 
course.  ARACHNIDA,  in  course.  COLEOPTEKA:  Pcctinicornia  and  Lamclli- 
forma,  one  volume  complete,  price  135  francs;  Erotylidt?,  in  course;  Rhyiicho- 
phora,  in  course.  RHYNCOTA-HOMOPTKRA,  in  course.  DIPTERA,  in  course. 
Address,  Mdine  Ed.  Andre,  21  boulevard  Bretonniere,  a  Beaune  (Cote-d'Or), 
France. 

COLLECTIONS  FOR  SCHOOLS,  BEGINNERS,  AMATEURS,  ETC. 

I  offer  at  lowest  prices  to  Beginners,  etc.,  collections  of  Lepidoptera  from 
smallest  to  largest  number,  containing  species  from  Fla.,  Atl.  States,  Col.,  Calif., 
Can.,  Mex.,  Cent,  and  S.  Am.,  Eur.,  Asia,  etc.,  embracing  principal  groups  rind 
genera  of  rarest  and  other  species;  all  expanded  ready  for  collection,  correctly 
named  with  exact  locality.  Lepidoptera  also  gratuitously  identified.  For 
particulars,  address  Dr.  HERMAN  STRECKER,  P.  0.  Box  311,  Reading,  Penna. 


EXCHANGES 

Not  exceeding  three  lines  free  to  subscribers. 

I  have  a  good  supply  of  Eastern  Coleoptera,  which  I  desire  to  exchange 
for  species  not  in  my  collection.  Melandryidse  and  Oedemerida-  espe- 
cially desired. — Joe.  C.  Thompson,  Box  73,  Kosebank  1*.  O.,  S.  I.,  N.  Y. 

COLEOPTKRA  and  LEPIDOPTERA  to  exchange. — Aphodius  phalerioides, 
Blcpliarida  rhois,  Strigodcnna  p\'x»ura,  Dryocainpa  mhicnnda.  /'aiii- 
phila  panoquiii,  Cithcronia  regalis  and  many  other  good  things. — }'hili|) 
Laurent,  1306  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

I  have  for  exchange  fine  specimens  of  Zcuzera  ccscnli,  only  recently 
found  in  America,  also  of  E.  iinperia/is.  Would  like  Catocalas,  L.  ini- 
perialis  var.  didyina,  or  western  Colias. — R.  Ottolengui,  115  Madison 
Avenue,  New  York  City. 

LEPIDOPTEKA  from  Central  America  and  India  offered  for  Northwestern 
LEPIDOPTEKA. — Levi  W.  Mengel,  620  Penn  Street,  Reading,  Pa. 

I  have  a  large  number  of  duplicate  North  American  COLEOPTERA  and 
desire  to  exchange  for  species  not  in  my  collection.  Correspondence  and 
exchange  lists  solicited. — Chas.  Liebeck,  Ent.  Sec.  A.  N.  S.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

COLEOPTERA  of  North  America  in  exchange  for  American  and  exotic- 
species  not  in  my  collection. — Alva  H.  Kilman,  Ridgeway,  Ontario,  Can. 

COLEOPTERA  of  North  America  in  exchange  for  specimens  of  same  not 
in  iwy  collection.  Send  lists  and  desiderata  to  W.  M.  Hill,  143  Cook  St., 
East  Liverpool,  Ohio. 

DIPTERA  wanted  from  all  parts  of  N.  A.  Will  collect  in  exchange  any 
desired  order  or  group  in  this  vicinity. — J.  M.  Aldrich,  Brookings,  S.  D. 

COCOONS  and  pupae  of  the  rarer  Bombycids,  etc.,  hina  and  aii^iilifcra  ; 
also  a  few  bred  cocoons  of  the  very  rare  .S".  Columbia  and  A.  inylitta.— 
Emily  L.  Morton,  Newburgh,  N.  V.  NVw  Windsor  delivery, 

WANTED. — Odonata  (Dragonflies)  from  all  parts  of  the  world,  especially 
Complins  from  northern  Illinois.  North  American  Odonata  named  and 
exchanged. — Philip  P.  Calvert,  Acad.  Nat.  Sciences,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Named  or  unnamed  Tachinida.-  wanted  in  exchange  or  for  study,  from 
any  part  of  N.  Am.,  Mex.,  Cent.  Am  and  W.  Indies.  Bred  material  par- 
ticularly desired. — C.  H.  Tyler  Tovvnsend,  Las  Cruces,  N.  Mex. 

Hymenoptera  (Aculeata).  I  desire  to  exchange  in  this  Order.  Ameri- 
can species  given  in  exchange  for  exotic.  Will  name  specimens  for  du- 
plicates.— Win.  J.  Fox,  Academy  of  Natural  Sciences,  Philadelphia.  Pa. 

Live  larva?  and  pupa-  and  papered  imagos  of  I'aphia  troglodita,  Colias 
cczsoiiia,  Triptogou  inodesta,  Daremma  undulosa,  Smerinthusgetninatus, 
etc.,  usually  for  exchange. — R.  R.  Rowley,  Curryville,  Pike  Co.,  Mo. 

rainphila  aaroni  and  many  other  rare  species  for  exchange.  Send  list 
of  duplicates  to  H.  Skinner,  Acad.  Nat.  Sci.,  Logan  Square.  Phila.,  Pa. 

COLEOPTERA' for  exchange. — Phymaphora  pulchclla,  JMycctiua  pcr- 
pn/clira,  Ips  co uflucntus  ami  many  other  good  species  in  perfect  condi- 
tion. EndomychicUe,  Lepturcu  and  Cicindelida\  especially  desired. — Lee 
B.  Walton,  Jr.',  Kenka  College,  Yates  Co.,  N.  Y. 

ORTHOPTERA  of  northeastern  I'nited  States  and  provinces.  Acridicku 
and  N.  E.  specimens  particularly  desired.  Correspondence  and  exchanges. 
—Albert  P.  Morse,  Wellesley  College,  \\Vlleslcy,  Mass. 

CHRVSALIUS  <>f  undiilosa,  iiisci'iptiou.  modesta,juglandis,  ;;/r<>/\,  iinpc- 
rictlis,  ncssus,  hv/it"iis.  and  many  more;  also  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera 
for  exchange. — H.  Mceske,  315  \\"ychol'f  Ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

WANTED. — Price-lists  of  Coleoptera. — }.  H.  Bomberger,  Box  76,  Co- 
lumbiana,  O. 

Have  a  lot  of  line  l\-t'rt>piii  cocoons  which  I  wish  to  exchange  for  co- 
coons or  pupa-  of  almost  any  other  variety  of  Lepidoptera. — lames  Tonsil, 
236  S.  Water  St.,  Chicago,  "ill. 

I  desire  to  exchange  cocoons  of  Sarnie?  cynthia,  Tclca  polyphcnnts  and 
Attacus cecropia  for  other  N.  Am.  cocoons  or  bird's  eggs. — 1".  W.  (ilover. 
Whitman,  Mass. 

P   C.  SfoCKHflusEN.  ENTOMOLOGICAL  PRINTEH   55  N.  7TH  ST  .  PHILA  ,  PA 


Entomological   Forceps. 


No.  I— Half  Size. 


No.  2— Half  Size. 

No.  i,  Price,  Nickel  Plated,  each  $2.50  |   No.  2,  Price,  Nickel  Plated,  each  $1.50 

Sent  by  mail  on  receipt  of  price. 

mSIKiFKCTIKJG  CO3MES  FOR  ENTOMOLOGICAL  CABINETS. 

Price  $1.00  per  100.     Postage  10  cents. 
Instruments  of  all  kinds  for  Naturalists  made  to  order. 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  RECORD  BOOKS. 

These  books  are  ruled  in  columns  with  appropriate  headings,  and  contain 
200  pages  12  x  10  inches,  having  room  for  4,600  entries.  Bound  in  cloth.  Suitable 
also  for  recording  collections  of  birds,  etc.  Price  each,  $2.00. 

BLAKE  &  CO.,  55  N.  Seventh  Street,  Philadelphia. 


COLEOPTERA  OF  THE  PACIFIC  COAST  FOR  SALE. 

Send  for  my  new  price-list.  Many  new  things.  Also  a  list  of  fine  Mexican 
beetles,  and  a  small  list  of  choice  Lepidoptera. 

f$jg~  As  a  special  offer  to  young  entomologists,  I  will  send  150  species,  four 
specimens  of  each,  600  in  all,  correctly  named  California  beetles  for  ten  dollars. 

L.  E.  RICKSECKER,  Santa  Rosa,  Cal. 

$8000  worth  of  Indian  butterflies  for  sale,  single  or  in  lots.  Prices  from 
25  cents  to  125.00.  All  specimens  in  first-class  condition,  folded,  in  paper,  or 
with  spread  wings.  Price-list  sent  free  on  application. 

LOUIS    PIO, 

640  N.  Hoyne  Avenue,  Chicago,  111. 


TAXIDERMIST  AND  DEALER  IN  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SUPPLIES. 

Fine  Carlsbader   Insect 
Pins   a   specialty.      Price- 
list  sent  on  application. 
78  Ashland  Place, 
Improved  Entomological  Forceps.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


DR.  0.  STAUDINGER  &  A.  BANG  HAAS, 

BLASEWITZ-DRESDEN,  GERMANY. 

In  our  price-list  No.  xxxv,  we  offer  more  than  i  r,ooo  species  of  well-named 
LEPIDOPTERA  (set  or  in  papers,  all  in  the  finest  condition)  from  all  parts  of  the 
world,  also  in  lots  or  series;  850  kinds  of  prepared  larvce,  and  in  our  List  x  more 
than  13,000  species  of  COLEOPTERA.  Also  OTHER  INSECTS  and  fine  SHELLS 
for  sale. 


VOL  III.  No.  3. 


Entomological  News 


AND 


PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

OF    THE 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES 

OF 

PHILADELPHIA. 


MARCH,  1892. 


EDITOR  : 


HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 


ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  : 

GEO.  H.  HORN,  M.D.  CHARLES  A.  BLAKE. 

EZRA  T.  CRESSON.  PHILIP  P.  CALVERT. 


PHILADELPHIA  : 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  ROOMS  OF 

THE  ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES, 

LOGAN  SQUARE. 

1892. 


Entered  at  the  Philadelphia  Post  Office  as  Second  Class  Matter. 


ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS 

AND 

Proceedings  of  the  Entomological  Section  of  the  A.  N.  S.  of  Philadelphia, 

published  by  the  Entomological  Section  of  the  Philadelphia  Academy,  with  the 
endorsement  of  the  American  Entomological  Society,  and  with  the  aid  of  an 
annual  grant  made  by  that  Society. 

It  will  be  published  monthly,  excepting  July  and  August,  and  will  contain 
not  less  than  200  pages  per  annum.  It  will  maintain  no  free-list  whatever, 
but  will  leave  no  measure  untried  to  make  it  a  necessity  to  every  student  of 
insect  life,  so  that  its  very  moderate  annual  subscription  may  be  considered 
well  spent. 

Annual  subscription  $x.oo,  in  advance. 

Exchanges  and  works  for  review  solicited. 

ADVERTISEMENTS  inserted  at  the  rate  of  75  cents  per  inch,  single  insertion; 
a  liberal  discount  on  insertions  for  3  months  or  longer.  No  advertisement 
taken  for  less  than  50  cents.  ggf  Cash  in  advance. 


All  remittances  should  be  addressed  to  E.  T.  CRESSON,  Treasurer, 
P.  0.  Box  248,  Philadelphia,  Pa. ;  all  other  communications  to  the  Editor  of  EN- 
TOMOLOGICAL NEWS,  Acad.  of  Nat.  Sciences,  Logan  Square,  Phila.,  Pa.,  U  S.  A. 

M.  ABBOTT  FRAZAR, 

93  Sudbury  Street,  Boston,  Mass., 

Taxidermist  and  dealer  in  Natural  History  specimens  and  supplies,  Minerals, 
Birds'  Eggs  and  Skins.  Importer  of  KLAEGER  PINS  No.  oo  to  5  in  papers  of  500 
each;  No.  6  and  upwards  in  papers  of  250  each.  Sent  post-paid  to  any  part  of 
the  United  States  and  Canada  at  $1.05  per  thousand.  Assorted  pins  in  broken 
lots  at  $1.25  per  thousand.  To  colleges  and  other  parties  ordering  in  large 
quantities  I  request  the  privilege  of  making  special  rates.  Send  stamp  for 
catalogue  of  Naturalists'  Supplies. 

BIOLOGIA  CENTRALI-AMERICANA. 

The  following  portions  of  the  "  Biologia  Central!- Americana"  are  offered  for 
sale  separately: — AVES:  ist  vol.  complete,  price  170  francs;  2d  vol.  in  course  of 
publication.  REPTILIA,  in  course.  MOLLUSCA  terre stria  and  fluviatilia,  in 
course.  ARACHNIDA,  in  course.  COLEOPTERA:  Pectinicornia  and  Lamflli- 
cornia,  one  volume  complete,  price  135  francs;  Eroty/idcz,  in  course;  Rhyncho- 
phora,  in  course.  RHYNCOTA-HOMOPTERA,  in  course.  DIPTERA,  in  course. 
Address,  Mdme  Ed.  Andre,  ar  boulevard  Bretonniere,  a  Beau ne  (Cote-d'Or), 
France. 

North  American  diurnal  lepidoptera  collected  by  Mr. 

E.  M.  Aaron.  This  collection  is  arranged,  and  con- 
tains over  three  hundred  and  twenty-five  correctly  named  species,  numbering 
about  twelve  hundred  specimens,  not  including  eight  hundred  Hesperida*  which 
may  be  disposed  of  separately  if  so  desired.  Also  rare  works  on  entomology. 

Address  :   C.  B.  AARON,  910  Spruce  Street,  Philadelphia. 


EXCHANGES 

Not  exceeding  three  lines  free  to  subscribers. 

Lepidoptera  from  Central  America  and  India  offered  for  Northwestern 
LEPIDOPTEKA. — Levi  W.  Mengel,  620  Penn  Street,  Reading,  Pa. 

Coleoptera. — I  have  a  large  number  of  duplicate  N.  Am.  species  and 
desire  to  exchange  for  species  not  in  my  collection.  Correspondence  and 
exchange  lists  solicited.- — Chas.  Liebeck,  Ent.  Sec.  A.  N.  S.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Goleoptera  of  North  America  in  exchange  for  American  and  exotic 
species  not  in  my  collection. — Alva  H.  Kilman,  Ridgeway,  Ontario,  Can. 

Coleoptera  of  North  America  in  exchange  for  specimens  of  same  not 
in  my  collection.  Send  lists  and  desiderata  to  W.  M.  Hill,  143  Cook  St., 
East  Liverpool,  Ohio. 

Diptera  wanted  from  all  parts  of  N.  A.  Will  collect  in  exchange  any 
desired  order  or  group  in  this  vicinity. — J.  M.  Aldrich,  Brookings,  S.  D. 

Cocoons  and  pupa?  of  the  rarer  Bombycids,  etc.,  Inna  and  angulifera ; 
also  a  few  bred  cocoons  of  the  very  rare  6".  Columbia  and  A.  mylitta.— 
Emily  L.  Morton,  Newburgh,  N.  Y.  New  Windsor  delivery. 

Neuroptera. — Odonata  (Dragonflies)  wanted  from  all  parts  of  the  world, 
especially  GoDiphus  from  northern  Illinois.  N.  Am.  Odonata  named  and 
exchanged. — P.  P.  Calvert,  Acad.  Nat.  Sciences,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Diptera. — Named  or  unnamed  Tachinidae  wanted  in  exchange  or  for 
study,  from  any  part  of  N.  Am.,  Mex.,  Cent.  Am.  and  W.  Indies.  Bred 
material  particularly  desired. — C.  H.  T.  Townsend,  Las  Cruces,  N.  Mex. 

Hymenoptera  (Aculeata).  I  desire  to  exchange  in  this  Order.  Ameri- 
can species  given  in  exchange  for  exotic.  Will  name  specimens  for  du- 
plicates.— Wm.  j.  Fox,  Academy  of  Nat.  Sciences,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Lepidoptera. — Live  larvae  and  pupae  and  papered  images  of  l\iph.  trog- 
lodita,  Col.  ccesonia,  Trip,  inodesta,  Dar.  midnlosa,  Smer.  geniinatus,  etc., 
usually  for  exchange. — R.  R.  Rowley,  Curryville,  Pike  Co.,  Mo. 

Lepidoptera. — Pamphila  aaroni  and  many  other  rare  species  for  ex- 
change. Send  list  of  duplicates  to  H.  Skinner,  Acad.  Nat.  Sci.,  Logan 
Square,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Coleoptera  for  exchange;  many  good  species  in  perfect  condition.  En- 
clomychidae,  Leptura;  and  Cicindelidas,  especially  desired. — Lee  B. -Walton, 
jr.,  Kenka  College,  Yates  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Orthoptera  of  northeastern  United  States  and  provinces.  Acrididae  and 
N.  E.  specimens  particularly  desired.  Correspondence  and  exchanges.— 
Albert  P.  Morse,  Wellesley  College,  Wellesley,  Mass. 

Chrysalids  of  nndulosa,  inscriptum,  modes/a,  juglandis,  inyops,  iuipc- 
n'a/is,  fiessus,  hyltrus,  and  many  more;  also  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera 
for  exchange. — H.  Meeske,  315  Wychoff  Ave.,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Coleoptera. — Price-lists  wanted. — }.  H.  Bomberger,  Box  76,  Colum- 
biana,  O. 

Lepidoptera. — Have  a  lot  of  line  Cccropia  cocoons  which  I  wish  to  ex- 
change for  cocoons  or  pupa?  of  almost  any  other  variety  of  Lepidoptera.— 
James  Tough,  236  S.  Water  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — I  desire  to  exchange  cocoons  of  Samia  cynthia,  Tclca 
polyphemns  and  Attacus  cecropia  for  other  N.  Am.  cocoons  or  bird's  eggs. 
-T.  W.  Glover,  Whitman,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Cocoons  of  Attacns  Columbia  Smith  to  exchange  for  native 
lepidoptera,  or  for  books  on  North  American  lepidoptera. — Robert  II. 
Wolcott,  Phi  Delta  Theta  House,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

Lepidoptera. — Correspondence  solicited  from  those  having  J)rasleria 
erichto  in  collections.  Bred  specimens  of  erichlo  to  exchange  for  other 
Dnistcria.— M.  Y.  Slingerland,  Insectary,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  purchase  cocoons  and  larva-  from  different 
parts  of  U.  S.  State  name  and  price. — E.  J.  Kuegeman,  54  May  St., 
Lake  Yiew,  Chicago,  111. 


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Classification  of  Coleoptera  of  N.  Am.  by  LeConte  and  Horn,  567  pp.  1883. 
List  of  Coleoptera  of  America  N.  of  Mex.,  by  Samuel  Henshaw,  1885      . 

First  and  second  Supplements  to  same,  1887  and  1889,  each 
Synopsis  of  Hymenoptera  of  America  N.  of  Mex.,  by  E.  T.  Cresson,  1887. 
Check  List  of  Lepidoptera  of  Boreal  America,  by  Prof.  J.  B.  Smith,  1891. 
Check  List  of  Hemiptera-Heteroptera  of  N.  Am.,  by  P.  R.  Uhler,  1886    . 
Price  Lists  on  application.  GEORGE  B.  CRESSON, 

P.  0.  Box  248,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Rare  Cocoons  For  Exchange. 

I  have  a  few  fine  healthy  cocoons  of  the  rare  Callosamia  angii/ifera  moth 
to  exchange.  Also  cocoons  of  hybrid  Columbia  and  cecropia.  Send  for  my 
exchange  lists  of  Lepidoptera  and  Coleoptera. 

PHILIP  LAURENT, 

1306  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

LEPIDOPTERA  WANTED. 

Price  Lists  wanted  of  named  specimens  of  the  Lepidoptera  of  the  world. 
Will  also  consider  exchange  lists.  Address  : 

I.  C.  MARTINDALE, 

CAMDEN  NATIONAL  BANK, 

CAMDEN,  NEW  JERSEY. 


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Fine  Carlsbader    Insect 
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VOL   III.  No. 


Entomological  News 

AND 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

OF    THE 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES 

OF 

PHILADELPHIA. 


— o- 


APRIL,  1892. 


EDITOR  : 


HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 


ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  : 

GEO.  H.  HORN,  M.D.  CHARLES  A.  BLAKE. 

EZRA  T.  CRESSON.  PHII.II-  P.  CALVERT. 


_  A 


PHILADELPHIA  : 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  ROOMS  OF 

THE  ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES, 

LOGAN  SQUARE. 

1892. 


Entered  at  the  Philadelphia  Post  Office  as  Second  Class  Matter. 


EXCHANGES 

Not  exceeding  three  lines  free  to  subscribers. 

Lepidoptera  from  Central  America  and  India  offered  for  Northwestern 
LEPIDOPTERA. — Levi  W.  Mengel,  620  Penn  Street,  Reading,  Pa. 

Coleoptera. — I  have  a  large  number  of  duplicate  N.  Am.  species  and 
desire  to  exchange  for  species  not  in  my  collection.  Correspondence  and 
exchange  lists  solicited. — Chas.  Liebeck,  Ent.  Sec.  A.  N.  S.,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Coleoptera  of  North  America  in  exchange  for  American  and  exotic- 
species  not  in  my  collection. — Alva  H.  Kilman,  Ridgeway,  Ontario,  Can. 

Goleoptera  of  North  America  in  exchange  for  specimens  of  same  not 
in  rny  collection.  Send  lists  and  desiderata  to  W.  M.  Hill,  143  Cook  St., 
East  Liverpool,  Ohio. 

Diptera  wanted  from  all  parts  of  N.  A.  Will  collect  in  exchange  any 
desired  order  or  group  in  this  vicinity. — J.  M.  Aldrich,  Brookings,  S.  D. 

Cocoons  and  pupa;  of  the  rarer  Bombycids,  etc.,  lima  and  angulifera  ; 
also  a  few  bred  cocoons  of  the  very  rare  .S".  Columbia  and  A.  mylitta.— 
Emily  L.  Morton,  Newburgh,  N.  Y.  New  Windsor  delivery. 

Neuroptera. — Odonata  (Dragonflies)  wanted  from  all  parts  of  the  world, 
especially  Goniphusfcom  northern  Illinois.  N.  Am.  Odonata  named  and 
exchanged. — P.  P.  Calvert,  Acad.  Nat.  Sciences,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Diptera. — Named  or  unnamed  Tachinidas  wanted  in  exchange  or  for 
study,  from  any  part  of  N.  Am.,  Mex.,  Cent.  Am.  and  W.  Indies.  Bred 
material  particularly  desired. — C.  H.  T.  Townsend,  Las  Cruces,  N.  Mex. 

Hymenpptera  (Aculeata).  I  desire  to  exchange  in  this  Order.  Ameri- 
can species  given  in  exchange  for  exotic.  Will  name  specimens  for  du- 
plicates.— Wm.  J.  Fox,  Academy  of  Nat.  Sciences,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Lepidoptera. — Live  larvae  and  pupae  and  papered  images  of  Paph.  trog- 
lodita,  Col.  ccesonia,  Trip,  modesta,  Dar.  unditlosa,  Snier.  gcmi/iatns,  etc., 
usually  for  exchange. — R.  R.  Rowley,  Curry ville,  Pike  Co.,  Mo. 

Lepidoptera. — Pamphila  aaroni  and  many  other  rare  species  for  ex- 
change. Send  list  of  duplicates  to  H.  Skinner,  Acad.  Nat.  Sci.,  Logan 
Square,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Coleoptera  for  exchange;  many  good  species  in  perfect  condition.  En- 
domychidse,  Leptune  and  Cicindelidae,  especially  desired. — Lee  B.  Walton, 
Jr.,  Kenka  College,  Yates  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Orthoptera  of  northeastern  United  States  and  provinces.  Acrididae  and 
N.  E.  specimens  particularly  desired.  Correspondence  and  exchanges.— 
Albert  P.  Morse,  Wellesley  College,  Wellesley,  Mass. 

Coleoptera. — Price-lists  wanted. — J.  H.  Bomberger,  Box  76,  Colum- 
biana,  O. 

Lepidoptera. — Have  a  lot  of  line  Cecropia  cocoons  which  I  wish  to  ex- 
change for  cocoons  or  pupae  of  almost  any  other  variety  of  Lepidoptera.— 
James  Tough,  236  S.  Water  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — I  desire  to  exchange  cocoons  of  Sainia  cynthia,  Telea 
polyphemus  and  Attacus  cccropia  for  other  N.  Am.  cocoons  or  bird's  eggs. 
-T.  W.  Glover,  Whitman,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Cocoons  of  Attacus  Columbia  Smith  to  exchange  for  native 
lepidoptera,  or  for  books  on  North  American  lepidoptera. — Robert  H. 
Wolcott,  Phi  Delta  Theta  House,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

Lepidoptera. — Correspondence  solicited  from  those  having  Drastena 
erichto  in  collections.  Bred  specimens  of  crichio  to  exchange  for  other 
Drasteria. — M.  Y.  Slingerland,  Insectary,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  purchase  cocoons  and  larva-  from  different 
parts  of  U.  S.  State  name  and  price. — E.  J.  Kuegeman,  54  May  St., 
Lake-  Yiew,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  exchange,  papers  on  N.  Am.  Lepidoptera  for 
Noctuidae  or  Heterocera  generally.  Noctuida-  named  for  privilege  of 
retaining  desiderata. — ]ohn  15.  Smith,  Ne\v  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

Hymeiioptera,  especially  Bees  of  U.  S.  and  Canada,  wanted.  Tropical 
collections  to  name. — Wm.  Hampton  Patton,  Hartford,  Conn. 

(Continued  cm  third  |>a>;x-  <>!'  cover.) 


EXCHANGES.— Continued. 

Coleoptera  of  N.  Am.  and  Mexico  wanted  by  purchase  or  exchange; 
large  collection. — Fred.  C.  Bowditch,  Tappan  St.,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — To  exchange  Ca/.  amatri.v,  C.  parta  and  Heinaris  thy  she 
in  papers,  for  southwestern  species  or  Arctians  and  Zygaenids  set  or 
papered. — Dr.  R.  E.  Kunze",  606  Third  Ave.,  New  York  City. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted,  PI u  si  a  balluca,  tnefalliica  and  ampha;  also  the 
Hydnccias.  Have  some  of  the  rarer  eastern  Noctuids  for  exchange.— 
Henry  Bird,  Rye,  N.  Y. 


ABBOTT  FRAZAR, 

93  Sudbury  Street,  Boston,  Mass., 

Taxidermist  and  dealer  in  Natural  History  specimens  and  supplies,  Minerals, 
Birds'  Eggs  and  Skins.  Importer  of  KLAEGER  PINS  No.  oo  to  §  in  papers  of  500 
each;  No.  6  and  upwards  in  papers  of  250  each.  Sent  post-paid  to  any  part  of 
the  United  States  and  Canada  at  $1.05  per  thousand.  Assorted  pins  in  broken 
lots  at  $1.25  per  thousand.  To  colleges  and  other  parties  ordering  in  large 
quantities  I  request  the  privilege  of  making  special  rates.  Send  stamp  for 
catalogue  of  Naturalists'  Supplies. 

BIOLOGIA  CENTRALI-AMERICANA. 

The  following  portions  of  the  "  Biologia  Centrali-Americana"  are  offered  for 
sale  separately: — AVES:  ist  vol.  complete,  price  170  francs;  2d  vol.  in  course  of 
publication.  REPTILIA,  in  course.  MOLLUSCA  terrestria  and  fluviatilia,  in 
course.  ARACHNIDA,  in  course.  COLEOPTERA:  Pectinicornia  and  Lainelli- 
cornia,  one  volume  complete,  price  135  francs;  Erotylidce,  in  course;  Rhyncho- 
phora,  in  course.  RHVNCOTA-HOMOPTKRA,  in  course.  DIPTERA,  in  course. 
Address,  Mdme  Ed.  Andre,  2f  boulevard  Bretonniere,  a  Beaune  (Cote-d'Or), 
France. 

CftD  Q  A  |  IT  North  American  diurnal  lepidoptera  collected  by  Mr. 
•  "••  Or^Lt.  2,  M.  Aaron.  This  collection  is  arranged,  and  con- 
tains over  three  hundred  and  twenty-five  correctly  named  species,  numbering 
about  twelve  hundred  specimens,  not  including  eight  hundred  Hesperida-  which 
may  be  disposed  of  separately  if  so  desired.  Also  rare  works  on  entomology. 

Address  :  C.  B.  AARON,  »1IJ  Spruce  Street,  Philadelphia. 


DR.  0.  STAUDINGER  &  A.  BANG  HAAS, 

BLASEWITZ-DRESDEN,  GERMANY. 

In  our  price-list  No.  xxxv,  we  offer  more  than  11,000  species  of  wt  11-named 
LEPIDOPTERA  (set  or  in  papers,  all  in  the  finest  condition)  fromx  all  parts  of  the 
world,  also  in  lots  or  series;  850  kinds  of  prepared  larva1,  and  in  our  List  X  ni<>n 
than  13,000  species  of  COLEOPTEKA.     Also  OTHER  INSECTS  and  fun-  SHKI.I.S 
for  sale. 


JLEPIDOPTICRA. — For  disposal,  fine  set  and  unset  specimens  from 
India,  Japan,  Congo  Free  State,  Mombosa,  Madagascar,  South  Africa,  Bornro 
and  various  Pacific  islands.  Correspondents  \\ill  oblige  by  stating  class  of  de- 
siderata. A  number  of  British  specimens  offered  in  exchange  for  AIIKTH -,in. 

Dr.  KEKI),  Jr.,  IJjhope,  near  Siinderlaud,  Kii 


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DISII»JKKCTI!»*G  COKfES  FOR  ENTOMOLOGICAL  CABINETS. 

Price  $1.00  per  100.     Postage  10  cents. 
Instruments  of  all  kinds  for  Naturalists  made  to  order. 

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IMPORTANT  ENTOMOLOGICAL  PUBLICATIONS. 


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1-25 

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Classification  of  Coleoptera  of  N.  Am.  by  LeConte  and  Horn,  567  pp.  1883. 
List  of  Coleoptera  of  America  N.  of  Mex.,  by  Samuel  Henshaw,  1885 

First  and  second  Supplements  to  same,  1887  and  1889,  each 
Synopsis  of  Hymenoptera  of  America  N.  of  Mex.,  by  E.  T.  Cresson,  1887. 
Check  List  of  Lepidoptera  of  Boreal  America,  by  Prof.  ].  P>.  Smith,  1891. 
Check  List  of  Hemiptera-Heteroptera  of  N.  Am.,  by  P.  R.  Uhler,  1886    . 

Price  Lists  on  application.  GEORGE  B.  CRESSON, 

P.  0.  Box  24S,  Philadelphia.  Pa. 

Rare  Cocoons  For  Exchange. 

I  have  a  few  fine  healthy  cocoons  of  the  rare  Callosaiitia  angulifera  moth 
to  exchange.  Also  cocoons  of  hybrid  Columbia  and  cecropla.  Send  for  my 
exchange  lists  of  Lepidoptera  and  Coleoptera. 

PHILIP  LAURENT, 

1306  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

LEPIDOPTER/r  WANTED. 

Price  Lists  wanted  of  named  specimens  of  the  Lepidoptera  of  the  world. 
Will  also  consider  exchange  lists.  Address  : 

I.  C.  MARTINDALE, 

CAMDEN  NATIONAL  BANK, 

CAMDEN,  NEW  JERSEY. 


TAXIDERMIST  AND  DEALER  IN  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SUPPLIES. 

Fine  Carlsbader   Insect 
Tins   a    specialty.      Price- 
list  sent  on  application. 
78  Ashland  Place, 
Improved  Entomological  Forceps.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


VOL   III.  No.  5. 


Entomological  News 

AND 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

OF    THE 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES 

OF 

PHILADELPHIA. 


-o- 


MAY,  1892. 


EDITOR  : 

HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 


ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  : 

GEO.  H.  HORN,  M.D.  CHARLES  A.  BLAKE. 

EZRA  T.  CRESSON.  PHII.IP  P.  CALVERT. 


O — 


PHILADELPHIA  : 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  ROOMS  OF 

THE  ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES, 

LOGAN  SQUARE. 

1892. 


Entered  at  the  Philadelphia  Post  Office  as  Second  Class  Matter. 


EXCHANGES 

Not  exceeding  three  lines  free  to  subscribers.- 

Neuroptera. — Odonata  (Dragonflies)  wanted  from  all  parts  of  the  world, 
especially  Gomphus  from  northern  Illinois.  N.  Am.  Odonata  named  and 
exchanged. — P.  P.  Calvert,  Acad.  Nat.  Sciences,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Diptera. — Named  or  unnamed  Tachlnidse  wanted  in  exchange  or  for 
study,  from  any  part  of  N.  Am.,  Mex.,  Cent.  Am.  and  W.  Indies.  Bred 
material  particularly  desired. — C.  H.  T.  Townsend,  Las  Cruces,  N.  Mex. 

Hymenpptera  (Aculeata).  I  desire  to  exchange  in  this  Order.  Ameri- 
can species  given  in  exchange  for  exotic.  Will  name  specimens  for  du- 
plicates.— Wm.  J.  Fox,  Academy  of  Nat.  Sciences,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Lepidoptera. — Live  larvae  and  pupae  and  papered  images  of  Paph.  trog- 
lodita,  Col.  ccesonia,  Trip,  inodesta,  Dar.  itndnlosa,  Snier.  geminatus,  etc., 
usually  for  exchange. — R.  R.  Rowley,  Curry ville,  Pike  Co.,  Mo. 

Lepidoptera. — Painphila  aaroni  and  many  other  rare  species  for  ex- 
change. Send  list  of  duplicates  to  H.  Skinner,  Acad.  Nat.  Sci.,  Logan 
Square,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Coleoptera  for  exchange;  many  good  species  in  perfect  condition.  En- 
domychida?,  Lepturae  and  Cicindelidae,  especially  desired. — Lee  B.  Walton, 
Jr.,  Kenka  College,  Yates  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Orthoptera  of  northeastern  United  States  and  provinces.  Acrididae  and 
N.  E.  specimens  particularly  desired.  Correspondence  and  exchanges.— 
Albert  P.  Morse,  Wellesley  College,  Wellesley,  Mass. 

Coleoptera. — Price-lists  wanted. — J.  H.  Bomberger,  Box  76,  Colum- 
biana,  O. 

Lepidoptera. — Have  a  lot  of  fine  Cecropia  cocoons  which  I  wish  to  ex- 
change for  cocoons  or  pupa?  of  almost  any  other  variety  of  Lepidoptera.— 
James  Tough,  236  S.  Water  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — I  desire  to  exchange  cocoons  of  Samia  cynthia,  Telea 
polyphemiis  and  Attacus  cecropia  for  other  N.  Am.  cocoons  or  bird's  eggs. 
-T.  W.  Glover,  Whitman,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Cocoons  of  Attacus  Columbia  Smith  to  exchange  for  native 
lepidoptt-ra,  or  for  books  on  North  American  lepidoptera. — Robert  H. 
Wolcott,  Phi  Delta  Theta  House,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

Lepidoptera. — I  am  studying  the  Noctuid  genera  Enc/idia,  Drasteria 
and  Litosea.  Specimens  bought,  exchanged  or  determined. — M.  V.  Slin- 
gerland,  Cornell  Insectary,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  purchase  cocoons  and  larvae  from  different 
parts  of  U.  S.  State  name  and  price. — E.  J.  Kuegeman,  54  May  St., 
Lake  View,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  exchange,  papers  on  N.  Am.  Lepidoptera  for 
Noctuidse  or  Heterocera  generally.  Noctuidae  named  for  privilege  of 
retaining  desiderata. — John  B.  Smith,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

Hymenoptera,  especially  Bees  of  U.  S.  and  Canada,  wanted.  Tropical 
collections  to  name. — \Vm.  Hampton  Patton,  Hartford,  Conn. 

Coleoptera  of  N.  Am.  and  Mexico  wanted  by  purchase  or  exchange; 
large  collection. — Fred.  C.  Bowditch,  Tappan  St.,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — To  exchange  Cat.  amatri.r,  C.  parfa  and  Hemaris  thysbe 
in  papers,  for  southwestern  species  or  Arctians  and  Zygaenids  set  or 
papered. — Dr.  R.  E.  Kunze,  606  Third  Ave.,  New  York  City. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted,  J^Insia  ballnca,  nictalliica  and  ampha;  also  the 
Hydrcecias.  Have  some  of  the  rarer  eastern  Noctuids  for  exchange.— 
Henry  Bird,  Rye,  N.  Y. 

Coleoptera  and  Hemiptera,  European  and  exotic,  also  postage  stamps 
of  Roumania,  offered  for  American  Hemiptera-Heteroptera  unnamed. - 
A.  L.  Montandon,  Strada  Viil or  fil arete,  Bucarest.  Roumania. 

External  Animal  Parasites. — Liberal  exchanges  during  coming  season  in 
Colorado  insects,  for  Mallophaga,  Pediculi  and  Fleas,  especially  the  latter. 
Correspondence  solicited. — C.  F.  Baker,  Fort  Collins,  Colorado. 

Lepidoptera  wanted,  especially  Geometrida.'  from  all  parts  of  the  world; 
Euro]  H -an  given  in  exchange. — Chr.  Schroder,  Rendsburg,  Germany. 

(Continued  on  third  page  of  cover.) 


EXCHANGES.— Continued. 

Phryganidae  wanted;  will  exchange  choice  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera 
from  Kansas,  Colorado  and  New  Mexico  (Prof.  F.  H.  Snow's  collecting) 
for  Caddice-flies,  U.  S.  or  exotic. — Yernon  L.  Kellogg,  Univ.  of  Kansas, 
Lawrence,  Kansas. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted,  live  cocoons  of  Attacus  Gloveri  and  Attaciis 
ccanothi.  Will  purchase  or  give  in  exchange  Chiouobas  seiuiJea  and  other 
White  Mountain  material. — H.  Ottolengui,  115  Madison  Avenue,  N.  Y. 


ADVERTISING  RATES. 

Ten  cents  per  line,  Brevier  measurement  (nine  lines  to  an  inch)  each  inser- 
tion. Cash  in  advance.  No  advertisment  taken  for  less  than  fifty  cents.  A 
liberal  discount  on  insertions  for  three  months  or  longer.  Address: 

E.  T.  CRESSON,  Treasurer,  P.  0.  Box  248,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


COLEOPTERA  FOE,  SALE. 

A  collection  of  Coleoptera  of  the  United  States  comprising  nearly  5000 
named  species  in  good  condition,  arranged  in  36  book-shaped  wooden  boxes. 
For  particulars  address 

E.  SEEBER,  939  S.  Second  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

M.  ABBOTT  FRAZAR, 

93  Sudbury  Street,  Boston,  Mass., 

Taxidermist  and  dealer  in  Natural  History  specimens  and  supplies,  Minerals, 
Birds'  Eggs  and  Skins.  Importer  of  KLAEGER  PINS  No.  oo  to  5  in  papers  of  500 
each;  No.  6  and  upwards  in  papers  of  250  each.  Sent  post-paid  to  any  part  of 
the  United  States  and  Canada  at  $1.05  per  thousand.  Assorted  pins  in  broken 
lots  at  $1.25  per  thousand.  To  colleges  and  other  parties  ordering  in  large 
quantities  I  request  the  privilege  of  making  special  rates.  Send  stamp  for 
catalogue  of  Naturalists'  Supplies. 


O  A  I    C        North  American  diurnal  lepidoptera  collected  by  Mr. 

Or"lL»t.  E.  M.  Aaron.  This  collection  is  arranged,  and  con- 
tains over  three  hundred  and  twenty-five  correctly  named  species,  numbering 
about  twelve  hundred  specimens,  not  including  eight  hundred  Hesperidce  which 
may  be  disposed  of  separately  if  so  desired.  Also  rare  works  on  entomology. 

Address  :  C.  B.  AARON,  9KJ  Spruce  Street,  Philadelphia. 

DR.  0.  STAUDINGER  &  A.  BANG  HAAS~ 

BLASEWITZ-DRESDEN,  GERMANY. 

In  our  price-list  No.  xxxv,  we  offer  more  than  11.000  species  of  well-named 
LEPIDOPTERA  (set  or  in  papers,  all  in  the  finest  condition)  from  all  parts  of  the 
world,  also  in  lots  or  series;  850  kinds  of  prepared  larva-,  and  in  our  List  X  more 
than  13,000  species  of  COLKOPTEKA.  Also  OTHER  INSECTS  and  fine  SMKI.I.S 
for  sale. 


JLTCPIDOPTKRA. — For  disposal,  line  set  and  unset  specimens  From 
India,  Japan,  Congo  Free  State,  Mombosa,  Madagascar,  Smith  Africa,  Borneo 
and  various  Pacific  islands.  Correspondents  will  oblige  by  stating  class  of  de- 
siderata. A  number  of  British  specimens  offered  in  exchange  for  American. 

Dr.  I.TIiD.  Jr.,  Hyhope,  ne:ir  Smiileriaml,  Kn^Iaud. 


P  C.  STOCKHAUSEN.  ENTOMOLOGICAL  PRINTER.  55  N.  ?TH  ST  .  PHILA.  PA. 


Entomological   Forceps. 


No.  2— Half  Size. 

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Sent  by  mail  on  receipt  of  price. 

DISINFECTING  CONES  FOR  ENTOMOI^OGICAI,  CABINETS. 

Price  $1.00  per  100.     Postage  10  cents. 
Instruments  of  all  kinds  for  Naturalists  made  to  order. 

BLAKE  &  CO.,  55  N.  Seventh  Street,  Philadelphia. 

IMPORTANT  ENTOMOLOGICAL  PUBLICATIONS. 

Classification  of  Coleoptera  of  N.  Am.  by  LeConte  and  Horn,  567  pp.  1883.  $2.50 

List  of  Coleoptera  of  America  N.  of  Mex.,  by  Samuel  Henshaw,  1885      .  1.25 

First  and  second  Supplements  to  same,  1887  and  1889,  each          .  .25 

Synopsis  of  Hymenoptera  of  America  N.  of  Mex.,  by  E.  T.  Cresson,  1887.  3.00 

Check  List  of  Lepidoptera  of  Boreal  America,  by  Prof.  J.  B.  Smith,  1891.  i.oo 

Check  List  of  Hemiptera-Heteroptera  of  N.  Am.,  by  P.  R.  Uhler,  1886    .  .50 

Price  Lists  on  application.  GEORGE  B.  CRESSON, 

P.  0.  Box  248,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Rare  Cocoons  For  Exchange. 

I  have  a  few  fine  healthy  cocoons  of  the  rare  Callosamia  angiilifera  moth 
to  exchange.  Also  cocoons  of  hybrid  Columbia  and  cecropia.  Send  for  my 
exchange  lists  of  Lepidoptera  and  Coleoptera. 

PHILIP  LAURENT, 

1306  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

[ETiDOPTERA  WANTED. 

Price  Lists  wanted  of  named  specimens  of  the  Lepidoptera  of  the  world. 
Will  also  consider  exchange  lists.  Address  : 

I.  C.  MARTINDALE, 

CAMDEN  NATIONAL  BANK, 

CAMDEN,  SEW  JERSEY. 


TAXIDERMIST  AND  DEALER  IN  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SUPPLIES. 

Fine  Carlsbader  Insect 
Pins   a   specialty.      Price- 
list  sent  on  application. 
78  Ashland  Place, 
Improved  Entomological  Forceps.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


Entomological  News 

AND 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

OF    THE 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES 

OF 

PHILADELPHIA. 


JUNE,  1892. 


EDITOR  : 

HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 


ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  : 

GKO.  H.  HORN,  M.D.  CHARLES  A.  BLAKE. 

EZRA  T.  CRESSON.  PHILIP  P.  CALVERT. 


PHILADELPHIA  : 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  ROOMS  OF 

THE  ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES, 

LOGAN  SQUARE. 


1892. 


Entered  at  the  Philadelphia  Post  Office  as  Second  Class  Matter. 


EXCHANGES 

Not  exceeding  three  lines  free  to  subscribers. 


Hymenoptera  (Aculeata).  I  desire  to  exchange  in  this  Order.  Ameri- 
can species  given  in  exchange  for  exotic.  Will  name  specimens  for  du- 
plicates.— Wm.  J.  Fox,  Academy  of  Nat.  Sciences,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Lepidoptera. — Live  larvae  and  pupae  and  papered  images  of  Paph.  trog- 
lodifa,  Col.  c&sonia,  Trip,  inodesta,  Dar.  undulosa,  Siner.  geminatus,  etc., 
usually  for  exchange. — R.  R.  Rowley,  Curryville,  Pike  Co.,  Mo. 

Lepidoptera. — Patnphild  aaroni  and  many  other  rare  species  for  ex- 
change. Send  list  of  duplicates  to  H.  Skinner,  Acad.  Nat.  Sci.,  Logan 
Square,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Coleoptera  for  exchange;  many  good  species  in  perfect  condition.  En- 
domychidae,  Lepturae  and  Cicindelidae,  especially  desired. — Lee  B.  Walton, 
Jr.,  Kenka  College,  Yates  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Orthoptera  of  northeastern  United  States  and  provinces.  Acrididse  and 
N.  E.  specimens  particularly  desired.  Correspondence  and  exchanges.— 
Albert  P.  Morse,  Wellesley  College,  Wellesley,  Mass. 

Goleoptera. — Price-lists  wanted. — J.  H.  Bomberger,  Box  76,  Colum- 
biana,  O. 

Lepidoptera. — Have  a  lot  of  fine  Cecropia  cocoons  which  I  wish  to  ex- 
change for  cocoons  or  pupae  of  almost  any  other  variety  of  Lepidoptera.— 
James  Tough,  236  S.  Water  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — I  desire  to  exchange  cocoons  of  Samia  cynthia,    Telea 
Polyphemus  and  Attacus  cecropia  for  other  N.  Am.  cocoons  or  bird's  eggs. 
-T.  W.  Glover,  Whitman,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Cocoons  of  Attacus  Columbia  Smith  to  exchange  for  native 
lepidoptera,  or  for  books  on  North  American  lepidoptera. — Robert  H. 
Wolcott,  Phi  Delta  Theta  House,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

Lepidoptera. — I  am  studying  the  Noctuid  genera  Eitc/idia,  Drastcria 
and  Litosea.  Specimens  bought,  exchanged  or  determined. — M.  V.  Slin- 
gerland,  Cornell  Insectary,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — \Yanted  to  purchase  cocoons  and  larvae  from  different 
parts  of  U.  S.  State  name  and  price. — E.  j.  Kuegeman,  54  May  St., 
Lake  View,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  exchange,  papers  on  N.  Am.  Lepidoptera  for 
Noctuidae  or  Heterocera  generally.  Noctuida_>  named  for  privilege  of 
retaining  desiderata. — John  B.  Smith,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

Hymenoptera,  especially  Bees  of  U.  S.  and  Canada,  wanted.  Tropical 
collections  to  name. — Wm.  Hampton  Patton,  Hartford,  Conn. 

Coleoptera  of  N.  Am.  and  Mexico  wanted  by  purchase  or  exchange; 
large  collection. — Fred.  C.  Bowditch,  Tappan  St.,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — To  exchange  Cat.  aniafri.v,  C.  par/a  and  Heinaris  thysbe 
in  papers,  for  southwestern  species  or  Arctians  and  Zygaenids  set  or 
papered.— Dr.  R.  E.  Kunze,  606  Third  Ave.,  New  York  City, 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted,  Pliisia  balluca,  mctalliica  and  auipha;  also  the 
Hvdnecias.  Have  some  of  the  rarer  eastern  Noctuids  for  exchange.— 
Henry  Bird,  Rye,  N.  Y. 

Coleoptera  and  Hemiptera,  European  and  exotic,  also  postage  stamps 
of  Roumania,  offered  for  American  Hemiptera-Heteroptera  unnamed.— 
A.  L.  Montandon,  Strada  Viilor  filarete,  Bucarest.  Roumania. 

External  Animal  Parasites.— Liberal  exchanges  during  coming  season  in 
Colorado  insects,  for  Mallophaga,  Pediculi  and  Fleas,  especially  the  latter. 
Correspondence  solicited. — C.  F.  Baker,  Fort  Collins,  Colorado. 

Lepidoptera  wanted/  especially  Geotnetrida-  from  all  parts  of  the  world; 
European  given  in  exchange. — Chr.  Schroder,  Rendsburg,  Germany. 

Phryganidae  wanted;  will  exchange  choice  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera 
from  Kansas,  Colorado  and  New  Mexico  (I'rof.  F '.  II.  Sno\\-'s  collecting! 
for  Caddice-llies,  U.  S.  or  exotic. — Yernon  L.  Kellogg,  I'niv.  of  Kansas, 
Lawrence,  Kansas. 

(Continued  fin  third  page  of  cover.) 


EXCHANGES.— Continued. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted,  live  cocoons  of  Atlacns  Glovcri  and  Atlacns 
ceaiiot/ii.  Will  purchase  or  give  in  exchange  Chionobas  seinidca  and  other 
White  Mountain  material. — H.  Ottolengui,  115  Madison  Avenue,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — I  offer  European  species  in  exchange  for  American,  espe- 
cially Spningidae  and  Catocalas. — A.  Voelschow,  Schwerin  in  Meckl.,  Ger. 

ADVERTISING  RATES. 

Ten  cents  per  line,  Brevier  measurement  (nine  lines  to  an  inch)  each  inser- 
tion. Cash  in  advance.  No  .advertisment  taken  for  less  than  fifty  cents.  A 
liberal  discount  on  insertions  for  three  months  or  longer.  Address: 

E.  T.  CRESSON,  Treasurer,  P.  0.  Box  248,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


COLEOPTEEA  FOR  SALE. 

A  collection  of  Coleoptera  of  the  United  States  comprising  nearly  5000 
named  species  in  good  condition,  arranged  in  36  hook-shaped  wooden  boxes. 
For  particulars  address 

E.  SEEBER,  939  S.  Second  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

M.  ABBOTT  FRAZAR, 

93  Sudbury  Street,  Boston,  Mass., 

Taxidermist  and  dealer  in  Natural  History  specimens  and  supplies,  Minerals, 
Birds'  Eggs  and  Skins  Importer  of  KLAEGER  PINS  No.  oo  to  5  in  papers  of  500 
each;  No.  6  and  upwards  in  papers  of  250  each.  Sent  post-paid  to  any  part  of 
the  United  States  and  Canada  at  $1.05  per  thousand.  Assorted  pins  in  broken 
lots  at  $1.25  per  thousand.  To  colleges  and  other  parties  ordering  in  large 
quantities  I  request  the  privilege  of  making  special  rates.  Send  stamp  for 
catalogue  of  Naturalists'  Supplies. 

INSECTS  OF  THE  ROCKY  MOUNTAINS  OF  CANADA  FOR  SALE. 


I  will  collect  during  Summer  of  1892  on  the  mountains  of  the  central  range 
in  the  vicinity  of  Laggan  and  Hector  (Canadian  Pacific  Railway),  at  summit 
of  Kicking  Horse  Pass,  and  at  high  elevations  in  the  Bow  Valley.  Will  give 
special  attention  to  alpine  work  and  collect  all  orders  of  insects  for  which  there 
is  request.  Several  orders  wanted  for  fine  series  of  the  Macrolepidopter.t 
Price  125.00.  Satisfaction  guaranteed. 

For  full  information  address  me  at  Field  Post  Office,  British  Columbia. 

THOS.   E.    BEAX. 

DR.  0.  STAUDINGER  &  A.  BANG  HAAS^ 

BLASEWITZ-DRESDEN.  GERMANY. 

In  our  price-list  No.  xxxv,  we  offer  more  than  11.000  species  of  well-named 
LEPIDOPTEKA  (set  or  in  papers,  all  in  the  finest  condition 'i  from  all  parts  of  the 
world,  also  in  lots  or  series;  N,SO  kinds  of  pn-p.n.  d  larvae,  and  in  our  List  X  ni> 
than   13,000  species  of  COLKOPTKRA.     Also  OTHER  INSECTS  and  fine  Sm.i.i.s 
for  sale. 


L13PIDOPTERA. — For  disposal,   fine  set  and  unset    S]  ns  In/in 

India,  Japan;  Congo  Free  State,  Mombosa,  Madagascar,  South  Africa,  Pol- 
and various  Pacific  islands.     Correspondents  will  oblige  by  stating  class  of  de- 
siderata.    A  number  of  British  specimens  offered  in  exchange  for  American. 

Dr.  REED,  Jr.,  Ryhopo.  near  SmidcrlniHl,  Ki 

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Entomological   Forceps. 


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Sent  by  mail  on  receipt  of  price. 

niSHNEEC'TIIHG  COT^ES*  FOR  ENTOMOLOGICAL  CABINETS. 

Price  $1.00  per  100.     Postage  10  cents. 
Instruments  of  all  kinds  for  Naturalists  made  to  order. 

BLAKE  &  CO.,  55  N.  Seventh  Street,  Philadelphia. 

mOLOGIA^ENTRALI-AMERICANA. 

The  following  portions  of  the  "  Biologia  Centrali-Americana"  are  offered  for 
sale  separately:  —  AVES:  ist  vol.  complete,  price  170  francs;  2d  vol.  in  course  of 
publication.  REPTILIA,  in  course.  MOLLUSCA  terre  stria  and  flnviatilia,  in 
course.  ARACHNIDA,  in  course.  COLEOPTERA:  Pectinicornia  and  LanicUi- 
cornia,  one  volume  complete,  price  135  francs;  Erotylidtz,  in  course;  Rhyncho- 
phora,  in  course.  RHYNCOTA-HOMOPTERA,  in  course.  DIPTERA,  in  course. 
Address,  Mdme  Ed.  Andre,  21  boulevard  Bretonniere,  a  Beaune  (Cote-d'Or), 
France. 

Rare  Cocoons  For  Exchange. 

I  have  a  few  fine  healthy  cocoons  of  the  rare  Callosamia  angulifera  moth 
to  exchange.  Also  cocoons  of  hybrid  Columbia  and  cccropia.  Send  for  my 
exchange  lists  of  Lepidoptera  and  Coleoptera. 

PHILIP  LAURENT, 

1306  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

LEPIDOPTERA~WANTED. 

Price  Lists  wanted  of  named  specimens  of  the  Lepidoptera  of  the  world. 
Will  also  consider  exchange  lists.  Address  : 

I.  C.  MARTINDALE, 

CAMDEN  NATIONAL  BANK, 

CAMDEN,  NEW  JERSEY. 


TAXIDERMIST  AND  DEALER  IN  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SUPPLIES. 

Fine  Carlsbader   Insect 
Pins   a   specialty.      Price- 
list  sent  on  application. 
78  Ashland  Place, 
Improved  Entomological  Forceps.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


VOL.  in.  No.  7. 


Entomological  News 


AND 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

OF   THE 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES 

OF 

PHILADELPHIA. 

o 


SEPTEMBER,  1892. 


EDITOR  : 

HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 


ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  : 

GEO.  H.  HORN,  1VT.D.  CHARLES  A.  BLAKH. 

EZRA  T.  CRESSON.  PHILIP  P.  CALVKRT. 


PHILADELPHIA  : 
ENTOMOLOGICAL  ROOMS  OF 
*  THE  ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES, 
LOGAN  SQUARE. 

1892. 


Entered  at  the  Philadelphia  Post  Office  as  Second  Class  Matter. 


EXCHANGES 

Not  exceeding  three  lines  free  to  subscribers. 


Hymenoptera  (Aculeata).  I  desire  to  exchange  in  this  Order.  Ameri- 
can species  given  in  exchange  for  exotic.  Will  name  specimens  for  du- 
plicates.— Wm.  J.  Fox,  Academy  of  Nat.  Sciences,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Lepidoptera. — Live  larvae  and  pupae  and  papered  images  of  Paph.  trog- 
lodita,  Col.  ccssonia,  Trip,  mo'desta,  Dar.  undulosa,  Snier.  geminatits,  etc., 
usually  for  exchange. — R.  R.  Rowley,  Curryville,  Pike  Co.,  Mo. 

Lepidoptera. — Pauiphila  aaroni  and  many  other  rare  species  for  ex- 
change. Send  list  of  duplicates  to  H.  Skinner,  Acad.  Nat.  Sci.,  Logan 
Square,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Coleoptera  for  exchange;  many  good  species  in  perfect  condition.  En- 
domychidae,  Lepturae  and  Cicindelidae,  especially  desired. — Lee  B.  Walton, 
Jr.,  Kenka  College,  Yates  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Orthoptera  of  northeastern  United  States  and  provinces.  Acridida  and 
N.  E.  specimens  particularly  desired.  Correspondence  and  exchanges.— 
Albert  P.  Morse,  Wellesley  College,  Wellesley,  Mass. 

Coleoptera. — Price-lists  wanted. — J.  H.  Bomberger,  Box  76,  Colum- 
biana,  O. 

Lepidoptera. — Have  a  lot  of  fine  Cecropia  cocoons  which  I  wish  to  ex- 
change for  cocoons  or  pupae  of  almost  any  other  variety  of  Lepidoptera.— 
James  Tough,  236  S.  Water  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — I  desire  to  exchange  cocoons  of  Sainia  cynthia,   Telea 
polyphemus  and  Attacus  cecropia  for  other  N.  Am.  cocoons  or  bird's  eggs. 
-T.  W.  Glover,  Whitman,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Cocoons  of  Attacus  Columbia  Smith  to  exchange  for  native 
lepidoptera,  or  for  books  on  North  American  lepidoptera. — Robert  H. 
Wolcott,  Phi  Delta  Theta  House,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

Lepidoptera. — I  am  studying  the  Noctuid  genera  Euclidia,  Drasteria 
and  Litosea.  Specimens  bought,  exchanged  or  determined. — M.  V '.  Slin- 
gerland,  Cornell  Insectary,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  purchase  cocoons  and  larvae  from  different 
parts  of  U.  S.  State  name  and  price. — E.  J.  Kuegeman,  54  May  St., 
Lake  View,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  exchange,  papers  on  N.  Am.  Lepidoptera  for 
Noctuidae  or  Heterocera  generally.  Noctuidae  named  for  privilege  of 
retaining  desiderata. — John  B.  Smith,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

Hymenoptera,  especially  Bees  of  U.  S.  and  Canada,  wanted.  Tropical 
collections  to  name. — Wm.  Hampton  Patton,  Hartford,  Conn. 

Goleoptera  of  N.  Am.  and  Mexico  wanted  by  purchase  or  exchange; 
large  collection. — Fred.  C.  Bowditch,  Tappan  St.,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — To  exchange  Cat.  amatrix,  C.  parfa  and  Hemaris  thysbe 
in  papers,  for  southwestern  species  or  Arctians  and  Zygaenids  set  or 
papered. — Dr.  R.  E.  Kunze",  606  Third  Ave.,  New  York  City. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted,  Plusia  ba/hica,  nictalliica  and  ampha;  also  the 
Hydrcecias.  Have  some  of  the  rarer  eastern  Noctuids  for  exchange.— 
Henry  Bird,  Rye,  N.  Y. 

Coleoptera  aiid  Hemiptera,  European  and  exotic,  also  postage  stamps 
of  Roumania.  offered  for  American  Hemiptera-Heteroptera  unnamed. — 
A.  L.  Montandon,  Strada  Viilor  filarete,  Bucarest  Roumania. 

External  Animal  Parasites.— Liberal  exchanges  during  coming  season  in 
Colorado  insects,  for  Mallophaga,  Pediculi  and  Fleas,  especially  the  latter. 
Correspondence  solicited. — C.  F.  Baker,  Fort  Collins,  Colorado. 

Lepidoptera  wanted,  especially  Geometrida?  from  all  parts  of  the  world; 
European  given  in  exchange. — Chr.  Schroder,  Rendsburg,  Germany. 

Phryganidae  wanted;  will  exchange  choice  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera 
from  Kansas,  Colorado  and  New  Mexico  (Prof.  F.  H.  Snow's  collecting) 
,  for  Caddice-flies,  U.  S.  or  exotic. — Vernon  L.  Kellogg,  Univ.  of  Kansas 
Lawrence,  Kansas. 

(Continued  on  third  page  of  cover. 


EXCHANGES.— Continued. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted,  live  cocoons  of  Attacus  Gloveri  and  Attacus 
ccanothi.  \\Till  purchase  or  give  in  exchange  Chionobas  scmidea  and  other 
White  Mountain  material. — H.  Ottolengui,  1/5  Madison  Avenue,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera.— I  offer  European  species  in  exchange  for  American,  espe- 
cially Sphingidae  and  Catocalas. — A.  Yoelschow,  Schwenn  in  Meckl.,  Ger. 

Lepidoptera. — Good  exchange  or  cash  given  for  specimens  of  Nadata 
doublcdayi  Pack.  Also  wanted  any  of  the  rarer  Notodontidae  and  Lima- 
codid;e. — Harrison  G.  Dyar,  599  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  m  exchange,  especially  Bombycidse  and  Noctuidae 
from  all  parts  of  the  United  States. — Harry  W.  Foote,  Agricultural  Ex- 
periment Station,  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Coieoptera. — Coleoptera  to  exchange  for  Coleoptera,  Hymenoptera, 
Odonata,  aquatic  Hemiptera  and  entomological  literature.  Cicindelida;, 
Cerambycidae,  Meloidae,  especially  desired. — W.  E.  Snyder,  Beaver  Dam, 
Wis. 

Coleoptera. — For  exchange:  Scarabaeidae,  Dytiscidae,  Gyrinida;  and 
Hydrophilidae,  especially  desired. — Ralph  Hopping,  Redstone  Park, 
Kaweah,  Cal. 

Coleoptera. — I  wish  to  obtain  Entomological  literature  in  any  language, 
especially  that  treating  of  Coleoptera  and  for  works  not  in  my  possession 
will  give  good  insects  from  the  West  and  from  Alaska,  mostly  Coleopttra. 
— H.  F.  Wickham,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

ADVERTISING  RATES. 

Ten  cents  per  line,  Brevier  measurement  (nine  lines  to  an  inch)  each  inser- 
tion. Cash  in  advance.  No  advertisment  taken  for  less  than  fifty  cents.  A 
liberal  discount  on  insertions  for  three  months  or  longer.  Address: 

E.  T.  CRESSON,  Treasurer,  P.  0.  Box  248,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


M.  ABBOTT  FRAZAR, 

93  Sudbury  Street,  Boston,  Mass., 

Taxidermist  and  dealer  in  Natural  History  specimens  and  supplies,  Minerals, 
Birds'  Eggs  and  Skins  Importer  of  KLAEGER  PINS  No.  oo  to  5  in  papers  of  500 
each;  No.  6  and  upwards  in  papers  of  250  each.  Sent  post-paid  to  any  part  of 
the  United  States  and  Canada  at  $1.05  per  thousand.  Assorted  pins  in  broken 
lots  at  $1.25  per  thousand.  To  colleges  and  other  parties  ordering  in  large 
quantities  I  request  the  privilege  of  making  special  rates.  Send  stamp  for 
catalogue  of  Naturalists'  Supplies. 

DR.  0.  STAUDINGER  &  A.  BANG  HAAS, 

BLASEWITZ-DRESDEN,  GERMANY. 

In  our  price-list  No.  xxxv,  we  offer  more  than  11,000  species  of  well-named 
LEPIDOPTERA  (set  or  in  papers,  all  in  the  finest  condition)  from  all  parts  of  the 
world,  also  in  lots  or  series;  850  kinds  of  prepared  larvae,  and  in  our  List  X  more 
than  13,000  species  of  COLEOPTERA.  Also  OTHER  INSECTS  and  fine  SHELLS 
for  sale. 
. — — . 

LKPIDOPTERA. — For  disposal,  fine  set  and  unset  specimens  from 
India,  Japan,  Congo  Free  State,  Mombosa,  Madagascar,  South  Africa,  Bonieo 
and  various  Pacific  islands.  Correspondents  will  oblige  by  stating  class  of  de- 
siderata. A  number  of  British  specimens  offered  in  exchange  for  American. 

Dr.  REED,  Jr.,  Ryhope,  near  Sumlcrlaml,  England. 


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Classification  of  Coleoptera  of  N.  Am.  by  LeConte  and  Horn,  567  pp.  1883. 
List  of  Coleoptera  of  America  N.  of  Mex.,  by  Samuel  Henshaw,  1885 

First  and  second  Supplements  to  same,  1887  and  1889,  each 
Synopsis  of  Hymenoptera  of  America  N.  of  Mex.,  by  E.  T.  Cresson,  1887. 
Check  List  of  Lepidoptera  of  Boreal  America,  by  Prof.  ].  B.  Smith,  1891. 
Check  List  of  Hemiptera-Heteroptera  of  N.  Am.,  by  P.  R.  Uhler,  1886    . 
Price  Lists  on  application.  GEORGE  B.  CRESSON, 

P.  0.  Box  248,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Rare  Cocoons  For  Exchange. 

I  have  a  few  fine  healthy  cocoons  of  the  rare  Callosamia  angulifera  moth 
to  exchange.  Also  cocoons  of  hybrid  co/mnbia  and  cecropia.  Send  for  my 
exchange  lists  of  Lepidoptera  and  Coleoptera. 

PHILIP  LAURENT, 

1306  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

LEPIDOPTERA  WANTED. 

Price  Lists  wanted  of  named  specimens  of  the  Lepidoptera  of  the  world. 
Will  also  consider  exchange  lists.  Address  : 

I.  C.  MABTINDALE, 

CAMDEN  NATIONAL  BANK, 

CAMDEN,  NEW  JERSEY. 


TAXIDERMIST  AND  DEALER  IN  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SUPPLIES. 

Fine  Carlsbader  Insect 
Pins   a   specialty.      Price- 
list  sent  on  application. 
78  Ashland  Place, 
Improved  Entomological  Forceps.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


VOL  III.  No.  8. 


Entomological  News 

AND 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

OF   THE 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES 

OF 

PHILADELPHIA. 


-o- 


OCTOBER,  1892. 


EDITOR  : 

HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 


ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  : 

GEO.  H.  HORN,  M.D.  CHARLES  A.  BLAKE. 

EZRA  T.  CRESSON.  PHILIP  P.  CALVERT. 


PHILADELPHIA: 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  ROOMS  OF 

THE  ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES, 

LOGAN  SQUARE. 

1892. 


Entered  at  the  Philadelphia  Post  Office  as  Second  Class  Matter. 


EXCHANGES 

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Lepidoptera. — Live  larvae  and  pupae  and  papered  images  of  Paph.  trog- 
lodita,  Col.  ctzsonia,  Trip,  modesta,  Dar.  undulosa,  Stner.  geminatus,  etc.,* 
usually  for  exchange. — R.  R.  Rowley,  Curryville,  Pike  Co.,  Mo. 

Lepidoptera. — Pamphi/a  aaroni  and  many  other  rare  species  for  ex- 
change. Send  list  of  duplicates  to  H.  Skinner,  Acad.  Nat.  Sci.,  Logan 
Square,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Coleoptera  for  exchange;  many  good  species  in  perfect  condition.  En- 
domychidae,  Lepturae  and  Cicindelidae,  especially  desired. — Lee  R.  Walton, 
Jr.,  Kenka  College,  Yates  Co.,  N.  Y. 

Orthoptera  of  northeastern  United  States  and  provinces.  Acrididae  and 
N.  E.  specimens  particularly  desired.  Correspondence  and  exchanges.— 
Albert  P.  Morse,  Wellesley  College,  Wellesley,  Mass. 

Coieoptera. — Price-lists  wanted. — J.  H.  Bomberger,  Box  76,  Colum- 
biana,  O. 

Lepidoptera. — Have  a  lot  of  fine  Cecropia  cocoons  which  I  wish  to  ex- 
change for  cocoons  or  pupae  of  almost  any  other  variety  of  Lepidoptera.— 
James  Tough,  236  S.  Water  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — I  desire  to  exchange  cocoons  of  Samia  cynthia,   Telca 
polyphenins  and  Attacns  cecropia  for  other  N.  Am.  cocoons  or  bird's  eggs. 
-T .  W.  Glover,  Whitman,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Cocoons  of  Attacus  Columbia  Smith  to  exchange  for  native 
lepidoptera,  or  for  books  on  North  American  lepidoptera. — Robert  H. 
Wolcott,  Phi  Delta  Theta  House,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

Lepidoptera. — I  am  studying  the  Noctuid  genera  Euc/idia,  Drasteria 
and  Litosea.  Specimens  bought,  exchanged  or  determined. — M.  Y.  Slin- 
gerland,  Cornell  Insectary,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  purchase  cocoons  and  larvae  from  different 
parts  of  U.  S.  State  name  and  price. — E.  J.  Kuegeman,  54  May  St., 
Lake  Yiew,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  exchange,  papers  on  N.  Am.  Lepidoptera  for 
Noctuidae  or  Heterocera  generally.  Noctuidae  named  for  privilege  of 
retaining  desiderata. — John  B.  Smith,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

Hymenoptera,  especially  Bees  of  U.  5^  and  Canada,  wanted.  Tropical 
collections  to  name. — Win.  Hampton  Patton,  Hartford,  Conn. 

Coleoptera  of  N.  Am.  and  Mexico  wanted  by  purchase  or  exchange; 
large  collection. — Fred.  C.  Bowditch,  Tappan  St.,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — To  exchange  Cat.  ainatri.r,  C.  parta  and  Hcinaris  thysbe 
in  papers,  for  southwestern  species  or  Arctians  and  Zygaenids  set  or 
papered. — Dr.  R.  E.  Kunze",  606  Third  Ave.,  New  York  City. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted,  Phisia  balluca,  mctalliica  and  ampha;  also  the 
Hydrcecias.  Have  some  of  the  rarer  eastern  Noctuids  for  exchange.— 
Henry  Bird,  Rye,  N.  Y. 

Coleoptera  and  Hemiptera,  European  and  exotic,  also  postage  stamps 
of  Roumania,  offered  for  American  Hemiptera-Heteroptera  unnamed.— 
A.  L.  Montandon,  Strada  Viilor  filarete,  Bucarest,  Roumania. 

Lepidoptera  wanted,  especially  Geometricke  from  all  parts  of  the  world; 
European  given  in  exchange. — Chr.  Schroder,  Rendsburg,  Germany. 

Phryganidae  wanted;  will  exchange  choice  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera 
from  Kansas,  Colorado  and  New  Mexico  (Prof.  F.  H.  Snow's  collecting) 
for  Caddice-flies,  U.  S.  or  exotic. — Yernon  L.  Kellogg,  Univ.  of  Kansas 
Lawrence,  Kansas. 

Coleoptera. — Coleoptera  to  exchange  for  Coleoptera,  Hymenoptera, 
Odonata,  aquatic  Hemiptera  and  entomological  literature.  Cicindelidae, 
Cerambycidae,  Meloida-,  especially  desired. — W.  E.  Snyder.  Ik-aver  Dam, 
Wis. 

Lepidoptera.— I  offer  European  species  in  exchange  for  American,  espe- 
cially Sphingiikc  and  Catocalas. — A.  Voelschow,  Schwerm  in  Meckl.,  Ger. 

(Continued  on  third  page  of  cover..1 


EXCHANGES.— Continued. 

Lepidoptera. — Good  exchange  or  cash  given  for  specimens  of  Arada/a 
doubledayi  Pack.  Also  wanted  any  of  the  rarer  Notodontidse  and  Lima- 
codidjc. — Harrison  G.  Dyar,  599  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  in  exchange,  especially  Bombycidae  and  Noctukkt 
from  all  parts  of  the  United  States. — Harry  W.  Foote,  Agricultural  Kx- 
periment  Station,  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Coleoptera. — For  exchange:  Scarabaeidce,  Dytiscidce,  Gyrinidce  and 
Hydrophilidae,  especially  desired. — Ralph  Hopping,  Redstone  Park. 
Kaweah,  Cal. 

Coleoptera. — I  wish  to  obtain  Entomological  literature  in  any  language, 
especially  that  treating  of  Coleoptera  and  for  works  not  in  my  possession 
will  give  good  insects  from  the  West  and  from  Alaska,  mostly  Coleopttra. 
— H.  F.  Wickham,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

Lepidoptera. — I  have  for  exchange  C.  semidca,  A.  montanus,  S.  modesta 
(imagos  and  pupae),  and  other  White  Mountain  material.  The  rarer 
Sphingidae  preferred. — R.  Ottolengui,  115  Madison  Ave.,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera  (diurnal)  of  Iowa  to  exchange  for  species  of  same  order  not 
in  my  collection. — Henry  G.  Willard,  Grinnell,  Iowa. 

Correspondence  desired  with  amateur  entomologists. — Wm.  Wingrove 
Bathon,  Aberdeen,  Md. 

Celeoptera. — Price-lists  wanted. — Dr.  E.  B.  Stephens,  Plymouth,  Mass. 

ADVERTISING  RATES. 

Ten  cents  per  line,  Brevier  measurement  (nine  lines  to  an  inch)  each  inser- 
tion. Cash  in  advance.  No  advertisment  taken  for  less  than  fifty  cents.  A 
liberal  discount  on  insertions  for  three  months  or  longer.  Address: 

E.  T.  CRESSON,  Treasurer,  P.  0.  Box  248,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

M.  ABBOTT  FRAZAR, 

93  Sudbury  Street,  Boston,  Mass., 

Taxidermist  and  dealer  in  Natural  History  specimens  and  supplies,  Minerals. 
Birds'  Eggs  and  Skins  Importer  of  KLAEGER  PINS  No.  oo  to  5  in  papers  of  500 
each;  No.  6  and  upwards  in  papers  of  250  each.  Sent  post-paid  to  any  part  of 
the  United  States  and  Canada  at  $1.05  per  thousand.  Assorted  pins  in  broken 
lots  at  $1.25  per  thousand.  To  colleges  and  other  parties  ordering  in  large 
quantities  I  request  the  privilege  of  making  special  rates.  Send  stamp  lor 
catalogue  of  Naturalists'  Supplies. 

DR.  0.  STAUDINGER  &  A.  BANG  HAAS, 

BLASEWITZ-DRESDEN,  GERMANY. 

In  our  price-list  No.  xxxv,  we  offer  more  than  11,000  species  of  well-named 
LEPIDOPTERA  (set  or  in  papers,  all  in  the  finest  condition)  from  all  parts  of  the 
world,  also  in  lots  or  series;  850  kinds  of  prepared  larva.-,  and  in  our  List  X  UK  ire 
than  13,000  species  of  COLEOPTEKA.  Also  OTHER  INSECTS  and  fine  SHKI.I.S 
for  sale. 


LEPIDOPTEKA. — For  disposal,  fine  set  and  unset  specimens  from 
India,  japan,  Congo  Free  State,  Mombosa,  Madagascar,  South  Africa,  Borneo 
and  various  Pacific  islands.  Correspondents  will  oblige  by  stating  class  of  de- 
iiderata.  A  number  of  British  specimens  offered  in  exchange  for  American. 

Dr.  REED,  Jr.,  Ryhope,  near  Snwlerlaiul,  England. 


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No    2— Half  Size. 

No.  i,  Price,  Nickel  Plated,  each  $2.50  |  No.  2,  Price,  Nickel  Plated,  each  $1.50 

Sent  by  mail  on  receipt  of  price. 

DISINFECTING  CONES  FOR  ENTOMOLOGICAL  CABINETS. 

Price  $1.00  per  100.     Postage  10  cents. 
Instruments  of  all  kinds  for  Naturalists  made  to  order. 

BLAKE  &  CO.,  55  N.  Seventh  Street,  Philadelphia. 


IMPORTANT  ENTOMOLOGICAL  PUBLICATIONS. 


$2.50 

1-25 

•25 

3.00 

I.OO 

.50 


Classification  of  Coleoptera  of  N.  Am.  by  LeConte  and  Horn,  567  pp.  1883. 
List  of  Coleoptera  of  America  N.  of  Mex.,  by  Samuel  Henshaw,  1885 

First  and  second  Supplements  to  same,  1887  and  1889,  each 
Synopsis  of  Mymenoptera  of  America  N.  of  Mex.,  by  E.  T.  Cresson,  1887. 
Check  List  of  Lepidoptera  of  Boreal  America,  by  Prof.  J.  B.  Smith,  1891. 
Check  List  of  Hemiptera-Heteroptera  of  N.  Am.,  by  P.  R.  Uhler,  1886    . 
Price  Lists  on  application.  GEORGE  B.  CRESSON, 

P.  0.  Box  248,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Rare  Cocoons  For  Exchange. 

I  have  a  few  fine  healthy  cocoons  of  the  rare  Callosamia  angulifcra  moth 
to  exchange.  Also  cocoons  of  hybrid  Columbia  and  cecropia.  Send  for  my 
exchange  lists  of  Lepidoptera  and  Coleoptera. 

PHILIP  LAURENT, 

1306  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

LEPJDOPTERA  WANTED. 

Price  Lists  wanted  of  named  specimens  of  the  Lepidoptera  of  the  world. 
Will  also  consider  exchange  lists.  Address  : 

I.  C.  MAKTINDAL.E, 

CAM  DEN  NATIONAL  BANK, 

CAMDEN,  NEW  JERSEY. 


TAXIDERMIST  AND  DEALER  IN  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SUPPLIES. 

Fine  Carlsbader   Insect 
Pins   a   specialty.      Price- 
list  sent  on  application. 
78  Ashland  Place, 
Improved  Entomological  Forceps.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


VOL.  III.  No.  9. 


Entomological  News 


AND 


PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

OF    THE 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES 

OF 

PHILADELPHIA. 


NOVEMBER,  1892. 


EDITOR  : 

HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 


ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  : 

GKO.  H.  HORN,  M.D.  CHARLES  A.  BI.AKK. 

KZRA  T.  CRESSON.  PHILIP  P.  CAI.VKR  i . 


PHILADELPHIA: 

ENTOMOLOGICAL  ROOMS  OK 

THE  ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES, 

LOGAN  SQUARE. 

1892. 


Entered  at  the  Philadelphia  Post  Office  as  Second  Class  Matter. 


EXCHANGES 

Not  exceeding  three  lines  free  to  subscribers. 


Lepidoptera. — Painphila  aaroni  and  many  other  rare  species  for  ex- 
change. Send  list  of  duplicates  to  H.  Skinner,  Acad.  Nat.  Sci.,  Logan 
Square,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Orthoptera  of  northeastern  United  States  and  provinces.  Acrididae  and 
N.  E.  specimens  particularly  desired.  Correspondence  and  exchanges.— 
Albert  P.  Morse,  Wellesley  College,  Wellesley,  Mass. 

Goleoptera. — Price-lists  wanted.— J.  H.  Bomberger,  Box  76,  Colum- 
biana,  O. 

Lepidoptera. — Have  a  lot  of  fine  Cecropia  cocoons  which  I  wish  to  ex- 
change for  cocoons  or  pupce  of  almost  any  other  variety  of  Lepidoptera.— 
James  Tough,  236  S.  Water  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — I  desire  to  exchange  cocoons  of  Samia  cynthia,   Telea 
polyphemns  and  Attacus  cecropia  for  other  N.  Am.  cocoons  or  bird's  eggs. 
-T.  W.  Glover,  Whitman,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Cocoons  of  Attacus  Columbia  Smith  to  exchange  for  native 
lepidoptera,  or  for  books  on  North  American  lepidoptera. — Robert  H. 
Wolcott,  Phi  Delta  Theta  House,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

Lepidoptera. — I  am  studying  the  Noctuid  genera  Euclidia,  Drasteria 
and  Litosea.  Specimens  bought:,  exchanged  or  determined. — M.  V.  Slin- 
gerland,  Cornell  Insectary,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  purchase  cocoons  and  larvse  from  different 
parts  of  U.  S.  State  name  and  price. — E.  J.  Kuegeman,  54  May  St., 
Lake  View,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera.— Wanted  to  exchange,  papers  on  N.  Am.  Lepidoptera  for 
Noctuidae  or  Heterocera  generally.  Noctuidae  named  for  privilege  of 
retaining  desiderata. — John  B.  Smith,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

Hymenoptera,  especially  Bees  of  U.  S.  and  Canada,  wanted.  Tropical 
collections  to  name. — Wm.  Hampton  Patton,  Hartford,  Conn. 

Coleoptera  of  N.  Am.  and  Mexico  wanted  by  purchase  or  exchange; 
large  collection. — Fred.  C.  Bowditch,  Tappan  St.,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — To  exchange  Cat.  aniafri.v,  C.  parta  and  Hemaris  thysbc 
in  papers,  for  southwestern  species  or  Arctians  and  Zygaenids  set  or 
papered. — Dr.  R.  E.  Kunze,  606  Third  Ave.,  New  York  City. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted,  Plusia  balluca,  metalliica  and  ampha;  also  the 
Hydrcecias.  Have  some  of  the  rarer  eastern  Noctuids  for  exchange.— 
Henry  Bird,  Rye,  N.  Y. 

Goleoptera  and  Hemiptera,  European  and  exotic,  also  postage  stamps 
of  Roumania,  offered  for  American  Hemiptera-Heteroptera  unnamed.— 
A.  L.  Montandon,  Strada  Viilor  filarete,  Bucarest,  Roumania. 

Lepidoptera  wanted,  especially  Geometridae  from  all  parts  of  the  world; 
European  given  in  exchange. — Chr.  Schroder,  Rendsburg,  Germany. 

Phryganidae  wanted;  will  exchange  choice  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera 
from  Kansas,  Colorado  and  New  Mexico  (Prof.  F.  H.  Snow's  collecting) 
for  Caddice-flies,  U.  S.  or  exotic. — Yernon  L.  Kellogg,  Univ.  of  Kansas 
Lawrence,  Kansas. 

Coleoptera.— Coleoptera  to  exchange  for  Coleoptera,  Hymenopttra, 
Odonata,  aquatic  Hemiptera  and  entomological  literature.  Cicindelida-, 
Cerambycidas,  Meloidse,  especially  desired. — W.  E.  Snyder,  Beaver  Dam, 
Wis. 

Lepidoptera.— I  offer  European  species  in  exchange  for  American,  espe- 
cially Sphingidae  and  Catocalas. — A.  Voelschow,  Schwenn  in  Meckl.,  Ger. 

Lepidoptera. — Good  exchange  or  cash  given  for  specimens  of  Nadata 
doublcdayi  Pack.  Also  wanted  any  of  the  rarer  Notodontidce  ami  Lima- 
codidre. — Harrison  G.  Dyar,  599  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  in  exchange,  especially  Bombycidse  and  Noctuidse 
from  all  parts  of  the  United  States. — Harry  W.  Foote,  Agricultural  Ex- 
periment Station,  New  Haven,  Conn. 

(Continued  on  third  page  of  cover.; 


EXCHANGES.— Continued. 

Coleoptera. — For  exchange:  Scarabaeidae,  Dytiscidae,  Gyrinida?  and 
Hydrophilida?,  especially  desired.— Ralph  Hopping,  Redstone  Park, 
Kaweah,  Cal. 

Coleoptera. — I  wish  to  obtain  Entomological  literature  in  any  language, 
especially  that  treating  of  Coleoptera  and  for  works  not  in  my  possession 
will  give  good  insects  from  the  West  and  from  Alaska,  mostly  Coleopttra. 
— H.  F.  Wickham,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

Lepidoptera. — I  have  for  exchange  C.  semidea,  A.  motif  anus,  S.  modesta 
(imagos  and  pupae),  and  other  White  Mountain  material.  The  rarer 
Sphingidae  preferred. — R.  Ottolengui,  115  Madison  Ave.,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera  (diurnal)  of  Iowa  to  exchange  for  species  of  same  order  not 
in  my  collection. — Henry  G.  Willard,  Grinnell,  Iowa. 

Correspondence  desired  with  amateur  entomologists. — Wm.  Wingrove 
Bathon,  Aberdeen,  Md. 

Celeoptera. — Price-lists  wanted. — Dr.  E.  B.  Stephens,  Plymouth,  Mass. 

Cynipidae. — Named  or  unnamed  Cynipidse  wanted  by  purchase  or  ex- 
change. Always  accompany  the  flies  with  their  galls  when  possible. — C. 
P.  Gillette,  Ft.  Collins,  Col. 

Orthoptera.— For  exchange:  Mexican  Lepidoptera,  unmounted,  for  lit- 
erature, in  any  language,  on  N.  A.  Orthoptera.  Also  Indiana  Orthoptera 
for  others  from  any  part  of  N.  A. — W.  S.  Blatchley,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

ADVERTISING  RATES. 

Ten  cents  per  line,  Brevier  measurement  (nine  lines  to  an  inch)  each  inser- 
tion. Cash  in  advance.  No  advertisment  taken  for  less  than  fifty  cents.  A 
liberal  discount  on  insertions  for  three  months  or  longer.  Address: 

E.  T.  CRESSON,  Treasurer,  P.  0.  Box  248,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


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Sizes  No.  oo  to  5  in  papers  of  500  each;  No.  6  and  larger,  250  each.  Sent 
postpaid  to  any  part  of  the  United  States  and  Canada  at  $1.05  per  thousand  in 
original  packages,  at  $  1.25  in  broken  lots. 

CARLSBADER.     Bright  or  japanned,  same  price  as  for  KLAEGER'S. 
ENGLISH.      Short,  for  Micro- Lepidoptera,  per  half  ounce  $1.52  postpaid 

(about  1450  in  a  package). 
SHEET  PEAT.     Y%  x  4  x  12,  53  cents  per  dozen,  postpaid;  13.50  per  gross. 

Express  extra. 

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privilege  of  naming  special  rates. 

Send  5  cent  stamp  for  full  illustrated  catalogue  to 

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BOSTON,    MASS., 

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Classification  of  Coleoptera  of  N.  Am.  by  LeConte  and  Horn,  567  pp.  1883. 
List  of  Coleoptera  of  America  N.  of  Mex.,  by  Samuel  Henshaw,  1885 

First  and  second  Supplements  to  same,  1887  and  1889,  each 
Synopsis  of  Hymenoptera  of  America  N.  of  Mex.,  by  E.  T.  Cresson,  1887. 
Check  List  of  Lepidoptera  of  Boreal  America,  by  Prof.  ].  B.  Smith,  1891. 
Check  List  of  Hemiptera-Heteroptera  of  N.  Am.,  by  P.  R.  Uhler,  1886    . 
Price  Lists  on  application.  GEORGE  B.  CRESSON, 

P.  0.  Box  248,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Pamphila  and  Catocala  Wanted. 

I  will  pay  a  good  price  in  cash  or  exchange  for  Pamphila  or  Catocala  ne\v 
to  my  collection.  For  exchange  :  Pamphila  aaroui,  patioqniit,  fusca,  cernes, 
fiontiac,  hobomok,  zabulon,  otho  and  many  others. 

PHILIP   LAURENT, 

1306  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

DR.  0.  STAUDINGER  &  A.  BANG  HAAS, 

BLASEWITZ-DRESDEN,  GERMANY. 

In  our  price-list  No.  xxxv,  we  offer  more  than  11,000  species  of  well-named 
LEPIDOPTERA  (set  or  in  papers,  all  in  the  finest  condition)  from  all  parts  of  the 
world,  also  in  lots  or  series;  850  kinds  of  prepared  larvae,  and  in  our  List  X  more 
than  13,000  species  of  COLEOPTERA.  Also  OTHER  INSECTS  and  fine  SHELLS 
for  sale. 


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VOL  III.  No.  1O. 


Entomological  News 


AND 


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OF   THE 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES 

OF 

- 

PHILADELPHIA. 


DECEMBER,  1892. 


EDITOR  : 

HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 


ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  : 

GEO.  H.  HORN,  M.D.  CHARLES  A.  BLAKH. 

EZRA  T.  CRESSON.  PHILIP  P.  CALVKRT. 


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Orthoptera  of  northeastern  United  States  and  provinces.  Acrididae  and 
N.  E.  specimens  particularly  desired.  Correspondence  and  exchanges.— 
Albert  P.  Morse,  Wellesley  College,  Wellesley,  Mass. 

Coleoptera. — Price-lists  wanted. — J.  H.  Bomberger,  Box  76,  Colum- 
biana,  O. 

Lepidoptera. — Have  a  lot  of  fine  Cecropia  cocoons  which  I  wish  to  ex- 
change for  cocoons  or  pupce  of  almost  any  other  variety  of  Lepidoptera.— 
James  Tough,  236  S.  Water  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — I  desire  to  exchange  cocoons  of  Samia  cynthia,    Telea 
polvphemus  and  Attacus  cccropia  for  other  N.  Am.  cocoons  or  bird's  eggs. 
-f .  W.  Glover,  Whitman,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Cocoons  of  Attacus  Columbia  Smith  to  exchange  for  native 
lepidoptera,  or  for  books  on  North  American  lepidoptera. — Robert  H. 
Wolcott,  Phi  Delta  Theta  House',  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

Lepidoptera. — I  am  studying  the  Noctuid  genera  Euclidia,  Drasteria 
and  Litosea.  Specimens  bought,  exchanged  or  determined. — M.  V.  Slin- 
gerland,  Cornell  Insectary,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  purchase  cocoons  and  larvae  from  different 
parts  of  U.  S.  State  name  and  price. — E.  J.  Kuegeman,  54  May  St., 
Lake  View,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  exchange,  papers  on  N.  Am.  Lepidoptera  for 
Noctuidae  or  Heterocera  generally.  Noctuidce  named  for  privilege  of 
retaining  desiderata. — John  B.  Smith,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

Hymenoptera,  especially  Bees  of  U.  S.  and  Canada,  wanted.  Tropical 
collections  to  name. — Wm.  Hampton  Patton,  Hartford,  Conn. 

Goleoptera  of  N.  Am.  and  Mexico  wanted  by  purchase  or  exchange; 
large  collection. — Fred.  C.  Bowditch,  Tappan  St.,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — To  exchange  Cat.  amatrix,  C.  par/a  and  Hemaris  thysbe 
in  papers,  for  southwestern  species  or  Arctians  and  Zygaenids  set  or 
papered. — Dr.  R.  E.  Kunze,  606  Third  Ave.,  New  York  City. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted,  Plusia  ballnca,  metalliica  and  ampha;  also  the 
Hydrcecias.  Have  some  of  the  rarer  eastern  Noctuids  for  exchange.— 
Henry  Bird,  Rye,  N.  Y. 

Coleoptera  and  Hemiptera,  European  and  exotic,  also  postage  stamps 
of  Roumania,  offered  for  American  Hemiptera-Heteroptera  unnamed.— 
A.  L.  Montandon,  Strada  Viilor  filarete,  B  nearest,  Roumania. 

Lepidoptera  wanted,  especially  Geometridas  from  all  parts  of  the  world; 
European  given  in  exchange.— Chr.  Schroder,  Rendsburg,  Germany. 

Phryganidae  wanted;  will  exchange  choice  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera 
from  Kansas,  Colorado  and  New  Mexico  (Prof.  F.  H.  Snow's  collecting) 
for  Caddice-flies,  U.  S.  or  exotic. — Vernon  L.  Kellogg,  Univ.  of  Kansas 
Lawrence,  Kansas. 

Coleoptera. — Coleoptera  to  exchange  for  Coleoptera,  Hymenoptera, 
Odonata,  aquatic  Hemiptera  and  entomological  literature.  Cicindelidae, 
Cerambycidae,  Meloidae,  especially  desired. — W.  E.  Snyder,  Beaver  Dam, 
YVis. 

Lepidoptera.  — I  offer  European  species  in  exchange  for  American,  espe- 
cially Sphingidre  and  Catocalas. — A.  Yoelschow,  Schwenn  in  Meckl.,  Ger. 

Lepidoptera. — Good  exchange  or  cash  given  for  specimens  of  Xadata 
doithledayi  Pack.  Also  wanted  any  of  the  rarer  Notodontidae  and  Lima- 
oxlicke. — Harrison  G.  Dyar,  599  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  in  exchange,  rsp'-rially  Borrtbycidse  and  Noctuidae 
from  all  parts  of  the  United  States.— Harry  \Y.  Foote,  Agricultural  Ex- 
periment Station,  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Coleoptera. —  For  exchange:  Scaraba.-ida',  l)ytiscid;i\  Gyrinidii'  and 
Hydrophilidie.  especially  desired.— Ralph  Hopping,  Redstone  Park, 
Kaweah,  Cal. 

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Coleoptera. — I  wish  to  obtain  Entomological  literature  in  any  language, 
especially  that  treating  of  Coleoptera  and  for  works  not  in  my  possession 
will  give  good  insects  from  the  West  and  from  Alaska,  mostly  Coleopttra. 
— H.  F.  Wickham,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

Lepidoptera. — I  have  for  exchange  C.  seinidea,  A.  •iiionfaniis,  S.  modes/a 
(images  and  pupae),  and  other  White  Mountain  material.  The  rarer 
SphingitUe  preferred. — R.  Ottolengui,  115  Madison  Ave.,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera  (diurnal)  of  Iowa  to  exchange  for  species  of  same  order  not 
in  my  collection. — Henry  G.  Willard,  Grinnell,  Iowa. 

Correspondence  desired  with  amateur  entomologists. — Win.  Wingrove 
Bathon,  Aberdeen,  Md. 

Celeoptera. — Price-lists  wanted. — Dr.  E.  B.  Stephens,  Plymouth,  Mass. 

Cynipidae. — Named  or  unnamed  Cynipidae  wanted  by  purchase  or  ex- 
change. Always  accompany  the  flies  with  their  galls  when  possible. — C. 
P.  Gillette,  Ft.  Collins,  Col. 

Orthoptera.— For  exchange:  Mexican  Lepidoptera,  unmounted,  for  lit- 
erature, in  any  language,  on  N.  A.  Orthoptera.  Also  Indiana  Orthoptera 
for  others  from  any  part  of  N.  A.— W.  S.  Blatchley,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

Lepidoptera. — Will  exchange  Lepidoptera  of  California  for  those  of  other 
parts  of  the  world. — Beverly  Letcher,  532  California  St.,  San  Francisco. 

ADVERTISING  RATE 8. 

Ten  cents  per  line,  Brevier  measurement  (nine  lines  to  an  inch)  each  inser- 
tion. Cash  in  advance.  No  advertisment  taken  for  less  than  fifty  cents.  A 
liberal  discount  on  insertions  for  three  months  or  longer.  Address: 

E.  T.  CRESSON,  Treasurer,  P.  0.  Box  248,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


IfiSECT  PlflS. 

KLAEGER.     Standard  make;  bright  or  japanned. 

Sizes  No.  oo  to  5  in  papers  of  500  each;  No.  6  and  larger,  250  each.  Sent 
postpaid  to  any  part  of  the  United  States  and  Canada  at  $1.05  per  thousand  in 
original  packages,  at  $1.25  in  broken  lots. 

CARLSBADER.     nright  or  japanned,  same  price  as  for  KLAFGER'S. 
ENGLISH.      Short,  for  Micro- Lepidoptera,  per  half  ounce  51.52  postpaid 

(about  1450  in  a  package). 
SHEET  PEAT.     H  x  4  x  12,  53  cents  per  dozen,  postpaid;  £3.50  per  gross. 

Express  extra. 

To  colleges  and  other  parties  ordering  in  large  quantities,  I  request  the 
privilege  of  naming  special  rates. 

Send  5  cent  stamp  for  full  illustrated  catalogue  to 

M.   ABBOTT   FRAZAR, 

93  SUDBURY   STREET, 

BOSTON,    MASS., 

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Instruments  of  all  kinds  for  Naturalists  made  to  order. 

BLAKE  &  CO.,  55  N.  Seventh  Street,  Philadelphia. 


LEPIDOPTERA  WANTED. 

I  desire  to  obtain,  either  by  purchase  or  exchange 

RARE  BUTTERFLIES  AND  MOTHS 

from  the  Southern,  Western  and  Northwestern  parts  of  the  United  States  in 
abundant  numbers,  as  well  as 

Rare  Butterflies,  Sphingidae.  Bombycidae,  Saturninae,  Cossidse  and  Hepialidae 
from  Asia,  Australia,  Africa  and  South  America. 
Most  liberal  terms  granted. 

B.  NEUMOEGEN,  40  Exchange  Place,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Pamphila  and  Catocala  Wanted. 

I  will  pay  a  good  price  in  cash  or  exchange  for  Pamphila  or  Catocala  new 
to  my  collection.  For  exchange  :  Pamphila  aaroni,  panoquiii,  fusca,  cernes, 
pontiac,  hobomok,  zabulon,  otho  and  many  others. 

PHILIP    LAURENT, 

1306  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

North  American  Coleoptera. 

FOll  SALE  over  900  species  at  reasonable  prices. 
SEND   FOR  LIST. 

John  D.  Sherman,  Jr., 

128  East  16th  St.,  N.  Y.  City. 


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.    AND 

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OF   THE 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES 

OF 

PHILADELPHIA. 


JANUARY,  1893. 

EDITOR  : 

HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 
PHILIP  P.  CALVERT,  Associate  Editor. 


ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  : 

GEO.  H.  HORN,  M.LX.  CHARLES  A.  BLAKE. 

EZRA  T.  CRESSON.  CHARLES  LIEBECK. 

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PHILADELPHIA: 

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are  added  at  end  of  the  column,  and  only  when  necessary  those  at  the  top  (being  longest 
in)  are  discontinued. 

Coleoptera. — Price-lists  wanted.— J.  H.  Bomberger,  Box  76,  Colunv- 
biana,  O. 

Lepidoptera. — Have  a  lot  of  fine  Cecropia  cocoons  which  I  wish  to  ex- 
change for  cocoons  or  pupse  of  almost  any  other  variety  of  Lepidoptera.— 
James  Tough,  236  S.  Water  St.,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — I  desire  to  exchange  cocoons  of  Samia  cynthia,  Telea 
polyphemus  and  Attacus  cecropia  for  other  N.  Am.  cocoons  or  bird's  eggs. 
-T.  W.  Glover,  Whitman,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Cocoons  of  Attacus  Columbia  Smith  to  exchange  for  native 
lepidoptera,  or  for  books  on  North  American  lepidoptera. — Robert  H. 
Wolcott,  Phi  Delta  Theta  House,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

Lepidoptera. — I  am  studying  the  Noctuid  genera  Euclidia,  Drasteria 
and  Litosea.  Specimens  bought,  exchanged  or  determined. — M.  V.  Slin- 
gerland,  Cornell  Insectary,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  purchase  cocoons  and  larvae  from  different 
parts  of  U.  S.  State  name  and  price. — E.  J.  Kuegeman,  54  May  St., 
Lake  View,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  exchange,  papers  on  N.  Am.  Lepidoptera  for 
Noctuidse  or  Heterocera  generally.  Noctuidne  named  for  privilege  of 
retaining  desiderata. — John  B.  Smith,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

Hymenoptera,  especially  Bees  of  U.  S.  and  Canada,  wanted.  Tropical 
collections  to  name. — Wm.  Hampton  Patton,  Hartford,  Conn. 

Coleoptera  of  N.  Am.  and  Mexico  wanted  by  purchase  or  exchange; 
large  collection. — Fred.  C.  Bovvditch,  Tappan  St.,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — To  exchange  Cat.  ainafri.r,  C.  parta  and  Hemaris  thysbe 
in  papers,  for  southwestern  species  or  Arctians  and  Zygasnids  set  or 
papered. — Dr.  R.  E.  Kunze",  606  Third  Ave.,  New  York  City. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted,  Plusia  ba/luca,  mcfaf/iica  and  ampha;  also  the 
Hydrcecias.  Have  some  of  the  rarer  eastern  Noctuids  for  exchange.— 
Henry  Bird,  Rye,  N.  Y. 

Coleoptera  and  Hemiptera,  European  and  exotic,  also  postage  stamps 
of  Roumania,  offered  for  American  Hemiptera-Heteroptera  unnamed. — 
A.  L.  Montandon,  Strada  Viilor  filarete,  Bucarest,  Roumania. 

Lepidoptera  wanted,  especially  Geometrician  from  all  parts  of  the  world; 
European  given  in  exchange. — Chr.  Schroder,  Rendsburg,  Germany. 

Pliryganidae  wanted;  will  exchange  choice  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera 
from  Kansas,  Colorado  and  New  Mexico  (Prof.  F.  H.  Snow's  collecting) 
for  Caddice-flies,  U.  S.  or  exotic. — Yernon  L.  Kellogg,  Univ.  of  Kansas 
Lawrence,  Kansas. 

Coleoptera. — Coleoptera  to  exchange  for  Coleoptera,  Hymenoptera, 
Odonata,  aquatic  Hemiptera  and  entomological  literature.  Cicindelidse, 
Cerambycidte,  Meloidce,  especially  desired. — W.  E.  Snyder,  Beaver  Dam, 
Wis. 

Lepidoptera.  —  I  offer  European  species  in  exchange  for  American,  espe- 
cially SphingicUe  and  Catocalas. — A.  Yoelschow,  Schvverm  in  Meckl.,  Ger. 

Lepidoptera. — Good  exchange  or  cash  given  for  specimens  of  Nadata 
doiiblcdayi  Pack.  Also  wanted  any  of  the  rarer  Notodontidae  and  Lima- 
codida;. — Harrison  G.  Dyar,  599  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  in  exchange,  especially  Bombycidae  and  Xoctuida.- 
from  all  parts  of  the  United  States. — Harry  W.  Foote,  Agricultural  Ex- 
periment  Station,  New  Haven,  Conn. 

Coleoptera. — For  exchange:  Scarabo-ida1,  I  )\  tiscida-,  Gyrinkla-  and 
Hydrophilidae,  especially  desired. — Ralph  Hopping,  Redstone  Park, 
Kaweah,  Cal. 

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EXCHANGES.— Continued. 

Coleoptera, — I  wish  to 'obtain  Entomological  literature  in  any  language, 
especially  that  treating  of  Coleoptera  and  for  works  not  in  my  possession 
will  give  good  insects  from  the  West  and  from  Alaska,  mostly  Coleoptera. 
— H.  F.  Wickham,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

Lepidoptera. — I  have  for  exchange  C.  semidea,  A.  tnontanns,  S.  modes/a 
fimagos  and  pupce),  and  other  White  Mountain  material.  The  rarer 
Sphingidse  preferred, — R.  <  Htolengui,  115  Madison  Ave.,  N.  V. 

Lepidoptera  (diurnal)  of  Iowa  to  exchange  for  species  of  same  order  not 
in  my  collection. — Henry  (i.  Willard,  Grinnell,  Iowa. 

Correspondence  desired  with  amateur  entomologists. — Wm.  \Vingrove 
Rathon,  Aberdeen,  Md. 

Celeoptera.— Price-lists  wanted. — Dr.  E.  ]>.  Stephens,  Plymouth,  Mass. 

Cynipidae. — Named  or  unnamed  Cynipicke  wanted  by  purchase  or  ex- 
change. Always  accompany  the  flies  with  their  galls  when  possible. — C. 
P.  Gillette,  Ft.  Collins,  Col. 

Orthoptera.— For  exchange:  Mexican  Lepidoptera,  unmounted,  for  lit- 
erature, in  any  language,  on  N.  A.  Orthoptera.  Also  Indiana  Orthoptera 
for  others  from  any  part  of  N.  A.— W.  S.  Blatchley,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

Lepidoptera. — Will  exchange  Lepidoptera  of  California  for  those  of  <  ither 
parts  of  the  world. — Beverly  Letcher,  532  California  St.,  San  Francisco. 

Orthoptera  of  northeastern  United  States  and  provinces.  Acridicke  and 
N.  E.  specimens  particularly  desired.  Correspondence  and  exchanges.— 
Albert  P.  Morse,  Wellesley  College,  Wellesley,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Cocoons  and  pupoj  of  the  rarer  moths,  lima,  imperials, 
rcg  ft/is,  P.  frafenia,  P.  />if(eciu»i,  etc.;  also  many  fine  set  specimens; 
hybrids  from  selene  et  luna,  ccanothi  et  cecropia,  G/overi  et  ceeropia. 
List  exchanged. — Emily  L.  Morton,  Newburgh,  N.  Y.  (New  Windsor 
delivery). 

INSECT  PljtS. 

KLAEGER.     Standard  make;  bright  or  japanned. 

Sizes  No.  oo  to  5  in  papers  of  500  each;  No.  6  and  larger,  250  each.  Sent 
postpaid  to  any  part  of  the  United  States  and  Canada  at  $1.05  per  thousand  in 
original  packages,  at  $1.25  in  broken  lots. 

CARLS6ADER.     l-n^ht  or  Japanned,  saute  price  as  for  KLAEGER'S. 

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Express  extra. 

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privilege  of  naming  special  rates. 

Send  5  cent  stamp  for  full  illustrated  catalogue  to 

M.   ABBOTT   FRAZAR, 

93  SUDBURY   STREET, 

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RARE  BUTTERFLIES  AND  MOTHS 

from  the  Southern,  Western  and  Northwestern  parts  of  the  United  States  in 
abundant  numbers,  as  well  as 

Rare  Butterflies,  Sphingidae,  Bombycidae,  Saturnine,  Cossidae  and  Hepialidse 
from  Asia,  Australia,  Africa  and  South  America. 
Most  liberal  terms  granted. 

B.  NEUMOEGEN,  40  Exchange  Place,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Pamphila  and  Catocala  Wanted. 

I  will  pay  a  good  price  in  cash  or  exchange  for  Pamphila  or  Catocala  new 
to  my  collection.  For  exchange  :  Pamphila  aaroni,  panoquin,  fusca,  cernes, 
potitiac,  hobomok,  zabitlon,  otho  and  many  others. 

PHILIP   LAURENT, 

1306  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Pacific  coast  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera 


My  eleventh  annual  list  will  be  sent  out  Jan.  i,  1893.  It  contains  many 
additions  to  my  list  of  Coleoptera  and  a  new  list  of  Lepidoptera,  including  rare 
diurnals  and  Catocala. 

L.   E.   RICKSECKER, 

SANTA  ROSA,  CALIFORNIA. 


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AND 


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OF   THE 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES 

OF 

PHILADELPHIA. 


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FEBRUARY,  1893. 

EDITOR  : 

HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 
PHILIP  P.  CALVERT,  Associate  Editor. 


ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  : 

GEO.  H.  HORN,  M.D.  CHARLES  A.  BLAKE. 

EZRA  T.  CRESSON.  CHARLES  LIEBECK. 

Rev.  HENRY  C.  McCooK,  D.D. 


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•  These  notices  are  continued  as  long  as  our  limited  space  will  allow;  the  new  ones 
are  added  at  end  of  the  column,  and  only  when  necessary  those  at  the  top  (being  longest 
in)  are  discontinued. 

Coleoptera. — Price-lists  wanted. — J.  H.  Bomberger,  Box  76,  Colum- 
biana,  O. 

Lepidoptera. — Cocoons  of  Attacus  Columbia  Smith  to  exchange  for  native 
lepidoptera,  or  for  books  on  North  American  lepidoptera. — Robert  H. 
Wolcott,  Phi  Delta  Theta  House,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

Lepidoptera. — I  am  studying  the  Noctuid  genera  Euclidia,  Drasteria 
and  Litosea.  Specimens  bought,  exchanged  or  determined. — M.  V.  Slin- 
gerland,  Cornell  Insectary,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  purchase  cocoons  and  larvae  from  different 
parts  of  U.  S.  State  name  and  price. — E.  J.  Kruegeman,  54  May  St., 
Lake  View,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  exchange,  papers  on  N.  Am.  Lepidoptera  for 
Noctuidas  or  Heterocera  generally.  Noctuidas  named  for  privilege  of 
retaining  desiderata. — John  B.  Smith,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

Coleoptera  of  N.  Am.  and  Mexico  wanted  by  purchase  or  exchange; 
large  collection. — Fred.  C.  Bowditch,  Tappan  St.,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted,  Plusia  bal/uca,  metalliica  and  ampha;  also  the 
Hydrcecias.  Have  some  of  the  rarer  eastern  Noctuids  for  exchange. — 
Henry  Bird,  Rye,  N.  Y.  " 

Coleoptera  and  Hemiptera,  European  and  exotic,  also  postage  stamps 
of  Roumania,  offered  for  American  Hemiptera-Heteroptera  unnamed. — 
A.  L.  Montandon,  Strada  Viilor  filarete,  Bucarest,  Roumania. 

Lepidoptera  wanted,  especially  Geometridaa  from  all  parts  of  the  world; 
European  given  in  exchange. — Chr.  Schroder,  Rendsburg,  Germany. 

Phryganidae  wanted;  will  exchange  choice  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera 
from  Kansas,  Colorado  and  New  Mexico  (Prof.  F.  H.  Snow's  collecting) 
for  Caddice-flies,  U.  S.  or  exotic. — Vernon  L.  Kellogg,  Univ.  of  Kansas 
Lawrence,  Kansas. 

Coleoptera. — Coleoptera  to  exchange  for  Coleoptera,  Hymenoptera, 
Odonata,  aquatic  Hemiptera  and  entomological  literature.  Cicindelidae, 
Cerambycidae,  Meloidae,  especially  desired. — W.  E.  Snyder,  Beaver  Dam, 
Wis. 

Lepidoptera. — Good  exchange  or  cash  given  for  specimens  of  Nadata 
doubledayi  Pack.  Also  wanted  any  of  the  rarer  Notodontidas  and  Lima- 
codidae. — Harrison  G.  Dyar,  599  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Coleoptera. — I  wish  to  obtain  Entomological  literature  in  any  language, 
especially  that  treating  of  Coleoptera  and  for  works  not  in  my  possession 
will  give  good  insects  from  the  West  and  from  Alaska,  mostly  Coleopttra. 
' — H.  F.  Wickham,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

Lepidoptera. — I  have  for  exchange  C.  semidea,  A.  wontanus,  S.  modesta 
(images  and  pupae),  and  other  White  Mountain  material.  The  rarer 
Sphingidae  preferred. — R.  Ottolengui,  115  Madison  Ave.,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera  (diurnal)  of  Iowa  to  exchange  for  species  of  same  order  not 
in  my  collection. — Henry  G.  Willard,  Grinnell,  Iowa. 

Celepptera. — Price-lists  wanted. — Dr.  E.  B.  Stephens,  Plymouth,  Mass. 

Cynipidae. — Named  or  unnamed  Cynipidae  wanted  by  purchase  or  ex- 
change. Always  accompany  the  flies  with  their  galls  when  possible. — C. 
P.  Gillette,  Ft.  Collins,  Col. 

Orthoptera. — For  exchange:  Mexican  Lepidoptera,  unmounted,  for  lit- 
erature, in  any  language,  on  N.  A.  Orthoptera.  Also  Indiana  Orthoptera 
for  others  from  any  part  of  N.  A. — W.  S.  Blatchley,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

Orthoptera  of  northeastern  United  States  and  provinces.  Acrididce  and 
N.  E.  specimens  particularly  desired.  Correspondence  and  exchanges.— 
Albert  P.  Morse,  Wellesley  College,  Wellesley,  Mass. 

(Continued  on  third  page  of  cover.. 


EXCHANGES.— Continued. 

Lepidoptera — Cocoons  and  pupae  of  the  rarer  moths,  luna,  imperialis, 
regalis,  P.  fraterna,  P.  piftcciitni,  etc.;  also  many  fine  set  specimens; 
hybrids  from  selene  et  luiia,  ceanothi  et  cecropia,  Gloveri  et  cccropia. 
List  exchanged. — Emily  L.  Morton,  Newburgh,  N.  Y.  (New  Windsor 
delivery). 

Lepidoptera.— I  will  exchange  or  sell  specimens  (imagos  or  larvae)  from 
Illinois  for  those  of  other  localities.  Have  on  hand  prepared  sets  of  last 
year's  collecting. — Arthur  J.  Snyder,  North  Evanston,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — Prtpared  larvae,  live  pupae,  Coleoptera  and  Reptiles  from 
America  desired  in  exchange  for  species  of  Europe. — A  Voelschow, 
Schwerin  in  Mecklinburg,  Germany. 

Lepidoptera,  Coleoptera  and  Hemiptera  of  Colorado  for  exchange.— E.  V. 
Beales,  1650  Larimer  Street,  Denver,  Col. 

Coleoptera  for  exchange:  good  species  in  perfect  condition.  Cicindelidae, 
Endotnychidse  and  Leptura  are  especially  wanted. — L.  15.  Walton,  Box 
123,  Keuka  College,  Yates  County,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — I  wish  to  exchange  large,  sound  pupae,  of  Cecropia  and 
Polyphemus  for  pupae  or  imagines  of  almost  any  other  species  of  Lepid- 
optera.— James  Tough,  234  S.  Water  Street,  Chicago. 

INSECT  PlfiS. 


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ENGLISH.      Short,  for  Micro- Lepidoptera,  per  half  ounce  $1.52  postpaid 

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reasonable  prices.  References  for  boxes  and  cabinets:  U.  S.  National  Museum, 
Brooklyn  Entomological  Society,  and  many  others. 

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RARE  BUTTERFLIES  AND  MOTHS 

from  the  Southern,  Western  and  Northwestern  parts  of  the  United  States  in 
abundant  numbers,  as  well  as 

Rare  Butterflies,  Sphingidae,  Bombycidae,  Saturninae,  Cossidae  and  Hepialidae 

from  Asia,  Australia,  Africa  and  South  America. 
Most  liberal  terms  granted. 

B.  NEUMOEGEN,  40  Exchange  Place,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Pamphila  and  Catocala  Wanted. 

I  will  pay  a  good  price  in  cash  or  exchange  for  Pamphila  or  Catocala  new 
to  my  colle:  tion.  For  exchange  :  Pamphila  aaroni,  panoquin,  fiisca,  cernes, 
pontiac,  hobo>nok,  zabulon,  otho  and  many  others. 

PH1LJP   LAURENT, 

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VOL   IV.  No.  3. 


Entomological  News 


AND 


PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

OF    THE 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES 

OF 

PHILADELPHIA. 


MARCH,  1893. 

EDITOK  : 

HENRY  SKIXNT. R,   M.  D. 
PHILIP  P.  CALYEKT.  Associate  Editor. 


ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  : 

GEO.  H.  HORN,  M.D.  CHARLKS  A.  BI.AKK. 

EZRA  T.  CRESSON.  CHARLES  I.IKISKCK. 

Rev.  HKNRV  C.  M.-O-nk,  D.D. 


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Lepidoptera  of  Southern  New  England. 

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region  during  the  coming  season. 

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Send  5  cent  stamp  for  full  illustrated  catalogue  to 

M.   ABBOTT   FRAZAR, 

93  SUDBURY   STREET, 

BOSTON,    MASS., 

Taxidermist,  and  dealer  in  all  kinds  of  Naturalists'  Supplies. 


P.  C.  STOCKHAUSEN,  ENTOMOLOGICAL  PRINTER  55  N.  7TH  ST  .  PHILA  PA. 


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LEPIDOPTERATWANTED^ 

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RARE  BUTTERFLIES  AND  MOTHS 

from  the  Southern,  Western  and  Northwestern  parts  of  the  United  States  in 
abundant  numbers,  as  well  as 

Rare  Butterflies,  Sphingidaa.  Bombycidae,  Saturninae,  Cossidae  and  Hepialidae 

from  Asia,  Australia,  Africa  and  South  America. 
J\fosf  liberal  terms  granted. 

B.  NEUMOEGEN,  40  Exchange  Place,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Pamphila  and  Catocala  Wanted. 

I  will  pay  a  good  price  in  cash  or  exchange  for  Painphila  or  Catocala  new 

to  my  collection.     For  exchange  :  Pamphila  aaroni,  panoqnin,  fiisca,  cernes, 
pontiac,  hobomok,  zabiilon,  ofho  and  many  others. 

PHILJP   LAURENT, 

1306  Chestnut  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


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VOL.  IV.  No. 


Entomological  News 


AND 


PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

OF   THE 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES 

OF 

PHILADELPHIA. 


APRIL,  1893. 

EDITOR  I 

HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 
PHILIP  P.  CALVERT,  Associate  Editor. 


ADVISORY  COMMITTEE  : 

GEO.  H.  HORN,  M.D.  CHARLES  A.  BLAKE. 

EZRA  T.  CRESSON.  CHARLES  LIEBECK. 

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OF   THE 

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OF 

PHILADELPHIA. 


MAY,  1893. 


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VOL.  IV.  No.  6. 


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AND 


PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

OF   THE 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES 

OF 

PHILADELPHIA. 


-o- 


JUNE,  1893. 


EDITOR  : 

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abundant  numbers,  as  well  as 

Rare  Butterflies,  Sphingidae,  Bombycidae,  Saturninae,  Cossidae  and  Hepialidae 

from  Asia,  Australia,  Africa  and  South  America. 
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VOL.  IV.  No.  7. 


Entomological  News 


AND 

PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  ENTOMOLOGICAL  SECTION 

OF   THE 

ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES 

OF 

PHILADELPHIA. 


SEPTEMBER,  1893. 

EDITOR  : 

HENRY  SKINNER,  M.  D. 
PHILIP  P.  CALVERT,  Associate  Editor. 


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and  Horn,  567  pp.  1883      .  #2.50 

List  of  Coleoptera  of  America  N.  of  Mexico,  by  S.  Henshaw,  1885  .       1.25 
First  and  second  Supplements  to  same,  1887  and  1889,  each      .  .25 

Synopsis  of  Hymenoptera  of  America  North  of  Mexico,  by  E.  T. 
Cresson.  Part  I,  Families  and  Genera;  Part  II,  Catalogue  of  Spe- 
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OF    THE 

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o 


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Synopsis  ot  Hymenoptera  of  America  North  of  Mexico,  by  E.  T. 
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Cheek  List  of  Hemiptera  Heteroptera  of  N.  America,  by  P.  R. 

Uhler,  1886 50 

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Calvert  (P.  P.) — Catalogue  of  Odonata  of  Philadelphia,  with  introduc- 
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OF   THE 

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OF 

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NOVEMBER,  1893. 

EDITOR  : 

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and  Horn,  567  pp.  1883      ...  ...     $2.50 

List  of  Coleoptera  of  America  N.  of  Mexico,  by  S.  Henshaw,  1885  .       1.25 
First  and  second  Supplements  to  same,  1887  and  1889,  each      .  .25 

Synopsis  of  Hymenoptera  of  America  North  of  Mexico,  by  E.  T. 
Cresson.  Part  I,  Families  and  Genera;  Part  II,  Catalogue  of  Spe- 
cies and  Bibliography,  1887  .  .  .  3-°° 

Check  List  of  Lepidoptera  of  Boreal  Am.,  by  Prof.  J.  B.  Smith,  1891       i.oo 

Check  List  of  Hemiptera  Hcteroptera  of  N.  America,  by  P.  R. 

Uhler,  1886        ....  -50 

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Mexico,  152  pp.  2  pi.  4to  .         .  6.00 

LeConte  &  Horn. — Rhynchophora  of  N.  America,  455  pp.,  1876       .       3.00 

Scudder  (S.  H.)— The  Life  of  a  Butterfly,  182  pp.,  4  pis.       .  i.oo 

Guide  to  Commoner  Butterflies  of  North.  U.  S.  and  Canada,  206  pp.       1.25 

Banks  (N.)— Synopsis,  Catalogue  and  Bibliography  of  the  Neuropteroid 

Insects  of  temperate  N.  Am.;  1892,  47  pp.,  cuts       .  .50 

Calvert  (P.  P.)— Catalogue  of  Odonata  of  Philadelphia,  with  introduc- 
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Rare  Butterflies,  Sphingidse,  Bombycidae,  Saturninae.  Cossidae  and  Hepialidae 
from  Asia,  Australia,  Africa  and  South  America. 
Most  liberal  terms  granted. 

B.  NEUMOEGEN,  40  Exchange  Place,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

American  Butterflies 

wanted  by  exchange  or  purchase.      Hesperidse  and  Lycivnidstf  especially  de- 
sired.    Many  rare  duplicates  on  hand.     Butterflies  named  free  of  charge. 

Dr.   HENRY   SKINNER, 

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Voi,.  IV.  No.  10. 


Entomological  News 


AND 


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OF    THE 


ACADEMY  OF  NATURAL  SCIENCES 


OF 


PHILADELPHIA. 


DECEMBER,  1893. 

ED1TOK  : 

HENRY  SKINXKR,   M.  D. 
PHILIP  P.  CALYEKT.  Associate  Editor. 


ADVISORY   COMMITTKK  : 

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and  Litosea.  Specimens  bought,  exchanged  or  determined. — M.  V.  Slin- 
gerland,  Cornell  Insectary,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  purchase  cocoons  and  larva;  from  different 
parts  of  U.  S.  State  name  and  price. — E.  J.  Kruegeman,  54  May  St., 
Lake  View,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  exchange,  papers  on  N.  Am.  Lepidoptera  for 
Noctuidae  or  Heterocera  generally.  Noctuida;  named  for  privilege  of 
retaining  desiderata. — John  B.  Smith,  New  Brunswick,  X.  |. 

Coleoptera  of  N.  Am.  and  Mexico  wanted  by  purchase  or  exchange; 
large  collection. — Fred.  C.  Bowclitch,  Tappan  St.,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted,  Plusia  balluca,  tnetalliica  and  ampha;  also  the 
Hydrcjecias.  Have  some  of  the  rarer  eastern  Noctuids  for  exchange.— 
Henry  Bird,  Rye,  N.  Y. 

Coleoptera  and  Hemiptera,  European  and  exotic,  also  postage  stamps 
of  Roumania.  offered  for  American  Hemiptera-Heteroptera  unnamed.— 
A.  L.  Montandon,  Strada  Yiilor  hlarete,  Bucarest,  Roumania. 

Phrygaiiidse  wanted;  will  exchange  choice  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera 
from  Kansas.  Colorado  and  Xew  Mexico  (Prof.  F.  H.  Snow's  collecting) 
for  Caddice-flies,  U.  S.  or  exotic. — Yernon  L.  Kellogg,  Univ.  of  Kansas 
Lawrence,  Kansas 

Coleoptera. — Coleoptera  to  exchange  for  Coleoptera,  Hymenoptera, 
Odonata,  aquatic  Hemiptera  and  entomological  literature.  Cicindelidae, 
Cerambycidse,  Meloids,  especially  desired. — W.  E.  Snyder,  Beaver  Dam, 
Wis. 

Lepidoptera. — Good  exchange  or  cash  given  for  specimens  of  Naif  a/a 
doubledayi  Pack.  Also  wanted  any  of  the  rarer  Notodontida-  and  Lima- 
codidae. — Harrison  G.  Dyar,  599  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Coleoptera. — I  wish  to  obtain  Entomological  literatim-  in  any  language, 
especially  that  treating  of  Coleoptera  and  for  works  not  in  my  possession 
will  give  good  insects  from  tin-  West  and  from  Alaska,  mostly  Coleopttra. 
—  H.  F.  Wickham,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

Lepidoptera. —  I  have  for  exchange  ( '.  ,svw/</<-</,  .-.'.  iiioii/aiins,  .S'.  modes/a 
(imagos  and  pupa-),  and  other  White  Mountain  material.  The  rarer 
Sphingidae  preferred. — R.  ottolengui.  n=  Madison  Ave.,  X.  Y. 

Lepidoptera  (diurnal)  of  loua  to  exchange  for  species  of  same  order  not 
in  my  collection. — Henry  ("..  Willard,  (irinnell,  loua. 

Celeoptera. — Price-lists  wanted. — Dr.  E.  1!.  Stephens,  Plymouth,  Mass. 

Cynipidae. — Named  or  unnamed  Cynipida-  wanted  by  purchase  or  ex- 
change. Always  accompany  the  Hies  with  their  galls  when  possible. — C. 
P.  Gillette,  Ft.  Collins.  Col. 

Orthoptera.— For  exchange:  Mexican  I.epidoptern,  unmounted  for  lit- 
erature, in  any  language,  on  X.  A.  Orthoptera.  Also  Indiana  <  M  thoptei  .1 
for  others  from  any  part  of  X.  A. — W.  S.  Blatdiley,  Tern-  Haute,  Ind. 

Orthoptera. — I  desire  to  procure,  by  purchase.  .  xchange,  or  lor  identifi- 
cation, specimens  of  the  genus  Sf>/iara^t-inon  from  all  parts  of  the  country. 
—Albert  P.  Morse,  Wellesley  College,  \\Vllcsley,  Mass. 


ii  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [March, 

• 

Lepidoptera. — Cocoons  and  pupse  of  the  rarer  moths,  lima,  imperialis, 
regalis,  P.  fraterna,  P.  pittecimn,  etc.;  also  many  fine  set  specimens; 
hybrids  from  selene  et  lima,  ceanothi  et  cecropia,  Gloveri  et  cecropia. 
List  exchanged. — Emily  L.  Morton,  Newburgh,  N.  Y.  (New  Windsor 
delivery). 

Lepidoptera.  -  I  will  exchange  or  sell  specimens  (images  or  larvse)  from 
Illinois  for  those  of  other  localities.  Have  on  hand  prepared  sets  of  last 
year's  collecting. — Arthur  J.  Snyder,  North  Evanston,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — Prepared  larvce,  live  pupa;,  Coleoptera  and  Reptiles  from 
America  desired  in  exchange  for  species  of  Europe.  -  A  Voelschow, 
Schwerin  in  Mecklinburg,  Germany. 

Lepidoptera,  Coleoptera  and  Hemiptera  of  Colorado  for  exchange. — E.  V. 
Beales,  1650  Larimer  Street,  Denver,  Col. 

Coleoptera  for  exchange:  good  species  in  perfect  condition.  Cicindelidae, 
Enclomychidae  and  Leptura  are  especially  wanted. — L.  B.  Walton,  Box 
123,  Keuka  College,  Yates  County,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — I  wish  to  exchange  large,  sound  pupse  of  Cecropia  and 
Polyphemus  for  pupae  or  imagines  of  almost  any  other  species  of  Lepid- 
optera.— fames  Tough,  234  S.  Water  Street,  Chicago. 

Lepidoptera. — American  diurnals  wanted.  Will  buy  or  exchange.  Hes- 
peridse  and  Lycaenidae  especially  desired. — Henry  Skinner,  Academy  of 
Natural  Sciences,  Logan  Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Lepidoptera.— A  few  rare  Indian  Lepidoptera  to  exchange  for  rare  spe- 
cies from  the  Northwest.— Levi  W.  Mengel,  Reading,  Pa. 


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A  LIST  OF  ALL  PERSONS  INTERESTED  IN  THE 

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assist  in  the  matter  by  sending  us  on  postal  cards  the  address  of  all  such 
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of  the  Order  or  Orders  in  which  they  are  specially  interested? 

Address : 

J.  H.  RIDINGS,  Secretary, 

American  Entomological  Society, 

P.   O.  BOX  248, 

PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 


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Coleoptera. — Price-lists  wanted.— J.  H.  Bomberger,  Box  76,  Colum- 
biana,  O. 

Lepidoptera. — Cocoons  of  Attacus  Columbia  Smith  to  exchange  for  native 
lepicloptera,  or  for  books  on  North  American  lepidoptera. — Robert  H. 
Wolcott,  Phi  Delta  Theta  House,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

Lepidoptera. — I  am  studyisg  the  Noctuid  genera  Euclidia,  Drasteria 
and  Litosea.  Specimens  bought,  exchanged  or  determined. — M.  V.  Slin- 
gerland,  Cornell  Insectary,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  purchase  cocoons  and  larvae  from  different 
parts  of  U.  S.  State  name  and  price. — E.  J.  Kruegeman,  54  May  St., 
Lake  View,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  exchange,  papers  on  N.  Am.  Lepidoptera  for 
Noctuidae  or  Heterocera  generally.  Noctuidae  named  for  privilege  of 
retaining  desiderata. — John  B.  Smith,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

Coleoptera  of  N.  Am.  and  Mexico  wanted  by  purchase  or  exchange; 
large  collection. — Fred.  C.  Bovvditch,  Tappan  St.,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted,  Plusia  ballnca,  nietalliica  and  ampha;  also  the 
Hydrcecias.  Have  some  of  the  rarer  eastern  Noctuids  for  exchange. — 
Henry  Bird,  Rye,  N.  Y. 

Coleoptera  and  Hemiptera,  European  and  exotic,  also  postage  stamps 
of  Roumania,  offered  for  American  Hemiptera-Heteroptera  unnamed.— 
A.  L.  Montandon,  Strada  Viilor  filarete,  Bucarest,  Roumania. 

Phryganidae  wanted;  will  exchange  choice  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera 
from  Kansas,  Colorado  and  New  Mexico  (Prof.  F.  H.  Snow's  collecting) 
for  Caddice-flies,  U.  S.  or  exotic. — Yernon  L.  Kellogg,  Univ.  of  Kansas 
Lawrence,  Kansas. 

Lepidoptera. — Good  exchange  or  cash  given  for  specimens  of  Nadafa 
donbledayi  Pack.     Also  wanted  any  of  the  rarer  Notodontidie  and  Lima- 
re. —  Harrison  G.  Dyar,  599  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Coleoptera. — I  wish  to  obtain  Entomological  literature  in  any  language, 
especially  that  treating  of  Coleoptera  and  for  works  not  in  my  possession 
will  give  good  insects  from  the  West  and  from  Alaska,  mostly  Coleopttra. 
— H.  F.  Wickham,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

Lepidoptera. — I  have  for  exchange  C.  semidea,  A.  montanus,  S.  modcsia 
(images  and  pupae),  and  other  White  Mountain  material.  The  rarer 
Sphingidui  preferred. — R.  Ottolengui,  115  Madison  Ave.,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera  (diurnal)  of  Iowa  to  exchange  for  species  of  same  order  not 
in  my  collection.— Henry  G.  Willard,  Grinnell,  low.i. 

Celeoptera. — Price-lists  wanted. — Dr.  E.  B.  Stephens,  Plymouth,  Mass. 

Cyjipidae. — Named  or  unnamed  Cynipidae  wanted  by  purchase  or  ex- 
change. Always  accompany  the  flies  with  their  galls  when  possible. — C. 
P.  Gillette,  Ft.  Collins,  Col. 

Orthoptera.— For  exchange:  Mexican  Lepidoptera,  unmounted,  for  lit- 
erature, in  any  language,  on  N.  A.  Orthoptera.  Also  Indiana  Orthoptera 
for  others  from  any  part  of  N.  A. — W.  S.  Blatchley,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

Orthoptera. — I  desire  to  procure,  by  purchase,  exchange,  or  for  identifi- 
cation, specimens  of  the  genus  Sf>liai\igc)non  from  all  parts  of  the  country. 
-Albert  P.  Morse,  Wellesley  College,  Wellesley,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Cocoons  and  pupce  of  the  rarer  moths,  Ixtia,  hnf>erialis< 
regalis,  P.  fraterna,  P.  pitlccinni,  etc.;  also  many  line  set  specimens; 
hybrids  from  selene  et  /inia,  ceanofhi  et  <vr/v>/>/</,  itlorcri  et  r<r;vj/>/</. 
List  exchanged. — Emily  L.  Morton,  Newbnrgh,  N.  Y.  (New  Windsor 
delivery). 


ii  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [April, 


Lepidoptera. — I  will  exchange  or  sell  specimens  (imagos  or  larvae)  from 
Illinois  for  those  of  other  localities.  Have  on  hand  prepared  sets  of  last 
year's  collecting. — Arthur].  Snyder,  North  Evanston,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — Prepared  larvse,  live  pupae,  Coleoptera  and  Reptiles  from 
America  desired  in  exchange  for  species  of  Europe. — A  Voelschow, 
Schwerin  in  Mecklinburg,  Germany. 

Lepidoptera,  Coleaptera  and  Hemiptera  of  Colorado  for  exchange.— E.  V. 
Beales,  1650  Larimer  Street,  Denver,  Col. 

Coleoptera  for  exchange:  good  species  in  perfect  condition.  Cicindelidae, 
Endomychidae  and  Leptura  are  especially  wanted. — L.  B.  Walton,  Box 
123,  Keuka  College,  Yates  County,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — I  wish  to  exchange  large,  sound  pupae  of  Cecropia  and 
Polyphemus  for  pupae  or  imagines  of  almost  any  other  species  of  Lepid- 
optera.—  [ames  Tough,  234  S.  Water  Street,  Chicago. 

Lepidoptera. — American  diurnals  wanted.  Will  buy  or  exchange.  Hes- 
peridas  and  Lycasnidse  especially  desired. --Henry  Skinner,  Academy  of 
Natural  Sciences,  Logan  Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Lepidoptera. — A  few  rare  hidian  Lepidoptera  to  exchange  for  rare  spe- 
cies from  the  Northwest. — Levi  W.  Mengel,  Reading,  Pa. 

Odouata. — Dragonflies.  Species  not  in  my  collection  wanted  from  all 
parts  of  the  world.  N.  American  species  given  in  exchange,  or  named 
by  special  agreement. — P.  P.  Calvert,  Acad.  of  Nat.  Sciences,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Lepidoptera. — Imagines  and  pupae  of  New  England  species  for  pupae  of 
Megathyinus  yucc<z  and  Sphinx  catalpcs. — Field  Brothers,  Guilford,  Ct. 

Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera. — I  desire  to  exchange  specimens  with  col- 
lectors in  the  South  and  West  who  wish  to  extend  their  collections;  cor- 
respondence solicited. — F.  W.  Russell,  M.D.,  Winchendon,  Mass. 

I  am  desirous  of  collecting  in  any  of  the  Orders  in  Northwestern  Ohio; 
write  me. — N.  Sager,  Jr.,  Herring  P.  O.,  Allen  Co.,  Ohio. 


IN  PREPARATION 

A  LIST  OF  ALL  PERSONS  INTERESTED  IN  THE 

STUDY  OF  INSECT  LIFE. 


It  is  the  desire  of  the  undersigned  to  make  as  complete  a  List  as  pos- 
sible of  those  persons  in  this  country  who  are  interested  in  the  study  of 
INSECT  LIFE.  Will  the  readers  of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  kindly 
assist  in  the  matter  by  sending  us  on  postal  cards  the  address  of  all  such 
as  are  known  to  them  in  their  vicinity,  together  with  mention,  if  possible. 
of  the  Order  or  Orders  in  which  they  are  specially  interested  ? 

Address  : 

J.   H.   RIDINGS,  Secretary, 

American  Entomological  Society, 

P.   O.   BOX  248, 

PHILADELPHIA,   PA. 


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Coleoptera. — Price-lists  wanted. — J.  H.  Homberger,  Box  76,  Colum- 
biana,  O. 

Lepidoptera. — Cocoons  of  Allacits  co/imthni  Smith  to  exchange  for  native 
lepidoptera,  or  for  books  on  North  American  lepidoptera. — Robert  H. 
Wolcott,  Phi  Delta  Theta  House,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich.  - 

Lepidoptera. — I  am  studying  the  Noctuid  genera  EucliJla,  Drastcria 
and  Litosea.  Specimens  bought,  exchanged  or  determined. — M.  V.  Slin- 
gerland,  Cornell  Insectary,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  purchase  cocoons  and  larvae  from  different 
parts  of  U.  S.  State  name  and  price. — E.  J.  Kruegeman,  54  May  St., 
Lake  View,  Chicago,  111.  • 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  exchange,  papers  on  N.  Am.  Lepidoptera  for 
Noctuidae  or  Heterocera  generally.  Noctuidae  named  for  privilege  of 
retaining  desiderata. — John  B.  Smith,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

Coleoptera  of  N.  Am.  and  Mexico  wanted  by  purchase  or  exchange; 
large  collection. — Fred.  C.  Bowditch,  Tappan  St.,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted,  P/usia  balliica,  inctallica  and  ainpla  ;  also  the 
Hydrcecias.  Have  some  of  the  rarer  eastern  Noctuids  for  exchange.— 
Henry  Bird,  Rye,  N.  Y. 

Coleoptera  and  Hemiptera,  European  and  exotic,  also  postage  stamps 
of  Roumania,  offered  for  American  Hemiptera-Heteroptera  unnamed.— 
A.  L.  Montandon,  Strada  Viilor  filarete,  Bucarest,  Roumania. 

Phryganidae  wanted;  will  exchange  choice  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera 
from  Kansas,  Colorado  and  New  Mexico  (Prof.  F.  H.  Snow's  collecting) 
for  Caddice-flies,  U.  S.  or  exotic. — Yemen  L.  Kellogg,  Univ.  of  Kansas 
Lawrence,  Kansas. 

Lepidoptera. — Good  exchange  or  cash  given  for  specimens  of  .\'<uta/a 
donbledayi  Pack.  Also  wanted  any  of  the  rarer  Notodontidae  and  Lima- 
codidae. — Harrison  G.  Dyar,  599  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Coleoptera. — I  wish  to  obtain  Entomological  literature  in  any  language, 
especially  that  treating  of  Coleoptera  and  for  works  not  in  my  possession 
will  give  good  insects  from  the  West  and  from  Alaska,  mostly  (  oVnpUra. 
— H.  F.  Wickham,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

Lepidoptera. —  I  have  for  exchange  C.  st'iitirft'tr.  A.  tnniifai/us.  S.  iiiiutfsfu 
(image >s  and  pupae),  and  other  White  Mountain  material.  The  rarer 
Sphingicke  preferred. — R.  Ottolengui,  11=  Madison  Ave.,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera  (diurnal)  of  Iowa  to  exchange  for  species  of  same  order  not 
in  my  collection. — Henry  G.  \\'illaid,  C.rinnell,  lo\\,i. 

Celeoptera.— Price-lists  wanted.— Dr.  E.  I',.  Stephens.  Plymi.uth,  Mass. 

Cyilipidae. — Named  or  unnamed  Cynipida-  wanted  by  purchase  or  ex- 
change. Always  accompany  the  llies  with  their  galls  when  possible. — C. 
P.  Gillette,  Ft.  Collins.  Col. 

Orthoptera. — For  exchange:  \Ie\icaii  I  .epidoptera,  unmounted,  for  lit- 
erature, in  any  language,  on  N.  A.  Orthoptera.  .Also  [ndiafla  Orthoptera 
for  others  from  any  part  of  N.  A.— \Y.  S.  Blatchlcy,  Terre  1  [ante,  bid. 

Orthoptera. — I  desire  to  procure,  by  purchase,  exchange,  or  foi  identifi- 
cation, specimens  of  the  genus  Sf>/iarafft'inu)i  from  all  pa  it  sol  the  country. 

-  Albert  P.  Morse,  Wellesley  <  ollege,  \\'ellesli  y.  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Cocoons  and  pupa'  of  (he  raivr  moths,  litna,  impcrialis, 
r,\L.>a/is,  P.  fm/cnia,  /'.  pitlicciuin.  etc.;  also  many  tine  set  specimens; 
hybrids  from  selene  et  lima,  ccanollii  et  <v,.v />/(/,  (,7<>:;r/  el  cecropia. 
List  exchanged. — Emily  L.  Morton,  Newburgh,  N.  Y.  \  New  \\'indsoi 
delivery). 


ii  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  [May, 

Lepidoptera.— I  will  exchange  or  sell  specimens  (images  or  larvae)  from 
Illinois  for  those  of  other  localities.  Have  on  hand  prepared  sets  of  last 
year's  collecting. — Arthur].  Snyder,  North  Evanston,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — Prepared  larvae,  live  pupae,  Coleoptera  and  Reptiles  from 
America  desired  in  exchange  for  species  of  Europe. — A  Voelschow, 
Schwerin  in  Mecklinburg,  Germany. 

Lepidoptera,  Coleoptera  and  Hemiptera  of  Colorado  for  exchange. — E.  V. 
Beales,  1650  Larimer  Street,  Denver,  Col. 

Coleoptera  for  exchange:  good  species  in  perfect  condition.  Cicindelidae, 
Endomychidae  and  Leptura  are  especially  wanted. — L.  B.  Walton,  Box 
123,  Keuka  College,  Yates  County,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — I  wish  to  exchange  large,  sound  pupae  of  Cecropia  and 
Polyphemus  for  pupae  or  imagines  of  almost  any  other  species  of  Lepid- 
optera.— [ames  Tough,  234  S.  Water  Street,  Chicago. 

Lepidoptera. — American  diurnals  wanted.  Will  buy  or  exchange.  Hes- 
peridae  and  Lycasnidae  especially  desired. — Henry  Skinner,  Academy  of 
Natural  Sciences,  Logan  Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Lepidoptera. — A  few  rare  Indian  Lepidoptera  to  exchange  for  rare  spe- 
cies from  the  Northwest. — Levi  W.  Mengel,  Reading,  Pa. 

Odonata. — Dragonflies.  Species  not  in  my  collection  wanted  from  all 
parts  of  the  world.  N.  American  species  given  in  exchange,  or  named 
by  special  agreement. — P.  P.  Calvert,  Acad.  of  Nat.  Sciences,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Lepidoptera. — Imagines  and  pupae  of  New  England  species  for  pupae  of 
Megathymus  yuccce  and  Sphinx  catalpce. — Field  Brothers,  Guilford,  Ct. 

Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera. — I  desire  to  exchange  specimens  with  col- 
lectors in  the  South  and  West  who  wish  to  extend  their  collections;  cor- 
respondence solicited. — F.  W.  Russell,  M.D.,  Winchendon,  Mass. 

I  am  desirous  of  collecting  in  any  of  the  Orders  in  Northwestern  Ohio; 
write  me. — N.  Sager,  Jr.,  Herring  P.  O.,  Allen  Co.,  Ohio. 


IN  PREPARATION 

A  LIST  OF  ALL  PERSONS  INTERESTED  IN  THE 

STUDY  Of  INSECT  LIFE. 


It  is  the  desire  of  the  undersigned  to  make  as  complete  a  List  as  pos- 
sible of  those  persons  in  this  country  who  are  interested  in  the  study  of 
INSECT  LIFE.  Will  the  readers  of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  kindly 
assist  in  the  matter  by  sending  us  on  postal  cards  the  address  of  all  such 
as  are  known  to  them  in  their  vicinity,  together  with  mention,  if  possible, 
of  the  Order  or  Orders  in  which  they  are  specially  interested  ? 

Address  : 

J.   H.  RIDINGS,  Secretary, 

American  Entomological  Society. 

P.    O.   BOX  248, 

PHILADELPHIA,   PA. 


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i'  •  These  notices  are  continued  as  long  as  our  limited  space  will  allow;  the  new  ones 
are  added  at  end  of  the  column,  and  only  when  necessary  those  at  the  top  (being  longest 
in)  are  discontinued. 

Coleoptera.— Price-lists  wanted.— J.  H.  Bomberger,  Box  76,  Colum- 
biar.a,  O. 

Lepidoptera. — Cocoons  of  Atiacus  Columbia  Smith  to  exchange  for  native 
lepidoptera,  or  for  books  on  North  American  lepidoptera. — Robert  H. 
Wolcott,  I'hi  Delta  Theta  House,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

Lepidoptera. — 1  am  studying  the  Noctuid  genera  huclidia,  Drasieria 
and  Litosea.  Specimens  bought,  exchanged  or  determined. — M.  V.  Slin- 
gerland,  Cornell  Insectary,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  purchase  cocoons  and  larvae  from  different 
parts  of  U.  S.  State  name  and  price. — E.  J.  Kruegeman,  54  May  St., 
Lake  View,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  exchange,  papers  on  N.  Am.  Lepidoptera  for 
Noctuidas  or  Heterocera  generally.  Noctuidae  named  for  privilege  of 
retaining  desiderata. — John  B.  Smith,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

Coleoptera  of  N.  Am.  and  Mexico  wanted  by  purchase  or  exchange; 
large  collection.— Fred.  C.  Bowditch,  Tappan  St.,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted,  Plnsia  balluca,  metallica  and  ampla  ;  also  the 
Hydroecias.  Have  some  of  the  rarer  eastern  Noctuids  for  exchange. — 
Henry  Bird,  Rye,  N.  Y. 

Coleoptera  and  Hemiptera  European  and  exotic,  also  postage  stamps 
of  Roumania,  offered  for  American  Hemiptera-Heteroptera  unnamed. — 
A.  L.  Montandon,  Strada  Yiilor  nlarete,  Bucarest,  Roumania. 

Phrygailidae  wanted;  will  exchange  choice  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera 
from  Kansas,  Colorado  and  New  Mexico  (Prof.  F.  H.  Snow's  collecting) 
for  Caddice-flies,  U.  S.  or  exotic. — Yernon  L.  Kellogg,  Univ.  of  Kansas 
Lawrence,  Kansas. 

Lepidoptera. — Good  exchange  or  cash  given  for  specimens  of  Nadala 
doubledayi  Pack.  Also  wanted  any  of  the  rarer  Notodontidae  and  Lima- 
codidre. — Harrison  G.  Dyar,  599  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Coleoptera. — I  wish  to  obtain  Entomological  literature  in  any  language, 
especially  that  treating  of  Coleoptera  and  for  works  not  in  my  possession 
will  give  good  insects  from  the  West  and  from  Alaska,,  mostly  Coleopttra. 
—  H.  F.  Wickham,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

Lepidoptera. — I  have  for  exchange  C.  scinidca,  A.  tnontaims,  S.  niodcs/a 
(images  and  pupae),  and  other  White  Mountain  material.  The  rarer 
Sphingida-  preferred. — R.  Ottolengui,  115  Madison  Ave.,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera  (diurnal)  of  Iowa  to  exchange  for  species  of  same  order  not 
in  my  collection.  —  Henry  G.  Willard,  Grinnell,  Iowa. 

Celeoptera.— Price-lists  wanted.— Dr.  E.  B.  Stephens,  Plymouth,  Mass. 

Cyiipidae. — Named  or  unnamed  Cynipida-  wanted  by  purchase  or  ex- 
change. Always  accompany  the  flies  with  their  galls  when  possible. — C. 
P.  Gillette,  Ft.  Collins,  Col. 

Orthoptera. — For  exchange:  Mexican  Lepidoptera,  unmounted,  for  lit- 
erature, in  any  language,  on  X.  A.  <  )rthoptera.  Also  Indiana  (  Mthoptera 
for  others  from  any  part  of  X.  A. — W.  S.  I'.latchley,  Terre  Haute,  lud. 

Orthoptera. — I  desire  to  procure,  by  purchase,  exchange,  or  for  identifi- 
cation, specimens  of  the  LM-IHIS  Sp/nini^i'inoH  from  all  parts  of  the  country 
-Albert  P.  Morse,  Wellesley  College,  Wellesley,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Cocoons  and  pupa'  of  the  rarer  moths,  luna,  iui^-rialix, 
regalis,  P.  fraterna,  /'.  f>i//u'cii<»i.  etc.;  also  many  line  set  specimens; 
hybrids  from  selene  et  lima,  ccuuolhi  et  ^r/v/w,  Clorcri  et  it-crofiia. 
List  exchanged. — Emily  L.  Morton,  Xowburgh,  N.  Y.  (New  Windsor 
delivery). 


H  ENTOMOLOGICAL    NEWS.  [June, 

Lepidoptera.— I  will  exchange  or  sell  specimens  (images  or  larvae)  from 
Illinois  for  those  of  other  localities.  Have  on  hand  prepared  sets  of  last 
year's  collecting. — Arthur].  Snyder,  North  Evanston,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — Prepared  larvae,  live  pupae,  Coleoptera  and  Reptiles  from 
America  desired  in  exchange  for  species  of  Europe. — A  Voelschow, 
Schwerin  in  Mecklinburg,  Germany. 

Lepidoptera,  Coleoptera  and  Hemiptera  of  Colorado  for  exchange.— E.  V. 
Beales,  1650  Larimer  Street,  Denver,  Col. 

Coleoptera  for  exchange:  good  species  in  perfect  condition.  Cicindelidae, 
Endomychidse  and  Leptura  are  especially  wanted. — L.  B.  Walton,  Box 
123,  Keuka  College,  Yates  County,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — I  wish  to  exchange  large,  sound  pupae  of  Cecropia  and 
Polyphemus  for  pupae  or  imagines  of  almost  any  other  species  of  Lepid- 
optera.— James  Tough,  234  S.  Water  Street,  Chicago. 

Lepidoptera. — American  diurnals  wanted.  Will  buy  or  exchange.  Hes- 
peridae  and  Lycaenidae  especially  desired. — Henry  Skinner,  Academy  of 
Natural  Sciences,  Logan  Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Lepidoptera. — A  few  rare  Indian  Lepidoptera  to  exchange  for  rare  spe- 
cies from  the  Northwest. — Levi  W.  Mengel,  Reading,  Pa. 

Odonata. — Dragonflies.  Species  not  in  my  collection  wanted  from  all 
parts  of  the  world.  N.  American  species  given  in  exchange,  or  named 
by  special  agreement. — P.  P.  Calvert,  Acad.  of  Nat.  Sciences,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Lepidoptera. — Imagines  and  pupae  of  New  England  species  for  pupae  of 
Megatkymus  yucc<z  and  Sphinx  cata/ptz. — Field  Brothers,  Guilford,  Ct. 

Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera.— I  desire  to  exchange  specimens  with  col- 
lectors in  the  South  and  West  who  wish  to  extend  their  collections;  cor- 
respondence solicited. — F.  W.  Russell,  M.D.,  Winchendon,  Mass. 

I  am  desirous  of  collecting  in  any  of  the  Orders  in  Northwestern  Ohio; 
write  me. — N.  Sager,  Jr.,  Herring  P.  O.,  Allen  Co.,  Ohio. 

Diurnal  Lepidoptera. — I  will  be  pleased  to  correspond  with  collectors 
with  view  to  exchanging  Lepidoptera  of  the  world.  I  usually  have  2000 
or  3000  mounted  duplicates  on  hand,  in  perfect  condition. — A.  G.  Weeks, 
Jr.,  360  Washington  St.,  Boston. 

Correspondence  and  exchange  of  insects  desired  with  young  entomolo- 
gists, especially  in  the  Southern  and  Western  States  and  Mexico. — Stewart 
N.  Dunning,  43  Niles  St.,  Hartford,  Conn. 

I  desire  to  dispose  of  Japanese  insects  by  sale  or  exchange;  correspon- 
dence solicited. — Otoji  Takahashi,  Tokio,  Japan. 

IN  PREPARATION 

A  LIST  OF  ALL  PERSONS  INTERESTED  IN  THE 

STUDY  OP  INSECT  LIFE. 


It  is  the  desire  of  the  undersigned  to  make  as  complete  a  List  as  pos- 
sible of  those  persons  in  this  country  who  are  interested  in  the  study  of 
INSECT  LIFE.  Will  the  readers  of  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS  kindly 
assist  in  the  matter  by  sending  us  on  postal  cards'the  address  of  all  such 
as  are  known  to  them  in  their  vicinity,  together  with  mention,  if  possible, 
of  the  Order  or  Orders  in  which  they  are  specially  interested  ? 

Address:    J.  H.  RIDINGS,  Secretary, 

American  Entomological  Society, 

P.  O.  BOX  248,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


1893-]  ENTOMOLOGICAL   NEWS.  i 

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are  added  at  end  of  the  column,  and  only  when  necessary  those  at  the  top  (being  longest 
in)  are  discontinued. 

Coleoptera.— Price-lists  wanted.— J.  H.  Bomberger,  Box  76,  Coluni- 
biana,  O. 

Lepidoptera. — Cocoons  of  Attacus  Columbia  Smith  to  exchange  for  native 
lepidoptera,  or  for  books  on  North  American  lepidoptera. — Robert  H. 
Wolcott,  Phi  Delta  Theta  House,  Ann  Arbor,  Mich. 

Lepidoptera. — I  am  studying  the  Noctuid  genera  Euclidia,  Drasteria 
and  Litosea.  Specimens  bought,  exchanged  or  determined. — M.  V.  Slin- 
gerland,  Cornell  Insectary,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  purchase  cocoons  and  larvae  from  different 
parts  of  U.  S.  State  name  and  price. — E.  J.  Kruegeman,  54  May  St., 
Lake  View,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  exchange,  papers  on  N.  Am.  Lepidoptera  for 
Noctuidae  or  Heterocera  generally.  Noctuidae  named  for  privilege  of 
retaining  desiderata.— John  B.  Smith,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

Coleoptera  of  N.  Am.  and  Mexico  wanted  by  purchase  or  exchange; 
large  collection. — Fred.  C.  Bowditch,  Tappan  St.,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted,  Plusia  balluca,  mctallica  and  ampla  ;  also  the 
Hydrcecias.  Have  some  of  the  rarer  eastern  Noctuids  for  exchange. — 
Henry  Bird,  Rye,  N.  Y. 

Coleoptera  and  Hemiptera,  European  and  exotic,  also  postage  stamps 
of  Roumania,  offered  for  American  Hemiptera-Heteroptera  unnamed. — 
A.  L.  Montandon,  Strada  Viilor  filarete,  Bucarest,  Roumania. 

Phryganidae  wanted;  will  exchange  choice  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera 
from  Kansas,  Colorado  and  New  Mexico  (Prof.  F.  H.  Snow's  collecting) 
for  Caddice-flies,  U.  S.  or  exotic. — Vernon  L.  Kellogg,  Univ.  of  Kansas 
Lawrence,  Kansas. 

Lepidoptera. — Good  exchange  or  cash  given  for  specimens  of  Nadu/a 
doubledayi  Pack.  Also  wanted  any  of  the  rarer  Notodontidoj  and  Lima- 
codidae. — Harrison  G.  Dyar,  599  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Coleoptera. — I  wish  to  obtain  Entomological  literature  in  any  language, 
especially  that  treating  of  Coleoptera  and  for  works  not  in  my  possession 
will  give  good  insects  from  the  West  and  from  Alaska,  mostly  ColeopU  ra. 
—  H.  V .  Wickham,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

Lepidoptera. — I  have  for  exchange  C.  sauidca,  A.  montanus,  S.  modest  a 
(imagos  and  pupae),  and  other  White  Mountain  material.  The  rarer 
Sphingida'  preferred. — R.  Ottolengui,  115  Madison  Ave.,  X.  Y. 

Lepidoptera  (diurnal)  of  Iowa  to  exchange  for  species  of  same  order  not 
in  my  collection. — Henry  G.  Willard,  Grinnell,  Iowa. 

Ceieoptera.— Price-lists  wanted.— Dr.  E.  P..  Stephens,  Plymouth,  Mass. 

Cynipidae. — Named  or  unnamed  Cynipida-  wanted  by  purchase  or  ex- 
change. Always  accompany  the  flies  with  their  galls  when  possible. — C. 
P.  Gillette,  Ft.  Collins,  Col. 

Orthoptera.— For  exchange:  Mexican  Lepidoptera,  unmounted,  for  lit- 
erature, in  any  language,  on  N.  A.  Orthoptera.  Also  Indiana  Orthoptei.i 
for  others  from  any  part  of  N.  A. — W.  S.  Blatchley,  Terre  Haute,  hid. 

Orthoptera.— I  desire  to  procure,  by  purchase,  exchange,  or  for  identifi- 
cation, specimens  of  the  genus  Spharagemon  from  all  parts  of  the  country. 
-Albert  P.  Morse,  Wellesley  College,  Wellesley,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Cocoons  and  pupa?  of  the  rarer  moths,  luna,  iinpcrialis, 
rcgalis,  P.  fraterna,  P.  pilhccium,  etc.;  also  many  fine  set  specimens; 
hybrids  from  selcnc  et  luna,  ceaiiothi  et  cccrnpia,  Glovcri  et  r<r/v  )/>/</. 
List  exchanged. — Emily  L.  Morton,  Newburgh,  N.  Y.  (New  Windsor 
delivery). 


ii  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [September, 

Lepidoptera.  —  I  will  exchange  or  sell  specimens  (images  or  larvae)  from 
Illinois  tor  those  of  other  localities.  Have  on  hand  prepared  sets  of  last 
year's  collecting. — Arthur].  Snyder,  North  Evanston,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — Prepared  larva;,  live  pupae,  Coleoptera  and  Reptiles  from 
America  desired  in  exchange  for  species  of  Europe. — A  Voelschow, 
Schwerin  in  Mecklinburg,  Germany. 

Lepidoptera,  Coleoptera  and  Hemiptera  of  Colorado  for  exchange. — E.  V. 
Beales,  1650  Larimer  Street,  Denver,  Col. 

Coleoptera  for  exchange:  good  species  in  perfect  condition.  Cicindelidae, 
Endomychidae  and  Leptura  are  especially  wanted. — L.  B.  Walton,  Box 
123,  Keuka  College,  Yates  County,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — I  wish  to  exchange  large,  sound  pupae  of  Ctcropia  and 
Polyphemus  for  pupae  or  imagines  of  almost  any  other  species  of  Lepid- 
optera.— James  Tough,  234  S.  Water  Street,  Chicago. 

Lepidoptera.— American  diurnals  wanted.  Will  buy  or  exchange.  Hes- 
peridce  and  Lycaenidae  especially  desired. — Henry  Skinner,  Academy  of 
Natural  Sciences,  Logan  Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Lepidoptera. — A  few  rare  Indian  Lepidoptera  to  exchange  for  rare  spe- 
cies from  the  Northwest. — Levi  W.  Mengel,  Reading,  Pa. 

Odouata. — Dragonflies.  Species  not  in  my  collection  wanted  from  all 
parts  of  the  world.  N.  American  species  given  in  exchange,  or  named 
by  special  agreement. — P.  P.  Calvert,  Acad.  of  Nat.  Sciences,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Lepidoptera. — Imagines  and  pupae  of  New  England  species  for  pupae  of 
Megathymus  yuccce  and  Sphinx  catalpez. — Field  Brothers,  Guilford,  Ct. 

Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera. — I  desire  to  exchange  specimens  with  col- 
lectors in  the  South  and  West  who  wish  to  extend  their  collections;  cor- 
respondence solicited. — F.  W.  Russell,  M.D.,  Winchendon,  Mass. 

I  am  desirous  of  collecting  in  any  of  the  Orders  in  Northwestern  Ohio; 
write  me. — N.  Sager,  Jr.,  Herring  P.  O.,  Allen  Co.,  Ohio. 

Diurnal  Lepidoptera. — I  will  be  pleased  to  correspond  with  collectors 
with  view  to  exchanging  Lepidoptera  of  the  world.  I  usually  have  2000 
or  3000  mounted  duplicates  on  hand,  in  perfect  condition. — A.  G.  Weeks, 
Jr.,  360  Washington  St.,  Boston. 

Correspondence  and  exchange  of  insects  desired  with  young  entomolo- 
gists, especially  in  the  Southern  and  Western  States  and  Mexico. — Stewart 
N.  Dunning,  43  Niles  St.,  Hartford,  Conn. 

I  desire  to  dispose  of  Japanese  insects  by  sale  or  exchange;  correspon- 
dence solicited. — Otoji  Takahashi,  Tokio,  Japan. 

Coleoptera. — Aegialites  Fuchsii  Horn,  Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  xx,  p.  143, 
1893.  I  offer  this  rare  and  interesting  species  in  exchange  for  Coleoptera 
not  in  my  coll.  Address  C.  Fuchs,  212  Kearney  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Lepidoptera. — I  desire  to  obtain  eggs  or  larvae  of  Eacles  regalis,  and 
Sphinx  modesta;  will  exchange  for  other  good  material. — Hermann  Aich, 
43  Murray  St.,  New  York. 

Lepidoptera.— I  have  a  large  number  of  duplicates  which  I  offer  for  sale 
or  exchange  Address  G.  Cleveland,  17  Elm  St.,  Oneonta,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — Hybrid  cocoons  of  Ceanothi  et  Cccropia  in  exchange  for 
rare,  perfect  specimens  of  Sphingidae,  Arctiidas,  Bombycidse,  Catocakc 
and  Diurni  not  in  my  collection. — Dr.  R.  E.  Kunze",  606  Third  Ave.,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — I  have  on  hand  a  large  supply  of  duplicates  which  1  wish 
to  exchange  for  insects  of  the  same  order  not  in  my  collection.  Corre- 
spondents especially  desired  from  the  southwestern  and  northwestern  part 
of  the  U.  S.  Send  list  of  duplicates  to  Leigh  I.  Holdredge,  27  Ford  Ave., 
Oneonta,  N.  Y.,  U.  S.  A. 


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in)  are  discontinued. 

Coleoptera. — Price-lists  wanted.— J".  H.  Bomberger,  Box  76,  Colum- 
biana,  O. 

Lepidoptera. — I  am  studying  the  Noctuid  genera  Euclidia,  Drasteria 
and  Litosea.  Specimens  bought,  exchanged  or  determined. — M.  V.  Slin- 
gerland,  Cornell  Insectary,  Ithaca,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  purchase  cocoons  and  larvae  from  different 
parts  of  U.  S.  State  name  and  price. — E.  I.  Kruegeman,  54  May  St., 

T  1  T   T*  /~»1     •  T11  J 

Lake  View,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted  to  exchange,  papers  on  N.  Am.  Lepidoptera  for 
Noctuidae  or  Heterocera  generally.  Noctuidae  named  for  privilege  of 
retaining  desiderata.— John  B.  Smith,  New  Brunswick,  N.  J. 

Coleoptera  of  N.  Am.  and  Mexico  wanted  by  purchase  or  exchange; 
large  collection.— Fred.  C.  Bowditch,  Tappan  St.,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted,  Plusia  balluca,  metallica  and  amp/a  ;  also  the 
Hydroecias.  Have  some  of  the  rarer  eastern  Noctuids  for  exchange.— 
Henry  Bird,  Rye,  N.  Y. 

Coleoptera  and  Hemiptera,  European  and  exotic,  also  postage  stamps 
of  Roumania,  offered  for  American  Hemiptera-Heteroptera  unnamed. — 
A.  L.  Montandon,  Strada  Viilor  filarete,  Bucarest,  Roumania. 

Phryganidae  wanted;  will  exchange  choice  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera 
from  Kansas,  Colorado  and  New  Mexico  (Prof.  F.  H.  Snow's  collecting) 
for  Caddice-flies,  U.  S.  or  exotic. — Yernon  L.  Kellogg,  Univ.  of  Kansas, 
Lawrence,  Kansas. 

Lepidoptera. — Good  exchange  or  cash  given  for  specimens  of  Nadata 
doiibledayi  Pack.  Also  wanted  any  of  the  rarer  Notodontidse  and  Lima- 
codidae. — Harrison  G.  Dyar,  599  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Coleoptera. — I  wish  to  obtain  Entomological  literature  in  any  language, 
especially  that  treating  of  Coleoptera  and  for  works  not  in  my  possession 
will  give  good  insects  from  the  West  and  from  Alaska,  mostly  Coleoptera. 
— H.  F.  Wickham,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

Lepidoptera. — I  have  for  exchange  C.  scmidea,  A.  montanus,  S.  modcsta 
(imagos  and  pupae),  and  other  White  Mountain  material.  The  rarer 
Sphingidae  preferred. — R.  Ottolengui,  115  Madison  Ave.,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera  (diurnal)  of  Iowa  to  exchange  for  species  of  same  order  not 
in  my  collect  on. — Henry  G.  Willard,  Grinnell,  Iowa. 

Ceiepptera.i — Price-lists  wanted. — Dr.  E.  B.  Stephens,  Plymouth,  Mass. 

Cynipidae. — Named  or  unnamed  Cynipidse  wanted  by  purchase  or  ex- 
change.    Always  accompany  the  (lies  with  their  galls  when  possible  — C 
P.  Gillette,  Ft.  Collins,  Col. 

Orthoptera. — For  exchange:  Mexican  Lepidoptera,  unmounted,  for  lit- 
erature, in  any  language,  on  N.  A.  Orthoptera.  Also  Indiana  Orthoptera 
for  others  from  any^part  of  N.  A. — W.  S.  Blatchley,  Terre  Haute,  Ind. 

Orthoptera. — I  desire  to  procure,  by  purchase,  i -x< -hange,  or  for  identifi- 
cation, specimens  of  the  genus  Spharagemon  from  all  parts  of  the  country 
-Albert  P.  Morse,  Wellesley  College,  Wellesley,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Cocoons  and  pupa.-  of  the  rarer  moths.  l,oia,  inif>t-ria/is, 
iri;  a/is,  P.  fratenta,  /'.  f>it/ieciiiin,  etc.;  also  many  fine  set  specimens'; 
hybrids  from  selene  et  luna,  ccauothi  et  ct'cn>f>ia,  (.;/<>rcri  et  cecropia. 
List  exchanged. — Emily  L.  Morton,  Newburgh,  N.  Y.  (New  Windsor 
delivery). 

Lepidoptera.— Prepared  larva-,  li\v  pupa-,  Coleoptera  and  Reptiles  from 
America  desired  in  exchange  for  species  of  Europe. — A  Vodsrhow, 
Schwerin  in  Mecklinburg,  Germany. 


ii  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [October, 

Lepidoptera. — I  wish  to  exchange  large,  sound  pupae  of  Cecropia  and 
Polyphemus  for  pupae  or  imagines  of  almost  any  other  species  of  Lepid- 
optera.— James  Tough,  234  S.  Water  Street,  Chicago. 

Lepidoptera. — American  diurnals  wanted.  Will  buy  or  exchange.  Hes- 
peridae  and  Lycaenidae  especially  desired. — Henry  Skinner,  Academy  of 
Natural  Sciences,  Logan  Square,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Lepidoptera.— A  few  rare  Indian  Lepidoptera  to  exchange  for  rare  spe- 
cies from  the  Northwest. — Levi  W.  Mengel,  Reading,  Pa. 

Odonata. — Dragonflies.  Species  not  in  my  collection  wanted  from  all 
parts  of  the  world.  N.  American  species  given  in  exchange,  or  named 
by  special  agreement. — P.  P.  Calvert,  Acad.  of  Nat.  Sciences,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera. — I  desire  to  exchange  specimens  with  col- 
lectors in  the  South  and  West  who  wish  to  extend  their  collections;  cor- 
respondence solicited. — F.  W.  Russell,  M.D.,  Winchendon,  Mass. 

I  am  desirous  of  collecting  in  any  of  the  Orders  in  Northwestern  Ohio; 
write  me. — N.  Sager,  Jr.,  Herring  P.  O.,  Allen  Co.,  Ohio. 

Diurnal  Lepidoptera. — I  will  be  pleased  to  correspond  with  collectors 
with  view  to  exchanging  Lepidoptera  of  the  world.  I  usually  have  2000 
or  3000  mounted  duplicates  on  hand,  in  perfect  condition. — A.  G.  Weeks, 
Jr.,  360  Washington  St.,  Boston. 

Correspondence  and  exchange  of  insects  desired  with  young  entomolo- 
gists, especially  in  the  Southern  and  Western  States  and  Mexico. — Stewart 
N.  Dunning,  43  Niles  St.,  Hartford,  Conn. 

I  desire  to  dispose  of  Japanese  insects  by  sale  or  exchange;  correspon- 
dence solicited.  By  permission,  refer  to  Prof.  C.  V.  Riley. — Otoji  Taka- 
hashi,  Tokio,  Japan. 

Coleoptera. — Aegialites  Fuchsii  Horn,  Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  xx,  p.  143, 
1893.  1  offer  this  rare  and  interesting  species  in  exchange  for  Coleoptera 
not  in  my  coll.  Address  C.  Fuchs,  212  Kearney  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Lepidoptera. — I  desire  to  obtain  eggs  or  larvae  of  Eacles  regalis  and 
Sphinx  modesta;  will  exchange  for  other  good  material. — Hermann  Aich, 
43  Murray  St.,  New  York. 

Lepidoptera. — I  have  a  large  number  of  duplicates  which  I  offer  for  sale 
or  exchange  Address  G.  Cleveland,  17  Elm  St.,  Oneonta,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — Hybrid  cocoons  of  Ceanothi  et  Cecropia  in  exchange  for 
rare,  perfect  specimens  of  Sphingidae,  Arctiidas,  Bombycidae,  Catocalae 
and  Diurni  not  in  my  collection. — Dr.  R.  E.  Kunze",  606  Third  Ave.,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — I  have  on  hand  a  large  supply  of  duplicates  which  1  wish 
to  exchange  for  insects  of  the  same  order  not  in  my  collection.  Corre- 
spondents especially  desired  from  the  southwestern  and  northwestern  part 
of  the  U.  S.  Send  list  of  duplicates  to  Leigh  I.  Holdredge,  27  Ford  Ave., 
Oneonta,  N.  Y.,  U.  S.  A. 

Lepidoptera. — Several  thousand  specimens  taken  in  Utah  during  past 
Summer  for  exchange;  Parnasius,  Chionobas,  T/iec/as,  etc.;  also  good 
specimens  from  Illinois;  all  in  papers. — A.  J.  Snyder,  North  Evanston,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted,  cocoons  of  regalis,  iniperialis,  gloveri,  io,  ce- 
cropia,  polyphemus,  promethea  and  others,  as  well  as  pupae, — against  Le- 
pidoptera of  all  parts  of  the  world. — Bernard  Gerhard,  1520  Lafayette 
Avenue,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Lepidoptera. — Correspondents  wanted  on  Pacific  coast,  or  Colorado, 
with  a  view  to  exchange  in  Lepidoptera. — Oliver  J.  Staley,  Marshall,  Sa- 
line County,  Mo. 

Lepidoptera. — We  wish  to  obtain,  either  by  purchase  or  exchange,  live 
larva?  or  pupae  of  Ecpantheria  scribonia  and  images  of  Erebus  odora.— 
Field  Brothers,  Milton,  Mass. 

Wanted. —  Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera  from  all  sections.  Will  exchange 
works  on  Entomology,  Zoology  and  Botany,  and  works  relating  to  the 
languages  of  the  N.  A.  Indian.  Send  for  list.  — Wm.  D.  Doan,  Box,  377, 
Coatesville,  Pa. 

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are  added  at  end  of  the  column,  and  only  when  necessary  those  at  the  top  (being  longest 
in)  are  discontinued. 

Lepidqptera.  —  Wanted  to  purchase  cocoons  and  larvae  from  different 
parts  of  U.  S.  State  name  and  price.  —  E.  J.  Kruegeman,  54  May  St., 
Lake  View,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera.  —  Wanted  to  exchange,  papers  on  N.  Am.  Lepidoptera  for 
Noctuidae  or  Heterocera  generally.  Noctuidae  named  for  privilege  of 
retaining  desiderata.—  John  B.  Smith,  New  Brunswick,  X.  J. 

Coleoptera  of  N.  Am.  and  Mexico  wanted  by  purchase  or  exchange; 
large  collection.  —  Fred.  C.  Bowditch,  Tappan  St.,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera.—  Wanted,  Plusia  ba/luca,  inetallica  and  ampla  ;  also  the 
Hydrcecias.  Have  some  of  the  rarer  eastern  Noctuids  for  exchange.  — 
Henry  Bird,  Rye,  N.  Y. 

Coleoptera  and  Hemiptera,  European  and  exotic,  also  postage  stamps 
of  Roumania,  offered  for  American  Hemiptera-Heteroptera  unnamed.— 
A.  L.  Montandon,  Strada  Yiilor  tilarete,  Bucarest,  Roumania. 

Lepidoptera.  —  Good  exchange  or  cash  given  for  specimens  of  Nadata 
doubledayi  Pack.  Also  wanted  any  of  the  rarer  Notodontidse  and  Lima- 
codidae.  —  Harrison  G.  Dyar,  599  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Coleoptera.  —  I  wish  to  obtain  Entomological  literature  in  any  language, 
especially  that  treating  of  Coleoptera  and  for  works  not  in  my  possession 
will  give  good  insects  from  the  West  and  from  Alaska,  mostly  Coleopttra. 
—  H.  F.  Wickham,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

Lepidoptera.  —  I  have  for  exchange  C.  sen/idea,  A.  niontaints,  S.  modesta 
(imagos  and  pupae),  and  other  White  Mountain  material.  The  rarer 
Sphingidte  preferred.  —  R.  Ottolengui,  115  Madison  Ave.,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera  (diurnal)  of  Iowa  to  exchange  for  species  of  same  order  not 
in  my  collect  on.  —  Henry  G.  Willard,  Grinnell,  Iowa. 

Coiepptera.  —  Price-lists  wanted.  —  Dr.  E.  B.  Stephens,  Plymouth,  Mass. 

Cynipidae.—  Named  or  unnamed  Cynipidae  wanted  by  purchase  or  ex- 
change. Always  accompany  the  Hies  with  their  galls  when  possible.  —  C. 
P.  Gillette,  Ft.  Collins,  Col. 

Orthoptera.  —  For  exchange:  Mexican  Lepidoptera,  unmounted,  for  lit- 
erature, in  any  language,  on  N.  A.  Orthoptera.  Also  Indiana  (  >rtlu>ptera 
for  others  from  any  part  of  N.  A.  —  W.  S.  Blatchley,  Terre  Haute,  Incl. 

Orthoptera.  —  I  desire  to  procure,  by  purchase,  exchange,  or  for  identifi- 
cation, specimens  of  the  genus  S^lnun^onon  from  all  parts  of  the  country. 
-Albert  P.  Morse,  Wellesley  College,  Wellesley,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera.  —  Cocoons  and  pupa1  of  tiie  rarer  moths,  Liua,  im/>eria/is, 
regalis,  P.  frafen/a,  /'.  f>H]ieci;un,  etc.;  also  many  fine  set  specimens; 
hybrids  from  selene  et  litna,  ccauothi  et  cecr;>/>i\i,  (>'/<>reri  et  cccropia. 
List  exchanged.  —  Emily  L.  Morton,  N'owburgh,  X.  N".  (Xew  Windsor 
delivery). 

Lepidoptera.—  Prepared  larva1,  live  pupae,  Coleoplera  and  Reptiles  from 
America  desired  in  exchange  for  species  of  Europe.  —  A  Voelschow, 
Schwerin  in  Mecklinburg,  Germany. 

Lepidoptera.  —  I  wish  to  exchange  large,  sound  pupa-  <,f  ('<;-n>/>/\r  and 
Polyphemus  for  pupa-  or  imagines  of  almost  any  other  species  of  Lepid- 
optera. —  Tames  Tough,  234  S.  Water  Street,  Chicago. 

.—  American  diurnals  wanted.    Will  buy  or  exchange.     Hes- 


perkke  and  Lyca-nid.e  especially  desired.     Henry  Skinner,  Academy 
Natural  Sciences,  Logan  Square.  Philadelphia.  Pa. 

Lepidoptera.—  A  few  rare  Indian   Lepidoptera  to  exchange  for  rare  spe- 
cies from  the  Xorthwest.      Lev!  W.  Mellgel,   Reading.  Pa. 


ii  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [November, 

Odonata. — Dragonflies.  Species  not  in  my  collection  wanted  from  all 
parts  of  the  world.  N.  American  species  given  in  exchange,  or  named 
by  special  agreement. — P.  P.  Calvert.  Acad.  of  Nat.  Sciences,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera.— I  desire  to  exchange  specimens  with  col- 
lectors in  the  South  and  West  who  wish  to  extend  their  collections;  cor- 
respondence solicited. — F.  W.  Russell,  M.D.,  Winchendon,  Mass. 

I  am  desirous  of  collecting  in  any  of  the  Orders  in  Northwestern  Ohio; 
write  me. — N.  Sager,  Jr.,  Herring  P.  O.,  Allen  Co.,  Ohio. 

Diurnal  Lepidoptera. — I  will  be  pleased  to  correspond  with  collectors 
with  view  to  exchanging  Lepidoptera  of  the  world.  I  usually  have  2000 
or  3000  mounted  duplicates  on  hand,  in  perfect  condition. — A.  G.  Weeks, 
Jr.,  360  Washington  St.,  Boston. 

Correspondence  and  exchange  of  insects  desired  with  young  entomolo- 
gists, especially  in  the  Southern  and  Western  States  and  Mexico. — Stewart 
N.  Dunning,  43  Niles  St.,  Hartford,  Conn. 

I  desire  to  dispose  of  Japanese  insects  by  sale  or  exchange;  correspon- 
dence solicited.  By  permission,  refer  to  Prof.  C.  V.  Riley. — Otoji  Taka- 
hashi,  Tokio,  Japan. 

Coleoptera. — Aegiaiites Fuchsii  Horn,  Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  xx,  p.  143, 
1893.  1  offer  this  rare  and  interesting  species  in  exchange  for  Coleoptera 
not  in  my  coll.  Address  C.  Fuchs,  212  Kearney  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Lepidoptera.— I  desire  to  obtain  eggs  or  larvae  of  Eacles  regalis  and 
Sphinx  uwdesta;  will  exchange  for  other  good  material. — Hermann  Aich, 
43  Murray  St.,  New  York. 

Lepidoptera. — I  have  a  large  number  of  duplicates  which  I  offer  for  sale 
or  exchange.  Address  G.  Cleveland,  17  Elm  St.,  Oneonta,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — Hybrid  cocoons  of  Ceanothi  et  Cecropia  in  exchange  for 
rare,  perfect  specimens  of  Sphingidae,  Arctiidae,  Bombycidae,  Catocalas 
and  Diurni  not  in  my  collection. — Dr.  R.  E.  Kunze",  606  Third  Ave.,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — I  have  on  hand  a  large  supply  of  duplicates  which  1  wish 
to  exchange  for  insects  of  the  same  order  not  in  my  collection.  Corre- 
spondents especially  desired  from  the  southwestern  and  northwestern  part 
of  the  U.  S.  Send  list  of  duplicates  to  Leigh  I.  Holdredge,  27  Ford  Ave., 
Oneonta,  N.  Y.,  U.  S.  A. 

Lepidoptera. — Several  thousand  specimens  taken  in  Utah  during  past 
Summer  for  exchange;  Parnasiits,  Chionobas,  Theclas,  etc.;  also  good 
specimens  from  Illinois;  all  in  papers. — A.  J.  Snyder,  North  Evanston,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted,  cocoons  of  regalis,  imperial-is,  gtoveri,  io,  ce- 
cropia,  polyphemus,  proniethea  and  others,  as  well  as  pupae, — against  Le- 
pidoptera of  all  parts  of  the  world. — Bernard  Gerhard,  1520  Lafayette 
Avenue,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Lepd9ptera. — Correspondents  wanted  on  Pacific  coast,  or  Colorado, 
with  a  view  to  exchange  in  Lepidoptera. — Oliver  J.  Staley,  Marshall,  Sa- 
line County,  Mo. 

Lepidoptera. — We  wish  to  obtain,  either  by  purchase  or  exchange,  live 
larvae  or  pupae  of  Ecpantheria  scribonia  and  images  of  Erebus  odora. — 
Field  Brothers,  Milton,  Mass. 

Wanted.  —Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera  from  all  sections.  Will  exchange 
works  on  Entomology,  Zoology  and  Botany,  and  works  relating  to  the 
languages  of  the  N.  A.  Indian.  Send  for  list.  —Win.  D.  Doan,  Box,  377, 
Coatesville,  Pa. 

Lepidoptera. — Am  in  want  of  live  papae  of  Papilios  and  Pierids,  and 
imagos  in  papers,  especially  varieties  from  any  part  of  U.  S.  Can  offer 
in  return  many  rare  butterflies  from  India,  Africa,  Australia,  etc.;  also 
cocoons  and  images  of  Indian,  Chinese  and  Japanese  silk  moths. — John 
Watson,  177  Moss  Lane,  East  Moss  Side,  Manchester,  England. 

Lepidoptera. — Three  thousand  duplicates  for  exchange.  Send  list  of 
duplicates.  Correspondence  solicted. — P.  C.  Truman,  Volga,  S.  Dakota. 


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are  added  at  end  of  the  column,  and  only  when  necessary  those  at  the  top  (being  longest 
in)  are  discontinued. 

Coleoptera  of  N.  Am.  and  Mexico  wanted  by  purchase  or  exchange; 
large  collection. — Fred.  C.  Bovvditch,  Tappan  St.,  Brookline,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted,  Plusia  balluca,  nuial/ica  and  amp/a  ;  also  the 
Hydrcecias.  Have  some  of  the  rarer  eastern  Noctuids  for  exchange.— 
Henry  Bird,  Rye,  N.  Y. 

Coleoptera  and  Hemiptera,  European  and  exotic,  also  postage  stamps 
of  Roumania,  offered  for  American  Hemiptera-Heteroptera  unnamed.— 
A.  L.  Montandon,  Strada  Viilor  nlarete,  Bucarest,  Roumania. 

Lepidoptera. — Good  exchange  or  cash  given  for  specimens  of  Nadata 
doubledayi  Pack.  Also  wanted  any  of  the  rarer  Notodontidas  and  Lima- 
codidre. — Harrison  G.  Dyar,  599  Broadway,  New  York  City. 

Coleoptera. — I  wish  to  obtain  Entomological  literature  in  any  language, 
especially  that  treating  of  Coleoptera  and  for  works  not  in  my  possession 
will  give  good  insects  from  the  \Vest  and  from  Alaska,  mostly  Coleopttra. 
— H.  F.  Wickham,  Iowa  City,  Iowa. 

Lepidoptera. — I  have  for  exchange  C.  semidea,  A.  montattns,  S.  modes/a 
(imagos  and  pupa;),  and  other  White  Mountain  material.  The  rarer 
Sphingidae  preferred. — R.  Ottolengui,  115  Madison  Ave.,  N..  Y. 

Lepidoptera  (diurnal)  of  Iowa  to  exchange  for  species  of  same  order  not 
in  my  collect  on. — Henry  G.  Willard,  Grinnell,  Iowa. 

Coleoptera. — Price-lists  wanted. — Dr.  E.  B.  Stephens,  Plymouth,  Mass. 

Cynipidae.— Named  or  unnamed  Cynipida;  wanted  by  purchase  or  ex- 
change. Always  accompany  the  flies  with  their  galls  when  possible. — C. 
P.  Gillette,  Ft.  Collins,  Col. 

Orthoptera.— For  exchange:  Mexican  Lepidoptera,  unmounted,  for  lit- 
erature, in  any  language,  on  N.  A.  Orthoptera.  Also  Indiana  Orthoptera 
for  others  from  any  part  of  N.  A. — W.  S.  Blatchley,  Terre  Haute,  hid. 

Orthoptera.— I  desire  to  procure,  by  purchase,  exchange,  or  for  identifi- 
cation, specimens  of  the  genus  S^hani^t'inuii  from  all  parts  of  the  country. 
-Albert  P.  Morse,  Wellesley  College,  Wellesley,  Mass. 

Lepidoptera. — Cocoons  and  pupa;  of  the  rarer  moths,  l.ina,  iuipcrialis, 
regalis,  P.  fraterna,  P.  pithcclnin.  etc.;  also  fine  set  specimens;  hybrids 
from  selene  et  luna,  ceanothi  &.  cecropia,  Gloveri  et  cccmpiu.  List  ex- 
changed.— Emily  L.  Morton,  Newburgh,  N.  Y.  (New  Windsor  Deliv.) 

Lepidoptera.— Prepared  larva_\  live  pupae,  Coleoptera  and  Reptiles  from 
America  desired  in  exchange  for  species  of  Europe.  -A  Voelschow, 
Sch \verin  in  Mecklinburg,  Germany. 

Lepidoptera.— American  diurnals  wanted.  Will  buy  or  exchange.  Hes- 
periche  and  Lyca-nicke  especially  desired.  — Henry  Skinner,  Academy  of 
Natural  Sciences,  Logan  Square.  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Odonata.— Dragonflies.  Species  not  in  my  collection  wanted  from  all 
parts  of  the  world.  N.  American  species  given  in  exchange,  or  named 
by  special  agreement— P.  P.  Calvert.  Acad.  of  Nat.  Sciences,  Phila.,  Pa. 

Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera. — I  desire  to  exchange  speciim  ns  with  col- 
lectors in  the  South  and  West  who  wish  toextend  their  collections  ;  cor- 
respondence solicited.— F.  W.  Russell,  M.D.,  Winchendon,  Mass. 

I  am  desirous  of  collecting  in  any  of  the  Orders  in  Northwestern  (  )hio  ; 
write  me.— N.  Sager,  Jr..  Herring.  P.  O.,  Allen  (  '•>.,  (  >hio. 

Diurnal  Lepidoptera. — I  will  1»-  pleased  to  correspond  with  collectors 
with  view  to  exchanging  Lepidoptera  <>l  the  world.      I  usually  have 
or  3000  mounted  duplicates  on  hand,  in  perfect  condition.     A.  G.  Weeks. 
Jr.,  360  Washington  St.,  Boston. 


ii  ENTOMOLOGICAL  NEWS.  [December, 

Lepidoptera. — A  few  rare  Indian  Lepidoptera  to  exchange  for  rare  spe- 
cies from  the  Northwest.— Levi  W.  Mengel,  Reading,  Pa. 

Correspondence  and  exchange  of  insects  desired  with  young  entomolo- 
gists, especially  in  the  Southern  and  Western  States  and  Mexico. — Stewart 
N.  Dunning,  43  Niles  St.,  Hartford,  Conn. 

I  desire  to  dispose  of  Japanese  insects  by  sale  or  exchange,  and  of  A. 
yamamai  and  silk-worm  ova  at  once;  correspondence  solicited;  refer  by 
per.  to  Prof.  C.  V.  Riley. — Otoji  Takahashi,  Tokio,  Japan. 

Coleoptera. — A egialites  Fuchsii  Horn,  Trans.  Am.  Ent.  Soc.  xx,  p.  143, 
1893.  1  offer  this  rare  and  interesting  species  in  exchange  for  Coleoptera 
not  in  my  coll.  Address  C.  Fuchs,  212  Kearney  St.,  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Lepidoptera. — I  desire  to  obtain  eggs  or  larva?  of  Eacles  regalis  and 
Sphinx  inodesta;  will  exchange  for  other  good  material. — Hermann  Aich, 
43  Murray  St.,  New  York. 

Lepidoptera. — I  have  a  large  number  of  duplicates  which  I  offer  for  sale 
or  exchange.  Address  G.  Cleveland,  17  Elm  St.,  Oneonta,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — Hybrid  cocoons  of  Ceanothi  et  Cecropia  in  exchange  for 
rare,  perfect  specimens  of  Sphingida?,  Arctiidae,  Bombycidae,  Catocake 
and  Diurni  not  in  my  collection. — Dr.  R.  E.  Kunze,  606  Third  Ave.,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — I  have  on  hand  a  large  supply  of  duplicates  to  exchange 
for  insects  of  the  same  order  not  in  my  collection.  Correspondents  es- 
pecially desired  from  the  S.  W.  and  N.  W.  part  of  the  U.  S.  Send  list  of 
duplicates  to  Leigh  I.  Holdredge,  27  Ford  Ave.,  Oneonta,  N.  Y. 

Lepidoptera. — Several  thousand  specimens  taken  in  Utah  during  past 
Summer  for  exchange;  Parnasius,  Chionobas,  Theclas,  etc.;  also  good 
specimens  from  Illinois;  all  in  papers. — A.  J.  Snyder,  North  Evanston,  111. 

Lepidoptera. — Wanted,  cocoons  of  regalis,  imperial  is,  glover  i,  io,  ce- 
cropia,  polyphemus,  promcthea  and  others,  as  well  as  pupae, — against  Le- 
pidoptera of  all  parts  of  the  world. — Bernard  Gerhard,  1520  Lafayette 
Avenue,  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Lepdoptera. — Correspondents  wanted  on  Pacific  coast,  or  Colorado, 
with  a  view  to  exchange  in  Lepidoptera. — Oliver  ).  Staley,  Marshall,  Sa- 
line County,  Mo. 

Lepidoptera. — We  wish  to  obtain,  either  by  purchase  or  exchange,  live 
larva?  or  pupa?  of  Ecpantheria  scribonia  and  imagos  of  Erebus  odora.— 
Field  Brothers,  Milton.  Mass. 

Wanted.  -Coleoptera  and  Lepidoptera  from  all  sections.  Will  exchange 
works  on  Entomology,  Zoology  and  Botany,  and  works  relating  to  the 
languages  of  the  N.  A.  Indian.  Send  for  list.  -\Vm.  I).  Doan,  Box,  377, 
Coatesville,  Pa. 

Lepidoptera. — Am  in  want  of  live  pupa?  of  Papilios  and  Pierids,  and 
imagos  in  papers,  especially  varieties  from  any  part  of  U.  S.  Can  oifer 
in  return  many  rare  butterflies  from  India,  Africa,  Australia,  etc.;  also 
cocoons  and  itmgos  of  Indian,  Chinese  nml  Japanese  silk  moths. — John 
Watson,  177  Moss  Lane,  East  Moss  Side.  Manchester,  England. 

Lepidoptera. — Three  thousand  duplicates  for  exchange.  Send  list  of 
duplicates.  Correspondence  solicted. — P.  C.  Truman,  Volga,  S.  Dakota. 

Lepidoptera. — I  have  for  exchange  a  large  number  of  duplicates  of  last 
summer's  collecting.  Please  write  for  list,  Also  cocoons  of  Cecropia  and 
Polyphemus,. — James  Tough,  234  S.  Water  Street,  Chicago,  111. 

Lepidoptera. —  I  have  a  large  number  of  specimens,  taken  in  the  Sierra 
Nevada  Mountains,  for  exchange.  —  F.  Burns,  Verdi,  Nevada. 

Orthoptera. — Wanted,  by  exchange  or  purchase,  specimens  of  the  sub- 
family TettiginfS  from  all  parts  of  North  America  ;  literature  also  desired. 
-Dr.  Joseph  L.  Hancock,  255318!  St.  Chicago,  111. 

Germany. — I  desire  to  exchange  German  Lepidoptera  and  CoVoptera 
for  specimens  from  the  Southern  and  Western  Slates. — Fine  specimens 
and  many  rare  ones. — Wm.  Kayser,  Wapakoneta,  Ohio. 


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